Ragley Hall, the Warwickshire stately home owned by the Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford and SMR Entertainment Ltd are proud to present an exciting, new boutique music festival for this Summer which will take place on Saturday 4th July 2009 at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire.

MONARCHY LIVE intends to establish itself as the Midlands’s ultimate and most stylish boutique music festival featuring some of the very best in indie, dance and emerging new music set in the opulent grounds of the Ragley Hall estate.

Headline acts already confirmed for this year’s festival on the main stage include THE HAPPY MONDAYS, SUPERGRASS, REVEREND & THE MAKERS, NEVILLE STAPLES, BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB and MY TIGER MY TIMING. Alongside them will be some of the best indie,dance and emerging new music across 5 further arenas as follows;

MONARCHY LIVE ARENA 1
HOT CHIP (DJ set FelixM/DFA), Brodinski, Zodiac Cartel,The Freaks, Jaymo & Andy George and Get Carter.

MONARCHY LIVE ARENA 2
Fabio, GOLDIE, Scratch Perverts, Rusko, Caspa, Freestylers, Bad Habits.

MONARCHY LIVE EMERGING ARENA
Jersey Budd, Tommy Reilly, Scarlett Harlots, Gundogs and The Crimes.

MONARCHY LIVE VIP ARENA
(In Association With Miss Moneypenny’s & Hosted By The Fabulous Sandra Love )

MONARCHY LIVE VVIP (The Great Hall)
(Hosted by The Infamous Rubber Ron Chinawhite’s London Fame)

Full details can be found at www.monarchy-live.co.uk

We have 3 pairs of VIP tickets to give away To be in for a chance of winning join the Fused Mailing list (if you haven’t already) then just tell us: What is the name of the lead singer of The Happy Mondays?

Send your answer along with your name, address, telephone number and date of birth to competitions@fusedmagazine.com.

Deadline for entries is: 19.6.09. 

Move over Erol Alkan, Miss Kittin, Klaxons and Felix Da Housecat it is now Hot Chip’s turn in compiling the next 2 part Bugged Out Mix CD.

Released April 27th on New State the first CD, ‘Bugged Out’ will feature techno and house with tracks from John Tejada, Mark Romboy, Dominik Eulberg & Gabriel Ananda and an incredible exclusive new Hot Chip tune called ‘Take It In.’

The second CD – ‘Bugged In’ is a dream house part mix by Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard and Owen Clarke including everything from pop and soul to grime. Even Fleetwood Mac, Luther Vandross and The Doobie Brothers are invited to the house party.

To celebrate CD release Hot Chip will be hosting a party with Bugged Out at London’s Fire club on Parry Street, on Saturday March 21. The night will split up  like the album with a room of techno, house and dub step helmed by Felix, Al and Joe and a room of pop and disco helmed by Alexis and Joe (featuring some drum machine and synth action).

Max Cooper from Traum records (who features on the album), Jim Stanton from Horse Meat Disco and Bugged Out’s Johnno also join in the party.

Advance tickets are now £12.50 and available from www.ticketweb.co.uk .