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Notting Hill Carnival comes to your home

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Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Access All Areas, the official celebration of Notting Hill Carnival, is delighted to announce its complete line-up of hosts for the August Bank Holiday event including BBC Radio 1Xtra’s DJ Ace and Capital XTRA’s Remel London. Taking place online at www.NHCarnival.org, it brings together some of the most exciting talents from UK radio, educators, MCs, journalists and more alongside the authentic and traditional arts of Carnival.

For the first time in its 54-year history, Notting Hill Carnival will not be on the streets due to Covid-19, but this year’s online celebrations will be kicking off from the UK’s biggest screen in Piccadilly Circus as the event moves to a digital platform. 

In the week building up to Notting Hill Carnival 2020: Access All Areas, official partner Samsung will release a series of mini-films, including an exclusive trailer that captures the essence of what this year’s virtual carnival will offer. 

These mini-films were shot using the impressive 8K capabilities of the Samsung Galaxy S20 and celebrates Carnival and shines a spotlight on its vibrancy and energy through dance, food and music. The videos will launch Carnival with a live countdown on the Piccadilly Circus screen directing viewers to tune in via Notting Hill Carnival’s official site www.nhcarnival.org. 

The move to digital both encourages the safety and wellbeing of the Carnival community, the general public and local residents, but also allows the Notting Hill Carnival to grow as a global spectacle online, for the world to enjoy safely from their home. 

The Access All Areas free streams, filmed and produced by Let’s Go Do, will be broken down into four channels each showing performances from bands that participate in Notting Hill Carnival every year and interviews with some of the pioneers of Carnival that were integral to what it is today.

Starting on Saturday 29 August at 6pm until midnight will be the Carnival Warm-Up. From 6pm to 9pm actor, writer and comedian Jason Lewis and renowned culture and diversity celebrator and storyteller Reema Samuel bring you the Steelband Show, and then from 9pm to midnight educator, vocalist, Carnival Arts practitioner and founder of Gemz Mas Giselle Carter alongside Caribbean storyteller, author, writer and one of the UK’s leading MCs Coco P host the Calypso and Groovy Soca. All will be streamed through Channel 1.

Stand-up comedian and presenter of The Scene on BBC Radio London, Aurie Styla and Claire Clottey, an award-winning journalist and host of The Beat London 103.6FM’s #TimeToTalk show and will host Channel 1 (The Culture Channel) on Sunday (30) and Monday (31) from 9am – 12pm.

DJ, presenter and Caribbean music specialist Martin Jay aka Big Pappy and Giselle Carter host Channel 2 (Parade Channel) from 12pm to 8pm on the Sunday and Monday that will show J’ouvert, Mas bands, Brazilian bands and more.

Channel 3 (Sound System Channel) will be hosted by Capital XTRA Breakfast Show host Shayna Marie – who presents the station’s flagship week-day morning show alongside Yinka – and producer and musician Ras Kwame who hosts weekend shows on Capital XTRA and Capital XTRA Reloaded. They will be bringing you sets from some of the most famous Notting Hill Carnival Sound Systems from 12pm to 8pm Sunday and Monday.

Channel 4 is the Main Stage Channel and will be bringing viewers music from all over the world. It will be hosted by BBC Radio 1Xtra mid-morning host DJ Ace and Capital XTRA’s Saturday afternoon host and lead presenter of SKY 1’s What’s Up TV Remel London. They will be hosting from 8pm to 11pm on Sunday and Monday.

This three-day spectacle of music, dancing, food and drink will be brought to you by those that have made Notting Hill Carnival the breathtaking weekend we love today. With more names to be announced, here is a snapshot of some of the performers you will be able to enjoy.

There will be exclusive sets from legendary Sound systems of Notting Hill Carnival and includes Volcano, Arts-A-Light, Disya Jeneration, Gaz’s Rockin Blues, Seduction

City, KCC & The Rockin Crew, King Tubby’s, Love TKO, Rampage, Rough But

Sweet, G T Flex Roadshow, CMC Matrix, Saxon Sound System, Sir Valdez and Channel 1.

