JBM Music finds cross-generational groove with Electric Paradise
The Manchester-based promoter's principals tell IQ how they charted a new path by balancing nostalgia with forward-looking electronic acts
News By Hanna Ellington | 26 August 2026
As streaming and social media continue to break down music discovery barriers, Manchester-based JBM Music is betting on cross-generational festival curation, with its principals telling IQ how they balanced disco fever nostalgia with forward-looking electronic ambitions through their latest event, Electric Paradise.
The disco-infused festival drew 35,000 people to the UK’s Milton Keynes National Bowl on 8 August, bringing together pioneers Grace Jones, UB40, Kool & The Gang, and Sister Sledge with more contemporary dance artists Armand Van Helden, Roger…
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