Electric Gardens
| Electric Gardens | |
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| Genre | Rock, Alternative rock, Punk rock, Indie rock, Dance |
| Dates | August; Jan/Feb/March |
| Location(s) | Kent, England Sydney, Australia |
| Years active | 2006 - 2007 2016 - Present |
| Website | www |
Electric Gardens, (Electric Gardens Festival), sometimes abbreviated to 'EGFestival', or 'EGFest', or sometimes simply 'EG', was a medium-sized 'Boutique' Music Festival situated at Mount Ephraim,[1] Faversham in Kent. The event was held on a weekend in early August in 2006[2] and 2007.[3][4]
Electric Gardens 2008 was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. In February 2008 a key player in organising the event was taken to hospital with a life-threatening illness.[citation needed] With no foreseeable date as to when he would be allowed home, let alone back to work, the organisers were forced to cancel.[citation needed]
In 2016, Electric Gardens Festival was launched in Sydney, Australia[5] - only connected in name to the original festival in the UK. The festival was on Saturday 23rd January and featured International DJs across 3 stages in Centennial Parklands, headlined by Fatboy Slim[6] with smaller events held in Brisbane and Perth. In 2017, the festival returned, this time headlined by Eric Prydz[7] with events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. In 2018, Fatboy Slim[8] once again headlined with events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and, for the first time, expanding to Adelaide and Auckland, New Zealand. In 2019, the festival returned to its home in Sydney, headlined by Sigma (DJs).[9] On Saturday 22 February 2020, it once again returned to Sydney, headlined by Craig David,[10] weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic would cancel events in the proceeding 3 years. After a three year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2024, the Electric Gardens brand returns to Sydney,[11] with sister events in Melbourne (Electric Beach) and Perth (Electric Island), this time headlined by Armand Van Helden.
The Myspace Bus
[edit]At the UK festival, an inactive bus was parked at the festival grounds, provided by Myspace, in which the artists and bands were available to meet. Free gifts and information are also available from here.
Line ups by year
[edit]2006
[edit]Main Stage
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Sunday
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Unspecified Stages
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Sunday
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2007
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Second stage
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Sunday
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Myspace Stage
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Club Class Dance Stage
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Sunday
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References
[edit]- ^ Electric Gardens Info Archived 17 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on [2007-12-23]
- ^ Kirky, Tom;Kent's Electric Weekend; retrieved on [2007-12-23]
- ^ Electric Gardens; BBC Kent; [2007,07,30]; retrieved on [2007-12-22]
- ^ An Electric Weekend; BBC Kent; [2007,08,08]; retrieved on [2007-12-22]
- ^ "About Us – T1000 Events". Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Martin, Chris (23 September 2015). "Sydney's New Electric Gardens Festival Reveals 2016 Australia Day Weekend Lineup". The Brag. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Pell, Damion (8 November 2016). "Eric Prydz set to headline Australia's Electric Gardens Festival". Decoded Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Electric Gardens Festival, Sydney, Australia". Fatboy Slim. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ "Electric Gardens 2019". Broadsheet. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Pell, Damion (16 December 2019). "Sydney's Electric Gardens Festival reveals latest names to line-up for 5th edition". Decoded Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Magazine, Decoded (8 February 2024). "Australia's Electric Gardens Festival returns". Decoded Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
- ^ Virtual Festivals Archived 9 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine; Electric Gardens 2006 lineup; retrieved on [2007-12-23]