The Ballroom is bigger and better than ever before. From Swingdance to Chumbawamba, from Flying Elvis` trapeze to 1930`s Cabaret music, it has something for everyone . Running all day until very late it’s the most maverick place there is.
Programmed by Continental Drifts in association with The Arts Council Of England.
Friday
12.00 - 2 Swingdance – Get ready for the Ball with these 78 DJ`s and our amazing swingdance teachers. A great way to spend the morning . Activities and strange 30`s music and characters all afternoon.
2.00 - 3.00 Fridge Magnets - 1930`s Swing music and street Jazz
3- 4.0 Flaming Doo Dits – Punk Versions of 1920`s classic, striptease and more
4-20 - 5.20 Poke – Frank Zappas twisted children.
5.40 - 6.40 Smerins Anti Social Club - Ska Tastic, Gypsy and groove.
7.00 - 8.00 Nik Turner and His All Stars – Hawkwinds Turner is a legend wrapping it all with a Latino Jazz Groove.
8.20 - 9.20 Think – Funky Groovy and hip hop from Bristol’s thinkers
9.40 - 10 .20 Taskforce – Famous Live Hip Hop Act from Darkest North East London
10.40 - 11.30 Nucleus Roots – Manchester Reggae Greats , featuring the reknowned Moses, Simon D, and more.
11.50 - 12.40 Babyhead – Bristol Heroes of ska and Hip Hop
1.00 - 1.50 YATKHA – Tuvla ( Siberian) folk/rock specialists, specialising in bringing “Throat” music to the mainstream , Eskimo mixed up mayhem.
2.10 - 3.00 Trojans – Gaz Mayalls Trojans are a world Famous Ska Band and will rock .
3.20. - 4.05 Pama International – Soul meets Ska special
4.25 - 5 Los Albertos – Funking groovy mix up of Rockabilly, Jazzo and more.
5.20 - 6 Vaudivilles – Crazy Scouser brass driven soul with Diva Singer .
Saturday
12.00 - 2 Flamenco, Swing dance and Tea Dance and more - Today get onto the flamenco and Swingdance vibe for a faster foot at tonight’s mega party
2.00 - 3.00 London Swingfonia – 25 Piece Swing Orchestra featuring at least 14 brass, for a surreal and spankingly different Glasters experience
3- 4.0 Tragik – Kleizmer meets Music Hall and more
4-20 - 5.20 Fashion Show – Vagueness most sparkling lay out the lovelies, for a afternoon pamper.
5.40 - 6.40 Los Albertos – Stonking R and B with Ska and steam.
7.00 - 8.00 Los Squideros – 14 piece Lationo Party Faves
8.20 - 9.20 Pinas Lou – From Brazil, Meringue and Salsa live.
9.40 - 10 .40 Absolute Darling - Goldfrappy / Portishead style cool new act.
11.00 - 12.00 Sweetoof – Breaks, beats, hip hop and very cool jumping style
12.20 - 1.10 No 1 Station – Clean and cool ska rulers.
1.30 - 2.30 CHUMBAWAMBA – The full Chumba , brass, dance, cabaret and very jumping. Anarchist Glamour kids from the Undergrounds most respected.
2.50 - 3.40 Lovegrocer meets Dub Dadda – Kings of the Dub Dance featuring brass heavy licks , with Manchester’s No 1 Cultural Ambassador Dub Dadda
4 - 4.45 Naked Ruby - Delicious mix of the 50`s and Naughtys
5.05 - 5.50 Tarantism – Celtic fusing festival friends
6.10 - 7 And Django – Strange crush of Kraftwork, meets Human League and More.
Sunday
12.00 - 2 Bellydance Lessons – Twist those hips with our resident Bellydancers .Swing dance and get tead up with the Laundrettas
2.00 - 3.00 Shikoya – 10 piece Jewish and Russian music special
3- 4.0 Fashion Show from Somerset’s finest finery.
4-20 - 5.20 Zen Hussys – Maverick mayhem from Baths Zens
5.40 - 6.40 Matzos – Kleizmer Kings Of Brighton
7.00 - 8.00 Walking Wounded – Cabaret Gypsy Official competition Winners.
8.20 - 9.20 Pama International – Ska Northern Soul from world famous Pama
9.40 - 10 .40 Cracked Actors – Skunk Rock and reggae
11.00 - 11.45 Think - Think tank of hip hoppery
12.05 - 1.05 London Swingphonia Featuring Harry Martin - A slot not to be missed, 20 piece LSO with perhaps the UK`s Coolest Crooner .
1.25 - 2.15 Top Cats – UK`s Champion Ska band featuring the inimitable Natty Bo and Megume
2.30 - 3.15 - Mukka – Gypsy Tastic , Romanian singer in this legendary Glast moment of Gypsy Wedding madness
3.35 - 4.35 THE BEAT – Seminal Ska band still doing it, very well, featuring the Poet Pauline Black and a sack of steaming ska energy
4.55 - 5.45 Shikoya– Kleizmer Gypsy Super gig.
6 .05 -= 7 Walking Wounded – Surreal winners of the Glasters band Compo
BALLROOM PERFORMANCES BY – Paka the Uncredible on his steel steed, Lucifire and Esme – Mindboggling Burlesque performers , fire and flesh . Not for the weak hearted. Marina Pyromantic, firedance with Moulin Rouge angles, The Flying Elvis – 4 Elvis hanging from a trapeze ready to stir any soul, Lila Lifey – Queen of the Corde De Lisse.The Launderettas – Keep your company on your tea mission every afternoon. The Lost Vagueness Fashion Experience – Each afternoon a fashion show of the crazy Burlesque and off the wall fashions so loved by LV all night. The Jazz Fools - our favourite 78`s DJ sensation, DJ Bourbon Warfare – Vegas meets Biscuits