The magnificence of Calypso and Soca comes courtesy of Ms Desire, Brown Sugar, Rev B, Latoya, G-String, Triniboi Joocie, De Admiral, Clivus, Muffinman, Batch, Dansa, Alexander D Great, Helena B, DeeVine, Soca Kidd, Sunshine & Nadiva, D’Alberto, Masterlink, Nigel Isaacs and The Divette’s.

The incredible sound of the Steelpan comes from Panash, CSI, Panectar, St Michaels and All Angels, Reading All Steel Percussion Orchestra, Stardust Arts, Steel Pan In Motion, UFO, Nostalgia, Ebony, Mangrove, Metronomes, Real Steel and Brazilian bands Baque De Axe and Tribo.

The colour and panache of Mas is brought to you by Notting Hill Carnival bands The Bride Outreach, Calabash, Flamboyan, Colours, Burrokeets, Tempo Mas, Funatiks, Urban Touch,  Ebony Mas, Island Mas, D Riddim Tribe, Karnival Mania, Soca Massive, Jamaica Twist, Vibrance, Cocoyea, Elimu, Mahogany, Elevate, Flagz, Gemz, Saga Boys, Hot Wax, Genesis, CAPCA, Mangrove Mas, Tropical Fusion, IDF and Designers Tiffany Thompson and Edrahil Lucifer.

Carnival kicks off on London’s Piccadilly screen with an exclusive trailer before the full schedule starts at www.nhcarnival.org. The Samsung mini-series, shot in 8K, will play out in full QLED 8K at Samsung KX in Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross over the whole bank holiday weekend. 

Plot is the One Stop Festival Website Solution Changing the Game

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Plot is designed to cater for all stages of a festival lifecycle and is constantly evolving, with new features always being added to improve the user experience. Plot sites can be adapted, changed and updated according to a festival team’s bespoke needs – from sign up forms to banner ads, line-up release info to filterable artist pages, all on a quick to launch and load website that looks beautiful and engages users. Importantly, a Plot festival website is full of features, meaning customers can completely remove any ongoing costs for third party design and development once the website is launched. 

Says Plot co-founder Christian Hill, “Plot allows festivals of all sizes and budgets to create a festival website that looks amazing, engages its audience, has all the features a festival marketing team needs, and will be delivered within a week. We are able to do this by removing the bespoke design process, whilst still delivering something unique, powerful and affordable.”

Over the last decade, Project Simply has worked with some of the most prestigious clients in the world such as Parklife, BPM, Sundown, Field Day and Love Supreme, but now also want to use all their skills and knowledge, via Plot, to help smaller festivals with less experienced teams, on tighter budgets. The team at Project Simply have essentially bottled all of their combined knowledge of what makes a great music festival website, removed the bespoke design process, but still created something flexible, unique and powerful.

Plot adheres to some key principles including the ability to create, modify, expand and grow the pages on the site in the lead up to the event as more information is released, and then scale it back once it is over.  As artists and performances are at the heart of every event, Plot has created various custom tools and an intelligent, easy to modify system for managing and presenting performance and lineup information, filterable artist pages, auto-generated smart schedule calendars, What’s On listings and poster-style text lineup generators. 

Launching an event is a stressful time, and making a system that gives all control to the admin teams with an instant site launcher – rather than having to speak to developers or hosting companies – is also a hugely important time and stress saving factor that stands Plot apart. Plot websites are also incredibly fast to load, even during launch phases. Plot has also created a fully branded, fully customisable and powerful, hassle-free form system for contact, email sign-up, pre-registration, volunteer applications and much more. Add in a smooth scroll system, a completely custom notification system with powerful banner messages and popups, the familiarity and comfort of WordPress and a simplified go-live process thanks a custom built system that can handle DNS and SSL settings within the admin area, and you have a superbly streamlined but feature packed and efficient site that is as easy to use as it it is engaging for both festival teams and customers alike. 

Plot has everything it takes to become the most highly considered and best rated festival website solution for music festivals anywhere in the world.

The world’s largest floating electronic music festival Groove Cruise returns for an end of summer massive live stream event with over 30+ artists and performers.

