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Beacons Festival announce headliners Daughter, Darkside and more!

Beacons Festival is pleased to reveal the first acts for 2014. New York opulent disco / astral funk duo Darkside, ethereal and intimate yet mountain-range massive sounding London trio Daughter and the elegantly crafted electronica tunes ofJon Hopkins will headline the festival.  

The Fall, who will make a rare festival appearance are joined by Hookworms off the back of a huge 2013, Dixon who was Resident Advisor DJ of the year, Jools Holland favourite Melt Yourself Down, TOY, Daniel Avery, King CreosoteSweet BabooEagulls (after that Letterman performance) Max GraefMoneyGirl BandPinsGalaxians make up some of the first wave of bands.

The Thursday night welcome party will feature entertainment, expanded from last year to include a late night silent disco with special guest DJs. Art and Culture will again be an integral part of the festival. A new field named Hunters Field will accompany an expanded arts area, The Space Between, a larger Dawsons Art Hashhouse and the new outdoor stage, The Argyle. Entertainment will range from spoken word, yoga, film and documentary Q&As and meet The Brewers, with 5 Point Brewery being confirmed so far.

Beacons Festival has grown a reputation for providing festivalgoers of all ages with an extensive selection of award winning street food. This year the area is larger with confirmed vendors by REDS true BBQ, Laynes Coffee, Patty Smith burgers, Dough Boys pizza, Mothercluckers chicken and Bundobust (Indian street food/ craft beer combo).

Other festival highlights include The Diddy Rascals family area, which is also getting a revamp and will double in size. The Whitelocks Ale tent will feature the anticipated and expanded Ale festival. A new beer tent from Leeds’ hottest new venue, Belgrave Music Hall are amongst the new additions to Beacons Festival.

Keeping Beacons going after the flood in 2011 has been really hard, but when Wild Beasts headlined in 2012 the stars realigned and it was totally worth it. Now I don’t think about booking acts just to sell tickets. With Dixon, Jon Hopkins and Daniel Avery on site over the weekend we genuinely feel we have the 3 best producers in the world at the moment so we are well chuffed”  Ash Kollakowski, Beacons Festival

ALL CONFIRMED BANDS:

DARKSIDE 
 DAUGHTER 
JON HOPKINS  
THE FALL 
 NIGHTMARES ON WAX 
HOOKWORMS 
TOY 
KING CREOSOTE
EAST INDIA YOUTH 
EAGULLS 
SWEET BABOO
 MELT YOURSELF DOWN 
MONEY 
TRAAMS
 PINS 
GIRL BAND
 CHEATAHS
MENACE BEACH
GALAXIANS 
GOLDEN TEACHER
CHAMPIONLOVER 
AUTOBAHN

FIRST DJS

DIXON 
ROMAN FLUGEL 
MANO LE TOUGH 
SPECIAL REQUEST 
DANIEL AVERY 
MAX GRAEF 
AARTEKT

 
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