Electric Gardens, (Electric Gardens Festival), sometimes abbreviated to 'EGFestival', or 'EGFest', or sometimes simply 'EG', was a medium-sized 'Boutique' Music Festival situated at
Mount Ephraim
Mount Ephraim ( he, הר אפרים), or alternately Mount of Ephraim, was the historical name for the central mountainous district of Israel once occupied by the Tribe of Ephraim (), extending from Bethel to the plain of Jezreel. In Joshua's time ...
,
Faversham
Faversham is a market town in Kent, England, from London and from Canterbury, next to the Swale, a strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary. It is close to the A2, which follows an ancient Briti ...
in
Kent
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. The event was held on a weekend in early August in 2006 and 2007.
Electric Gardens 2008 was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. In February 2008 a key player in organising the event was taken to hospital with a life-threatening illness. With no foreseeable date as to when he would be allowed home, let alone back to work, the organisers were forced to cancel.
The Myspace Bus
An inactive
bus
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was parked at the festival grounds, provided by
Myspace, in which the artists and bands were available to meet. Free gifts and information are also available from here.
Line ups by year
2006
Main Stage
Saturday
*Southern Fried Records Stage
*
Audio Bullys
Audio Bullys are an English electronic music project, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by the DJ and presenter George Lamb.
Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album ''Ego War'' in 2003, ...
*
Armand Van Helden
*Cassius (DJ set)
*Cagedbaby
*
Grandadbob
*
Touché
*
Nathan Detroit
Sunday
*
The Charlatans
*
Morning Runner
Morning Runner were an English alternative rock band, formed in 2003 in Reading, Berkshire, England. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Matthew Jonathan Greener, drummer Ali Clewer, bassist Tom Derrett and pianist Chris "Fields" Wheatcroft.
...
*
The Automatic
The Automatic (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U.S.) was a Welsh rock band. The band's last-known lineup was composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesisers, James Frost on guitar, synthesisers, backing vocals and occas ...
*
The Young Knives
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book.
The band was originally named Simple Pa ...
*
The Fratellis
The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli. Thei ...
*
The Boy Least Likely To
The Boy Least Likely To is an English indie pop duo, composed of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen.
History
Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover in Buckinghamshire. After meeting at schoo ...
*
The Long Blondes
The Long Blondes are an English indie rock band formed in Sheffield in 2003 by Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards), Reenie Hollis (real name Kathryn Hollis) (bass guitar and backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing ...
Unspecified Stages
Saturday
*
Archie Bronson Outfit
Archie Bronson Outfit are an English rock band. They met at Kingswood School, Bath.
After leaving their native Somerset, the band moved to London where they were discovered by Laurence Bell, boss of Domino Records. The band were playing i ...
*The Elegant Bachelors
*
Audio Bullys
Audio Bullys are an English electronic music project, originally consisting of Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale. The group were once managed by the DJ and presenter George Lamb.
Franks and Dinsdale released their debut album ''Ego War'' in 2003, ...
*
Layo & Bushwacka!
Layo & Bushwacka! is the pseudonym of British DJ duo Layo Paskin and Matthew Benjamin, who released four tech house albums between 1998 and 2012.
Layo Paskin
Paskin, from London, began his DJ career at the age of sixteen while working at Camde ...
*
Armand Van Helden
*
Stanton Warriors
*
Plump DJs
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*Caged Baby
*Soho Dolls
*Grant Dee
*Mezza Breaks
*
Cassius
*
Veto Silver
*Marcus Wallis
*
Touché
*Warren Suicide
*
Nathan Detroit
*Paul Arnold
*Chew The Fat!
*
Grandadbob
*
Southern Fried
Sunday
*
The Charlatans
*
The Automatic
The Automatic (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U.S.) was a Welsh rock band. The band's last-known lineup was composed of Robin Hawkins on vocals, bass and synthesisers, James Frost on guitar, synthesisers, backing vocals and occas ...
*
Morning Runner
Morning Runner were an English alternative rock band, formed in 2003 in Reading, Berkshire, England. The band comprised vocalist/guitarist Matthew Jonathan Greener, drummer Ali Clewer, bassist Tom Derrett and pianist Chris "Fields" Wheatcroft.
...
*
The Fratellis
The Fratellis are a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2005. The band consists of three unrelated members, who perform under pseudonyms: lead vocalist and guitarist Jon Fratelli, bassist Barry Fratelli, and drummer Mince Fratelli. Thei ...
