V Festival - Mark Ronson, Example, Scouting for Girls and more added to the line-up

V Festival - Mark Ronson, Example, Scouting for Girls and more added to the line-up

V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, is proud to announce the addition of hit-maker Mark Ronson, performing a DJ set, Example supported by DJ Wire, Maverick Sabre, Scouting for Girls, Aston Merrygold, Bleachers and Billboard chart-topper Tove Lo to the 2015 bill.

Returning to V Festival following his 2014 appearance, Example said: “I can’t wait to return to V Festival, the crowds never disappoint. A lot of people will be used to my shows with the live band behind me, but this time I’ll be bringing DJ Wire as I want to put on a unique rave with a twist. I've been lucky enough to perform at festivals all over the world but there's always something special about V Festival - it feels like my home turf."

Maverick Sabre said: "It’s been a busy year and what better way to celebrate than playing at one of the best festivals in the UK. I’ll be dropping some new tunes so really looking forward to getting out there and sharing them with my fans.”

Aston Merrygold said: "I'm so excited to be performing at V Festival for the first time, it's going to be great fun! It has definitely been tough trying to contain myself, sitting on my hands waiting to get out there with new material, so I can't wait to finally share my music with everyone...bring it on!!!"

The newly announced acts will be joining a 20th anniversary line-up that includes Calvin Harris, Kasabian, Sam Smith, Stereophonics, George Ezra and Ellie Goulding. What’s more, the hottest names in music will be performing alongside an eclectic mix of comedy headliners including Russell Kane, Frankie Boyle, Shappi Khorsandi and Nick Helm, who will all take centre stage in the Glee Club Comedy Tent across the weekend.

In the coming months V Festival will announce additions to both music and comedy line-ups.

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Maverick Sabre announces UK tour dates

Maverick Sabre Announces 9 Date UK Autumn Tour

Maverick Sabre, the biggest male breakthrough artist of 2012, returns to the live arena with 9 must see dates across the UK this autumn.

This promises to be a huge year for the Hackney born Irishman with a new album later this year, current single ‘Emotion’, produced by Stephen McGregor--son of reggae legend Freddie- and a full UK tour in October.

Having already joined Gorgon City for acclaimed festival dates including Radio 1 Big Weekend, the Isle Of Wight Festival, Glastonbury, Mallorca and Ibiza Rocks, Mav steps out on his own for these 9 dates, finishing off at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 28th October.

Maverick Sabre plays:

October

Fri 17th            LIVERPOOL, O2 Academy

Sat 18th          SHEFFIELD, The Plug

Sun 19th         GLASGOW, O2 ABC

Tue 21st          BIRMINGHAM, The Institute

Wed 22nd      MANCHESTER, The Ritz

Fri 24th            BRISTOL, Bristol Bierkeller

Sat 25th          OXFORD, O2 Academy

Sun 26th         NORWICH, Waterfront

Tue 28th         LONDON, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Tickets go on sale Friday 25th July at 9am, are priced at £16 (£18.50 London) and are available from http://mavericksabre.seetickets.com

In the last 18 months this 23 year old has been writing & recording the follow up to his 250,000 selling debut ‘Lonely Are the Brave’. It's seen him constantly travelling, honing his craft along the way, from Bed Stuy in Brooklyn to Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica. He sang with an 80-piece orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall, worked alongside Idris Elba in South Africa, and performed on Damon Albarn¹s legendary Africa Express show in France.

www.mavericksabre.com

Shakedown announce Rizzle Kicks, Labrinth, DJ Fresh and more

After a hugely successful 2012, Shakedown returns to Brighton for its third year with an outstanding line up of talent celebrating all that is relevant in electronic music right now.  Last year 20,000 music lovers made the pilgrimage to Stanmer Park and this year’s Shakedown line up is the biggest and best yet.     

The main stage will be hosted by drinkinbrighton.co.uk and will be headlined by local boys Rizzle Kicks.  Rizzle Kicks are one of the biggest names in urban music having sold over a million singles in the UK and released their debut album Stereo Typical, a mixture of pop and hip hop incorporating elements of the old skool hip-hop era circa 1988 – 92.  Their eagerly anticipated new album is set this summer and the boys will have festival goers partying along to the anthemic pop of When I Was A Youngster, Mama Do The Hump and Down With Trumpets at what will be a massive homecoming show. 

Britain’s urban pop superstar Labrinth is also confirmed to perform.  Fresh off his UK tour with Plan B and Rudimental, Labrinth is the ultimate showman, and is set to perform his enormous hits Pass Out, Let The Sun Shine, Earthquake, Last Time, Beneath Your Beautiful and more.  Labrinth has collaborated with the likes of Tinie Tempah, Plan B, Emeli Sande and Wretch 32 since he exploded onto the scene in 2010 and was subsequently signed to Simon Cowell’s Syco label.  His blend of R n’ B, Hip Hop and dubstep has marked him out as a key player in UK music. 

