Essential Festival '01

Line-up & rumours

= Confirmed  = To be confirmed  = Strong rumour  = Rumour
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Sat 14th Sun 15th A to Z

All acts in Alphabetical order 100% Dynamite Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Adam Freeland Sat 14th, Experiments Arena   Afro Celt Sound System Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena Alex P Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena   Andy C Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Artful (formally Artful Dodger) Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena Asha World Crew Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Aspects Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Banco de Gaia Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena Beat Junkies Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Big Youth Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Biz Markie Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Black Uhuru Sun 15th, Reggae Stage Bonobo Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Boom Boom Selection (PA) Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Brandon Block Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena Cakeboy Sat 14th, Experiments Arena CJ Bolland Sat 14th, Flux Arena   Cocoa T Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Course Bruv (PA) Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Courtney Pine Sun 15th, Jazz Stage Culture Sun 15th, Roots Arena   Daddy Ernie Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Damage Sun 15th, Main Stage   Dan Bailey Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena   Darren Jay Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Darren Stokes Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena   Dave Angel Sat 14th, Flux Arena   David Rodigan Sun 15th, Roots Arena Dazee Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   De La Soul Sun 15th, Main Stage Deadly Avenger Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Derrick Carter Sat 14th, Flux Arena   Derrick May Sat 14th, Flux Arena Dilated Peoples Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   DJ Chris Goldfinger Sun 15th, Reggae Stage DJ Krush & DJ Hide Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   DJ Luck & MC Neat Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena DJ Sneak Sat 14th, Flux Arena DJ Sticky Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Dreadzone Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Dub Asante Band feat Matic Horns Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Ed Rush Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena El Fudge Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Everton Blender Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Fabio Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Fat Tuesday Sat 14th, Main Stage   Fat Tuesday Sun 15th, Jazz Stage   Fearless Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Fergie Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena   Ferry Corsten Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena Fingathing Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Foreign Legion Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Freestylers Sat 14th, Main Stage Freestylers Sun 15th, Main Stage Frenzy Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Freq Nasty Sat 14th, Experiments Arena Funk D'Void Sat 14th, Flux Arena George Clinton & P Funk Allstars Sun 15th, Main Stage   Gil Scott-Heron Sun 15th, Jazz Stage Gilles Peterson Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Goldie Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Graham Gold Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena   Grooverider Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Guru's Jazzmatazz Sun 15th, Jazz Stage   Heather Sat 14th, Flux Arena   Herbie Hancock   Future 2 Future Sun 15th, Main Stage   Howie B Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Hype Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Hyper Sat 14th, Experiments Arena Hyperman (Rodney P & Skitz) Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Ice T Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Ice T Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Illmatica Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   James Taylor Quartet Sun 15th, Jazz Stage Jeru the Damaja Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Johnny Clarke Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Joi Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena   Judge Jules Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena Junior Red Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   Jurassic 5 Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Kenny Ken Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Kitachi Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena   Kosheen Sun 15th, Main Stage   Levi Roots Sun 15th, Roots Arena Lo-Fidelity Allstars Sat 14th, Main Stage Luke Vibert Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Lyrical Lounge feat DJ Pogo, Ty & Bizniz Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Macka B Sun 15th, Roots Arena Mad Professor vs Scientist Sun 15th, Roots Arena   Magika Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   Mark B & Blade Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Martin Carner & Pied Piper Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Masta Ace Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Master Stepz Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Mauro Picotto Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena MC Foxy Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   MC GQ Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena MC Skibadee Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena MCs Cup, Blakey & Neat, Ranking, The Unknown MC, DT, Maxwell D & Major Ace Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Mr Scruff Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Mr Scruff Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Mushtaq Sat 14th, Main Stage   Mushtaq Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Mutiny Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Nash Sun 15th, Main Stage   Nippa & Simon Jordan Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena   Nucleus Roots Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena Optical Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena Ozomatli Sun 15th, Jazz Stage Paul Daley (from Leftfield) Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Pay as u go Cartel Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   People Under The Stairs Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Plump DJs Sat 14th, Experiments Arena Prince Alla Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Public Enemy Sat 14th, Main Stage Q Bert Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Quantic Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena   Randall Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   Rap Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   Rasites Sun 15th, Roots Arena   Ray Hurley Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Red Snapper Sat 14th, Main Stage Red Snapper Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Rennie Pilgrem Sat 14th, Experiments Arena Richie Hawtin Sat 14th, Flux Arena Rob da Bank Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Rob Luis Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Roni Size Reprazent Sat 14th, Main Stage Roni Size Reprazent Sun 15th, Main Stage Runaways Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Russ Dewbury Sun 15th, Jazz Stage   Scratch Perverts Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Shinehead Sun 15th, Roots Arena   Silicone Soul Sat 14th, Flux Arena Sizzla Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Skip 'Little Axe' McDonald Sun 15th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Sly & Robbie Sun 15th, Reggae Stage Snowboy & the Latin Section Sun 15th, Jazz Stage Spoony & Timmy Magic (from Dreem Teem) Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   St. Germain Sun 15th, Jazz Stage   Stanton Warriors Sat 14th, Experiments Arena State of Bengal Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena   Stereo MC's Sat 14th, Main Stage Subtropic Sat 14th, Experiments Arena   Supernatural Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena   Supernatural Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena   Tall Paul Sat 14th, Pussycat Club Arena Temple of Sound & Rizwan-Muazzam-Qawwali Sun 15th, Global Spirit Arena   The Genius Crew (DJ set) Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   The Mighty Jah Shaka Sound System Sun 15th, Zulu Warrior Arena The Nextmen Sat 14th, Hip Hop Arena The Pressure Drop Sat 14th, Ek-Lek-Tic Arena Third World Sun 15th, Roots Arena Tipper Sat 14th, Experiments Arena Trex Sat 14th, Legends of the Dark Black Arena   Turbulance & Prince Malachi Sun 15th, Reggae Stage   Ugly Duckling Sun 15th, Hip Hop Arena VIDI (Headspace & Vidi Fiends aka Christina C & VJ Doublethink) Sat 14th, Experiments Arena   Wookie Sat 14th, Garage Nation Arena   Zion Train Sun 15th, Roots Arena