Undercover festival Announce DREADZONE to headline the Festival on the 20th Sept 2013
Festival organisers looking forward to welcoming DREADZONE to headline the Festival on the 20th Sept 2013.
They will join a strong line-up which includes The Cockney Rejects, The Skints, The Glitter Band, 999, Stone Foundation, Chelsea, TV Smith,
Electro-dub pioneers Dreadzone formed in 1993 when ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts teamed up with Tim Bran, with the duo soon joined by bassist Leo Williams and keyboardist Dan Donovan, also formerly of Big Audio Dynamite, completing the group’s first line-up. A festival favourite, Dreadzone opened the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 1994 and began to bring their unique blend of electro, dub and reggae to a wider audience, going on to chart seven Top 60 singles (including their Top 20 hit ‘Little Britain’) and are still going strong.
Dreadzone will headline the main stage on the Friday of this jam packed new and exciting independent festival for Surrey.
Line up now complete!!
The Undercover Festival 40 plus bands and “Vive Le Classique Dance Hall”
Dreadzone, The Cockney Rejects, The Skints, The Glitter Band, 999, Stone Foundation, Chelsea, TV Smith, + many many more
Punk, Ska, Northern, Indie, Alternative, Retro & Acoustic
+ all at a bargain price; what more can you ask for?
If you were at 2011 & 2012 and liked The Vive Le Rock Stage @ GuilFest you will LOVE “The Undercover Festival”.
“Unfortunately GuilFest is no longer with us and we thought it wouldbe a shame to let the unique atmosphere / buzz that was created in the Vive Le Rock Stage @ Guilfest in 2011 & 2012 go to waste”.
For £45 for both days
Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis!!
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DREADZONE
“A feast of bass heavy dubwise danceability” Clash
“Britain should pride itself on producing great cross-cultural institutions such as Dreadzone” Daily Mirror
In 2013 Dreadzone celebrate 20 years in the game with the release of their 7th studio album ‘Escapades’. The band, with roots in Big Audio Dynamite, have had career which has spanned the credibility of a Creation Records release, major moves on Virgin and independent releases including through their own label Dubwiser Records. Their highly anticipated new album ‘Escapades’ was recorded at Mick Jones’ London studios and co-produced by original Dreadzone member and co-founder Tim Bran.
The core members Greg Dread, original bassmaster Leo Williams, the unmistakable MC Spee, legendary reggae vocalist Earl 16 alongside Chris Compton on guitar and Bazil on technology make up the current Dreadzone live line up. Hit records, critical acclaim and a huge, devoted fan base are theirs, due in part to their utterly storming live shows. As well as live favourites from their back catalogue the band will be showcasing new tracks from Escapades at their shows in 2013.
Electro-dub pioneers Dreadzone formed in 1993 when ex-Big Audio Dynamite drummer Greg Roberts teamed up with Tim Bran, with the duo soon joined by bassist Leo Williams and keyboardist Dan Donovan, also formerly of Big Audio Dynamite, completing the group’s first line-up. A festival favourite, Dreadzone opened the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 1994 and began to bring their unique blend of electro, dub and reggae to a wider audience, going on to chart seven Top 60 singles (including their Top 20 hit ‘Little Britain’) and are still going strong after 18 years.
Dreadzone released The Good, The Bad And The Dread – a compendium of their excellent musical story so far in 2011 and their groundbreaking 1995 album ‘Second Light’ was re-released in March 2012 by EMI as a two disc special edition featuring previously unreleased live concert material.
The Undercover Festival on you tube A short you tube Introducing “The Undercover Festival” nr Bisley Surrey on the 20th & 21st September 2013