Summer Festival Guide

Introducing the newest festival – Mint Festival

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The 10,000 capacity all day festival will feature four stages carefully curated by leading local club nights including System, Jungle Jam, Bitch, Flux, Bigger Than Barry and more. The line-up itself boasts a diverse array of the biggest DJs and live acts in house, techno, disco, drum and bass and mainstream dance.

Located just 13 miles from Leeds City Centre, Lotherton Hall is one of the UK's leading boutique festival sites having previously hostedhuge dance and University events in its impressive Edwardian grounds. Importantly, each stage will be covered so the weather can’t get in the way of the fun.

Given the reputations of anything to which the Mint team puts its name, this is sure to be a fantastically boutique opportunity to catch some of the finest electronic artists of the day in the lush grounds and impressive old architecture of Lotherton Hall.

[System & Flux]
Wolf & Lamb
Soul Clap
Jamie Jones
Seth Troxler
Reboot
Annie Errez
Aartekt / Jonny Cade

[Black Light]
Surgeon
Ben Klock
Adam Beyer
Sandwell District
Speedy J

[BITCH]
Eddie Halliwell
Michael Woods
Danny Howard
Third Party
Kryder 
D.O.D
Felix Leiter
B3
Dale Castell 
Mickey Nelson
& VERY SPECIAL GUEST TBA

[Jungle Jam & Bigger Than Barry]
Marky + Stamina MC
Joker
Hype + IC3 
Coki + Blacks
Drumsound & Bassline Smith
Hatcha
Adam F
Sigma

Tickets

Tickets are currently available from Ticket Arena. More online outlets + paper tickets will be available soon

Tickets for this event include a shuttle bus service from Leeds City Centre to Lotherton Hall plus return. More info on specific pick up points will be available soon.

1st Release: £27.50 *SOLD OUT*
2nd Release: £32.50
3rd Release: £37.50

Buy tickets now from Ticket Arena.

http://www.ticketarena.co.uk/leeds/lotherton-hall/mint-festival

 

Bloodstock Open Air to stream on Dailymotion

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The annual event, staged at Catton Park, Derbyshire in the UK, is one of the leading outdoor metal music festivals in the summer calendar. Bloodstock will feature performances by artists and bands such as Alice Cooper, Machine Head, Sepultura, Paradise Lost, Anvil, Orange Goblin and Dreamcatcher.
The festival has been running since 2001, originating from an indoor festival. It now boasts three stages of cutting edge metal performance, with an attending audience of over 10,000.
Building on a diverse range of entertainment screened live, Dailymotion’s streaming of BOA will allow thousands of metal music fans to watch all the action from the comfort of their armchairs for the first time.
Daniel Adams, VP International Content at Dailymotion, commented: “We’re keen to showcase a variety of live music gigs and festivals to ensure we’re catering for the widest possible audience. Bloodstock Open Air is a well respected metal music event and we’re delighted to be able to screen it live for those unable to make the event in person.”
Dailymotion’s live feed of Bloodstock Open Air can be viewed athttp://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsj4h5_bloodstock-festival-2012_music

BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2012 takes place at Catton Hall August 9th – 12th. VIP Tickets are now all sold out, but regular weekend and day tickets are still available from www.bloodstock.uk.com

Free drinks and breakfast at Reading & Leeds Festival 2012

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Vouchers for the food will be sent out with the tickets from today, Monday 6th August, which festival goers can present to vendors in designated locations in the campsite until midday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. One food voucher will be valid for each day, so nobody has an excuse for missing breakfast (the most important meal of the day!) and setting yourself up for a weekend of musical magic. Beer (proof of age will be required) or soft drinks can be collected once through wristband exchange.

Managing Director of Festival Republic, Melvin Benn explains:

“Beer and Burger (B&B) has become Beer and Breakfast Bap (B&BB). 

“Of course it was never intended to be only beer as soft drinks were always going to be on offer and that will remain.

“The mechanics are simple. For the food element every weekend ticket holder will receive their food vouchers at the same time as their ticket, with a per day voucher that can be redeemed at specially created ‘Food for Campers’ locations in the campsite, offering either a bacon, sausage or a scrambled egg and mushroom bap. The breakfast bap will be available between 7am and 12 noon Friday, Saturday and Sunday and only the voucher for that specific day can be redeemed. Although no sponsor has come forward to support this in any real way our pals at Heinz have been kind enough to donate enough sauce to make us all very happy!

“The beer is even easier! As you walk out of wristband exchange for the first time a team of festival volunteers will be waiting to give every weekend wristband holder a bag with three cans of beer or soft drinks, one for each of the music days. What's even better is that the bag is a recycling bag, which you can fill with empty cans to get even more free beer!

