Next Big Thing Festival 2012 Line-up And Rumours

2 - 12 Feb 2012 England Forum

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All artists officially confirmed unless marked:

(SC) Self Confirmed (SR) Strong Rumour (R) Rumour

Thu 2nd

Fri 3rd

hmv Ritz, Manchester

Janice Graham Band

The Sundowners

The Narrows

Barfly, London

Eugene McGuinness

Francois & The Atlas Mountains

Trailer Trash Tracys

Borderline, London

The Last Republic

The Chevin

The Scholars

The Garage, London

Hadouken!

Lodestar

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Bluey Robinson

Ava Leigh

Jazz Cafe, London

Belleruche

Rodney P

Anchorsong

Riz MC

Robert Luis

Sat 4th

hmv Ritz, Manchester

Murkage

Mikill Pane

Barfly, London

Florrie

FOE

Shake Tiger Shake

Borderline, London

The Heavy

Hanni El Khatib

Cry Baby

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Missing Andy

Belakiss

Bibelots

Jazz Cafe, London

Lucy Rose

Paul Freeman

(SC) SPECIAL GUESTS

Sun 5th

Barfly, London

Marlon Roudette

Hollie Cook

Borderline, London

YasmIn

SWaY

Citizen

The Garage, London

DJ Fresh

Jakwob

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Gemma Ray

The Lucky Strikes

Brian Olive

Jazz Cafe, London

Juan Zelada

Julian Ovenden

Miss 600

Kristyna Myles

Mon 6th

hmv Ritz, Manchester

Exit Ten

Club Smith

The Feud

Barfly, London

Chimp Spanner

Uneven Structure

The Algorithm

Borderline, London

Sweet Billy Pilgrim

Charlene Soraia

Katzenjammer

The Garage, London

The Virginmarys

The Trews

Mad Dog

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Atticus Anthem

Tellison

Channel Cairo

Jazz Cafe, London

Fatoumata Diawara

Stranded Horse

hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Field Music

The Dykeenies

Laki Mera

Bwani Junction

Tue 7th

Barfly, London

Toy

O. Children

Red Kite

Borderline, London

Little Comets

General Fiasco

Fossil Collective

The Garage, London

King Charles

Dog Is Dead

Fin

Upstairs at The Garage, London

New Look

Man Without Country

Skint & Demoralised

Jazz Cafe, London

Jay James Picton

Boy

Jodie Marie

Jeb Loy Nichols

hmv Institute, Birmingham

Exit Ten

The Trews

Raven Vandelle

Heaven, London

Modestep

Phear Phace

Break The Noize

Wed 8th

hmv Ritz, Manchester

All The Young

Dry The River

Spector

Ren Harvieu

Willy Moon

Barfly, London

Revolver

We Were Evergreen

Sing Tank

Borderline, London

Lianne La Havas

The Staves

Rae Morris

The Garage, London

Gemini

Cutline

Dukebox

Xilent

Boy Kid Cloud

Serial Killaz

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Angel

G FrSH

Encore

Smiler

Jazz Cafe, London

Tom Williams & The Boat

Fiction

Two Wounded Birds

Becoming Real

Thu 9th

Barfly, London

Sonic Boom Six

HildaMay

The Wonder Villains

Borderline, London

Emeli Sande

Josh Osho

Daley

The Garage, London

Delilah

Heathers

Hundreds

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Foy Vance

One Sixth Of Tommy Tom Moriarty

Jazz Cafe, London

The Boxettes

14th

Mark Hole

Fri 10th

hmv Ritz, Manchester

The Dunwells

Butcher The Bar

The Kill Van Kulls

Barfly, London

[me]

Deadbeat Darling

Borderline, London

Young Guns

Tonight Alive

Polar

The Garage, London

AwolNation

Arcane Roots

Invaders

Upstairs at The Garage, London

ahab

Phantom Limb

Jackie Oates

Jazz Cafe, London

Karima Francis

Maxsta

Thomas White

hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Frightened Rabbit

Augustines

Fatherson

Sat 11th

hmv Ritz, Manchester

Evile

Cerebral Bore

Savage Messiah

Woods Of Ypres

Barfly, London

The History Of Apple Pie

Eagulls

Hooded Fang

Bwani Junction

Conor Maynard

Bigz

Borderline, London

Exit Ten

Blitz Kids

The Garage, London

Clement Marfo & the Frontline

Cover Drive

Starboy Nathan

Cleo Sol

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Kwes

Gang Colours

Jazz Cafe, London

Labrinth

StooShe

Tanya Lacey

Sun 12th

Barfly, London

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

We Are Animal

Drag Your Heels

Borderline, London

IC1s

I.R.O.K

Upstairs at The Garage, London

Elephant

Porcelain Clouds

Vadoinmessico

Jazz Cafe, London

Jake Morley

Sam Brookes

Liam Blake

hmv Institute, Birmingham

The War on Drugs

Cloud Control

We Were Evergreen

Mon 13th

Borderline, London

School is Cool

14th Thu 9th, Jazz Cafe, London

22 Fri 10th, Barfly, London

Admiral Fallow Thu 2nd, Borderline, London

ahab Fri 10th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

All The Young Wed 8th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Anchorsong Fri 3rd, Jazz Cafe, London

