Legendary Scottish indie rockers, Idlewild are set to headline this year's Godiva Festival. With an impressive back catalogue boasting 5 studio and 2 compilation albums complete with chart topping singles including 'You held the world in your arms', 'American English' and 'Roseability' the band are set to take to the festival by storm.

Forming in 1995, the Edinburgh based outfit, comprising of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Allan Stewart (guitar) and Gareth Russell (bass), are set to release their seventh studio album, 'Post Electric Blues', this summer.

In November 2008 Idlewild announced, that for a limited time, they would be offering fans the chance to pre-order a special edition album, prior its general release. The fact that so many fans pre-ordered the album before the band even entered the studio, is a testament to their proven songwriting ability.
Initially, the band's sound obeyed the conventions of 1990s British indie-punk guitar music, however, unlike many of their contemporaries, it developed over time from an edgy and angular sound (as heard in their early material - once described by the NME as "the sound of a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs") to a sweeping, melodic rock sound as displayed on The Remote Part and Warnings/Promises. While Idlewild's sound cannot be easily placed into a specific genre, they have clearly been influenced by the likes of: Gang Of Four, Pavement, R.E.M., The Smiths and Fugazi.

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This summer you can see "The Twang" live and for free at the Midlands biggest and best, free family music festival, The Godiva Festival.

The boys from Birmingham are all set to treat fans to some of the band's new material from their upcoming album "Jewellery Quarter" and their new single "Barney Rubble" both of which are due for release in July this year.

The band's debut single, "Wide Awake", was released back in March 2007, with their debut album "Love It When I Feel Like This", released that summer. Since then the boys haven't looked back and they have achieved a top three gold certified debut album, played gigs all over the world, collaborated with the legendary Mike Skinner and left a trail of rock and roll moments in their wake.

The band's debut album was packed full of tunes drawing influences from the baggy scene of the late 1980s and early 90s and the Britpop era, with tales about life in Quinton, outside Birmingham, all delivered in a vocal style similar style to The Streets front man and fans are eagerly awaiting the much talked about new album, "Jewellery Quarter"

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The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster are a band that fuse heavy beats, dirty guitars, tight bass lines and phlegm filled, Elvis-being-tortured style vocals to create horrific and utterly brilliant music. This musical damnation comes to you courtesy of four headless horsemen, Guy McKnight (Vocals), Marc Norris (Guitar), Tom Diamantopoulo (Drums) and Sym Gharial (Bass).

Their debut album, "Horse Of The Dog" released in 2002, was 22 minutes of pure aggression musically unlike anything else around at the time. It was fast, furious, and a big fat psycho freak out.

The bands second album, "The Royal Society", including the hit "Mister Mental", which reached number 25 in the UK charts, was certainly longer in length though it lacked none of the lyrical or musical ferocity of it's predecessor. The bands notoriety grew after the release of "The Royal Society" and the audiences got larger, including a London Astoria show that was packed to the rafters and a support slot with System Of A Down.

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It's official - Toploader have decided to reform and settle some unfinished business. After a five year sabbatical, the band are now ready to take their own mix of heady, feel-good rock back where it belongs. The guys have been thrilled at the idea of playing together again and have just been in rehearsals for the first time in nearly half a decade with some explosive results!

The first chapter in Toploader's history was extraordinary and reached dizzy heights but seemed to have end before the party was over. So it seems, the irrepressible forces of nature have brought the band back together again to finish what they started.

They will be playing at Godiva this summer, and fans can expect to hear some of the old favourites as well as an introduction to some new classics. There will be a UK tour at the end of this year followed by a brand new album at the start of 2010.

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Tipped as the next local big-thing, Coventry boys Pint Shot Riot have already built up a solid local following to the point that they have sold out the 1,000 capacity Coventry Kasbah venue twice in the last 12 months, whilst first single Punches, Kicks, Trenches and Swords is featured in this summer's blockbuster computer games SIMS 3 and FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4; in the latter as the ring-entrance music for Ricky Hatton.

Second single Start Digging charted at No.3 in the UK indie chart behind Dizzee Rascal and The Last Shadow Puppets and they've been favourably compared to another band of Coventry heroes by Q Magazine which said, "It seems The Enemy aren't the only band fizzling with youthful rage".

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Back by popular demand, South Yorkshire's Exit Calm have spent the 12 months since their first Godiva appearance writing and recording a debut album and are rumoured to being courted by a number of major labels keen to release it.

Often compared to The Verve, Verve guitarist Nick McCabe is a big fan of the band as are most of the more discerning music press; Exit Calm are so far ahead of the rest of the competition at present it's frightening. In fact, you can almost imagine bands forming in their wake as we speak (DROWNED IN SOUND)

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Just Morale are an intense Rock and Roll outfit with passion, desire and drive, and completely fearless with any obstacle put in front of them. They are group of mates in their late teens who formed in the spring of 2008 and spent the rest of that year playing the dusty pubs of Bedworth and Coventry, honing their craft in the live arena where they are truly beginning to excel. Their sound is led by Perry's intense vocal and jagged guitar, pair beautifully with the impressive lead breaks of Peter Ludgate, underpinned by the rhythm section of Bailey & Browny, and gusty energetic vocal of Kenballs, who engages the crowd like a young Iggy Pop.

There are flashes of inspiration from the legends of their area, Pete Doherty / Libertines / The Enemy, as well as new influences from the current shoe gaze movement and a sprinkle of the great mods past to the punk spit of Johnny Thunders, The Dead Boys and The Clash. Just Morale strike a rare balance between razor sharp rock and roll, heartfelt lyrics in a sonic soup of noise and an abundance of adrenalin which all combine to make something with energy, atmosphere and spirit.

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Echo Empire are a Coventry five piece Indie/Electronica band formed in September 2008, featuring Neil on Vocals, Ryan on guitar, Rig on synths, Leigh on bass and Joe on drums. Their debut three track EP 'Slide' was released May 09, with a follow up four track EP planned for release in July 09.

Gigs to date include support slots with The Charlatans (Kasbah), Delta Spirit (Birmingham Barfly) and We Are Wolves (Birmingham 02 Academy 3), together with a number of hometown headline slots.

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Haunted by Humans is an idea, a premise, a vision, a colourful clash of sounds. They play with a pulsating rhythm and pumping melody through the arteries of songs.

They are a band of five, playing songs with feeling and passion.

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The Dolls are with out question a full blooded Rock and Roll band that demands the attention of the audience on and off the stage. There live shows are so electrifying and in your face, that it's hard for people not to be effected by their energy. They are constantly told after their shows that the bands unique sound is highly infectious and the melody lines get stuck in your head.

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