*
The Long Blondes
The Long Blondes are an English indie rock band formed in Sheffield in 2003 by Dorian Cox (lead guitar and keyboards), Reenie Hollis (real name Kathryn Hollis) (bass guitar and backing vocals), Emma Chaplin (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing ...
*
The Earlies
The Earlies are a band formed by Christian Madden and Giles Hatton from Lancashire, England, and Brandon Carr and John Mark Lapham from the United States. They are notable for blending elements from a wide range of musical genres and have been ...
*
The Boy Least Likely To
The Boy Least Likely To is an English indie pop duo, composed of composer/multi-instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist/singer Jof Owen.
History
Owen and Hobbs both grew up in the village of Wendover in Buckinghamshire. After meeting at schoo ...
*
Brakes
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Background ...
*
Battle
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*
Jamie T
Jamie Alexander Treays (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer from Wimbledon, South London.
Jamie T released his debut album, '' Panic Prevention ...
*
Adem
*
Field Music
Field Music are an English rock band from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, that formed in 2004. The band's core consists of brothers David Brewis and Peter Brewis. Andrew Moore was the original keyboard player. Their line-up has at times fe ...
*Findlay Brown
*
Duels
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During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and lat ...
*
The Electric Soft Parade
The Electric Soft Parade are an English psychedelic pop band from Brighton, comprising brothers Alex and Thomas White, the creative core of the band, as well as a number of other musicians with whom they record and perform live, most recent ...
*
The Veils
The Veils are an English/New Zealand indie rock band fronted by singer and songwriter Finn Andrews.
History Early years, ''The Runaway Found'' (2001–2004)
Finn Andrews was born in London but spent his teenage years at high school in A ...
*
Mohair
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*
Larrikin Love
Larrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London.
Consisting of singer-songwriter Edward Leeson, guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Alfie Ambrose and drummer Coz Kerrigan, and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skippe ...
*
The Young Knives
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book.
The band was originally named Simple Pa ...
*
Kid Harpoon
Thomas Edward Percy Hull (born 20 April 1982), known professionally as Kid Harpoon, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
Career
Already a fixture at local venues in his hometown of Chatham, Kid Harpoon first emerg ...
*Eyoe
Virtual Festivals
; Electric Gardens 2006 lineup; retrieved on 007-12-23/ref>
2007
Main Stage
Saturday
* Supergrass
* Calvin Harris
*The Pipettes
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*Kate Nash
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Nash launched her music career in 2005. Her 2007 single " Foundations" became a hit and brought her to public attention in the UK. Her debut album, '' Made of Bricks ...
*Pull Tiger Tail
Pull Tiger Tail (often abbreviated to PTT) were an indie rock band based in London and originating from Stratford-upon-Avon and Edinburgh; they formed in 2006 while attending Goldsmiths College. All three members had grown up together in Strat ...
*Blood Red Shoes
Blood Red Shoes are an English alternative rock duo from Brighton consisting of Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell. They have released six full-length albums, '' Box of Secrets'' (2008), '' Fire Like This'' (2010), '' In Time to Voices'' (2012) ...
*Jonny Flynn
Jonny William Flynn (born February 6, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. A three-year National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran, he last played for the Orlandina Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A and played collegiat ...
* Reverend and the Makers
*Palladium
Palladium is a chemical element with the symbol Pd and atomic number 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by the English chemist William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself na ...
Sunday
*Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joine ...
*The Rakes
The Rakes were an English post-punk band formed in London in 2003. Their first album ''Capture/Release'' released in 2005, received a nine out of ten review in the ''NME'' and was rated 13th best album of the year in the same paper. The band ci ...
*The Young Knives
Young Knives are an English indie rock band from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. The name is based on a misunderstanding of "young knaves", which was found by the band when rummaging through a book.
The band was originally named Simple Pa ...
* The Maccabees
*Noisettes
Noisettes are an English indie rock band from London, currently composed of singer and bassist Shingai Shoniwa and guitarist Dan Smith. The band first achieved commercial success and nationwide recognition with the second single of their se ...
* Hot Club de Paris
*Milburn (band)
Milburn are an indie rock band from Sheffield, England, that consisted of Joe Carnall, Louis Carnall, Tom Rowley, and Joe Green. They announced their split on 28 March 2008, with the band playing one final gig at Sheffield's Carling Academy on ...
*Sonic Heatrs
Second Stage
Saturday
*Plan B (rapper)
Benjamin Paul Ballance-Drew (born 22 October 1983), better known by his stage name Plan B, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and filmmaker. He first emerged as a rapper, releasing his debut album, ''Who Needs Actions When You Got Wo ...
