Many more amazing artists will be joining us from near and far to party in the hills for Knockengorroch Festival’s 25th year! This reveal sees a mix of talented DJs, MCs and more live bands join the festival line-up.
- Hailing from England is the original DnB supergroup and icons of the genre, Bad Company UK. Famous for their melting-pot attitude and creative genius in mixing anything from tech grit to funk, expect a stand-out set, accompanied by…
- …pioneers in dance and jungle music, and overall legends on the scene, Hackney-born The Ragga Twins. Originally starting out on London’s Unity Sound System in the early 90’s, the iconic English ragga and jungle MC duo – Deman Rocket and Flinty Badman – will perform with Bad Company as well as their Ragga Twins Crew set accompanied by DJ Krucial.
- Knockengorroch’s dance acts will also include: the iconic British acid-house and DnB artist Ceephax Acid Crew join, who will bring his physical studio of synths and drum computers directly to the hills for an old-school set of live music
- legendary British DJ, producer, and remixer Keith Tenniswood – performing as Radioactive Man
- and champion of true club culture for almost a decade and curator of the legendary 0H141 parties, Glasgow’s Sarra Wild and friends, with a Friday night takeover, bringing the rudest selection of visceral bump n grind for the heads who like to wind their waists.
- Also Kaptin Barret – previously known as AAA BADBOY – will dive into dozens of genres for an eclectic, energetic blend that’s guaranteed to make you move.
- Named as one to watch for 2023, emerging DJ Katalyst will bring enrapturing breakbeats, fresh DnB, big sounds, and more.
- Fusing traditional music with ska, jungle and breakcore, Ed Cox wraps the lot in his live ‘clowncore’ performances whilst playing the accordion.
- Mashing up the dance with a badman blend of jungle, raggatek and breakcore. A true giant of the underground dance scene and part of the Born on Road label, Stivs will join us to get the floor pumping.
- From the West of Scotland comes high energy Teuchter – a master of fusing the music, energy, and vibes of both ceilidhs and free parties into heavy duty bass and gritty beats inspired by his now-home of Bristol.
- Elsewhere on the line-up, three-piece band The Ducks blend rap vocals with live instruments and Scottish Gaelic artist Hammy Sgìth produces his own beats, sampling from the rich traditions of hip-hop and Highland music.
- Northumberland duo The Brothers Gillespie will bring music inspired by wild places and the experience of finding oneself in a world alive with soul – expect both ethereal and earthy, romantic and radical.
- Thom Ashworth brings his distinctive instrumental voice, acoustic bass guitar, and folk music, while high-energy Glasgow psych collective Maz & The Phantoms bring surf guitars, synth rock, garage, disco breaks, and an explosive punk attitude.
- Iconic for their legendary late-night fiestas in Edinburgh, Los Chichanos will bring frenzied Latin percussion, jungle sounds, iconic surf-inspired guitar, vintage organ, and dark tropicalia to the stage with the aim to make bodies move and minds travel with energetic sound.
- Nomadic indie-folk musician Tennyson King will capture audiences with his reverberant, earthy folk-rock blend and intimately humorous, lyrical storytelling to form a raw, gritty sound.
- Falasgair – winners of the Skye Battle of the Bands – will also join for a mix of contemporary, traditional, and self-penned tunes.
- Rounding off the line-up, Gavin Marwick will perform a special gig celebrating the old Scots Quarter Days.