“It’s on us so I hope you enjoy it!”

Headliners The Cure, Kasabian and Foo Fighters take to the stage, alongside many more artists including: The Black Keys, Paramore, Florence + the Machine, Kaiser Chiefs, Bombay Bicycle Club,The Vaccines, Justice, The Maccabees, At The Drive-In, Less Than Jake, Metronomy, Sleigh Bells, The View, Social Distortion, Reginald D Hunter, Lee Nelson and Jason Byrne who are just some of the bands and acts performing at this year’s festival over seven stages.

 

Comedians set for End of the Road Festival

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Alongside festival favourite ROBIN INCE and his Book Club we've also got ALEX EDELMAN over from 'The Big Apple' and DOC BROWN who used to be in a band with Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse amongst many other wonderful additions."

Here's the full list in A-Z order:

Alex Edelman (NYC) – http://twitter.com/alex_edelman
Book Club with Robin Ince & friends – late night session!
Doc Brown – http://www.docbrown.co.uk/
James Dowdsedall – http://twitter.com/jamesdowdeswell
Joey Lycett – http://www.joelycettcomedy.co.uk/
John-Luke Roberts and Nadia Kamil (The Behemoth) – http://www.facebook.com/BehemothComedy
John Robins – http://www.johnrobins.net/
Liam Mullone – http://www.beyondcompere.com/home/profile/liam-mullone
Robin & Partridge – http://www.robinandpartridge.com
Robin Ince – http://robinince.com/
Sarah Bennetto – http://twitter.com/#!/sarahbennetto
Storytellers' Club with Sarah Bennetto & friends – late night session!
Thom Tuck – http://www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk/about/thom-tuck
Tom Bell – http://www.tombell.org/
Tony Law – http://www.mrtonylaw.com/

This year's End of the Road Festival, as ever in the glorious Victorian pleasure garden of Larmer Tree in Dorset, is headlined by Grizzly Bear and a newly reformed Grandaddy plus Midlake, Beach House, Tindersticks, Dirty Three, Mark Lanegan Band and Van Dyke Parks.

See http://www.endoftheroadfestival.com for full lineup details.

The festival, now in its seventh year, recently won Best Small Festival at the 2011 UK Festival Awards following an amazing year with a critically lauded lineup led by Beirut, Joanna Newsom and Mogwai.

This year End of the Road is joined by a sister event, No Direction Home Festival, which will set up camp at Welbeck  on the edge ofSherwood Forest from 8 – 10 June 2012 and will be headlined by Richard Hawley, Andrew Bird and The Low Anthem. For further details see http://www.nodirectionhomefestival.com. 

Ticket prices for End of the Road Festival 2012:

Adult weekend (incl. camping): £150
Youth 13-17 years (must be accompanied by an adult): £120
Child 6-12 years (must be accompanied by an adult): £50
Child 0 – 5 years (must be purchased in advance & accompanied by an adult): Free
Campervan / Caravan pass £50

Global Gathering 2012 – Saturday Review

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After a massive Friday night, we were a little lack of sleep but ready to go for what we expected to be another huge day at Global Gathering.  Today sees Chase & Status headline the main arena with Nero, Sub Focus, Ferry Corsten, Above & Beyond, Roni Size and more on the lineup.

Parking up the car park is already much busier than yesterday and the atmosphere is already building.  The Japanese Popstars take to the main stage to belt out a perfect sun blistering set by getting all those still reeling from last night off the grounds and onto their feet.  Luckily there is one nice security guard walking around with a bottle of suncream as this is some of the best weather we have seen all year!
 
Global Gathering 2012
 
Dj Fresh brought his Fresh / Live show to Global this year, and I was highly impressed.  Running through his hits Hot Right Now, The Power and Louder he had the crowd bopping heads and jumping through for the good part of an hour as the sun continued to pour over the Long Marsden Airfield crowd.
 
Festival regular Labrinth, complete in a bright yellow jacket to match the weather, was the biggest crowd puller of the afternoon!  A rendition of NWA's Express Yourself was only the begining of what ended up being one of the performances of the day!
 
Labrinth @ Global Gathering 2012
 
Over in the Hospitality arena, Roni Size performed his Full Cycle Retro Set to Global Gathering.  With security stopping people into the tent for reasons unknown, the outer rims were brimming as they tried to catch a glimpse of the Bristol D&B legend.
 
Mean while over in the Metropolis arena, BBC's Radio 1 Mistajam managed to get one side of the arena moshing whilst the other was as Mistajam made clear, 'strictly for bouncing'
 
Main stage headliners Chase & Status along with MC Rage brought their live show to the masses at Global Gathering to close out this years festival.  MC Rage commands the stage by hyping up the crowd to jump and throw their hands in the air, with Saul (Chase) coming out to play guitar on a few select tracks.  As a flair sparks up in the crowd over the clear but cold sky, Chase & Status showcase crowd favourite hits Blind Faith, Time and more.
 
