Essential Festival 2001 Line-up And Rumours

• Main Stage
  (C) Stereo MC's
  (C) Public Enemy
  (C) Roni Size Reprazent
  (C) Lo-Fidelity Allstars
  (C) Red Snapper
  (C) Freestylers
  (C) Mushtaq
  (C) Fat Tuesday
• Pussycat Club Arena
  (C) Judge Jules
  (C) Fergie
  (C) Mauro Picotto
  (C) Ferry Corsten
  (C) Tall Paul
  (C) Brandon Block
  (C) Alex P
  (C) Graham Gold
  (C) Dan Bailey
  (C) Darren Stokes
  (C) Nippa & Simon Jordan
• Hip Hop Arena
  (C) Ice T
  (C) Q Bert
  (C) Jurassic 5
  (C) Dilated Peoples
  (C) Beat Junkies
  (C) Supernatural
  (C) Runaways
  (C) The Nextmen
  (C) Foreign Legion
  (C) Aspects

• Legends of the Dark Black Arena
  (C) Goldie
  (C) Grooverider
  (C) Fabio
  (C) Rap
  (C) DJ Hype
  (C) Randall
  (C) Optical
  (C) Andy C
  (C) Ed Rush
  (C) Darren Jay
  (C) Kenny Ken
  (C) DJ Dazee ft Carasel
  (C) Trex
  (C) MC GQ
  (C) Fearless
  (C) MC Skibadee
  (C) MC Foxy
  (C) Frenzy
  (C) Junior Red
  (C) Magika
  (C) Illmatica
• Garage Nation Arena
  (C) Artful Dodger
  (C) DJ Luck & MC Neat
  (C) Spoony & Timmy Magic (from Dreem Teem)
  (C) Wookie
  (C) Martin Carner & Pied Piper
  (C) The Genius Crew (DJ set)
  (C) Course Bruv (PA)
  (C) Boom Boom Selection (PA)
  (C) Pay as u go Cartel
  (C) Master Stepz
  (C) Ray Hurley
  (C) DJ Sticky
  (C) MCs Cup, Blakey & Neat, Ranking, The Unknown MC, DT, Maxwell D & Major Ace
• Flux Arena
  (C) Derrick May
  (C) Richie Hawtin
  (C) DJ Sneak
  (C) Derrick Carter
  (C) Dave Angel
  (C) CJ Bolland
  (C) Silicone Soul
  (C) Funk D'Void
  (C) Heather

• Experiments Arena
  (C) Adam Freeland
  (C) Rennie Pilgrem
  (C) Freq Nasty
  (C) Hyper
  (C) Tipper
  (C) Stanton Warriors
  (C) Plump DJs
  (C) Cakeboy
  (C) Subtropic
  (C) VIDI (Headspace & Vidi Fiends aka Christina C & VJ Doublethink)
• Ek-Lek-Tic Arena
  (C) Paul Daley (from Leftfield)
  (C) Gilles Peterson
  (C) Mr Scruff
  (C) DJ Krush & DJ Hide
  (C) Deadly Avenger
  (C) The Pressure Drop
  (C) Fingathing
  (C) Luke Vibert
  (C) Mutiny
  (C) Bonobo
  (C) Rob Luis
  (C) Quantic

• Main Stage
  (C) De La Soul
  (C) George Clinton & P Funk Allstars
  (C) Roni Size Reprazent
  (C) Herbie Hancock   Future 2 Future
  (C) Damage
  (C) Kosheen
  (C) Freestylers
  (C) Nash
• Jazz Stage
  (C) Guru's Jazzmatazz
  (C) St. Germain
  (C) Ozomatli
  (C) Courtney Pine
  (C) Gil Scott-Heron
  (C) James Taylor Quartet
  (C) Snowboy & the Latin Section
  (C) Fat Tuesday
  (C) Russ Dewbury
• Hip Hop Arena
  (C) Ice T
  (C) Biz Markie
  (C) Mark B & Blade
  (C) Jeru the Damaja
  (C) Ugly Duckling
  (C) People Under The Stairs
  (C) Masta Ace
  (C) Supernatural
  (C) El Fudge
  (C) Lyrical Lounge feat DJ Pogo, Ty & Bizniz

• Reggae Stage
  (C) Sizzla
  (C) Black Uhuru
  (C) Sly & Robbie
  (C) Cocoa T
  (C) Everton Blender
  (C) Big Youth
  (C) Johnny Clarke
  (C) Prince Alla
  (C) Turbulance & Prince Malachi
  (C) Dub Asante Band feat Matic Horns
  (C) DJ Chris Goldfinger
  (C) Asha World Crew
  (C) Daddy Ernie
• Roots Arena
  (C) Culture
  (C) Third World
  (C) Zion Train
  (C) Mad Professor vs Scientist
  (C) Levi Roots
  (C) Shinehead
  (C) Macka B
  (C) Rasites
  (C) David Rodigan
• Ek-Lek-Tic Arena
  (C) Red Snapper
  (C) Dreadzone
  (C) Mr Scruff
  (C) Howie B
  (C) Hyperman (Rodney P & Skitz)
  (C) 100% Dynamite
  (C) Scratch Perverts
  (C) Mushtaq
  (C) Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald
  (C) Rob da Bank

• Global Spirit Arena
  (C) Afro Celt Sound System
  (C) Banco de Gaia
  (C) Kitachi
  (C) Temple of Sound & Rizwan-Muazzam-Qawwali
  (C) Nucleus Roots
  (C) State of Bengal
  (C) Joi
• Zulu Warrior Arena
  (C) The Mighty Jah Shaka Sound System