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Dubai Sound City: Full Stage Line-Ups Announced

• 29th Oct 2009

With just one week to go until Dubai Sound City opens its doors the first time, organisers New Dawn and Liverpool Sound City can unveil the full extent of the event's incredible and eclectic line up, venue by venue and day by day.

With the Irish Village, the event's main venue playing host to sets from Happy Mondays, Human League, Echo and the Bunnymen, Super Furry Animals, Nitin Sawhney andThe Wombats amongst many others, the inaugural Dubai Sound City will also feature shows spread across several venues in the city including Alpha who will entertain Foreign Beggars and We Have Band, the stunning 360 which will see sets from the likes of Francois Dubois aka Funk D'void, The Warehouse which will host Priest J and DJ Tushar, The Apartment which will treat festival goers to performances from Kae Sun and Rone Jaxx and Chi where Layo & Bushwacka! and The Whip will be heading up the entertainment.

Dubai Sound City will also have its own under 21 stage, Festival City featuring bands from around the world, including Dan Mangan, Honey Ryder, Evergreen and Sound of Guns, who will play on a fabulous floating stage at Dubai Festival Marina; a 21st-century structure epitomizing the thriving and visionary spirit of the community.

Conference highlights will include panel discussions and networking sessions with some of the music industries highest profile global players including Brian Message: Radiohead's manager and the man behind the revolutionary marketing of In Rainbows, he is also behind Polyphonic – one of the most exciting industry developments for artists in recent years, Kimitaka Kato – Head of International Universal, Brent Grulke: Artistic Director of SxSW, the biggest music industry festival in the world, Michael Chugg: voted the world's top promoter by Pollstar magazine, Naoki Shimizu: CEO of Japan's biggest promoters bringing artists like Beyonce, Linkin Park, Green Day to Japan and Bobby Talwar: Director of Only Much Louder – India's fastest growing promoters and management company, amongst many others.

FULL LINE UP:
Thursday 5th November:

Irish Village
Human League / Doves / The Futureheads / The Farm / Aslan / The Dirty Skirts (SA) / Sound of Guns / Bicycle Thieves / Tim Hassall + August Company / Road to Dubai Sound City (winner) / Evergreen
Alpha
Foreign Beggars / Jaxxma / Nerm & D-Code / Ezra Bang & Hot Machine / DJ Shero (DJ)
Chi – Main Room
Layo & Bushwacka! (DJ Set) / The Whip (Live)
Chi – Red Room
Mr Mr (Audiotonic) / Raxon (Audiotonic) / Vas Floyd (Audiotonic)
Chi – White Room
DJ John / David Craig
Dubai Festival City
Fatiniza / Dan Mangan / Road to Dubai Sound City (runner up) / Tom Fox-Davies / Honey Ryder / Priest J
Warehouse
Kae Sun / Dan Mangan / Honey Ryder
Apartment
Schooly (Soulful Sessions) in the Lounge / Audio Inn with DJ Philip Jo and Afroboogie (in the Club)

Friday 6th November

Irish Village
Happy Mondays / Ocean Colour Scene / De La Soul / The Courteeners / The Automatic / Gabrielle Cilmi / Skank Sinatra / We Have Band / Wave Machines / Sound / Beat Antenna
Alpha
Ladytron (DJ) / We Have Band (live) / Da:Funct (live) / Zahra / Rude Larry
Chi – Main Room
Bloc Party (DJ) / DJ Mark Evans
Chi – Red Room
Step on DJ's/ DJ Mach 4 / Charl Chaka
Chi – White Room
DJ John / David Craig
360
Audio Tonic / Vas Floyd / Francois Dubois (LIVE on Radio 1) / Mr Mr / Raxon
Dubai Festival City
Sound of Guns / Bicycle Thieves / Desert Heat / Evergreen / Road to Dubai Sound City (runner up)
Warehouse
Priest J / DJ Tushar
Apartment
DJ Maseo (De La Soul DJ) / Kae Sun / Rone Jaxx / DJ Shero / Ali Mak (Virgin Radio)
Saturday 7th November
Irish Village
Echo and the Bunnymen / Super Furry Animals / The Wombats / Alphabeat / Nitin Sawnhey / Outlandish / The Parlotones / Dan Black / Post War Years / Meerkats / Recipe
Alpha
VIP Closing Party
Will Sergeant (DJ) / The Automatic (DJ) / Slutterhouse / Priest J
360
Soulful Session
Schooly (LIVE on Radio 1) / Tristan Bain / Kristian Valdini / Victor simonelli
Dubai Festival City
Wave Machines / Qu'sai and the Jeddah Legends / Gayathri / Slutterhouse / Dan Mangan / Kae Sun

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