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Dot to Dot Festival 
Location(s) Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester, England Years active 2005 – present Founded by Liars Club, Nottingham
Daybrook House PromotionsDate(s) Spring Bank Holiday Weekend
29,30,31 May 2010Genre Indie, electro, alternative Website dottodotfestival.co.uk The Dot to Dot Festival is an annual music festival held at various venues in Nottingham, Bristol[1] and Manchester across a weekend. Unlike weekend music festivals such as the Carling Weekend, there is no artist rotation – all artists play one city the first day and travel to the other for the following day.
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History
2005 event
The 2005 event included acts such as Ladytron, Radio 4 and The Rakes.[2]
2006 event
The 2006 event included acts such as British Sea Power, Mystery Jets, The Long Blondes.[2]
2007 event
The 2007 event included acts such as The Cribs, New Young Pony Club, Kate Nash, Annuals, Erol Alkan, Kano and Blonde Redhead[3][4], with tickets priced at £22.50 (all venues) or £20 for 14+ venues only. [1]
Venues
2007 was the first year that Dot to Dot operated in Bristol as well as Nottingham.[2]
2008 event
Venues
In 2008, the festival operated a third location in Shoreditch, London, known as Hox to Dot. This leg catered for the more electronic extreme of the indie music spectrum, hosting DJs and turntablists. For this reason, there was no real crossover between artists at the London leg with either Nottingham or Bristol.[5] Additionally, Hox to Dot operated on a Thursday (as opposed to a two-day, weekend festival).
Venues in Nottingham included Rock City, Nottingham Trent University and the Bodega Social Club. Bristol hosted performances in the Academy, The Thekla, the Fleece, the Louisiana, the Trinity Centre and Fiddlers club. London used venues such as the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen and the Electricity Showrooms.
Artists
The 2008 festival included such acts as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.[6], Dirty Pretty Things, Spiritualized[7] and The Holloways. The London leg featured live sets from Juiceboxxx, Cutting Pink With Knives and various DJ sets.
2009 event
Tickets for the 2009 event – which took place on 23 and 24 May 2009 – were released on 23 January 2009.[8] Artists scheduled to perform include Friendly Fires, Ladyhawke, Cage the Elephant and Patrick Wolf, [9]
Venues
The 2009 festival will not operate in London, but will continue with the same venues in Nottingham and Bristol.[10][11]
2010 event
Less than a week after the 2009 event, Dot to Dot's return in 2010 was confirmed with a limited release of early bird tickets on sale 29 May 2009. 2010 saw the first year in which the festival was held in Manchester as well as Bristol and Nottingham. Artists who played included: Mystery Jets, Los Campesinos!, Ellie Goulding, Beach House and Wild Beasts amongst others.
2011 event
The 2011 festival will be a continuation of the three city/three day routine from 2010. Tickets range from £20 - £25 depending on location. Acts already announced to play the festival this year are: Hurts, Darwin Deez (Manchester Exclusive), Ed Sheeran, We Are Scientists, Guillemots and many more.
External links
- ^ a b "Dot To Dot Festival: DiS's preview of Nottingham's biggest music marathon of the year". Drowned in Sound features. DrownedinSound.com. 21 May 2007. http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/1996811. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ a b c "Previous lineups". Dot to Dot Festival. 10 January 2009. http://www.alt-delete.co.uk/dottodotfestival/previous.htm. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Dot to Dot festival (Nottingham) '07". eFestivals. 16 May 2007. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/dottodot/2007/. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Dot to Dot festival (Bristol) '07". eFestivals. 16 May 2007. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/dottodot/2007bristol/. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Line-ups and rumours". eFestivals. 2008. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/lineups.php?FestID=2400. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Dot to Dot Festival". BBC Collective. BBC. 2008. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A12522764. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Ladyhawke - Dot To Dot Festival". Live Reviews. NME. 2008. http://www.nme.com/reviews/ladyhawke/9739. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "Dot To Dot Festival to return in 2009". Live Reviews. NME. 19 January 2000. http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/42151. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "First Line Up Announcement". Dot to Dot Festival. DHP Group. 13 March 2009. http://dottodotfestival.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-lineup-announcement-after-lengthy.html. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "Dot to Dot Festivals 2009". Festivals. DailyMusicGuide. 21 January 2009. http://www.dailymusicguide.com/Festivals/venues-for-dot-to-dot-2009-festivals-announced-21012009-1822.aspx. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
- ^ "DOT TO DOT 2009 is coming". Official blog. Dot to Dot Festival. 22 January 2009. http://dottodotfestival.blogspot.com/2009/01/dot-to-dot-2009-is-coming.html. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
12."Dot to Dot Review 2010", From Dusk 2 Dawn Magazine, Leicester, 08 June 2010. Retrieved 08 June 2010.
Categories:- Culture in Bristol
- Culture in Nottinghamshire
- Recurring events established in 2005
- Rock festivals in England
- Annual events in the United Kingdom
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