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GROOVE CRUISE ANNOUNCES THEIR END OF SUMMER VIRTUAL SAIL AWAYS LIVE STREAM EVENT WITH BOTH DJ AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. COMING AUGUST 21-23, 2020. HEADLINING TALENT MARKUS SCHULZ, MORGAN PAGE, NIFRA, EMMA HEWITT, AND MANY MORE WILL BE SEEN ON THEIR TWITCH CHANNEL! THE LAST MASSIVE 3-DAY EVENT SAW OVER 100,000 VIEWERS AND ONE OF THEIR NIGHT SWIM AFTER HOURS WENT FOR 24 HOURS.

The world’s largest floating electronic music festival returns for an end of summer massive live stream event with over 30+ artists and performers.

 Whet Travel, the leader in independent music cruise experiences, reveals their next Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways Live end of summer event coming the weekend of August 21-23, 2020. With a global music community that is vast beyond words, 30+ DJs and vocalists, from all over the world, will be performing all live sets thanks to their super-tech hub in FL. Atop the electronic music acts and acoustic sets, will be live mixed visuals, alongside this their Night Swim After Hours have now earned a reputation for going all night long — their most recent stream saw a 24+ hour after hours session. Viewers will be able to donate for rewards on the Groove Cruise Twitch to help both artists performing and the Whet Foundation; also known as Whet Travel’s 501c3 nonprofit that focuses on giving back to those facing hardships and creates exciting experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. 

Festivities will kick off on Friday, August 21, 2020, and the weekend will see headlining talent from the likes of Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, Nifra, Emma Hewitt, and many more! The Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways events hold themselves at a high standard as all performances on the platform are performed and streamed live; even including donation incentives like free Groove Cruise merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences aboard their upcoming Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021! Groove Cruise’s previous virtual extravaganza saw over 100,000 viewers across all platforms, their main one being the Groove Cruise twitch channel. Their team has expressed nothing, but excitement to give their music loving community a good time and more support during these hard times.

This online music festival will also feature Whet Travel’s interactive WhetZoom video chat room for viewers to watch, dance, and donate together, simulating an in person Groove Cruise sailing. Up to 500 #GCFAM are able to video chat, dance, and enjoy on the platform. This feature is special because it gives viewers a truly human connection and an essential interaction alongside the show. The WhetZoom screen window will be featured during the livestream so everyone watching will be able to see the charity celebration.

Features of the Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways end of summer weekend live stream event in benefit to the performing artists and Whet Foundation include:

  • WHO:  Anyone interested in donating to help support the incredible talent performing or the Whet Foundation will be able to during the stream for rewards and prizes such as GC merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences during their next Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021.
  • WHAT: This live stream event will feature artists from all over the world, performing from locations such as Amsterdam, Australia, London, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more; plus live visuals will be added to simulate a real in-person show. The Whet Foundation is a 501c3 that was started 8 years ago and all donations are tax deductible.   
  • WHERE: The Groove Cruise Twitch will be the main hub and where donations will be collected. It will also go live on Groove Cruise Facebook, Youtube, Zoom and Instagram pages, and we will also go live on artist, media and partner pages, such as EVR Worldwide, to generate more exposure and donations. 
  • WHEN: August 21-23, 2020 for approximately 11 hours per day.
  • WHY: What’s important during this time is supporting the people who make up our diverse community; giving back to both the artists who represent Groove Cruise, the Captains who make up our Groove Cruise Family, and to those underprivileged who we are able to extend a hand to is the only thing that makes sense for us during the pandemic and aboard our music cruise experiences.
  • HOW: Our tech team has been online streaming collectively for over 20 years and will be having all streams from artist homes going into their mega-center in Florida with added live visuals and then out to the world across all Groove Cruise, artist, and media channels.  

For the latest Whet Foundation updates, visit the Groove Cruise website, and follow the event on Twitch, Facebook, Instagram andTwitter. 

About Whet Travel

For the past 16 years,Whet Travel has curated and produced more half-and full-ship music cruises than any other independent company. Partnering with some of the cruise industry’s most recognized and trusted brands, the revolutionary company has executed more than 50 wildly successful events includingGroove Cruise,Motorboat,Zen Cruise,Salsa Cruise, andGroove Island, among others. Innovators since their launch in 2004, Whet Travel was named Inc. Magazine’s No. 4 fastest-growing travel company in the country, has won the prestigious “Charter Partner of the Year” award from Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines, and has been featured in USA Today, Billboard, Forbes, and more. 