Trance legends Above & Beyond took control after a stonking set from newcomer Mat Zo over in the Godskitchen arena.  Above & Beyond's trance 2.0 sound as they call it hits the crowd right from the outset.  The tent seemed to pack up with alot of A&B fans in attendance throwing up heart shaped hand gestures to Tony and Jono at every moment.
 
Above & Beyond @ Global Gathering 2012
 
After a long day in the airstrip fields, we leave Global Gathering with a number of great moments that we witnessed over the weekend.  All in all, Global brought another massive and diverse electronic lineup to the 55,000 festivals goers in attendance and we look forward to seeing what 2013 will bring!
 

Global Gathering 2012 – Friday Review

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With an estimated 55,000 in attendance at this years Global Gathering in Shakespears hometown of Stratford-Upon-Avon, this electronic music festival continues to grow year after year and shows no signs of slowing down.

With Tinie Tempah and Chase & Status headlining the main arena through the weekend, Global brings a mixture of electronic genres all together in the Long Marsden Airfield.
 
As we travelled up from London, we were pretty excited to head to main arena to see Afrojack take to the decks.  The dutch DJ / Producer's popularity has grown immenstley over the past couple of years and he is on most of the biggest festival line-ups all over the world.  His energy behind the decks transcend to the crowd as he puts his hands up in the air and air strums a imaginary keyboards throughout his set.  
 
Tinie Tempah is always a massive drawcard no matter where he is, and at Global Gathering it was no different!  The crowds flocked to see the London rapper bounce his way through tracks from his debut album Disc-Overy.  Complete with fireworks and smoke cannons, tracks like Invincible, Wonderman and Earthquake are just some of the massive hits he has the crowd singing along to.  With his new album Demonstration in the pipeline, Tinie tested some of his new work with the crowd which fully lapped it up.
 
Tine Tempah @ Global Gathering 2012
 
Over in the UKF Bass Culture tent, the popularity of this brand is no surprising as they hosted the biggest tent at this years Global.  With Knife Party, Andy C and headliner Skrillex all on the bill, this tent was rammed from front to back and side to side for the majority of the day.  Skrillex brought his full blown spaceship production to Global and his bass banging tracks closed the arena in spectacular fashion.
 
ASOT head honcho Armin van Buuren had some of the biggest names in dance music playing in his ASOT arena.  Markus Schulz had the crowd throwing their hands in the air before the man himself Armin Van Buuren sent the crowd on a epic euphoric journey to close out the arena.
 
Armin van Buuren @ Global Gathering 2012
 
Saturday will see Chase & Status headline the main arena, along with Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Nero, Sub Focus and more playing across the other arenas.
 

Saturday Tickets for SW4 SOLD OUT

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SW4 Sunday is already down to the last remaining saver tickets with these due to increase in price on Wednesday 1st August. What can you expect from the day? Check out ourbrand new trailer below. For Sunday is no longer the day of rest…

SW4 SUNDAY FEAT. SKRILLEX, STEVE ANGELLO, PUBLIC ENEMY, 2MANYDJS, ERIC PRYDZ, SKREAM & BENGA + MANY MORE!

“So excited to be headlining SW4 this year. London is like a second home to me and there are so many friends performing as well.  Great people! Great times!” Skrillex.

A warm Clapham Common welcome for triple Grammy Award winner Skrillex, who headlines SW4 Sunday in an exclusive London festival performance. Scheduled to close our alfresco action, Skrillex’s set continues South West Four’s heritage of showcasing the most revolutionary DJs. Expect the obligatoryheart thumping bass lines, plus huge, gut wrenching breakdowns and chaotic riffs. Guaranteed to go down as one of the greatest sets in SW4 history, this mouth watering performance is set to pummel Clapham Common into submission. You have been warned.

In addition to Skrillex, SW4 Sunday will welcome the world’s greatest DJs and live electronic acts. Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello makes his SW4 debut this year, in his final UK festival performance of 2012, whilst hip hop royalty will be on show as the truly legendary Public Enemy play SW4 in a UK festival exclusive as part of their 25th Anniversary World Tour. The ‘expect the unexpected’ ethos of 2 Many DJs, the DJ manifestation of sensational production duo Soulwax, make their SW4 debut this summer. After selling out the mammoth Brixton Academy, Alexandra Palace and Amnesia Ibiza last year, it’s a privilege for SW4 to welcome one of the greatest DJs and producers of our generation, Eric Prydz; raw and in the flesh. In addition Sasha’s atmospheric sound and transcendental synths will again be on display at SW4 as he showcases his mesmerising connection with the dancefloor.

