RockNess 2008

The 2008 Rockness festival took place on June 7 and June 8. Fatboy Slim returned to Loch Ness to headline the Saturday on the mainstage. The other main headliners were Razorlight, The View, Underworld, 2manydjs and Annie Mac.

Due to the death the previous year, tighter restrictions were put in place for car park access at the 2008 event. Festival goers were told that they would not be permitted to return to their cars during the weekend. Due to public pressure this was later relaxed to permit multiple trips for unloading camping equipment, but alcohol would only be permitted on the first entry. This amendment was not well published however leading to much confusion over the position on returning to cars. In addition the VIP car park was not well signposted leading many VIP ticket holders to park in the main car park.

In the 2008 festival a teenager was found unconscious in front of the main stage. He was taken to hospital by air ambulance but later died. [1]

A couple from Paisley, Ronald Davidson and Victoria Greig were married at the 2008 event after becoming engaged at the festival the previous year. The event took place in the Big Love inflatable church on the Saturday afternoon.[2]

Line up

The line-up was as follows.[3]

Main Stage
Saturday Sunday

Fatboy Slim
Nathan Detroit
Calvin Harris
The Cuban Brothers
Mylo
The Crystal Method
Hercules and Love Affair
The Cuban Brothers
Our Lunar Activities

Razorlight
Editors
The Cribs
The Dykeenies
Pete and the Pirates
Team Waterpolo
Red Light Company
Das Pop
Jyrojets

Clash Areana
Saturday Sunday

The View
The Twang
Mystery Jets
Blah Blah Blah
Noah and the Whale
The Lionheart Brothers
Kid Harpoon
Scanners
Clash DJs

Underworld
CSS
Róisín Murphy
Simian Mobile Disco
Cadgedbaby
South Central
Rochelle
Clash DJs

Soulwax Arena / Skins Arena
Saturday Sunday

2manydjs
Soulwax
Digitalism
Rob Da Bank
Layo and Bushwacka!
Andy Mac

Annie Mac
Boys Noize
Felix Da Housecat
Hadouken!
Late of the Pier
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
Pendulum & MC Verse*
The Black Ghosts
Andy Mac

Fatsams / Sunday Best Arena
Saturday Sunday

Headphone Disco
Felix Da Housecat
Pete Tong
Lottie
Radioclit
Headman
Leatherhead

The Orb
Rob Da Bank
DJ Yoda
The Count & Sinden
Yousef
Boom Monk Ben
Tokyoblu

Go North & Bollywood
Saturday Sunday

Russ Cuban
DJ Skibunny
Brenden Campbell
Something Sally
Lowtide Revelry
The Mexicolas
Broken Records
Paper Planes
The Tide
Pravda
Juno
Zoey Van Goey

Cagedbaby
Barry Ashworth
Cage the Elephants
The Xcerts
Spokes
Jocasta Sleeps
Rootsystem
Be a Familiar
The Draymin
Dotjr
Page 6

Soco Social
Saturday Sunday

Mylo
Eclectic Method
The Loose Cannons
Rory Phillips
Living in a Disco
Henry Relph
Killer Kitch

Rex the Dog
Midnight Juggernaughts
DJ Yoda
Eddy Temple Morris
David E Sugar
Boom Monk Ben
Leatherhead
Ooft

Rizla Invisible Players
Saturday Sunday

Maurice Fulton
Greg Wilson
Billy Woods
Annie Nightingale
Kid Acne
Heavenly Jukebox

Greame Park
Justin Robertson
Harri
Greg Wilson
Autodisco DJs
Heavenly Jukebox

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