About Groove Cruise

What started in 2004 as a group of 125 thrill-seeking house-heads (led by founder Jason Beukema) sailing on a cruise together has erupted into the world’s first and largest floating dance music festival. Groove Cruise is the only music cruise to sail from both East and West coasts, and is a non-stop experience comprised of four straight days of beach, pool and theme parties, great food, EDM and luxurious destination parties. In addition to the standard cruise amenities, there are also artist activities, yoga classes (often paired with deep house), costume parties, and various onboard events that rival the best dance music festivals in the world. Groove Cruise is produced by Whet Travel.

About the Whet Foundation

GROOVE CRUISE ANNOUNCES THEIR END OF SUMMER VIRTUAL SAIL AWAYS LIVE STREAM EVENT WITH BOTH DJ AND LIVE PERFORMANCES. COMING AUGUST 21-23, 2020. HEADLINING TALENT MARKUS SCHULZ, MORGAN PAGE, NIFRA, EMMA HEWITT, AND MANY MORE WILL BE SEEN ON THEIR TWITCH CHANNEL! THE LAST MASSIVE 3-DAY EVENT SAW OVER 100,000 VIEWERS AND ONE OF THEIR NIGHT SWIM AFTER HOURS WENT FOR 24 HOURS.

The world’s largest floating electronic music festival returns for an end of summer massive live stream event with over 30+ artists and performers.

 Whet Travel, the leader in independent music cruise experiences, reveals their next Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways Live end of summer event coming the weekend of August 21-23, 2020. With a global music community that is vast beyond words, 30+ DJs and vocalists, from all over the world, will be performing all live sets thanks to their super-tech hub in FL. Atop the electronic music acts and acoustic sets, will be live mixed visuals, alongside this their Night Swim After Hours have now earned a reputation for going all night long — their most recent stream saw a 24+ hour after hours session. Viewers will be able to donate for rewards on the Groove Cruise Twitch to help both artists performing and the Whet Foundation; also known as Whet Travel’s 501c3 nonprofit that focuses on giving back to those facing hardships and creates exciting experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. 

Festivities will kick off on Friday, August 21, 2020, and the weekend will see headlining talent from the likes of Markus Schulz, Morgan Page, Nifra, Emma Hewitt, and many more! The Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways events hold themselves at a high standard as all performances on the platform are performed and streamed live; even including donation incentives like free Groove Cruise merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences aboard their upcoming Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021! Groove Cruise’s previous virtual extravaganza saw over 100,000 viewers across all platforms, their main one being the Groove Cruise twitch channel. Their team has expressed nothing, but excitement to give their music loving community a good time and more support during these hard times.

This online music festival will also feature Whet Travel’s interactive WhetZoom video chat room for viewers to watch, dance, and donate together, simulating an in person Groove Cruise sailing. Up to 500 #GCFAM are able to video chat, dance, and enjoy on the platform. This feature is special because it gives viewers a truly human connection and an essential interaction alongside the show. The WhetZoom screen window will be featured during the livestream so everyone watching will be able to see the charity celebration.

Features of the Groove Cruise Virtual Sail Aways end of summer weekend live stream event in benefit to the performing artists and Whet Foundation include:

  • WHO:  Anyone interested in donating to help support the incredible talent performing or the Whet Foundation will be able to during the stream for rewards and prizes such as GC merchandise, Artist Activities, and backstage experiences during their next Miami sailing Jan 7-11, 2021.
  • WHAT: This live stream event will feature artists from all over the world, performing from locations such as Amsterdam, Australia, London, Miami, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more; plus live visuals will be added to simulate a real in-person show. The Whet Foundation is a 501c3 that was started 8 years ago and all donations are tax deductible.   
  • WHERE: The Groove Cruise Twitch will be the main hub and where donations will be collected. It will also go live on Groove Cruise Facebook, Youtube, Zoom and Instagram pages, and we will also go live on artist, media and partner pages, such as EVR Worldwide, to generate more exposure and donations. 
  • WHEN: August 21-23, 2020 for approximately 11 hours per day.
  • WHY: What’s important during this time is supporting the people who make up our diverse community; giving back to both the artists who represent Groove Cruise, the Captains who make up our Groove Cruise Family, and to those underprivileged who we are able to extend a hand to is the only thing that makes sense for us during the pandemic and aboard our music cruise experiences.
  • HOW: Our tech team has been online streaming collectively for over 20 years and will be having all streams from artist homes going into their mega-center in Florida with added live visuals and then out to the world across all Groove Cruise, artist, and media channels.  

