Athlete
Monday
Novello Award-winning indie-rock heavyweights Athlete produce an epic but intimate sound redolent of Coldplay and Snow Patrol.
Royksopp
Saturday
MTV Video Music Award-winning Norwegian electronic duo who have recently notched up their third consecutive UK Top 30 spot with third studio album, Junior.
Duke Special
Sunday
He's not a Duke but he more than makes up for it in specialness. Dynamic, musically ambitious and charmingly eccentric, Duke Special is wowing the world with his lush but intimate musicality.
Sixpence None The Richer
Friday
Grammy-nominated Texans, most famous for Kiss Me and their covers of There She Goes and Don't Dream It's Over.
Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Saturday
Both hailing from Stanford-le-Hope in Essex, Scroobius Pip's unique delivery style was developed on the burgeoning spoken word circuit. Fused with Dan le Sac's industrial and conversely elegant electro and hip–hop grooves, they have created a distinct 21st Century cocktail.
The Welcome Wagon
Monday
The Welcome Wagon is a married couple, the Reverend Thomas Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique, who execute a genre of gospel music that is refreshingly plain.
Sway
Saturday
Sway is a British hip-hop artist, winner of a MOBO award for Best Hip Hop Act whilst still unsigned. His debut album, This Is My Demo, was also nominated for a Mercury Music Prize in 2006.
Reem Kelani
Saturday
Reem Kelani was born in the UK, but raised in Kuwait by Palestinian parents, and has become an unofficial cultural ambassador for the art and poetry of Palestine. Time Out calls her voice an 'awesome instrument...[Her songs] swerve between delicate, joyous, trancey, austere, boisterous and beautiful'.
Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra
Sunday
One of the world’s leading beatboxers, Shlomo has worked for years to push the boundaries of beatboxing as an artform, making music with his mouth that you cannot begin to imagine.
Cornershop
Monday
Cornershop bring their fusion of British indie, Indian beats, electronica and a massive number one hit.
The Apples
Sunday, Monday
The Apples weave big band jazz into raw grooves and exciting scratch routines and into the mix they might throw anything from Ray Charles samples to traditional Jewish Kleizmer melodies.
The Invisible
Monday
London-based indie-rock trio who have recently been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for their eponymous debut album.
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Monday
The seven members of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble are brothers - sons of esteemed Jazz trumpeter Phil Cohran, former lead trumpeter for the Sun Ra Arkestra.
Peggy Sue
Friday
Beloved of Steve Lamacq, Peggy Sue are Rosa Rex, Katy Klaw and Olly Olly Olly from Brighton.
Martyn Joseph
What would Greenbelt be without him? A lot quieter, for starters; noticeably less radical; and considerably less Welsh. Tom Robinson calls him 'one of the most charismatic and electrifying performers in Britain today', and Q magazine praises his 'depth, resonance and emotional punch'.
Martyn Joseph & Stewart Henderson
Monday
The respective songwriting, performing and poetic talents of Greenbelt favourites Martyn Joseph and Stewart Henderson have attracted hugely impressive accolades.
One eskimO
Saturday
The brainchild of singer/songwriter Kristian Leontiou, One eskimO are both men and cartoons.
yfriday
Friday
Cross Rhythms simply calls them “superb”. Yfriday are keeping themselves busy (with relentless touring), and the nation's youth entertained, with their infectious brand of rocking worship.
Jahaziel
Sunday
Widely considered one of the most talented and innovative hip-hop artists in the UK, Jahaziel has been causing a stir on the music scene for almost a decade.
Bluetree
Friday
Worship. Rock. Techno(logy). Three words that don’t seem to fit very easily into the same sentence, unless you're at Greenbelt.
Gary Crosby’s Nu Troop
Sunday
Kind Of Blue - the seminal album by Miles Davis - will be performed, beginning to end, by Gary Crosby's Nu Troop.
Stu G
Saturday
Stuart Garrard is best-known as the guitarist in Delirious?, previous Greenbelt headliners and one of the world's biggest Christian bands, but this year he'll be all on his own, playing a solo acoustic set in the Performance Cafe.
Love & Joy Gospel Choir
Saturday
First came the Beatles, then Cilla Black, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Echo and the Bunnymen, the La's and now the Love & Joy Gospel Choir. This vibrant, multi-racial choir, based at Liverpool's Temple of Praise, is the latest incarnation of the Merseysound.
Homecut
Sunday
Homecut brings a fresh blend of critically acclaimed hip-hop, soul and sonic experimentation.