DJ Fresh will be playing with a full live band, a real coup for Shakedown as he performs all the colossal hits from his Nextlevelism album, Hot Right Now, Louder, The Power, Gold Dust and The Feeling as well as classic tracks.  Expect a monstrous set of drum and bass, dubstep and electro house for this electronic aristocrat. 

Maverick Sabre is a singer/songwriter with soul in abundance and his set will showcase his outstanding take on soul and r n’ b while DJ Jacob Plant also performs.  Jacob has just released his huge track Shakedown on Calvin Harris’s label Fly Eye and was written to open his set at the festival in 2012.   Also performing on the main stage will be Delilah who will bring a little London swagger, the legendary Jaguar Skills with his eclectic multi-genre, cut-n-paste DJ’ing and the hip hop of Ed Sheeran cohort Mikill Pane. 

The Supercharged Arena is back in 2013 with a plethora of heavyweight DJ’s.  Sub Focus is one of the superstars of bass music, a production obsessive whose attention to detail is matched only by the raw spectacle of his incredible DJ sets.  A bone fide cross over artist Sub Focus is that rare thing in dance music, someone who can keep one foot in the underground and still have credible radio hits.

Zane Lowe can’t get enough of Shakedown as he returns for a third successive year.  The Radio 1 new music legend needs no introduction and his previous sets at Shakedown have been a festival highlight.  Popular demand sees him return to inflict further musical mayhem on the south coast.

Shakedown is thrilled to announce a four hour RAM Records takeover in the Supercharged Arena.  RAM Records is the legendary drum and bass label that hosts sell out, road block sessions every other month at Fabric as well as one off events all over the world.  They have a roster of the most influential global drum and bass DJ’s and they bring four of their finest to Shakedown for a mammoth session which is sure to be a mecca for clubbers from across the UK.

Award winning Brighton boy Krafty Kuts riotous DJ skills have earned him a reputation as a DJ of some repute whilst A Skillz incredible deck talents have marked him out as the party rocker extraordinaire.

Shakedown was the stand out dance music festival in 2012 and the promoters continue to strive to provide an electronic music experience for their audience.  In addition to the main stage and Supercharged Arena, Shakedown will be introducing a House and Future Bass Arena for 2013, providing festival goers with even more destinations to enjoy the electronic sounds of today and tomorrow.  The line-up for the House and Future Bass Arena will be announced shortly as will many more names across all the stages as Shakedown returns to the UK’s party capital for the final festival of the year.

STANMER PARK / BRIGHTON / SEPTEMBER 28TH 2013
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Tickets £45 + BF
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Relaxation Generation Mini Festival announcement

Live music and DJ’s resonating across 3 stages from 1pm to 3am

Zinc, Roni Size, Dynamite MC, Gappy Ranks, Natty, Dub Pistols, Mz Bratt, Liam Bailey, Sam Garret, Rodney P, Skitz and more confirmed

Special Guests TBA

Screenings of Kevin MacDonald’s MARLEY

Free Marley’s Mellow Mood relaxation drinks, jerk chicken and MARLEY goodies

Sunday, August 19th

The Vibe Bar, 91 – 95 Brick Lane, London, E1, 6QL

Tickets £5 in advance / £10 on the door

http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=525026

Marley’s Mellow Mood, the world’s premier relaxation drink continues its support of artists and live music events by announcing the Relaxation Generation mini festival.  Having just hosted a free party on Bob Marley Way in London with Devlin, Maverick Sabre, Sway, Lady Leshurr and many other exciting contemporary artists, Marley’s Mellow Mood is delighted to unveil its line up for a 14 hour marathon mini-festival at the Vibe Bar in London.  Spread over 3 stages the Relaxation Generation event offers a vital snapshot of

everything innovative that is happening in bass music right now reflecting the most pioneering acts in drum and bass, dubstep, grime, reggae, hip hop and soul. 

Drum and bass is represented by Roni Size, the man who paved the way for the sound to enter the mainstream and Zinc who was the undisputed king of drum & bass before evolving to a bass heavy street style of House that blurred the existing lines of electronic genres, forever changing the scene.  Legendary jungle scenester, Dynamite MC will also be performing.

Bringing carnival vibes to the party are Gappy Ranks with his fresh blend of

r n’ b, rap and reggae and Natty showcasing his London take on roots and reggae music with an exclusive one off performance with 3 Nyabinghi drummers.

Delivering some west London swagger to the east are the Dub Pistols with a DJ set while Mz Bratt shows off her grime and UK funky stylings.  Taking the tempo down with their soulful vibes will be Liam Bailey and Sam Garrett.

Rodney P is the godfather of UK hip hop who inspired a whole generation of MC’s and producers and he performs at the Relaxation Generation event with long-time cohort Skitz. Smiler will also be in attendance performing tracks including his new single which features Professor Green.

