Line-up One Best Kept Secret 2024

We know better than anyone that you can never have enough St. Pauls in your lineup. Guess what: our beloved host at The Floor has some company this year. Led by belter extraordinaire Paul Janeway, Alabama's very own St. Paul & The Broken Bones are a top shelf dealer in pop music of the guttural variety: a vintage, true-blue blend of soul, funk, R&B and rock & roll.

If one band embodies a day at the French beach, look no further than alternative pop collective La Femme. Like an immaculate cocktail, the group cherrypick ingredients from any style they like – soul, disco, indie rock, punk rock, or movie soundtracks – and bend them into their own suave, earwom sensibility. La Femme are a grand bufffet of pleasure zones you need to submit yourself to at least once in a lifetime.

But of course, Viagra Boys bring the most vulgar and entertaining display of raw power of any punk band currently skulking the clubs and festivals. A more underrated part of this well-oiled Swedish powerhouse is how musically curious and proficient they are, with forays into jazz, country and kraut rock. A drill exercise of pure oomph, hilarity and foulness you can't help but love.

Disclosure are the musical definition of brotherly love. While some marquee EDM acts aim for big drops and humongous fireworks, siblings Guy and Howard Lawrence forge club anthems that settle for making you feel really good inside your own skin. A Disclosure set offers the perfect alchemy of emotion and ecstasy, a fine dining extravaganza in sound, melody and pulse. Standing still simply won't do.

It's impossible to keep your eyes off of Fatoumata Diawara once she steps on stage: a phenomenal singer, a mesmerizing stage performer and an unstoppable creative force. Fatoumata's towering talent is a union of the many musical lineages of her homeland Mali and beyond, uplifted into a joy and emotional depth that only the best pop music can bring.

Parcels are a modern band that embody everything good about 'back in the day', albeit with a fresh twist. Great songwriting, big blustering orchestral arrangements, dapper fashion sense and loads of charisma; indeed, these stylish Aussies tick off all the boxes with a gentleman's sweep. If you need to lighten up, Parcels have plenty of groovy hits in stock.

We know how Paolo Nutini feels once he puts on some brand new shoes. This Scottish troubadour with Italian roots knows all the tricks of the trade, blending pop, rock, folk, and soul into an irresistible mix. Blessed with a voice that teems with raw emotion, Nutini tells stories of love, life, and everything in between, making you sway one moment and reflect the next. A twist of retro, a dash of modern flair, and a whole lot of heart.

If heartbreak consistently produces music as incredible as Warhaus, we might all take a stab at it. Alas, it takes a deft hand to tame such a beast and Warhaus are a masterclass in suave, impeccably arranged anthems-of-woe of the Serge Gainsbourg and Leonard Cohen variety. With Maarten Devoldere – also of the fantastic Balthazar – as the head of the snake, Warhaus seduces your ears with every croon and crisply played note.

After nearly two decades of selling out venues, causing mischief and shaping pop culture itself, Dutch hip-hop pranksters De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig have only just begun. The trio of Vjèze Fur, Willie Wartaal and Faberyayo, alongside beat maker Bas Bron, put a wholly positive spin on ‘fucking around and finding out’, extending their unruly chemistry into joyous performances that simply never get old.

The classic folk troubadour with the golden voice seems to be a dying breed, but Tamino undeniably belongs in that great pantheon of artists. This Belgian-Egyptian songsmith is someone who commands silence and suspends time within the span of a single song, and once that otherworldly voice furls the heavens, get ready for some involuntary goosebumps and waterworks.

These French dance icons changed the game in a couple of ways. First, they proved the electronic music could expand onto the biggest of festival stages. And second, they carry a rock & roll swagger, flamboyance and outrageousness as a counterweight to the non-descript image that plagues many club figures. By mixing the classical with the cutting edge, everyone can feast during a Justice-romp.