Skream & Benga; two pioneers synonymous with quality bass music will be joined by three legends of drum & bass; DJ Fresh, Friction and Andy C, who brings his audio visual ‘Alive’ arc to SW4 for the very first time. Clapham debauchery can be expected from Mad Decent’s Diplo, the riotous Simian Mobile Disco and the dynamic Italian duo Crookers, whilst a defining festival experience will no doubt be delivered by Erol Alkan. The world’s undisputed ambassador for electronic dance music Mr Pete Tongreturns in 2012, joining the enigmatic trio of Seth Troxler, Maya Jane Coles and Dyed Soundorom, all of which make their SW4 debuts this year. Eats Everything, one of THE breakthrough acts of the past 12 months will also be present, along with one of the most important acts of the past 20 years Curtis Alan Jones aka Green Velvet.  Flux Pavilion is a red hot talent taking the dubstep world by storm, as isBorgore. With further performances confirmed from Jack Beats, Foreign Beggars, Doctor P, Dillon Francis, Rudimental we can safely say that all in attendance are in for a real SW4 treat.

SW4 SUNDAY LINE-UP

SW4 MAIN STAGE HOSTED BY UKF BASS CULTURE

IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAST.FM:

SKRILLEX

[LONDON FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE]

PUBLIC ENEMY

[THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR – UK FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE]

SKREAM & BENGA

DIPLO · DJ FRESH · CROOKERS

FOREIGN BEGGARS · RUDIMENTAL

+ VERY SPECIAL GUEST

STEVE ANGELLO

DJ MAGAZINE ARENA HOSTED BY TOGETHER IN ASSOCIATION WITH VIEW LONDON:

2 MANY DJS (DJ SET)

ERIC PRYDZ

SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO (DJ SET)

EROL ALKAN

GREEN VELVET

BRODINSKI & GESAFFELSTEIN B2B

JEREMY OLANDER & FEHRPLAY B2B

PETE TONG PRESENTS

ALL GONE PETE TONG

IN ASSOCIATION WITH PULSE RADIO:

SASHA

SETH TROXLER

MAYA JANE COLES

DYED SOUNDOROM

EATS EVERYTHING

JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE

JESSE JAMES & JOHNNY BLOOMFIELD

RAM 20TH ANNIVERSARY IN ASSOCIATION WITH DRUM & BASS ARENA & GET DARKER:

ANDY C: ALIVE

FLUX PAVILION · JACK BEATS · BORGORE · FRICTION

DELTA HEAVY · LOADSTAR · DOCTOR P · DILLON FRANCIS

 

Jamie Jones & Terry Hunter added to Dominican Republic’s Groove Fest lineup

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With his roots intertwined in house music for the past 25 years, Terry Hunter has travelled the globe sharing his passion for soulful house music while continuing to produce dance-floor packing hits for his Ts Box record label. Pleased with the success he has garnered in the house music community, but still looking to fulfil his appetite with new genres of music Terry’s latest adventure in his musical journey showcases his production talent in the hip hop arena

Of course, Horse Meat Disco, Kenny Dope, Krank Brothers, Dennis Ferrer and his Objektivity as well as the Martinez Brothers will all play, as will Sandy Rivera and Noir, both of whom are house heroes set to headline the Defected stage on Saturday’s main event.

What’s more, there are a slew of beach and pool parties being announced meaning there will be even more action to get in on across the 7 days of this party paradise. As well as the carefully programmed events, the keen eye for production and exclusive location, you will be able to enjoy a variety of fine eateries whatever your preference… Italian, Mexican, Caribbean – all things are catered for with food available 24 hours a day from any one of the numerous restaurants which make up this most heavenly Island. 

As well as this, your accommodation (which ranges from villa to presidential suite to studio depending on your budget) will have a fully stocked fridge with ice cold drinks, a choice of alcohol and will be re-stocked everyday by the same maid who – if you chose to stay in a villa – cooks you breakfast each and every morning.  Packages start from £744 and there are payment plans based on four installments… by now you’re surely sold on the idea, so well see you in the sun!

For a full introduction watch: http://bit.ly/A2ElGQ 

Camp Bestival 2012 Weather Forecast

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Camp Bestival

Friday – Mostly sunny with a high of 24°

Saturday – Another fine day with the sun shining down on the castle, a high of 17° expected.

Sunday – Cloudy with light patches of rain, a high of 15° expected.

What does the Summer Festival Guide recommend?

We recommend that you pack some light weather gear to fight off the rain, and pack your favourite summer gear for the rest of the time at this years Camp Bestival!