1 La Roux / Zane Lowe Ticket for Warehouse Project

La Roux [ Live ]
Zane Lowe
Yuksek
Autokratz [ Live ]
Burns
YOYO [ Seb Chew & Leo Greenslade ]
Now Wave DJs

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As 2009 has been unquestionably La Roux's, we wanted to give the dynamic duo a centre-piece slot to show Manchester why they've had the critics spitting superlatives these last 10 months. But unlike your run-of-the-mill gig (in a soulless venue which you're chucked out of at 11.15pm on the dot), we're giving you this live gig as the jewel in the crown of a long and sweaty night of dynamic DJs and electrifying live acts...

La Roux [ Live ]

La Roux is 20-year-old Elly Jackson and her synth-playing partner Ben Langmaid; and together they are the avant-garde pop-sensation of now by a country mile. Formerly known as Automan, the duo first worked together on acoustic tracks, before ditching the guitars and plugging in the synths. Langmaid is a veteran of 90s house act HUff And Puff, which saw him team up with Faithless producer Rollo Armstrong, while Jackson is keen on classic synth pop such as The Human League and the Eurythmics. Named after the French phrase for "red haired one", the band are managed by the same team that handles the Klaxons, which secured them a place on the uber-cool compilation 'Kitsune Maison 6' and a slot on the Lily Allen tour in March 2009, important first steps in their evolution to bona-fide stardom. Named as "ones-to-watch" by the media as 2008 drew to a close, they've exceeded everyone's expectations to already become one of the biggest draws in British music. An honourable mention must go to Skream for his stirling remix work too, but "In for the Kill" has to be the hum-a-long anthem of the year - and is surely just the stepping-stone to a many more infectious, credible pop-anthems.

Zane Lowe

Zane Lowe, known by his mates as Zipper, is fast becoming a British Radio Institution, despite being a Kiwi! His weeknight show is 'the' one that every credible act in the country is desperate to appear on, whether hip-hop or metal, electro or punk, drum'n'bass or dance. He displays an admirable commitment to breaking the best of British talent, and knows his onions inside out. His wide-ranging passion for music (and cheeky charm) is reflected in his DJ sets, and as such is one of the most in-demand DJs on the whole BBC Radio roster.