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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