Electric Paradise

SATURDAY 8TH AUGUST THE MILTON KEYNES NATIONAL BOWL Electric Paradise arrives this summer as a brand-new open-air festival experience at Milton Keynes's National Bowl on Saturday 8 August. An era-spanning blend of disco, funk, soul and house plays out across multiple stages of this inaugural edition, which is a large-scale, feel-good celebration for a broad, music-loving audience. Set within one of the UK's most iconic outdoor concert locations, Electric Paradise will welcome up to thousands of attendees to the Bowl's natural amphitheatre, which boasts high-spec production, premium sound and large-scale staging with a carefully curated cross-generational lineup. Promoted by the renowned and experienced JBM Music, Electric Paradise marks the launch of a long-term festival concept that will become an essential date on the annual festival calendar for years to come. The spectacular Main Stage brings together globally influential live artists including Grace Jones, Candi Staton, UB40, Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge. The Big Love Stage continues the feel-good energy with Cameo, Earth, Wind & Fire (by Al McKay), Shalamar, Jocelyn Brown and Heather Small among others. House and disco culture is strongly represented via the Glitterbox Stage, which will bring all its signature colour, diversity and authenticity with house heroes Armand Van Helden, Dimitri from Paris and Roger Sanchez, London party legend Fat Tony, celebrated house vocalists Barbara Tucker and Julie McKnight, eclectic and Balearic beats from Colleen Cosmo Murphy and more from Ella Knight. The Fool's Paradise Stage showcases timeless house in all its styles from Mark Knight, Todd Terry, Dave Lee (JN) and Michael Gray, soul selections from Norman Jay and more from Fleetmac Wood. Completing the programme, the Clockwork Orange Stage delivers classic dance heritage with Graeme Park, Danny Rampling, Alison Limerick, Baby D, K-Klass ft. Bobbi, Livin Joy ft. Luzuahnn, Rozalla, and Andy Manston & Danny Clockwork all tapping into the classics. The Data Transmission and Disco Infiltrators stage will feature the varied sounds of Ron Mexico, Hobbs, Carlos Van D, Slick Pete Flash, Oh! L'Amour, The Goddess Music and Lizzie Curious. Electric Paradise is an 18+ event. No-one under this age will be permitted entry. MAIN STAGE GRACE JONES CANDI STATON UB40 KOOL & THE GANG SISTER SLEDGE FT KATHY SLEDGE BIG LOVE STAGE SHALAMAR CAMEO EARTH, WIND & FIRE EXPERIENCE BY AL MCKAY JOCELYN BROWN HEATHER SMALL GOK WAN GWEN DICKEY OF ROSE ROYCE ODYSSEY GLITTERBOX STAGE ARMAND VAN HALDEN DIMITRI FROM PARIS FAT TONY KIROLLUS ROGER SANCHEZ BARBARA TUCKER JULIE MCKNIGHT COLLEEN "COSMO" MURPHY ELLA KNIGHT FOOLS PARADISE STAGE MARK KNIGHT TODD TERRY DAVE "LOVE" LEE MICHAEL GRAY NORMAN JAY MBE FLEETMAC WOOD JAEGEROSSA CLOCKWORK ORANGE STAGE GRAEME PARK DANNY RAMPLING ALISON LIMERICK BABY D K-KLASS LIVIN JOY FT LUZAHNN ROZALLA ANDY MANSTON & DANNY CLOCKWORK DATA TRANSMISSION / DISCO INFILTRATORS STAGE RON MEXICO HOBBS CARLOS VAN D SLICK PETE FLASH OH! L'AMOUR THE GODDESS MUSIC LIZZIE CURIOUS