*New Young Pony Club
NYPC (also known as New Young Pony Club) are an English electronic music band from London. The band was formed by Andy Spence and Tahita Bulmer in 2004. Their influences are predominantly post-punk and new wave artists.
Career Forming and sig ...
*The Holloways
The Holloways are an English four-piece indie rock band from North London. Their single " Generator" reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on 11 June 2007. They have had five No.1 singles on the UK Indie Chart and several Top 40 singles. Th ...
*Lethal Bizzle
Maxwell Owusu Ansah (born 14 September 1984), known by his stage name Lethal Bizzle, is a British rapper from Walthamstow, London, of Ghanaian origin. He emerged in 2002 as a grime MC as part of More Fire Crew, with their grime single "Oi!" ch ...
* Foals
* Peggy sue and the pirates
*Video Nasties
*Newton Faulkner
Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner (born 11 January 1985) is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. He is known for his percussive style of guitar playing.
In 2007 Faulkner's debut studio album ''Hand Built by Robots'' was c ...
*Ciara Haidar
Sunday
*Patrick Wolf
Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps; 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic samp ...
*Jack Peñate
Jack Peñate (; born 2 September 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician.
Early life
Peñate was born in London on 2 September 1984, the son of an English mother and Spanish father. His maternal grandfather was author Mervyn Peake ...
* Mr Hudson & The Library
*Kid Harpoon
Thomas Edward Percy Hull (born 20 April 1982), known professionally as Kid Harpoon, is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
Career
Already a fixture at local venues in his hometown of Chatham, Kid Harpoon first emerg ...
*The Teenagers
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*Late of the Pier
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History Forma ...
*Laura Marling
Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is a British folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for the same award at the 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 Brit Aw ...
*Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man. (sometimes written as Ox Eagle Lion Man) was a British band, comprising elements of prog rock, folk and post punk.
History
The band formed in December 2006, a month after the break-up of Les Incompétents. Singer Fred MacP ...
*The Sylvias
Myspace Stage
Saturday
* Good Books
* Lupen Crook
*Beans on Toast
*Nic Dawson Kelly
*Gillan Edgar
*Tom Allalone and the Great Expectations
*Thom Stone
*Poetry by Dockers MC
*Scroobius Pip
* The Thirst
*Stuart James
* Eleanor Goulding
Sunday
*Underground Heros
*Devils Gun
*Sparrows
*Chineapples
*Rosemary
*Maker
*The Long Weekend
*Our Name is Legion
*Letters from London
*The Cut Outs
Club Class Dance Stage
Saturday
*Slam (band)
Slam are a Scottish producer/ DJ duo from Glasgow, Scotland, consisting of Stuart McMillan (born 1966, Glasgow) and Orde Meikle (born 1964, Oxford). They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno ...
* Stanton Warriors
*Nic Fanciulli
*Meat Katie
Mark Pember, also known as Meat Katie, is an English electronic musician. He creates music making hybrid sounds by combining several genres of music; tech-funk, techno
Techno is a Music genre, genre of electronic dance music (EDM) which is g ...
*Mike Pickering
Mike Pickering (born 21 February 1954) is an English musician and DJ.
Career
Pickering was a DJ at The Haçienda's Nude and Hot nights, and later Shine. He worked for Factory Records, where he signed Happy Mondays, To Hell with Burgundy and ...
*A Skillz
*Mark Fanciulli & Small Fry
*Shake DJs
*Mezza Breaks
Sunday
*Danny Howells
Danny Howells (born 24 November 1970) is an English producer and DJ. His music is often described as progressive house, though he prefers to associate more with tech house and is sometimes described simply as "deepsexyfuturistictechfunkouse". ...
*Funk D'Void
*Justin Robertson
Justin Robertson is an English electronic musician, DJ, author, artist and record producer.
Discography
DJ Mix albums
*Journeys by DJs
*Journeys by DJs Select Tape
*Cream Live
*Bugged Out
*Imprint
*Art of Acid
Lionrock
Albums
*An Instinc ...
*Damian Lazarus
*Desyn Masiello
*Micky Slim
*Sam Ball & Anil Chawla
*Pete Griffiths & George Andrews
*Warning: 2 Dirty DJs
*Rebel Beat Allies
References
{{reflist
External links
eFestivals festival coverage
Virtual Festivals festival summary
Virtual Festivals festival photos
Mount Ephraim Gardens (Festival site) Official website
Music festivals in Kent