Reggae Land is the biggest reggae festival in the UK and one of the largest in Europe, with up to 100,000 people expected in 2025. Known for its unbeatable line-ups, it brings together reggae legends, rising stars, and everything in between. The vibe is always warm and welcoming, with a family-friendly atmosphere that celebrates authentic Caribbean music, food, and culture.

Since moving to The National Bowl in 2023, the festival has made itself right at home. This iconic venue, famous for hosting world-class events, has a natural amphitheatre design that guarantees amazing sound. Plus, Milton Keynes is super easy to get to, with great transport links from all over the UK.

“Reggae Land has grown into something truly special over the past five years and we couldn’t be prouder of what it’s become. Starting as a dream to celebrate reggae music and Caribbean culture, it has now become the UK’s biggest reggae festival, attracting tens of thousands of people from all over the world. The incredible growth we’ve seen reflects the passion and love for reggae, as well as the unique atmosphere we’ve created – one that brings together iconic artists, amazing food, vibrant cultural experiences, and a sense of community you won’t find anywhere else. Year five is set to be our best yet!” – JBM Music (Promoters)

For the weekend, the venue will transform into a Caribbean paradise. Think of a buzzing Caribbean food village with over 50 food vendors, a reggae flea market, a reggae museum, a VIP zone, a Rum Shack, cocktail bars, and plenty of festival merch. It’s a proper celebration of Caribbean culture with one of the most diverse and lively crowds you’ll see at any festival.

The Main Stage is getting a serious upgrade this year, with bigger screens, more sound, and a stacked line-up featuring legends like Chronnix, YG Marley, Protoje, Capleton, Steel Pulse, General Levy and Kabaka Pyramid. Fan favourite Gyptian, known for his hit ‘Hold You,’ is back by popular demand, and there’s still a very special guest to be announced.

The One Love Stage will feature icons like Morgan Heritage, Etana, Spragga Benz, Christopher Martin, Israel Vibration, Marcia Griffiths, and Tanya Stephens. Meanwhile, the Carnival Stage is the place to rave, with jungle heavyweights like Serial Killaz, Mampi Swift, Ed Solo, Benny Page, and Ragga Twins. Rompa’s Reggae Shack will host takeovers from Iration Steppas and Channel One and feature DT faves Dub Pistols, Daddy Nature and Uncle Dugs, while dub fans can hit the Dub Stage for sets from Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Mad Professor, Trojan Sound System, and more.

Tickets are expected to sell out fast when they drop at 9 AM on Friday, 31st January. Day tickets start at £59.50, and weekend passes are from £110. Make sure you sign up to grab yours early! Go to the Reggae Land website here

LINE UP

SATURDAY

MAIN STAGE

Capleton – Special Guest TBA – Protoje – Gyptian – Lila Ike – General Levy – Becca D – Styxlo – Hosted by Solo Banton

ONE LOVE STAGE

Alpha Blondy – Etana – Morgan Heritage – Christopher Martin – Queens Of Lovers Rock Ft Carroll Thompson, Janet Kay, Dawn Penn & Adele Harley – Black Roots – Ras Kwame

CARNIVAL STAGE

Jungle Cakes Takeover w/ Ed Solo B2B Deekline b2b Benny Page Ft Navigator – Mampi Swift Ft Navigator – Ragga Twins Crew – Shabba Presents Carnival Sound (Lyvonne The Don, Janelle Wynter, MC Serocee) – Earl Gateshead – DJ AG 

ROMPA’S REGGAE SHACK

Iration Steppas – Ardimann MC – Daddy Nature – DJ Dansey – JP (World Dance) – MC Raptor – Mister Bounce – T-Cuts

THE DUB STAGE

Mad Professor Presents 45 Years of Ariwa w/ Tony Benjamin, Sister Aisha, I-Jah – Trojan Sound System – King Tubby’s Sound System – Greensleeves Sound System Vs Iration Steppas (Dubs From The Foundation) – Sinai Sound – YNG CPTN Sound

SUNDAY

MAIN STAGE

Chronixx – Special Guest TBA – YG Marley – Steel Pulse – Kabaka Pyramid – Sevana – Styxlo – Hosted by Solo Banton

ONE LOVE STAGE

Marcia Griffiths & Tanya Stephens – Spragga Benz – Israel Vibration – Everton Blender – Jah Lil – Mortimer – Ras Kwame 

CARNIVAL STAGE

20 years of Serial Killaz Ft Top Cat & Mad Sam – Seani B – Ray Keith B2B Nicky Blackmarket Ft Moose – Don Letts – Kash & Pharoah G (1Xtra) – Dennyhus – Reggae Roast Ft Mr Williamz & Adj – Marc Ryder

ROMPA’S REGGAE SHACK

Channel One – Ardimann MC – Ayito – Boxer Banton – Daddy Nature – Dub Pistols (DJ Set) – Skilzee – Uncle Dugs (94 Jungle Set)

DUB STAGE

Mungo’s Hi Fi – Aba Shanti I – Saxon Sound – Dub Smugglers – Rampage Sound – Dub Pistols Sound System – Side By Side Sound System

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Picture this: a Hidden Garden in the heart of the city, transformed into a dance music paradise with not one, not two, but multiple stages of pure musical ecstasy including two yes two Data Transmission stages!

