With their most recent track ‘Hey Now’ scoring 400,000 plays online in a matter of weeks,London Grammar’s The XX-like delicate intricacy is matched with a big female vocal akin to Florence Welch or heady 70’s soul performers. They’re joined by 18-year-old singer-songwriter Chloe Howl who’s infectious pop has been likened to a 2013 Lily Allen with the sharp edge of I Blame Coco, described by Pitchfork as having a “wicked lyrical bite”.
Josef Salvat’s quirky rhythmic croon with grand, eccentric sweeps of noise has found him compared by the Guardian recently as being “this year’s Gotye”, with an intelligence felt best on tracks ‘Hustler’ and ‘This Life’, he makes a Blissfields debut ahead of what will surely be a well monitored summer by music fans and industry alike. He’s complimented by the Mixmag-approved “feel good production” of Bondax who also join the festival this year alongside Famy, General Roots, and a Blissfields favorite under a new guise, The Listening Party, formerly known to fans as SixNationState.
With many more acts now also now confirmed to join headliners Bastille and Mystery Jets it makes for possibly the most diverse and exciting line-up the festival has ever been proud enough to present, mixing the articulate nu with a firm, fun festival atmosphere.
Under the banner ‘The Director’s Cut’, the award-winning Hampshire festival will be celebrating all things film in its 13th year, from the early talkies to VIP Hollywood parties. Expect a weekend full of red carpets, interactive games, popcorn-throwing dance-offs, film screenings, the best soundtracks, visual treats, hidden treasures and all the usual fun that Blissfields has become synonymous with… topped by an incredible music bill.
Saturday Day Tickets are SOLD OUT, however Friday Day Tickets are on sale now via the festival’s website at www.blissfields.co.uk priced at £38. Tier One and Tier Two Weekend Tickets are also sold out, however Tier Three Tickets are now available priced at just £85 for an adult weekend ticket, and £59 for a youth ticket.
LONDON GRAMMAR ~ CHLOE HOWL ~ JOSEF SALVAT
BONDAX ~ FAMY ~ GENERAL ROOTS ~ LISTENING PARTY ~ THOMAS TANTRUM
ARTFUL & RIDNEY ~ BEAT CLEVER ~ BEN PAUL ~ BIG FIN (MATT REYNOLDS)
CHARLEY MACAULEY ~ CHROMA TOUCH ~ DANZAI ~ DAVE MIATT
DIARMO & L'AUBAINE ~ ELLA JANES ~ FLOELLA GRACE ~ HABITATS
HARPER ~ HASH ~ IAN WILKINSON ~ IS BLISS ~ JAMIE PARISIO ~ JERRY
KOIN DJs ~ LUCY KITCHEN ~ LUKE FERRE ~ LUXE ~ MATT JARVIS
MAXIN DJ's ~ MEGAN THOMAS ~ MR HUW ~ NEON M3
PAUL DIELLEO ~ REX DOMINO ~ SAM BROTHERS ~ SAM SALLON ~ SEB MARX
STONE THEM CROWS ~ THE CRAMATICS ~ THE HARLEQUIN ~ TOM JAMES
VISULANTE ~ WUB WORLD
TO JOIN THE ALREADY ANNOUNCED:
MYSTERY JETS ~ BASTILLE
THE DOT FEAT MIKE SKINNER + ROB HARVEY ~ FRIENDS ~ MATT CORBY
THEME PARK ~ MAN LIKE ME ~ THE STAVES ~ CLEAN BANDIT ~ DUB PISTOLS
FAR TOO LOUD ~ SAM SMITH ~ ZION TRAIN FEAT PERCH + DUB DADDA ~ ARLISSA
POST WAR YEARS ~ DRENGE ~ PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
MARIKA HACKMAN ~ THE OTHER TRIBE ~ SUBGIANT ~ SUBSOURCE
TRANSGRESSIVE SOUNDSYSTEM ~ THUMPERS ~ BLAENAVON
JIM LOCKELY & THE SOLEMN SUNS ~ ALLY WOLF ~ ALEX THE KIDD & ENVIOUS MIND ~ ALEX WALKER ~ ANDY COMLEY ~ ANIMAL
AXIS MUNDI ~ BEANS ON TOAST ~ BELLYEYESMILE
BEARD OF WOLVES ~ BELLIGERENCE ~ BEN GODDARD ~ BITR8 ~ BOMBS
BOSCH STACEY ~ BOULE ~ BRYONY MARIE FRY ~ CHARLIE AYLIFFE
CHARLIE FOX ~ CHOLOMBIAN ~ DAN HAYES, ANGRY & DAN MUNRO ~ DEADPROUD
DEM HUNGRY ~ DISCO'S OUT MURDER'S IN ~ DJ GREY JUMPS
DR. STRANGELOVE'S BURLESQUE DISCOTHEQUE
ELIZA SHADDAD ~ EDDY ROCKSTEDDY ~ FILTHY FUNK FUNK ~ FISH HOOK
FLIGHT BRIGADE ~ FLYING ALEXANDERS ~ FERVENT ~ GALLERY 47
GILES WHITELEY ~ HAMMY ~ HAIRY HANDS
HEATHWARD ~ HOLY VESSELS ~ HOOCH DJ ~ IT'S A SIN DJS ~ JACKO HOOPER
JAFR0 ~ JAY B ~ JETPACK ASSASSIN ~ JOE RAYGUN ~ JOSH SAVAGE
KASSASSIN STREET ~ K1R3Y ~ KEMP ~ KILL EM DEAD COWBOY ~ LITTLE CHIEF
LOVELESS DJS ~ LUCA PILATO ~ MARY MISS FAIRY ~ MATT CLARK
MATT PERRIMENT ~ MATTY LAH ~ MORGAN HISLOP ~ NATHAN LAMBERT
NELLY B PAGE ~ NICK TANN ~ ONE STEP TOO LATE ~ PHAT PAT ~ PSYCHEDLIA DJS
THE QUICKANDTHEDEAD ~ REMNANT PSYCHE ~ REVENTURE ~ SEAN MCGOWAN
SHUDDERVISION WITH DIGITS MCPHEE ~ SOUNDTRACKS ~ SO8L ~ SUICIDE PARTY
TERMINAL FEAR ~ TROPICS DJ ~ THE CADBURY SISTERS ~ THE GREAT ONE
THE RAGED ~ THE WIDOWMAKER ~ TOM LOWMAN ~ TYDE ~ UPON THE SHORE
WILL CHUMP ~ WILLOW ~ WINTERHOURS ~YOUNG SKIN ~ ZENTHETIX