For the latest Whet Foundation updates, visit the Groove Cruise website, and follow the event on Twitch, Facebook, Instagram andTwitter. 

About Whet Travel

For the past 16 years,Whet Travel has curated and produced more half-and full-ship music cruises than any other independent company. Partnering with some of the cruise industry’s most recognized and trusted brands, the revolutionary company has executed more than 50 wildly successful events includingGroove Cruise,Motorboat,Zen Cruise,Salsa Cruise, andGroove Island, among others. Innovators since their launch in 2004, Whet Travel was named Inc. Magazine’s No. 4 fastest-growing travel company in the country, has won the prestigious “Charter Partner of the Year” award from Carnival and Norwegian Cruise Lines, and has been featured in USA Today, Billboard, Forbes, and more. 

About Groove Cruise

What started in 2004 as a group of 125 thrill-seeking house-heads (led by founder Jason Beukema) sailing on a cruise together has erupted into the world’s first and largest floating dance music festival. Groove Cruise is the only music cruise to sail from both East and West coasts, and is a non-stop experience comprised of four straight days of beach, pool and theme parties, great food, EDM and luxurious destination parties. In addition to the standard cruise amenities, there are also artist activities, yoga classes (often paired with deep house), costume parties, and various onboard events that rival the best dance music festivals in the world. Groove Cruise is produced by Whet Travel.

About the Whet Foundation

The Whet Foundation is a Florida based 501c3 organization that offers grass roots disaster relief for those experiencing hardships and creates exciting experiences for underprivileged children in South Florida, the Caribbean and Mexico. Through our Community Captains and Destination Donation programs, we strive to excite the lives of those less fortunate in a fun and engaging way while positively affecting an entire generation.

Manchesters Social Avenue announce full series of events

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After the overwhelming success of their first run, Social Avenue today announces an extension to their socially distance event series in the glorious surrounds of Manchester’s Trafford Park. For the next eight weeks, renowned brands like Circus Recordings, Retro, Moxy Muzik and Kaluki as well as DJs like Darius Syrossian, Skream, Eats Everything, Yousef, Mason Collective, Latmun, Kings of the Rollers, Alan Fitzpatrick, Mason Maynard, Sam Divine, Steve Lawler and many more will all be taking part, with a full September series of five extra dates to be revealed soon.  

The series got underway in fine fashion and set out a blueprint for safe, socially distant partying that is still hugely fun, welcoming and atmospheric. Reasons for this include the fact that Social Avenue will be only powered by the best ‘Void Tri Motion’ sound system, on-site bars are fully stocked and mouth watering street food is also available. 

You and those in your social bubble will be seated on a table that is exclusively for you and your crew so you can enjoy the day at a safe distance from all, while there are also cameo areas for you to get that perfect social media selfie shot all whilst maintaining a safe distance. One-way systems will be in place in toilet areas, bars and around the site to keep you safe, and face masks and coverings are advised, with sanitiser stations available throughout the site.

The next event is a special four hour set from Darius Syrossian on August 15th, followed by Kaluki hosting Skream on the 16th, HIT & RUN’s summer session with Kings of the Rollers playing a special extended set with Halogenix, Gray, Monroe and more, then, the global party starter Eats Everything playing on the 23rd.

Next up is a special 90s Baby party featuring Baby D, N Trance, Livin Joy and Rozalla on the 28th, bass-house heroines Sam Divine and Jess Bays headlining Cuckoo Land on the 29th and a famous Retro gathering on the 30th with the iconic K-Klass playing live and joining main man Paul Taylor before Yousef’s long running and colourful Circus Recordings comes to town with the boss Yousef playing as well as a red hot b2b from Latmun and Mason Maynard. 

