Y Not Festival

Y Not Festival

Location(s)	Peak District, England
Years active	2006-Present
Founded by	Ralph Broadbent
Date(s)	first weekend in august, usually
Genre	Rock, Alternative rock, Indie rock, Dance, World music, Punk rock, Electronic music, Reggae, Folk music, Hip hop.
Website	ynotfestivals.co.uk

The Y Not Festival was born in a small quarry in Derbyshire. A modest scaffold stage and hand-made DJ booth housed the acts, but a new venue was needed to allow expansion. The home of Y Not was moved to Pikehall, Derbyshire.

Contents 1 Y Not Festivals 2011 1.1 LINE UP 1.1.1 BIG GIN STAGE 1.1.2 THE QUARRY 1.1.3 THE ALLOTMENT 2 Previous Y Not Festivals 2.1 Big Gin 2.2 2006 2.3 2007 2.4 2008 2.5 2009 2.6 2010

Y Not Festivals 2011

This years festival will be held between 5–7 August. The festival will be headlined by The Go! Team, Feeder and Maximo Park. The festival will once again be located in Pikehall.

The festival will have 3 music stages:

• The Main Stage called "Big Gin Stage" which has been named after the first festival
• A smaller stage called "The Quarry" named after the location of the 2006 festival
• "The Allotment" is a new addition to this year which will host a variety of local bands. "The Allotment" stage was named after a competition was held on Facebook and Twitter.

LINE UP

BIG GIN STAGE

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The Go! Team The Rifles The Duke Spirit Futures Tellison The Milk All The Young Mean Popa Lean You Slut	Feeder New Young Pony Club Miles Kane Dinosaur Pile-Up Egyptian Hip Hop Dutch Uncles Stagecoach 26 The Struts	Maximo Park Viva Brother Sonic Boom Six Admiral Fallow Tribes Dog Is Dead King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys Films of Colour Yunioshi

THE QUARRY

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Jamie Woon Polarsets Dave McPherson Karima Francis Ex Lovers Jake Morely You Animals Elliott Morris Hhymn	Beardyman Wolf Gang Swimming Benjamin Francis Leftwich Yaaks Middleman By The Rivers I Am In Love The Fontana Instincts	Art Brut Dananananaykroyd Pete and the Pirates Zambula Beans on Toast Redtrack Nina Smith Jake Bugg Daydream Club

THE ALLOTMENT

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Max Raptor These Waves Tilted Smile Son of Eagle These Mortal Cities Fixit Kid Scutty Neighbours JonPaul Palumbo Severn	Mabel Love Starlings The Rash TBA The Fideal Effect Si Tew Stayaways Tribute to Nordberg King Bains	The Hush James Warner Prophecies The Sons Whitemoor RightClickSaveAs Crushing Blows From Eleanor Ejectorseat TBA

Previous Y Not Festivals

Big Gin

Before it was even known as Y Not Festival it was a small gathering of sixth form pupils from Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Ashbourne. The gathering had a few local bands and a couple of DJs played on 2 nights.

2006

The first Y Not Festival was held in a quarry in Derbyshire. Around 500 people attended over three days. Many of the bands that played were unsigned or local. A DVD documentary was made about this festival.

2007

The Second Y Not Festival was at held at a new venue, Pikehall, Derbyshire. This allowed the festival to sprawl over a larger area. Around 1000 people attended over the three days.

2008

The third Y Not Festival was again held at Pikehall, Derbyshire. The festival expanded once again and around 2000 people attended over three days. Bigger and more well known acts such as the Mystery Jets, Cage the Elephant, and Frank Turner were on the bill. though neither the Mystery Jets or Cage the Elephant turned up.

2009

The Y Not Festival sold out in 2009. The line up on the main stage included The Sunshine Underground, The King Blues, Noah and the Whale, Young Knives, Nine Black Alps, Shotshotstacy, and Esser. Along with Beardyman and Frank Turner on the acoustic stage. Plus many other artists and DJs over the three days of live music.

2010

The Y Not Festival in 2010 was headlined by The Futureheads, The Subways and The Mystery Jets. Other acts included Blood Red Shoes, Los Campesinos, Darwin Deez, King Pleasure and the Bisuit Boys, OK Go, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Twisted Wheel, Turin Brakes, Rox, Little Comets, Kid British, Daisy Dares You, Slow Club, Goldheart Assembly, Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun, Tubelord, Foy Vance, Max Raptor, Fenech Soler, Sparrow and the Workshop, THePETEBO], Doll & The Kicks, Sketches, Matthew P, Morning Parade, 51/50s, Kill It Kid, and North Atlantic Oscillation