Zion Train are a British dub reggae ensemble. Initially formed in Oxford as a sound system in 1988 by Neil Perch and Ben Hamilton. Colin Cod and Dave Tench joined in 1990 upon relocation to London. The original line-up was added to with vocalist Molara in 1992.
In their lifetime Zion Train have played well over 3000 shows Including Woodstock (Poland), Madasound (Martinique), Fusion Festival (Germany), Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (USA), Rototom Sunsplash (Italy/Spain), Outlook (Croatia), Boomtown (UK), Glastonbury Festival (UK) 15 TIMES, Seasplash Festival (Croatia), Bababoom Festival (Italy), Wickerman Festival (UK), Reggae Geel (Belgium), Universo Parallelo (Brazil), Reggae Sun Ska (France), Ostrada Reggae Festival (Poland), Asigiri Jam (Japan), Woodstock Festival (Poland), Sziget (Hungary), Exit (Serbia), Bielawa (Poland), Solipse (Zambia), Universo Parallelo (Brazil), Island Vibes and Rainbow Serpent (Australia)
Metropolitan and melodic, The Chase's music is a blend of cultural influences that pays tribute to their council estate roots. In the space of a few short years, the five-piece have amassed a dedicated fanbase that has propelled them into the stratosphere of the UK indie music scene.
Hailing from the depths of the west country's darkest crevices and armed with a set of technics, Monkey Bizzle set the scene alight with their rib-tickling hip-hop, funk. With more dreads than an anxiety attack, the Bizzle swing through genres with tounge-in-cheek sarcasm over the deepest of grooves that not even a lathe could cut.
Receiving comparisons to everyone from The Specials to Arctic Monkeys, West Midlands five-piece Citylightz hit you with original songs that deliver huge pop hooks, indie rock rhythms and classic lyrical storytelling (they're calling it "Rock n Road")
Achieving success in the post-Britpop world of the late 90’s, Yorkshire rockers Embrace are known for their big, anthemic sound. Of their 8 studio albums, 3 have topped the UK Albums Chart, their first (The Good Will Out, 1998) becoming one of the fastest-ever-selling debut albums by a British artist. Garnering rave reviews for their recent 25th-anniversary tour, where fans up and down the country sang their hearts out to some of their biggest hits such as “Ashes”, “Gravity” and “Come Back To What You Know”, and with their eighth album “How to Be a Person Like Other People” breaking the UK Albums Chart’s top 10, Embrace are showing no signs of slowing down.
Fusing live brass, keys, drums, digital hardware and vocalists, Dutty Moonshine Big Band promise explosive bass music inspired by the big bands of days gone by.
This indie pop band are on their way to taking over the music industry. On the bill for some of the biggest festivals of the year and they aren’t short of support from music industry icons. 2024 is set to be a busy one, and now they’ve added The Godney Gathering to their upcoming gigs!
It’s not often we get the chance to say a band on our line-up has not only incredibly successful albums, but also TWO movies made about them… and a musical! As the first traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album, the Fisherman’s Friends will be sure to get you stomping to their sea shanties!