September’s series of five special dates will be revealed soon, with plenty more big names including Judge Jules, Alan Fitzpatrick and more.

August 15th 

Social Avenue | Moxy Muzik 02 – Darius Syrossian 4hr set

August 16th

Social Avenue presents Kaluki w/ Skream

August 21st

HIT & RUN: The Summer Session w/ KOTR & Inja, Halogenix + more

August 23rd

Social Avenue presents: Eats Everything

August 28th

Social Avenue Presents: 90s Baby

August 29th

Social Avenue presents: Cuckoo Land | Sam Divine & Jess Bays

August 30th

Social Avenue presents: Retro

August 31st

Social Avenue Presents: Circus Recordings

September 5th

Social Avenue | Moxy Muzik – Darius Syrossian 4hr set

    September 12th

Social Avenue | Alan Fitzpatrick, Ronnie Spiteri & more

September 18th

Social Avenue presents: Judgement w/ JUDGE JULES

Caprices Festival Announces Line-up for new September dates with Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Mathew Jonson (live), Sonja Moonear and more

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Artists will play 2200m above sea level offering panoramic views of the crystalline skies and snow-capped mountain ranges.

The 17th edition of Caprices Festival might have had to move from its original April date, but it makes a much anticipated return to the stunning resort of Crans-Montana in Switzerland across two specially curated weekends. With a reduced capacity and different look thanks to the warmer end of the summer weather and beautiful green hillsides, this will be special and unique one-off editions from September 18 – 20 and 25 – 27 September, with returning favourites and hot new headliners from the original line-up all playing including Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Mathew Jonson (live), Sonja Moonear, Behrouz, Damian Lazarus, Guy Gerber, Archie Hamilton, Dorian Paic, Traumer, Steve Rachmad, Agents of Time, Dubfire and many more.

With joint effort between the artists, the partners and the festival team, in current complex circumstances, an unprecedented edition of the festival will be able to see the light of the day and offer a privileged few an unforgettable experience. In order to keep party goers safe during the Covid-19 era, capacity was reduced to 1000 people per stage, with each one then split into independent zones of max 300 people as advised by the government measures. 

Instead of initially planned four stages, there will be two stages per day – the famous daytime ‘Modernity Stage’ and one new nighttime stage, ‘The Forest Stage’ – but the famously high production values and world class sound systems that have made Caprices Festival such an iconic underground event will remain. The Forest Stage is a circular building, offering a 360-degree view, with indoor and outdoor spaces, located in the middle of the forest, in the old intermediate station of Signal cable car line and has never been before by the Caprices Festival. The stage will host a combination of international artists, “new comers” and the Swiss local acts, offering the public a musical context at the forefront of the latest artistic trends in the field. 

The world renowned Modernity Stage, of course, is a one-off, greenhouse-like structure that sits 2200m above sea level offering panoramic views of the crystalline skies and snow-capped mountain ranges.

Across all three days of weekend one, the Modernity Stage will be headlined by the likes of Damian Lazarus, Dubfire, Behrouz, Yokoo, Parallells, Audiofly, Guy Gerber, Guti live, Mina, Tia, 3rd Floor Brothers and DJ Reas, while The Forest Stage welcomes Ion Ludwig live, Digby, Seko & Persci, Madnax live, Mira & Chris Scwarzwalder, Manolo, Adolpho & Franky, Argenis Brito and Dandy Jack.

Weekend two sees Modernity headlined by Marco Farone, Agents of Time, Adriatique, Alci, Sonja Moonear, Ricardo Villalobos b2b Edward, Dana Ruh, Skizzo, Given (aka James Mc Hale b2b Giorgio Maulini), Dorian Paic and Sven Vath. The Forest Stage will then bounce to the sounds of Nicolas Duvoisin, Traumer, Archie Hamilton, Andrea Fiorito, Mathew Jonson live, Steve Rachmad, MHMD, Bruk Boogie Kru and Michel Cleis.

