New 50k-cap disco festival to slide onto UK circuit
Promoter JBM Music will debut Electric Paradise at the Milton Keynes National Bowl this year, with Grace Jones, Candi Staton & UB40 on the bill
News By Hanna Ellington | 23 February 2026
Grace Jones, Candi Staton, and UB40 are among the first names confirmed for a new one-day festival in the UK. Electric Paradise will bring together an era-spanning blend of disco, funk, soul and house music across multiple stages on 8 August at the Milton Keynes National Bowl, from promoters JBM Music.
The festival’s inaugural edition will also bring together Kool & The Gang, Sister Sledge featuring Kathy Sledge, Cameo, Earth Wind & Fire by Al McKay, Armand Van Helden, Dimitri From Paris,…
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