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The Hot Press Chat Room @ Electric Picnic 2008

All the thrills and spills from the Hot Press Chat Room at Electric Picnic 2008 ...

The Hot Press Newsdesk, 24 Nov 2008

featuring interviews with and performances from Carbon Sillicon (Mick Jones & Tony James), Cathy Davey, Elbow, Gemma Hayes, Hadouken, Jinx Lennon, Josh Ritter, Kila, Mark Geary, Michael Franti, Oppenheimer, That Petrol Emotion, The Flaws, ?uestlove of the Roots and The Stunning.

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