We’re talking House, Tech, DNB, UK Garage, and Jungle – basically all your favourite beats under one sky.

Let’s dive into the lineup, shall we? Kicking things off on Friday with a bang, we’ve got the Cafe Mambo Opening Party featuring legends like Roger Sanchez, Paul Oakenfold, and Judge Jules, with more surprises in store. It’s the perfect way to kickstart your weekend shenanigans!

But wait, it gets even better. Saturday is where the real madness happens, with three stages pumping out beats from noon till night. The Riot Noise Arena promises to blow your mind with sets from Kanine & 2Shy, Flowdan (Live), Turno & Dreps, and a whole bunch of other heavy hitters.

Two Data Transmission Stages!

After last year’s epic Data Transmission stage (above), we are really excited to announce this year we have two BIGGER stages for 2024 with our Tech House stage on Saturday and our VERY FIRST Data Transmission DNB Stage on Sunday!

Get ready to dance your socks off to tunes from Alisha, Detlef, George Smeddles, Josh Butler, Late Replies, Loz Seka, Samuel Morgan, MiddleGround, Cizzla, Crib & Kez and our Data Transmission Remix Competition Winner CHANNE. On top of all of that, we have a very special guest who’s yet to be revealed! It’s going to be one heck of a party, trust me on that.

And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Sunday rolls around with a lineup that’ll make your heart skip a beat. Garage lovers, rejoice because Give Me Garage is here to fulfil all your nostalgic dreams with Wiley, So Solid Crew, Artful Dodger, and more.

And let’s not forget about the Data Transmission DNB Arena, where SASASAS, Brockie, Det, Dillinja, GQ, Horizon, Magika, Mel, Natty Lou, Nicky Blackmarket + Support from Blackley, AON & Kalia will be keeping the energy sky-high.

With street eats to tantalize your taste buds and a festival vibe like no other, Hidden Festival is where memories are made and dreams come true. So grab your crew, dust off your dancing shoes, and get ready to lose yourself in the music because this is one party you won’t want to end!

Get Tickets From Skiddle!

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Hidden Festival is a brand new huge Music & Arts Festival which aims to bring ‘hidden and unique’ venues to life and following a successful first event earlier this month, it has announced it will be back for 2024.

This year’s festival took place at Fred Roche Gardens and saw some of the biggest UK DJ’s perform in Central Milton Keynes. Artists such as Craig Charles, Route 94, Franky Wah, HANNAH WANTS, Arielle Free, and Danny Howard were on the main stage.

Whilst we hosted our Data Transmission stage with Carly Wilford, Sam Girling, Loz Seka, Chanel Carmichael, MiddleGround, HASS, Samuel Morgan and HARRT while crowds also got to enjoy a range of street food, drinks and street art.

The event is set to return to Milton Keynes on Saturday 29th – 30th June 2024, with organisers teasing an even ‘bigger and better’ event with an ‘incredible lineup’ to be announced.

People can now sign up to gain exclusive access to the presale where tickets will be just £20.

The presale will start at 9am on 28th July.

Find out more and register for presale here.

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“We believe that Milton Keynes, and its boundless growth deserves an equally exciting calendar of events,” said a spokesman for the company, “and we’re committed to finding and transforming hidden gems in the city into unforgettable event experiences. We plan to bring incredible talent and production into the heart of the city centre and significantly add to the existing arts and culture offering within the city. We’ve been working closely with MKCC to bring this to fruition, and they have been incredibly supportive of the project.”

The event company has scoured the city for its most interesting, disused, or hidden spaces, and is set to breathe new life into them with a program of events throughout the year.

“Hidden City is very much a project for Milton Keynes by Milton Keynes, and we are on a mission to make MK the cultural capital of the region” said its founder Oli Ibrahim. The company’s events aim to use local suppliers wherever possible, collaborate with local businesses, create local employment and significantly add to event tourism revenue.

Event One, the company behind the concept, has brought the likes of Camelphat, Patrick Topping, Chase & Status, Andy C, Sub Focus, and more to the city previously, and its founder is involved in curating the move of Reggaeland from Campbell Park to the National Bowl, in association with Stadium MK this year.

The first event is set to take place this Summer, at a location not yet disclosed and is to feature street food, street art, and electronic and live music. With a further follow-up and the most exciting space, unveiled for an event later this year.

The first show announcements are expected to go on sale Friday 31st March. For further information, Hidden City invite you to sign up at www.thehiddencity.co.uk or to follow their social media channels @hdncty

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Regarded as highly by his industry peers as he is by his huge global base of musically educated fans, Steve has been busy with the beats long before genres were but a twinkle in the clublandʼs eye. An electronic artist who defies generic boundaries, he began his career organizing the infamous motor way raves back in the early 90s underneath the M42 motorway.

