| 4Hero | - | Fututristic soul, jazz and drum and bass |
| Average White Band | - | Long-running Scottish funk band |
| Basement Jaxx | - | Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe's hybrid dance sensation |
| Black Eyed Peas | - | Passionate energetic hip hop act from LA |
| Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | - | Bruising leather-clad rockers from San Francisco |
| BlackBud | - | Hard-working young band from the Southwest, fusing funk, blues and reggae |
| British Sea Power | - | Acclaimed Brighton indie band |
| Buffseeds | - | Classic pop from Exeter indie band |
| Chikinki | - | Bug-eyed experimental pop |
| Electric Soft Parade | - | Brighton based indie prodigies |
| Goldie Lookin' Chain | - | Newport's infamous humorous hip hop collective |
| Iron Maiden | - | The world's most revered metal outfit, fronted once more by Bruce Dickenson |
| James Taylor Quartet | - | Jazz, funk, rare groove and Hammond, from leaders in the field |
| Janes Addiction | - | Legendary LA funk-rock outfit fronted by sleazy freak Perry Farrell |
| John Otway | - | Original punk rocker with madcap stage antics |
| Jools Holland | - | Popular pianist, bandleader and TV celeb |
| Kings of Leon | - | Youthful four-piece from Tennessee, hailed as the next big thing |
| Kosheen | - | Famed Westcountry D&B/fusion outfit, feat. Decoder |
| Lamb | - | Ambient drum and bass with female vocals |
| Level 42 | - | Funk/pop fusion, driven by tireless bass maestro Mark King |
| Linkin Park | - | US three-piece encompasing hard rock, hip hop stylings and electronic flourishes |
| Michael Franti & Spearhead | - | Outspoken protest icon (founder member of Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy) and his band |
| Miss Black America | - | Punk rock from Bedfordshire |
| Nick Harper | - | Acclaimed acoustic act and Roy Harper's son |
| Portishead | - | 90's Westcounty triphop icons |
| Pretty Girls Make Graves | - | Seattle five-piece, fusing hard rock and pop sensibilities |
| Quantic Soul Orchestra | - | Live act put together by Will Holland, forging heavy, raw funk with plenty of bass and brass |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | - | America's best known hard funk rock outfit |
| Sikth | - | Extreme genre-welding rockers |
| Status Quo | - | Three-chord wonders, with a history of over 35 years |
| Sugababes | - | Female teen-pop sensation |
| The Black Keys | - | Bluesy Ohio duo |
| The Cooper Temple Clause | - | Thundering guitar-fuelled six-piece from Reading |
| The Coral | - | Ska, punk, pop and blues from young Merseyside six-piece |
| The Damned | - | The legendary psychedelic punk group |
| The Darkness | - | Glam rock in the 21st century with full on falsetto vocals |
| The Delays | - | South coast indie group |
| The Hamsters | - | Hard working blues/rock band churning out Hendrix & ZZ Top covers |
| The Levellers | - | Well-known Brightonian crusties, still going strong after a decade and a half |
| The Mighty Stars | - | Girl-fuelled garage beat pop from young Bristol band |
| The Robert Cray Band | - | Blues, soul and R'n'B fusion |
| The Stands | - | Liverpool band, full of magical lyricism and romanticism |
| The White Stripes | - | Sensational blues/punk outfit from Detroit |
| V/Vm | - | Plucky Stockport based noise farmers, famed for their appearances at Bristol's Cube Cinema |