Next to the world class music there is plenty to make this an experience of a lifetime: high end restaurants and eateries that include award-winning restaurants and mountain huts, boutique shops and an eco-museum as well as a wellness centre and endless mountains to explore.

Caprices Festival 2020 will look very different to usual, but the forward thinking soundtrack, next level production and welcoming atmospheres are sure to make it a truly one of a kind event.

Tickets for the April edition remain valid for the September edition. However, refund options are possible within a limited time frame (19 August). For clients who cannot make it to the festival on these dates but wish to help support Caprices Festival in this extremely difficult time for the music and events industry, a donation system is also in place. All the details related to the ticketing are available on the social media platforms of Caprices Festival & ticketing Partner xtixs.

Caprices Festival 2020

18 – 20 and 25 – 27 September

Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Tickets & Info: http://www.caprices.ch/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/capricesfest/

Twitter:https://twitter.com/caprices_fest

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/capricesfestival

LINE-UP (BY WEEK)

WEEKEND ONE

3RD FLOOR BROTHERS

ADOLPHO & FRANKY 

ARGENIS BRITO

AUDIOFLY

BEHROUZ

DAMIAN LAZARUS

DANDY JACK

DIGBY

DJ REAS

DUBFIRE 

GUTI (LIVE)

GUY GERBER

ION LUDWIG (LIVE)

MADNAX (LIVE)

MANOLO

MINA

MIRA & CHRIS SCWARZWÄLDER

PARALLELLS

SEKO & PERSIC

TIA

YOKOO

WEEKEND TWO

ADRIATIQUE

AGENTS OF TIME

ALCI

ANDREA FIORITO

ARCHIE HAMILTON

BRUK BOOGIE KRU

DANA RUH

DORIAN PAIC

GIVEN (JAMES MC HALE B2B GIORGIO MAULINI)

MARCO FARAONE

MATHEW JONSON (LIVE)

MHMD

MICHEL CLEIS

NICOLAS DUVOISIN

RICARDO VILLALOBOS B2B EDWARD

SKIZZO

SONJA MOONEAR

STEVE RACHMAD

SVEN VÄTH

TRAUMER

Download Festival 2021 announce headliners and more

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Download Festival, the world’s premier rock event, has announced KISS, BIFFY CLYRO and SYSTEM OF A DOWN as its 2021 headliners, plus many more of the world’s most exciting bands in rock, punk, hardcore and metal including Deftones, KORN, Steel Panther and The Distillers will return for Download 2021, with even more yet to be announced. The three-day festival takes place on 4-6 June 2021 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on Friday 7 August via downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets.

After an epic and well documented 45-year career that launched an era of rock’n’roll, the legendary KISS will perform in the UK at Download Festival 2021, in a UK Exclusive. They embarked on their final ever tour in 2019 under the appropriately named END OF THE ROAD, and known for their trademark larger-than-life blistering performances, KISS have proven for decades why they are hands down the most iconic live show in rock’n’roll, and one of the best headliners Donington has ever seen. With more than 100 million albums sold worldwide, 2020 was due to be their final ever Download appearance, but due to COVID-19 they’ll be bringing their spellbinding show to the hallowed grounds in 2021 instead.

Also headlining Download Festival 2020 will be SYSTEM OF A DOWN, also in a UK Exclusive. With just five studio albums, the Californian/Armenian band have earned themselves a worldwide following, never failing to put on a mind-blowing performance.

System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian says: “We’re disappointed we weren’t able to make it over this year, but we’re looking forward to next.  Absence makes the heart grow fonder.  Mostly, we all just want to make sure everyone is provided with a safe and secure environment, so we were prepared to wait as long as we needed to.”

Returning to Donington after their fantastic headline set in 2017 are Scottish rock titans Biffy Clyro, who will headline the festival once again in 2021. With the band set to release their ninth studio album, A Celebration Of Endings, this month, the trio will be keen to show off new tracks as well as some of their most well-known hits, including ‘The Captain’, ‘Mountains’ and ‘Many Of Horror’.

In addition to the brilliant acts who have continued over from 2020, Download are delighted to announce several new additions to the line up, along with Biffy Clyro, including the mighty Steel Panther, pop punk kings A Day To Remember, the mysterious Creeper, who have recently returned from hiatus, punk legends Rise Against, internet sensation Poppy, and many more.

