Now in its 5th year, Bloc is firmly established as a truly international music festival [1] devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, House music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporates both DJ sets and live shows. Bloc is described as having, 'a reputation for being one of the best festivals for underground electronic music in the UK, marrying high production values and a fairly unique site with exciting bookings both big and small'. [2]
2011 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 6400.
Aphex Twin, Magnetic Man, Laurent Garnier, LFO, Moderat, Four Tet, Vitalic, Visionquest, Joy Orbison, Claude Von Stroke, Matthew Dear, Speedy J, Dopplereffekt, Beardyman, Venetian Snares, Mala (Digital Mystikz), Modeselektor, Drop The Lime, Toddla T, Jamie xx, Ben Klock, A Guy Called Gerald, Gentleman's Dub Club, Black Devil Disco Club, King Midas Sound, Apparat, L-Vis 1990, dOP, Pinch, The Advent, Daedelus, Shackleton, Soul Clap, Jimmy Edgar, Ramadanman, DJ Funk, Loefah, DJ Pete, Rustie, Floating Points, Ikonika, Untold, Oscar Mulero, Iration Steppas, Kyle Hall, Ancient Methods, Redlight, Luke Abbott, Boxcutter, Billy Nasty, Silent Servant, SBTRKT, Will Saul, SDC, Addison Groove, Roska, Al Tourette’s, Mary Anne Hobbs, Alva Noto, Global Goon, Legowelt, TLR, Kenny Ken, Orgue Electronique, Mark II (Altern-8), Placid, AGT Rave Cru, Gemmy, Guido, B12, Union, Posthuman, Siriusmo, DMX Krew [3]
2010 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 6400.
Salt N Pepa, Mixmaster Mike, Grandmaster Flash, Adam Beyer, Roots Manuva, Model 500, Derrick May (musician), Antipop Consortium, Flying Lotus, Joy Orbison, Ellen Allien, Joris Voorn, Omar-S, DJ Rush, Lindstrom, Lee Curtiss, Surgeon A/V, Nathan Fake, Alden Tyrell, dBridge, Instra:mental, Breakage, Subhead, Channel One Sound System, Ms. Dynamite, Wiley, Boy Better Know, DJ Zinc, Geeneus, Marcus Nasty, Youngsta, DJ Chef, Katy B, Roska, Autechre, Mark Emestus (Rhythm & Sound) feat. Tikiman, Marcel Dettmann, Noyeahno, Shed, Joker, Kode 9 b2b Martyn, Pinch, Distance, T++, Mungo's Hi Fi, DJ Hype, MJ Cole, Raffertie, Kanji Kinetic, Reso, AGT Rave Cru, Marco Bernardi [4]
2009 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead. Capacity: 6400.
Aphex Twin, The Future Sound of London, Jamie Lidell, Carl Craig, Green Velvet, Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Qbert, Skream, Benga (musician), Metro Area, Busy P, Egyptian Lover, Daniel Bell, I-F, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Scientist, Coki, Tipper, Rusko, Mad Professor, Zion Train, Plastician, Modeselektor, Beardyman, Pinch, Joker, MC SGT Pokes, Robert Hood, Frequency 7 feat. Ben Sims & Surgeon, Redshape, Martyn, Hudson Mohawke, Ulrich Schnauss, Ed Chamberlain, Rob Hall, Alexander Robotnick, Rob da Bank, Russell Haswell, Andy Blake, Emptyset, AGT Rave Cru, Altern-8, 4Hero, 2 Bad Mice [5]
2008 Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby. Capacity: 2200.
Karl Bartos, Red Snapper (band), Amon Tobin, Underground Resistance (band), Kode 9, Skream, Dave Clarke, Joey Beltram, Juan Atkins, Ben Sims, Phuture 303, A Guy Called Gerald, Monolake, Appleblim, Shackleton (musician), Peverelist, Jackmaster, Rustie, Sleeparchive, Cristian Vogel, Convextion, Dynamix II, Radioactive Man Keith Tenniswood, Legowelt, Mr Velcro Fastener, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Black Dog Productions, Bitstream, Christ., Boxcutter, Komonazmuk, Lory D, AGT Rave Cru, Luke Vibert, DMX Krew, Rephlex Records, Stakka and Skynet [6]
2007 Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby. Capacity: 2200.
Autechre, Kool Keith, Newcleus, Two Lone Swordsmen, Clark, TTC (band), Mary Anne Hobbs, MRK1 and the Virus Syndicate, Vex'd, Plastician, Technical Itch, Noisia, Mu-ziq, Iration Steppas, Loefah, Luke Slater, The Advent, Surgeon, CJ Bolland, Alex Smoke, Neil Landstrumm, Universal Indicator (collective), Billy Nasty, Marco Passarani, Rhythm and Sound, Aux 88 [7]