Beck’s Fusion Festival, Manchester

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Julian Hamilton of The Presets onstage at Beck’s Fusions festival on Friday September 5 2008. The Sydney-based duo’s new album ‘Apocalypso’ reached number one on their native chart and is still in the top 10 download chart five months after it’s release. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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Hercules and Love Affair on stage at Beck’s Fusions festival on September 5. The festival is unique as artists collaborate with musicians to produce one-off performances. Hercules and Love Affair teamed up with artist Michael Mayhew for their Friday night headline set. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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Midnight Juggernauts at Beck’s Fusions festival 2008. The Melbourne-based electronica trio played the main stage on Saturday September 6 at Castlefield Arena, Manchester. The band were once described as ‘David Bowie if his Berlin Trilogy was a collaboration with Kraftwerk and Faust.’ And were personally invited to tour with Justice last year on their North American tour. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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Sculptor, photographer and painter Peter Newman at Beck’s Fusions festival, September 4-6 2008. Although the weekend event is ticketed, the doors to the Castlefield Arena venue in Manchester were open on the Thursday (September 4) to showcase a selection of art and DJ sets from the likes of Charlatans and Peter Newman himself. The artist also showcased his work to ticket-holders on Saturday (September 6). Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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A drummer providing the beats for Santogold’s performance at this year’s Beck’s Fusions festival, held at Castlefield Arena, Manchester on September 4-6. The NME Award winner, real name Santi White, performed a number of tracks from her self-titled debut album including the crowd-pleaser L.E.S. Artistes. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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New Yorker Santogold on the main stage at Beck’s Fusions festival on September 6. The singer performed with her usual mix of energy and eclecticism playing singles ‘L.E.S. Artistes’, ‘Creator’ and ‘Lights Out’ to the rain-soaked crowd at the Castlefield Arena event in Manchester. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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A reveller at the Beck’s Fusions festival at Castlefields Arena, Manchester on September 4-6. The weekend fuses together art and music over three days with musicians and artists collaborating to produce one off performances to a 9,000-people-a-night-strong crowd. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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Zevs Visual Kidknap at Beck’s Fusions festival at Castlefield Arena, Manchester, September 4-6 2008. The French street artist famous for his graffiti and tagging in Paris showcased his work to the 9,000 strong crowd on the Saturday (September 6). His name comes from a train, Zeus, which once nearly ran him over. Pic: Jane Stockdale/ Gian Avingone

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