 For the first time this scattered collection of bands were brought together in one venue, kick starting the new scene which finally broke the grip of the dance music monopoly in the UK.The festival featured over 20 new bands including The Libertines, 80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster, The Parkinsons, Liars, The Beatings, Buff Medways, Martini Henry Rifles, McLusky and Earl Brutus.So while the patriotic hordes waved their flags with Liz and her cronies at the palace, next door 500 sweaty kids each day celebrated the birth of their new scene, throwing themselves about to the new breed of Rock & Roll, right on the Queen's front drive.