Rue Royale - Winners of the XFM Manchester competition. They're in the middle of a European Tour and have been wowing people wherever they've gone. It's a real honour to have them playing. Influenced by Fleetwood Mac, Sufjan Stevens, Zero 7 and the northern UK soul of Elbow and The Doves, they began writing together and gradually developed the candle-lit Rue Royale sound, honed through acoustic gigs and home-recorded demos. A lovingly illustrated EP, The Search For Where To Go, is the first fruit with copies already dispatched to intrigued music fans throughout the US, Canada, England and France

http://www.myspace.com/rueroyale

 

To Sophia - Lively and unusual acoustic drum and bass band from Manchester. They put on a really great live show. http://www.myspace.com/tosophia

Nick Silvey & The Satellites - based in Southend on Sea. Nick's songs have received airplay on Radio 1 and he counts Marsha Shandur amongst his fans.This show will be a real treat... http://www.myspace.com/nicksilvey

A Broken Robot - also on tour from Southend on Sea. Cheeky tunes with a mind-boggling mix of guitars and laptops. http://www.myspace.com/abrokenrobot