GuilFest line-ups

A list of notable acts (GeneRally bands, DJs and comedians) who have performed at the GuilFest music festival. Performers are listed by year, then stage, then in alphabetical order.

Guilfest, formerly known as Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues and Guildford Live, began in 1992 and is now a 3-day music festival with camping held on Stoke Park in Guildford, Surrey, England every summer.

2007

BBC Radio 2 Main Stage
  • Madness
  • The Magic Numbers

Ents24 Stage
  • Blimus
  • Richard Thompson

2006

BBC Radio 2 Main Stage
  • a-ha
  • Billy Idol
  • Cosmic Rough Riders
  • Donovan
  • Embrace
  • Gary Numan
  • Hugh Cornwell
  • Kosheen
  • Lightning Seeds

Ents24 Stage
  • Blimus
  • Blue Öyster Cult
  • Boo Hewerdine
  • The Boy Least Likely To
  • Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers
  • Guillemots
  • Hayseed Dixie
  • Intervurt
  • James Yorkston

Rocksound Cave
  • Attica
  • Breed 77
  • Bring Me The Horizon
  • Dirty Love
  • The Hedrons
  • INME
  • Mohair

Surrey Advertiser LiveClub Stage
  • George Abbot School Choir

Andertons LiveClub Stage
  • Retrograde Inversion

Funky End Tent
  • Academy of Contemporary Music DJs
  • Norman Jay
  • DJ Phil Hartnoll (Longrange / Orbital)
  • Snowboy

Hush Puppies Cosmic Comedy Stage
  • Andy Smart
  • Craig Campbell
  • Milton Jones
  • Patrick Monahan
  • Tom Bell

2005

BBC Radio 2 Main Stage

UNCUT Magazine Stage
  • Blue Rodeo
  • Boo Hewerdine
  • Dreadzone
  • Hayseed Dixie
  • Hothouse Flowers
  • Intervurt
  • Jorane

LiveClub Surrey Advertiser Stage
  • Blimus
  • The George Abbot School Swing Band and Choir

Rocksound Cave
  • The Answer
  • Engerica
  • The Glitterati
  • Hurricane Party
  • Johnny Truant
  • Martin Grech
  • Mike Davies

The Funky End
  • Aitch B (Soul II Soul)
  • Grant Nelson
  • Snowboy

Cosmic Comedy Tent
  • Nick Revell
  • Jovanka Steele
  • Rhys Darby

2004

Main Stage
  • The Alarm
  • Blondie
  • The [...]
  • Femi Kuti
  • Katie Melua
  • Midge Ure
  • Mohair
  • Ocean Colour Scene

UNCUT Alladins Cave
  • Beta Band
  • Blackbud
  • Eddie & the Hot Rods
  • Gwyneth Herbert
  • Hamell on Trial
  • The Hamsters
  • Hot Club of Cowtown
  • Ian McNabb

Andertons LiveClub Stage
  • Intervurt

Tropical Tent
  • A Man Called Adam
  • Norman Jay

Cosmic Comedy Tent
  • Adrian Poynton
  • Alexis Dubus
  • John Moloney
  • Jovanka Steele
  • Karl Spain
  • Mitch Benn
  • Patrick Monahan

2003

Main Stage

UNCUT Magazine Stage
  • Ozomatli

2002

Main Stage
  • Billy Bragg
  • Echo & The Bunnymen
  • Fun Lovin' Criminals
  • Jools Holland
  • Lonnie Donegan
  • Mercury Rev
  • The Pretenders

2001

Main Stage
  • Chumbawumba
  • James
  • Pulp
  • Reef

Catatonia were also scheduled to play, but pulled out just before the festival.. They were however featured on much of the pre-event promotional material, and strangely also in some reviews.

Stage 2
  • Dead Men Walking
  • Dreadzone
  • Lonnie Donegan

Unknown Stage
  • Boo Hewerdine
  • Eddi Reader

2000

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  • Arthur Brown
  • Van Morrison
  • Joan Armatrading
  • David Gray
  • Culture Club
  • Motörhead
  • Rolf Harris

1999

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  • Arthur Brown
  • James
  • The Saw Doctors
  • Jools Holland & His Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
  • Bob Geldof

1998

Main Stage
  • Space
  • Shed Seven
  • The Lightning Seeds
  • Ian Dury and the Blockheads

1997

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  • Jethro Tull
  • The Levellers
  • The Saw Doctors

1996

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  • Boo Hewerdine
  • Eddi Reader
  • Eliza Carthy
  • Shane McGowan
  • The Splinter Group (Peter Green, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray, Spike Edney)

1995

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  • The Blues Band
  • Chumbawamba
  • Richard Thompson
  • Steeleye Span

1994

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  • Tom Robinson
  • Ralph McTell

1993

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  • The Blues Band
  • Labbi Siffre
  • Sonja Kristina
  • Wilko Johnson

1992

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  • John Otway
  • Peter Sarstedt