Steve held a triumphant residency for nine years at the Balearic club Space in Ibiza, where he earned himself the nickname ‘The King of the Space’. His VIVa Nights residency where Steve played from doors open to doors close at The End in London consistently sold out for its 7 years span and his residency at Londonʼs Home Club was one of the infamous venueʼs biggest success stories.

Steve Lawler now heads up Unit Nine, Milton Keynes, on Saturday 18th May for what will be a prestigious night of House. 

You can grab a Tickets from https://bit.ly/2V4VfFT or need a hotel head to booking.com

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The giant ice rink by day at MK Arena is set to be transformed into a huge 16,000 square foot dancefloor with top-level production when, for the first time, it opens its doors to electronic music, with an explosive programme of clubbing events.

Grammy-nominated house duo CamelPhat headline in their newly launched touring series BLOW!. Releasing on labels like Defected, they have become real tastemakers in the scene and are joined by tech house titans, Andrea Oliva, Detlef, Eli Brown and Max Chapman.

Tickets are available for CamelPhat presents BLOW! from £25+b/f  www.skiddle.com/e/13464295

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Now in 2019, we are taking that further by launching a series of events in our hometown of Milton Keynes to help inspire, educate and empower local DJs with the knowledge to help them on the right path towards an exciting and successful career in the music industry.   We are teaming up with local venue Unit Nine to help bring this event series to life by launching on International Women’s Day Friday 8th March.

To kick off our new HACK THE DJ series, we want to start by looking at a huge local problem, which is the drastic lack of female DJ talent.  We have curated a FREE day of discussions, panels, keynote addresses and fireside chats with some truly inspirational music industry women & men from places BBC Radio, Mixmag, Kaluki, Relief, Favouritizm, Garage Nation and Data Transmission.

DT head honcho Grahame Farmer says “The recent launch of three major events in our city has been exciting for everyone in electronic music.  These events are going to start to rebuild a culture here which has been held together for a long time by one small venue, doing the utmost to cater for every musical taste.  The sad fact is that promoters booking the events have booked the local support from the best local talent available – unfortunately, these have all been male acts. We’d like to start with this event to build a bigger talent pool locally which includes both male & female acts. Which we hope in the future will give promoters more options when booking line-ups”

Ladies, if you are a DJ, want to be a DJ or generally just want to work in the music industry then please come and join us for a fun day.
Sign up at https://mailchi.mp/hackthedj/mk

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Well, now we have one as the Iconic MK Arena will be turned in to 16,000 square foot dancefloor for a series of events this year – with a huge opening weekend on 5th & 6th April curated by forward-thinking promoters, Our Next Event.

On Friday 5th April with BassJam they welcome the mighty Andy C joined for a massive night by the likes of Dimension, Darkzy, Problem Central, James Hype and FooR. 

On Saturday 6th April the music switches over to house music as Grammy-nominated duo CamelPhat presents BLOW! with Detlef, Eli Brown, Max Chapman and more.

Tickets for BassJam presents Andy C
from £25+b/f from http://dt-tickets.co.uk/event.php?id=13434400

CamelPhat presents BLOW!
from £25+b/f  http://dt-tickets.co.uk/event.php?id=13464295

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October brings Driven’s first event of the Autumn and Winter months where they welcome up and coming producer Tommy Vercetti to Milton Keynes on Saturday 6th October.

Tommy Vercetti recently signed to a previous headliner of theirs Josh Butler’s label (check our review here), Origins Rcrds. Along with other big releases on Darius Syrossian’s, Do Not Sleep and Kerri Chandler’s MadTech Records ,Tommy is definitely one to watch out for in the House music scene.

He’s joined on the night by the excellent Driven residents Jobi, Phaze and Ross Stone for a big night in DT’s hometown.

Click here for tickets!

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Following another incredible event this summer where 50,000 people rocked up to the MK Bowl for this years Electric Daisy Carnival UK (EDC), they have announced it is to return to Milton Keynes on Saturday 8th July 2017 for its fifth edition.  Hoorah, it’s stumbling distance from us at Data Transmission!

EDC UK has firmly positioned itself as one of the most innovative and unique dance festivals in the country. Insomniac’s trademark mind-blowing stage designs, innovative art installations, exhilarating carnival rides and costumed performers, all sound-tracked by dance music’s global innovators, make EDC UK an absolutely unmissable event for 2017.  This year saw killer sets from Andy C, Roni Size, Avicii, Sigma, Alice in Wonderland, DJ S.K.T…

Early Owl and VIP Tickets are on sale at 10am GMT Friday 30th September, starting from £55 plus booking fee. 2016 ticket holders can register for access to an exclusive pre-sale, with these tickets going on sale for just £50 plus booking fee at 10am GMT Wednesday 28th September.

Tickets will be available here.

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