Main Festival : Live Music

Manchester is a city of music with great heritage and it's vibrant live music scene is always attracting new creative minds to join the celebration of art and culture. With the foundation of long residing British artists and the addition of growing communities from all over the world, this melting pot of talent today caters for all tastes! This years theme 'The World In Chorlton' calls for a line-up of local artist who represent the wide and diverse international music community in Manchester. Be prepared to sample some good old Funk, African Music, Blues, East European Folk, Bossonova, Bangra, Samba, Reggae, Middle Eastern Belly Dance and a touch of Jewish Klezmer. There will be two stages: The Big Green Stage This stage will be powered by two diesel generators running purely from BioFuel which is made in Manchester using vegetable oil waste from catering outlets. PA by GSS pro Audio, powered by Bio Diesel Generators The Solar Stage This stage is operated by the Song Smith Solar group who's equipment runs from batteries that come pre-charged by energy from the sun! PA by SongSmith Solar powered by the sunshine
Bands so far signed up include:
Extra Love CBGF favourites, back for 3rd year.
Louis Barabbas and the Bedlam Six (big green stage headline act) As a grand finale for the acts on the outdoor stages this year we have got a special treat in the form of Luis Barabas and the Bedlam Six, representing Manchester's own creative amazingness - Debt Records. Their energetic performance best described as lyrical driven dirt swing / cabaret blues  have been known to capture the imaginations of every kind of listenership.
Yossarians A nine strong foot-stomping band of brothers, combining guitars, double bass, banjos, harmonicas and more, to create an incredible crescendo of new from old.
James Kelly A unique sound is a blend of frantic flamenco blues guitar driven by a constant, hypnotic house bass drum underneath, drawing on influences as diverse as The Mars Volta, Peter Green, Thom Yorke, Queens of the Stoneage,
Yiddle Stick a Klezmer Ensemble, performing instrumental Eastern European Jewish wedding music. Lively dance tunes, traditionally performed in the old country.
Rubaiyat Middle eastern dance tunes performed live.
Beleza Brazilian sounds with a tinge of Manchester, this 6 piece will be bringing you the melodic Bossanova grooves with sprinkles of Funk and Soul.
The After Party There will be an after party like last year with more performers including Satellite State Disko Our after party hosts this year will be the members of  'Satellite State Disko' DJ crew. Pushing the boat out across the continents, SSD heat up the diskoteque floor with the frenzied pace of Balkan brass,  Gypsy-punks, Nomad Ska, Arabic Surf and bawdy Slavic drinking songs.

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