Mathew Street Festival 2009 line-up

Liverpool will be alive with revellers this weekend as the city hosts its 15th annual Mathew Street Music Festival.

More than 300 bands performing on 6 huge outdoor stages and in 50 bars around the city centre will have music lovers taking to the streets once again, to celebrate live music - the cornerstone of Liverpool culture.

A host of tribute acts, original artists, and merseybeat favourites from around the world will entertain thousands of fans for two full days over the August bank holiday, with performers jetting in from as far afield as Argentina, Brazil, Canada, the United States, Turkey, Italy, France and many more.

Always a highlight in Liverpool's summer calendar, organisers are hoping for their most successful festival yet, following last years introduction of the Matthew Street Fringe Festival, and an array of giant screens around the city to ensure a great view for all.

This years line-up is available in full below, and there's sure to be something for everybody - whether it's The Beatles' timeless classics, the synthesized beats of the 80's or chart-topping welsh songstress Duffy.

For travel information and a map of what's on check out www.mathewstreetfestival.com

FULL LINE-UP:

SUNDAY 30th AUGUST

Tunnel Stage (Rock) – Compere: Mark Jones

Viva Santana
11:00 – 11:45
Santana

Uncomfortably Numb
12:00 – 12:45
Pink Floyd

Fragile (Yes with Alan White)
13:00 – 13:45
Yes cover band

Free’s Company
14:00 – 14:45
Free/Bad Company

Guns 2 Roses
15:00 – 15:45
Guns & Roses

Led Zed
16:00 – 16:45
Led Zepplin

Dios Salve A La Reina
17:00 – 17:45
Queen

Exchange Street (Merseycats Then, Liverpool Echo) – Compere: Mike Byrne

Merseycats
11:00 – 11:45
50s/60s rock n roll

Merseycats
12:00 – 12:45
50s/60s rock n roll

Bill Kinsley & Friends
13:00 – 13:45
50s/60s rock n roll

Geoff Nugent’s Undertakers
14:00 – 14:45
Featuring special guest Jackie Lomax

Billy Fury Good Rockin Tonight
15:00 – 15:45
Gavin Stanley

The Original Hideaways
16:00 – 16:45
50s/60s rock n roll

Merseycats
17:00 – 17:45
50s/60s rock n roll

Derby Square (Beatles) – Compere: Neil Brennan

Tripper
11:00 – 11:45
Scotland

The Greets
12:00 – 12:45
Argentina

Nube 9
13:00 – 13:45
Argentina

Apple Jam
14:00 – 14:45
USA

The Repeatles
15:00 – 15:45
Sweden

The Tearaways
16:00 – 16:45
USA

les Sauterelles
17:00 – 17:45
Switzerland

Water Street (Country, BBC Radio Merseyside) – Compere: Kenny Johnson

Upturned Collar
11:00 – 11:45
Original band

Hambone
12:00 – 12:45
Original band

Kenny Johnson & Friends
13:00 – 13:45
Original band

Raymond Froggatt
14:00 – 14:45
Original band

Albert Lee & Hogan’s Heroes
15:00 – 15:45
Original band

Ring of Fire
16:00 – 16:45
Johnny Cash

Hank Williams
17:00 – 17:45
Carl Chase Hank Williams

Superlambanana Stage (USA) – Compere: Charles Rosenay

Glenn Miller
11:00 – 11:45
Glenn Miller Tribute

David Knopov
12:00 – 12:45
Sinatra

Elvis Brettini
13:00 – 13:45
Elvis

Motown
14:00 – 14:45
Motown mix

Overtures USA
15:00 – 15:45
60s pop

Mowtown (part 2)
16:00 – 16:45

Desolation Rodeo
17:00 – 17:45
Bob Dylan

Williamson Square Stage (80’s stage, City Talk 105.9) – Compere: Stevie P

Sample Minds
11:00 – 11:45
Simple Minds

U-Rythmix
12:00 – 12:45
Eurythmics

Baked A La Ska
13:00 – 13:45
Manchester Ska band covers and original

The Modfathers
14:00 – 14:45
Paul Weller

Vogue
15:00 – 15:45
Madonna

The Christians
16:00 – 16:45
Original band

Depeche Made
17:00 – 17:45
Depeche Mode

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MONDAY 31st AUGUST

Tunnel Stage (Contemporary) – Compere: Radio City

Mercy
11:00 – 11:45
Duffy

Kaiser Thiefs
12:00 – 12:45
Kaiser Chiefs

The Fillers
13:00 – 13:45
The Killers

Antartic Monkeys
14:00 – 14:45
Arctic Monkeys

Razorlike
15:00 – 15:45
Razorlight

Amy Wynehouse
16:00 – 16:45
Amy Winehouse

Kins of Leon
17:00 – 17:45
Kings of Leon

Exchange Street (Merseybands Today, Liverpool Echo) – Compere: Dave Monks

Streetwaves
11:00 – 11:25
Original band

Streetwaves
11:35 – 12:00
Original band

Misery Guts
12:10 – 12:35
Original band

Emily and The Faves
12:45 – 13:10
Original band

Killaflaw
13:20 – 13:45
Original band

The Amnesiacs
13:55 – 14:20
Original band

Dead Cities
14:30 – 14:55
Original band

Free Peace
15:05 – 15:30
Original band

Sound of Guns
15:40 – 16:05
Original band

The Maybes?
16:15 – 16:40
Original band

The Elementals
16:50 – 17:15
Original band

The Cocabelles
17:25 – 17:50
Original band

Derby Square (Beatles) – Compere: Neil Brennan

Get Back Band
11:00 – 11:45
Scotland

Clube Big Beatles
12:00 – 12:45
Brazil

Revolver
13:00 – 13:45
Scotland

The Aspreys
14:00 – 14:45
Japan

Ringer
15:00 – 15:45
Scotland

Cavern Beat
16:00 – 16:45
USA

The Beat Brothers
17:00 – 17:45

Water Street (HMS Garlands) – Compere: Marky J

Hounds of Love
11:00 – 11:45
Kate Bush

So Blondie
12:00 – 12:45
Blondie

Garlands
13:00 – 13:45

Robbing Williams
14:00 – 14:45
Robbie Williams

Abba Magic
15:00 – 15:45
Abba

The Scizzor Sisterz
16:00 – 16:45
Scissor Sisters

Bee Gees Magic
17:00 – 17:45
Bee Gees

Superlambanana Stage (Ireland) – Compere: Stevie P

So Patrol
11:00 – 11:45
Snow Patrol

Dizzy Lizzy
12:00 – 12:45
Thin Lizzy

The Conmitments
13:00 – 13:45
The Commitments

The Hooleys
14:00 – 14:45
Irish/folk music

Sinnerboy
15:00 – 15:45
Rory Gallagher

Elevation
16:00 – 16:45
U2

The Gary Murphy Band
17:00 – 17:45
Gary Moore

Williamson Square Stage (Tribute to Phil Easton) – Compere: Mark Jones

Dire Mates
11:00 – 11:45
Dire Straits

Carpet Crawlers
12:00 – 12:45
Genesis

Cheap Purple
13:00 – 13:45
Deep Purple

Bowie Experience
14:00 – 14:45
David Bowie

Logical Tramp
15:00 – 15:45
Supertramp

China Crisis
16:00 – 16:45
Original band

Joe Echo
17:00 – 17:25
Original band

The Grants
17:35 – 18:00
Original band

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