The Orb, Ozric Tentacles & System 7

The Orb
For 35 years, Alex Paterson has kept The Orb evolving, avoiding nostalgia while launching fresh projects. Their 18th studio album, Prism (2023), was hailed as their best in years, followed by extensive tours. They reunited with David Gilmour for Metallic Spheres In Colour and will release a Best of The Orb set in 2025. From their 1988 acid house roots to today, Paterson—now working with Michael Rendall—continues to push ambient and dance music into new realms.

Ozric Tentacles
Born from the UK festival scene in 1983, Ozric Tentacles—led by Ed Wynne—blend psychedelia, prog rock, and dance music. They built a cult following with cassette releases before breaking into the charts with Jurassic Shift (1993). With 17 albums, including Lotus Unfolding (2023), the band remains a force in experimental music, touring worldwide with ever-evolving soundscapes.

SYSTEM 7

Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy have had a strong influence on the birth of psychedelic dance music and it’s journey up to the present, forging a unique and bang up-to-date identity on the genre map, in a space where techno, ambient and trance meet. With the added ingredient of Steve’s celebrated psychedelic techno guitar, System 7 reach into their rich ambient and dance catalogue, blended with some new tunes, to create a powerful and exhilarating live set that will take everyone to a higher level. Prepare for lift-off to Planet 7!

THE EGG

Dance floor technicians – The Egg play live rocktronic, funk and house inspired big textural dance music. Their live performances are legendary multimedia experiences where they combine electronic and live instruments with vocoder’d live vocals to create an audio experience that draws its sonic Inspiration from bands the likes of Pink Floyd, New Order, Underworld, Air, Ulrich Schnauss, LCD soundsystem and anything underground and electronic.