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The National Bowl, Watling Street, MK5 8AA Milton Keynes Directions
Sat 08.08.2026 12:00
SATURDAY 8TH AUGUSTTHE MILTON KEYNES NATIONAL BOWL
Electric Paradise arrives this summer as a brand-new open-air festival experience at Milton Keynes's National Bowl on Saturday 8 August. An era-spanning blend of disco, funk, soul and house plays out across multiple stages of this inaugural edition, which is a large-scale, feel-good celebration for a broad, music-loving audience.
Set within one of the UK's most iconic outdoor concert locations, Electric Paradise will welcome up to thousands of attendees to the Bowl's natural amphitheatre, which boasts high-spec production, premium sound and large-scale staging with a carefully curated cross-generational lineup. Promoted by the renowned and experienced JBM Music, Electric Paradise marks the launch of a long-term festival concept that will become an essential date on the annual festival calendar for years to come.
The spectacular Main Stage brings together globally influential live artists including Grace Jones, Candi Staton, UB40, Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge. The Big Love Stage continues the feel-good energy with Cameo, Earth, Wind & Fire (by Al McKay), Shalamar, Jocelyn Brown and Heather Small among others.
House and disco culture is strongly represented via the Glitterbox Stage, which will bring all its signature colour, diversity and authenticity with house heroes Armand Van Helden, Dimitri from Paris and Roger Sanchez, London party legend Fat Tony, celebrated house vocalists Barbara Tucker and Julie McKnight, eclectic and Balearic beats from Colleen Cosmo Murphy and more from Ella Knight.
The Fool's Paradise Stage showcases timeless house in all its styles from Mark Knight, Todd Terry, Dave Lee (JN) and Michael Gray, soul selections from Norman Jay and more from Fleetmac Wood. Completing the programme, the Clockwork Orange Stage delivers classic dance heritage with Graeme Park, Danny Rampling, Alison Limerick, Baby D, K-Klass ft. Bobbi, Livin Joy ft. Luzuahnn, Rozalla, and Andy Manston & Danny Clockwork all tapping into the classics.
The Data Transmission and Disco Infiltrators stage will feature the varied sounds of Ron Mexico, Hobbs, Carlos Van D, Slick Pete Flash, Oh! L'Amour, The Goddess Music and Lizzie Curious.
Electric Paradise is an 18+ event. No-one under this age will be permitted entry.
MAIN STAGEGRACE JONESCANDI STATONUB40KOOL & THE GANGSISTER SLEDGE FT KATHY SLEDGE
BIG LOVE STAGESHALAMARCAMEOEARTH, WIND & FIRE EXPERIENCE BY AL MCKAYJOCELYN BROWNHEATHER SMALLGOK WANGWEN DICKEY OF ROSE ROYCEODYSSEY
GLITTERBOX STAGEARMAND VAN HALDENDIMITRI FROM PARISFAT TONYKIROLLUSROGER SANCHEZBARBARA TUCKERJULIE MCKNIGHTCOLLEEN "COSMO" MURPHYELLA KNIGHT
FOOLS PARADISE STAGEMARK KNIGHTTODD TERRYDAVE "LOVE" LEEMICHAEL GRAYNORMAN JAY MBEFLEETMAC WOODJAEGEROSSA
CLOCKWORK ORANGE STAGEGRAEME PARKDANNY RAMPLINGALISON LIMERICKBABY DK-KLASSLIVIN JOY FT LUZAHNNROZALLAANDY MANSTON & DANNY CLOCKWORK
DATA TRANSMISSION / DISCO INFILTRATORS STAGERON MEXICOHOBBSCARLOS VAN DSLICK PETE FLASHOH! L'AMOURTHE GODDESS MUSICLIZZIE CURIOUS
Performers
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Kool & the Gang
Kool & the Gang, masters in jazz, R&B, soul, funk, dance, disco and boogie. Active since 1964 their music remains timeless and loved by countless generations.
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Grace JonesGRACE JONES IN CONCERT:
When it comes to multi-hyphenate icons, legendary Jamaican performer Grace Jones stands alone. Singer, actress, model, fashion plate, Bond girl – Jones has done it all with a singular artistic vision that continues to mesmerize and enthrall as she enters her fifth decade as a performer. From her days as an androgynous disco diva to her reign as queen of the new wave and beyond, Jones has remained at the vanguard of music and fashion trends, collaborating with the best producers and designers from both fields to build a legacy of cutting-edge music and visual style that is unquestionably her own. At her incredible live performances Jones is known for stalking the stage with her signature scowl and striking severe poses in outré stagewear while she coos and purrs in her sultry contralto voice over rhythmically seductive classics like "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "I've Seen That Face Before." From the elaborate stage design to the multiple costume changes, Jones pulls out all the stops, delivering a once-in-a-lifetime concert experience that will make even the most casual fan a "Slave to the Rhythm."
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Mark KnightIn a world where music is often limited to genre handles and buzz sounds, Mark Knight has proven a rare and wonderful breed of integral house heavyweight. With a career spanning more than a decade and a solid reputation on both the digital market and..
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Armand van Helden
Armand Van Helden's Facebook page is run by his managment and label
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CameoCAMEO were trendsetters through the 1970s and 1980s and even influenced early R&B and hip-hop acts. Their biggest hit, "Word Up," made it to number six on the pop chart in 1986, giving them their biggest bite of the mainstream. As the founder, creator, producer, director of the CAMEO band, Larry Blackmon’s creative & musical direction have guided CAMEO through the decades. -
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