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The Big Chill 2012

The Big Chill Line-up 2012

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Deer Park Stage
The Chemical Brothers
Neneh Cherry
Wild Beasts
Electrelane
Mahala Rai Banda
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Empire Of The Sun
Here We Go Magic
The Revellers Stage
Chipmunk
Plastician
Aloe Blacc
Hercules And Love Affair
Horace Andy
Fenech-Soler
Cubic Zirconia
Ladi6
Fight Like Apes
The People's Ear Stage
xxxy
Scuba
Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra
Matthew Halsall Remixed
The Stepkids
Ghostpoet
Electric Wire Hustle
Digital Mistikz
Konono No. 1

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Deer Park Stage
Kanye West
Jessie J
Metronomy
Janelle Monae
Crystal Fighters
The Knocks
2manydjs
The Bullitts Feat Jay Electronica And Lucy Liu
Tom Middleton
The Revellers Stage
Calvin Harris
Example
The Midnight Beast
Katy B
Devlin
The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble
Dionne Bromfield
The People's Ear Stage
Buraka Son Sistema
Lil Silva
Gentleman's Dub Club
Congo Natty And Tenor Fly
Andreya Triana
Submotion Orchestra
Spoek Mathambo

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Deer Park Stage
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Robert Plant And The Band of Joy
Warpaint
Steel Pulse
Femi Kuti And The Positive Force
Norman Jay
About Group
North Mississippi Allstars Duo
Chris Cunningham
The Revellers Stage
Sharon Jones And The Dap-Kings
Quantic And His Combo Barbaro
Mulatu Astatke And The Black Jesus Experience
Liam Bailey
Jamie Woon
Annie Nightingale
The People's Ear Stage
Four Tet
Jamie xx
East Park Reggae Collective
Prince Fatty Soundsystem
King Midas Sound
Engine EarZ Experiment
Julio Bashmore

For more line-up information visit the official The Big Chill website, details of which can be found on our The Big Chill Homepage

Festival organisers, to update this page with new information please email festivals@nme.com

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