[2] In the first festival on 23 July 2011, some of the headlining acts included Zane Lowe, Tinchy Stryder, Roll Deep, The Hoosiers, and Funeral for a Friend.

[3] Prominent genres of music at the festival include urban, pop, rock, and indie.

[2] Other acts included Paradise Point, Saturday Night Gym Club, My Electrik,[3] Ras Kwame, David Benassi, Lazy Grafters, Back Acid Soul, Kasha,[2] Flowdem and Fdot1 who brought other performers up on stage with him to perform tracks from his album Money MusicK.

[4] At the Live and Unsigned 2011 Grand final occurring concurrently at the IndigO2, The Trinity Band was voted the winner by a panel of judges.

Artists such as Zane Lowe and Roll Deep were among the first to announce the news to their audience, and played tributes in their acts.