Foreign Slippers
Saturday, Sunday
Swedish songstress Gabi Fröden gave up her clarinet for the piano at the age of 14, and we're all very glad she did.
Miriam Jones
Saturday
Often likened to Suzanne Vega, Aimee Mann, and Eva Cassidy, Miriam Jones has a way of singing the soul back home without putting it to sleep.
Calamateur
Saturday
Rootsy Indie Electronica are three words that don't often go together, but for Calamateur, otherwise known as Andrew Howie, they work just fine.
thebandwithnoname
Sunday
Based in Manchester and serving up great fab slabs of rock and breakbeat, thebandwithnoname was launched in 2002 by youth evangelism organisation Innervation.
LZ7
Saturday
LZ7 is the latest offering from the Manchester-based outfit that brought you the World Wide Message Tribe. An energetic and explosive combination of rock, hip hop and tough street beats, LZ7 bring their noisy gospel to schools, prisons and events across the UK and Europe.
Edwina Hayes
Friday
Edwina Hayes is a singer/songwriter who has been a regular performer on the UK acoustic scene since 1999.
Mundo Jazz
Saturday
What can one say about a band whose songs convey the dangers of environmental degradation, the importance of racial harmony and the inherent evils of capitalism with subtlety and intelligence? One can say they are called Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
Eddy Johns
Friday
After venturing into London in early 2008, Eddy Johns exchanged the electric guitar for its acoustic counterpart and began exploring the cauldron of contemporary folk music since the 1960s folk revival.
100 Philistine Foreskins
Saturday
100 Philistine Foreskins play hardcore punk and feature members of seminal Scottish punk bands such as the Exploited and Voice Of The Mysterons.
Arcane Roots
Saturday
Arcane Roots are a three-piece rock band from Surrey who write and play what they describe as "beautifully jarring pop rock".
Bosh
Saturday
Five gents who make music that not only gets inside your head, but into your heart. They make music to move you, and music to make you move.
Danny Cope
Saturday
Songwriting lecturer by day, and acoustic guitar wielding singer songwriter by night (and weekend), Danny Cope has been compared to the likes of John Mayer, Jack Johnson, and James Taylor.
Ellie Williams
Saturday
Ellie's music is honest and passionate. Never fearing to touch on subjects close to her heart she sings about issues that affect all of us. From love and relationships, to faith and loss.
Foxes!
Monday
Weaving wry pop narratives around real life events, Foxes! have built a devoted following playing songs that explore the mundanity of existence with a uniquely British sense of humour and a touching naivety.
Foreign Slippers
Swedish songstress Gabi Fröden gave up her clarinet for the piano at the age of 14, and we're all very glad she did.
Gabby Young & Other Animals
Gabby Young and Other Animals offer a slew of stunningly beautiful, often haunting songs that are a genre bending explosion of gypsy folk, pop, rock, jazz, cabaret - and a whole lot of soul.
Gareth Davies-Jones
Sunday
Combining Folk, Americana, Roots and Acoustic traditions the Irish-born singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones demonstrates that the legacy of well-written, descriptive music laid down by the likes of Woody Guthrie still lives on here in the UK.
Hannah Scott & John Carden
Saturday
Folk duo who have recently attracted the interest of EMI and supported Cara Dillon, plus gained Radio 2 airplay.
Heather Andrews
Saturday
Heather Andrews brings meaningful pop to the ears of discerning listeners. Her vocals have been compared to Norah Jones, Bjork and Sinead O'Connor and her music is a mix of pop, jazz, blues and occasional stark beauty.
Jazzelation
Monday
Jazzelation's members have performed at music venues and festivals around the world, and have worked with leading musicians such as Van Morrison, Ray Charles, Dionne Warwick, Burt Bacharach and Jamie Cullum.
Louise Golbey
Friday
Louise is a London-based singer, songwriter and musician whose sound can be described as contemporary soul with a twist of jazz.
Jeff Scheetz
Monday
If ever there were a true-to life Guitar Hero, it's Jeff Scheetz. Rated as one of the top teachers in the US, he not only has an amp named after him, but his name is listen among the all-time greats on the packs of Ernie Ball strings you buy in music shops.
yfriday
Friday
Cross Rhythms simply calls them “superb”. Yfriday are keeping themselves busy (with relentless touring), and the nation's youth entertained, with their infectious brand of rocking worship.
Conduit
Saturday
With Conduit comes something vicious and peaceful, calming and aggressive, fusing with speed, bursting with melodies.
