| Location(s) | Nottingham, Bristol, Manchester, England |
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| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Founded by | Liars Club, Nottingham Daybrook House Promotions |
| Date(s) | Spring Bank Holiday Weekend 29,30,31 May 2010 |
| Genre | Indie, electro, alternative |
| Website | dottodotfestival.co.uk |
The Dot to Dot Festival is an annual music festival held at various venues in Nottingham, Bristol[1] and Manchester across a weekend. Unlike weekend music festivals such as the Carling Weekend, there is no artist rotation – all artists play one city the first day and travel to the other for the following day.
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The 2005 event included acts such as Ladytron, Radio 4 and The Rakes.[2]
The 2006 event included acts such as British Sea Power, Mystery Jets, The Long Blondes.[2]
The 2007 event included acts such as The Cribs, New Young Pony Club, Kate Nash, Annuals, Erol Alkan, Kano and Blonde Redhead[3][4], with tickets priced at £22.50 (all venues) or £20 for 14+ venues only. [1]
2007 was the first year that Dot to Dot operated in Bristol as well as Nottingham.[2]
In 2008, the festival operated a third location in Shoreditch, London, known as Hox to Dot. This leg catered for the more electronic extreme of the indie music spectrum, hosting DJs and turntablists. For this reason, there was no real crossover between artists at the London leg with either Nottingham or Bristol.[5] Additionally, Hox to Dot operated on a Thursday (as opposed to a two-day, weekend festival).
Venues in Nottingham included Rock City, Nottingham Trent University and the Bodega Social Club. Bristol hosted performances in the Academy, The Thekla, the Fleece, the Louisiana, the Trinity Centre and Fiddlers club. London used venues such as the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen and the Electricity Showrooms.
The 2008 festival included such acts as Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.[6], Dirty Pretty Things, Spiritualized[7] and The Holloways. The London leg featured live sets from Juiceboxxx, Cutting Pink With Knives and various DJ sets.
Tickets for the 2009 event – which took place on 23 and 24 May 2009 – were released on 23 January 2009.[8] Artists scheduled to perform include Friendly Fires, Ladyhawke, Cage the Elephant and Patrick Wolf, [9]
The 2009 festival will not operate in London, but will continue with the same venues in Nottingham and Bristol.[10][11]
Less than a week after the 2009 event, Dot to Dot's return in 2010 was confirmed with a limited release of early bird tickets on sale 29 May 2009. 2010 saw the first year in which the festival was held in Manchester as well as Bristol and Nottingham. Artists who played included: Mystery Jets, Los Campesinos!, Ellie Goulding, Beach House and Wild Beasts amongst others.
The 2011 festival will be a continuation of the three city/three day routine from 2010. Tickets range from £20 - £25 depending on location. Acts already announced to play the festival this year are: Hurts, Darwin Deez (Manchester Exclusive), Ed Sheeran, We Are Scientists, Guillemots and many more.
12."Dot to Dot Review 2010", From Dusk 2 Dawn Magazine, Leicester, 08 June 2010. Retrieved 08 June 2010.