Angel Wed 8th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Arcane Roots Fri 10th, The Garage, London

Atticus Anthem Mon 6th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Augustines Thu 2nd, Borderline, London

Augustines Fri 10th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Ava Leigh Fri 3rd, Upstairs at The Garage, London

AwolNation Fri 10th, The Garage, London

Becoming Real Wed 8th, Jazz Cafe, London

Belakiss Sat 4th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Belleruche Fri 3rd, Jazz Cafe, London

Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny Thu 2nd, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Bibelots Sat 4th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Bigz Sat 11th, Barfly, London

Blitz Kids Sat 11th, Borderline, London

Bluey Robinson Fri 3rd, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Boy Tue 7th, Jazz Cafe, London

Boy Kid Cloud Wed 8th, The Garage, London

Break The Noize Tue 7th, Heaven, London

Brian Olive Sun 5th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Butcher The Bar Fri 10th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Bwani Junction Mon 6th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Bwani Junction Sat 11th, Barfly, London

Cerebral Bore Sat 11th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Channel Cairo Mon 6th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Charlene Soraia Mon 6th, Borderline, London

Chimp Spanner Mon 6th, Barfly, London

Citizen Sun 5th, Borderline, London

Clement Marfo & the Frontline Sat 11th, The Garage, London

Cleo Sol Sat 11th, The Garage, London

Cloud Control Sun 12th, hmv Institute, Birmingham

Club Smith Mon 6th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Conor Maynard Sat 11th, Barfly, London

Cover Drive Sat 11th, The Garage, London

Cry Baby Sat 4th, Borderline, London

Cutline Wed 8th, The Garage, London

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Sun 12th, Barfly, London

Daley Thu 9th, Borderline, London

Deadbeat Darling Fri 10th, Barfly, London

Delilah Thu 9th, The Garage, London

DJ Fresh Sun 5th, The Garage, London

Dog Is Dead Tue 7th, The Garage, London

Drag Your Heels Sun 12th, Barfly, London

Dry The River Wed 8th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Dukebox Wed 8th, The Garage, London

Eagulls Sat 11th, Barfly, London

Elephant Sun 12th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Emeli Sande Thu 9th, Borderline, London

Encore Wed 8th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Eugene McGuinness Fri 3rd, Barfly, London

Evile Sat 11th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Exit Ten Mon 6th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Exit Ten Tue 7th, hmv Institute, Birmingham

Exit Ten Sat 11th, Borderline, London

Fatherson Fri 10th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Fatoumata Diawara Mon 6th, Jazz Cafe, London

Fiction Wed 8th, Jazz Cafe, London

Field Music Mon 6th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Fin Tue 7th, The Garage, London

Florrie Sat 4th, Barfly, London

FOE Sat 4th, Barfly, London

Folks Thu 2nd, Borderline, London

Fossil Collective Tue 7th, Borderline, London

Foy Vance Thu 9th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Fractures Thu 2nd, Barfly, London

Francois & The Atlas Mountains Fri 3rd, Barfly, London

Frightened Rabbit Fri 10th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

G FrSH Wed 8th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Gang Colours Sat 11th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Gemini Wed 8th, The Garage, London

Gemma Ray Sun 5th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

General Fiasco Tue 7th, Borderline, London

Hadouken! Fri 3rd, The Garage, London

Hanni El Khatib Sat 4th, Borderline, London

Heathers Thu 9th, The Garage, London

HildaMay Thu 9th, Barfly, London

Hollie Cook Sun 5th, Barfly, London

Hooded Fang Sat 11th, Barfly, London

Hundreds Thu 9th, The Garage, London

I.R.O.K Sun 12th, Borderline, London

IC1s Sun 12th, Borderline, London

Invaders Fri 10th, The Garage, London

Jackie Oates Fri 10th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Jake Morley Sun 12th, Jazz Cafe, London

Jakwob Sun 5th, The Garage, London

Janice Graham Band Fri 3rd, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Jay James Picton Tue 7th, Jazz Cafe, London

Jeb Loy Nichols Tue 7th, Jazz Cafe, London

Jettblack Thu 2nd, The Garage, London

Jodie Marie Tue 7th, Jazz Cafe, London

Josh Osho Thu 9th, Borderline, London

Juan Zelada Sun 5th, Jazz Cafe, London

Julian Ovenden Sun 5th, Jazz Cafe, London

Karima Francis Fri 10th, Jazz Cafe, London

Katzenjammer Mon 6th, Borderline, London

King Charles Tue 7th, The Garage, London

Kristyna Myles Sun 5th, Jazz Cafe, London

Kwes Sat 11th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Kyla La Grange Thu 2nd, Upstairs at The Garage, London