Crave
Monday
Touting guitar fuelled infectious riffs, this Northern Irish four-piece have four years' experience of gigging across Ireland and are embarking on a mainland UK tour later this year.
Nikko Fir
Monday
Named after a tree, Nikko Fir gives you "music that is sharp and pungent and cleansing, with a slight air of loneliness and high places". You'll be pining for more.
Rhian Grundy
Saturday
Welsh singer songwriter and actress Rhian Grundy brings a mix of slick jazz, soul and blues.
The Nelson Brothers
Sunday
Itinerant musicians and songwriters The Nelson Brothers travel the world playing gigs and writing songs.
Karen Grace
Monday
Enchanting and adventurous, raw and intoxicating, the lyrical world of multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Karen Grace takes you on a poetic journey.
Jon Bilbrough
Sunday
Son of a travelling musician, Jon Bilbrough grew up crawling around studio leads with a backdrop of guitars, African drums, Doumbeks & thumb pianos.
Jim Jones
Friday
He's not the Bishop of Liverpool, nor the suicidal cult leader: pouring his life into his music is what South West-based acoustic singer-songwriter Jim Jones does best.
Karl Nova
Sunday
In the climate of current contemporary urban music, arises an artist known as Karl Nova who seeks to break the stereotypical mold through the vehicle of the spoken word.
Jon Brooks
Monday
Jon Brooks is a multi-award winning Canadian songwriter who believes that, "ultimately, the songwriter is trying to politicise love...a lobbyist for compassion to be our principle representative in government office".
Kim Edgar
Monday
Scottish singer-songwriter whose debut album earned extensive radio airplay and was twice Album of the Week on BBC Radio Scotland.
Kinch
Saturday
Leeds-based indie-pop laced with a trace of motown, served with a dash of ska in a chilled glass of early '80s.
Lou Brown
Monday
There can't be many singer-songwriters who can draw inspiration from their love of 'The Sound of Music', the legend of Robert Johnson, and a former career in social work, but Lou Brown does just that.
Lou Richardson
Monday
Lou Richardson is a singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist who released her debut album, "Grounded" last year, citing artists such as Kate Bush and Joni Mitchell as influences.
Martin Crowley
Sunday
Martin is a singer/guitarist gigging mostly around the South Coast area whose songs are often described as folk/pop for adults.
Project Notion
Sunday
Project Notion are from Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and were formed during winter 2006, and their music has been described as summerfolk, jazz funk, math folk, experimental jazz/folk and funkfolk.
Samson & Delilah
Sunday
Influenced by stories & traditions old & new, Samson & Delilah write songs of love and hate, truth and deceit, beauty and decay.
Sharlene Hector
Friday
Sharlene Hector featured in the worldwide Coca-Cola commercial singing I Wish (I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free) which reached the top 40 in 2004.
Sleeps in Oysters
Monday
The music of Sleeps in Oysters speaks in an electronic vernacular, but dances like a pop star.
The Fancy Toys
Saturday
The Fancy Toys' vision is to write music that will be extremely fresh and to stimulate listeners to smile, laugh and dance.
Sheppertones
Saturday
Based in London, these melodramatic popular songwriters formed the Sheppertones in late 2007.
The Treehorns
Saturday
The Treehorns are a four-piece band formed in Coventry in the summer of 2006, delivering a sound that reflects a love for honest, traditional song-writing.
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
Friday
Their Hearts Were Full of Spring play intelligent, heartbreaking indie pop songs, with layers of vocal harmony, a multitude of instruments and melodies that Phil Spector should have written.
Through Solace
Monday
Tthis hard-working band from South Wales look set to become one of Europe's premier heavy artists. Live, they are a force to be reckoned with and their gigs are fast and furious, leaving stunned audiences begging for more.
Timothy D and the Trogloxenes
Sunday
Trogloxenes are cave dwelling animals that live in dark, damp and dingy places. However they need to come out into the light to get food...
Yvonne Lyon
Sunday
Singer-songwriter Yvonne Lyon is among the best and brightest talent emerging from Scotland right now.
E.N.V.
Sunday
Formerly known as MC Envy, E.N.V reinvented himself last year and has quickly grown in stature. He released his debut album in the same year and is currently writing and recording the follow-up.
Bell Jar
Sunday
Musical hermits, Bell Jar are keeping it local and keeping it together. And, with some new tunes and EP to peddle, they’re keeping it fresh, too.