Relaxation Generation will be hosted by official DMC World Championship host Inja and DJ’s will keep the dance floor  moving all day and night with Shepdog, Tayo, Daddy Nature, Kongo Sound, Farm Yardies and the Positive Vibes Crew all taking to the decks.

There will be screenings throughout the day of Kevin Macdonald’s critically acclaimed film,MARLEY, released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 20 August, along with a special silent screening of the film during the evening. There will be lots of free giveaways such as Marley’s Mellow Mood relaxation drinks, jerk chicken and MARLEY goodies.

For the latest news on the Relaxation Generation event please visit face.com/relaxationgeneration.

Marley’s Mellow Mood is a new kind of relaxation drink, created in partnership with the Marley family and for every one sold, there’s a donation to the Marley family’s official charitable platform,1love.org.  Bob Marley’s commitment to authenticity, sustainability and charity are the values that guide Marley’s Mellow Mood and the brand will be undertaking a number of music, sporting and regeneration projects in 2012 that support these core values.

To find out more about Marley’s Mellow Mood, visit:

marleysmellowmood.com/uk or  facebook.com/marleysmellowmood.

Maverick Sabre announced as third headliner at Guernsey Festival 2012

LONDON-BORN, multi-genre megastar Maverick Sabre will be joining the Guernsey Festival line-up as the final Main Stage headliner at The Rabbit Warren in Guernsey on Saturday 23 June.

Hackney-born Maverick Sabre (Matthew Stafford) relocated to Ireland at a young age where he developed an interest in music.  Performing on the Irish hip hop scene in his teenage years, he eventually earned support slots with rappers such as Lloyd Banks and Plan B. It was Plan B, after hearing Sabre’s haunting and soulful voice, who convinced him to move back to London and pursue a music career.

Maverick Sabre has since gone from strength to strength; his vocals feature on Professor Green’s top 40 single ‘Jungle’ and Chase and Status’ top three charting album No More Idols.

Signed as a solo artist to Mercury, his debut album, Lonely Are the Brave, reached number two in the UK charts earlier this year and spawned hits ‘I Need’ and ‘Let Me Go.’

Guernsey Festival organiser Paul Stephen sees Maverick Sabre’s unique style – a bold blend which includes R&B, hip hop, folk and reggae – as a great addition to the eclectic line-up for this year’s two day event.

‘We couldn’t be more excited about having him round-off the Saturday. Our overall aim is that there is something for everybody and we feel Maverick Sabre is a huge step towards this goal.’

Also gracing Saturday’s Main Stage will be I am Tich, an upcoming pop singer-songwriter sensation who has performed at many major festivals and is currently working on her debut album with acclaimed songwriters such as Nick Jonas.

Meanwhile, the Second Stage on Sunday will now include British girl group Vida (currently touring with JLS) and on Saturday will showcase Guernsey’s own Last of the Light Brigade and China Aster.

Additions to Saturday’s VIP stage include Thai deep house and techno DJ Nakadia along with Funhouse DJs (Stu Mair and Killa) and Guernsey’s own Amelia. Sunday will host Jersey’s Boogaloo DJs (Paul Shoer and Keith Robinson) along with Guernsey acts Soups (AKA Christopher Souplet), Manzur, Andy Newman and Simon Veron.

Legendary drum ‘n’ bass/jungle DJ and producer Shy FX (featuring MC Stamina) has been announced for the Fusion Nightclub Dance Arena on the Sunday. More announcements for Saturday will showcase Guernsey talent with appearances from Infectious Rhythm DJs Tom Brock, Leon Robertson & Gezzie along with Karl Cicmic, while Sunday will also see D-Bridge (featuring SP:MC), Hydro and Pressure and Killa perform.

These acts will now join the likes of Kaiser Chiefs, Macy Gray and The Charlatans on the diverse list of artists appearing at the event.

‘We are overwhelmed with the versatility of artists on this year’s line-up and hope music fans will go away fulfilled. Maverick Sabre and Shy FX are both great names in their genres and really seal the deal for us,’ said Mr Stephen.

With just 38 days to go until the event, the only performers that now remain a mystery are those that will fill slots left for winners of the Live & Unsigned and Studio Jam competitions.

The Guernsey Festival will take place on 23 and 24 June and tickets are available online now at www.guernseyfestival.gg.

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Twitter: www.twitter.com/gsyfestival

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Exclusive: Kylie visits Ibiza Rocks

Thanks to our friends at FIX Ibiza we have some great pics of Kylie Minogue who attended yesterday to the weekly Ibiza Rocks event where Tinie Tempah and Maverick Sabre played in the unique Ibiza Rocks Hotel in San Antonio, Ibiza. According to sources,she had a great time!
Check the pictures out!

All pictures courtesy of La Skimal