L Marshall Thu 2nd, Jazz Cafe, London

Labrinth Sat 11th, Jazz Cafe, London

Laki Mera Mon 6th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

Liam Blake Sun 12th, Jazz Cafe, London

Lianne La Havas Wed 8th, Borderline, London

Little Comets Tue 7th, Borderline, London

Lodestar Fri 3rd, The Garage, London

Loick Essien Thu 2nd, Jazz Cafe, London

Lucy Rose Sat 4th, Jazz Cafe, London

Luke Bingham Thu 2nd, Jazz Cafe, London

Mad Dog Mon 6th, The Garage, London

Man Without Country Tue 7th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Mark Hole Thu 9th, Jazz Cafe, London

Marlon Roudette Sun 5th, Barfly, London

Maxsta Fri 10th, Jazz Cafe, London

Mikill Pane Sat 4th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Miss 600 Sun 5th, Jazz Cafe, London

Missing Andy Sat 4th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Modestep Tue 7th, Heaven, London

Murkage Sat 4th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

New Look Tue 7th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

O. Children Tue 7th, Barfly, London

Olfar & the Feral Pets Thu 2nd, Upstairs at The Garage, London

One Sixth Of Tommy Tom Moriarty Thu 9th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Paul Freeman Sat 4th, Jazz Cafe, London

Phantom Limb Fri 10th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Phear Phace Tue 7th, Heaven, London

Polar Fri 10th, Borderline, London

Porcelain Clouds Sun 12th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Rae Morris Wed 8th, Borderline, London

Raven Vandelle Tue 7th, hmv Institute, Birmingham

Reckless Love Thu 2nd, The Garage, London

Red Kite Tue 7th, Barfly, London

Ren Harvieu Wed 8th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Revolver Wed 8th, Barfly, London

Riz MC Fri 3rd, Jazz Cafe, London

Robert Luis Fri 3rd, Jazz Cafe, London

Rodney P Fri 3rd, Jazz Cafe, London

Sam Brookes Sun 12th, Jazz Cafe, London

Savage Messiah Sat 11th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

School is Cool Mon 13th, Borderline, London

Serial Killaz Wed 8th, The Garage, London

Shake Tiger Shake Sat 4th, Barfly, London

Sing Tank Wed 8th, Barfly, London

Skint & Demoralised Tue 7th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Smiler Wed 8th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

Sonic Boom Six Thu 9th, Barfly, London

Sound Of Guns Thu 2nd, Barfly, London

(SC) SPECIAL GUESTS Sat 4th, Jazz Cafe, London

Spector Wed 8th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

St. Spirit Thu 2nd, Barfly, London

Starboy Nathan Sat 11th, The Garage, London

StooShe Sat 11th, Jazz Cafe, London

Stranded Horse Mon 6th, Jazz Cafe, London

SWaY Sun 5th, Borderline, London

Sweet Billy Pilgrim Mon 6th, Borderline, London

Tanya Lacey Sat 11th, Jazz Cafe, London

Tellison Mon 6th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

The Algorithm Mon 6th, Barfly, London

The Boxettes Thu 9th, Jazz Cafe, London

The Chevin Fri 3rd, Borderline, London

The Dunwells Fri 10th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

The Dykeenies Mon 6th, hmv Picture House, Edinburgh

The Feud Mon 6th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

The Heavy Sat 4th, Borderline, London

The History Of Apple Pie Sat 11th, Barfly, London

The Kill Van Kulls Fri 10th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

The Last Republic Fri 3rd, Borderline, London

The Lucky Strikes Sun 5th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

The Narrows Fri 3rd, hmv Ritz, Manchester

The Scholars Fri 3rd, Borderline, London

The Staves Wed 8th, Borderline, London

The Sundowners Fri 3rd, hmv Ritz, Manchester

The Treatment Thu 2nd, The Garage, London

The Trews Mon 6th, The Garage, London

The Trews Tue 7th, hmv Institute, Birmingham

The Virginmarys Mon 6th, The Garage, London

The War on Drugs Sun 12th, hmv Institute, Birmingham

The Wonder Villains Thu 9th, Barfly, London

Thomas White Fri 10th, Jazz Cafe, London

Tom Williams & The Boat Wed 8th, Jazz Cafe, London

Tonight Alive Fri 10th, Borderline, London

Toy Tue 7th, Barfly, London

Trailer Trash Tracys Fri 3rd, Barfly, London

Two Wounded Birds Wed 8th, Jazz Cafe, London

Uneven Structure Mon 6th, Barfly, London

Vadoinmessico Sun 12th, Upstairs at The Garage, London

We Are Animal Sun 12th, Barfly, London

We Were Evergreen Wed 8th, Barfly, London

We Were Evergreen Sun 12th, hmv Institute, Birmingham

Willy Moon Wed 8th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Woods Of Ypres Sat 11th, hmv Ritz, Manchester

Xilent Wed 8th, The Garage, London

YasmIn Sun 5th, Borderline, London

Young Guns Fri 10th, Borderline, London

[me] Fri 10th, Barfly, London

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