Returning to Donington in 2021 are Deftones. Since their inception, the multi-platinum, Grammy-Winning alternative rock band from Sacramento have released seven albums and sold over 10 million albums worldwide which include fan-favourite tracks ‘My Own Summer (Shove It)’, ‘Change (House Of Flies)’, and ‘Swerve City’.

Biffy Clyro said: “We can’t wait to return to headline Download in 2021! It’s a highlight of the festival calendar and a big part of our history as a band. Headlining in 2017 was special and now it’s time to celebrate again! Fuck on!”

With 13 albums behind them already, KORN will be back too. The two-time Grammy Award winning band have toured the world countless times and have continued to push the limits of the rock, alternative and metal genres, while remaining a pillar of influence for legions of fans and generations of artists around the globe.

Also returning are the one and only The Darkness, LA punk rockers The Distillers, Hollywood favourites Black Veil Brides, Scottish pirate metallers Alestorm, Maryland death metallers Dying Fetus, metalcore heroes Killswitch Engage, Brazilian heavy metallers Sepultura, Welsh icons Funeral For A Friend in their last ever festival appearance, and many more.

2021 Lineup

KISS
Biffy Clyro
System Of A Down A.A. Williams
A Day To Remember
Airbourne
Alestorm
Anchor Lane
Baroness
Blackout Problems
Black Veil Brides
Bleed From Within
Blues Pills
Bokassa
Bush
Cellar Door Moon Crow
Cemetery Sun
Control The Storm
Creeper
Daughtry
Dead Label
Dead Posey
Deftones
Dirty Honey
Dying Fetus
Electric Wizard
Employed To Serve
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
Funeral For A Friend
Gender Roles
Gojira
Haken
Hatari
Higher Power
Holding Absence
Hot Milk
Killswitch Engage
Kill The Lights
KORN
Jamie Lenman
JJ Wilde
Joyous Wolf
Lacuna Coil
Loathe
Lotus Eater
Marianas Trench
Mastodon
Modern Error
Myles Kennedy & Company
Obituary
Of Mice & Men
Phoxjaw
P.O.D.
Poppy
Powerwolf
Press Club
Rise Against
Sepultura
Skillet
Sleep Token
Spiritbox
Steel Panther
Stone Broken
Temples On Mars
Tempt
Theory 
The Darkness
The Distillers
The Faim
The Hara
The Pretty Reckless
The Wildhearts
Those Damn Crows
Tiny Moving Parts
Twin Temple
Volbeat
Wage War
Wargasm
Wayward Sons
Will Haven

Creamfields 2021 lineup expands

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Creamfields continues to tease fans as they’ve just unleashed more names for their 2021 edition, new additions include Pendulum – TRINITY, Chase & Status (DJ Set),  Oliver Heldens, Sven Väth, Pete Tong, Vini Vici, Michael Bibi, Kölsch, W&W, Sub Focus (DJ Set), Jax Jones, Gorgon City, Gareth Emery, Claptone, Sigma, Hybrid Minds, Holy Goof, Enrico Sangiuliano, Cristoph, Jonas Blue, SASASAS, Dimension, Cosmic Gate, Bassjackers, Franky Wah, Low Steppa, Brennan Heart, Kutski, Friction, Chris Lorenzo, Mason Collective, Eli Brown, Leftwing:Kody, Offaiah, Notion, La Fleur, James Organ and SOSA.

As one of the most anticipated festivals of any year, this latest onslaught join previously announced heavyweights Above & Beyond, Adam Beyer, ANNA, Andy C, Ben Nicky, Boris Brejcha, Carl Cox, Darren Styles, deadmau5, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Disciples, Eric Prydz HOLOSPHERE, Example, Fisher, Hannah Wants, Hot Since 82, KC Lights, Laidback Luke, Martin Garrix, MK, My Nu Leng, Nightlapse, Paul Woolford, Peggy Gou, Scooter, Tchami, Tiësto, Timmy Trumpet and Yousef.

Exit Festival announce first acts for 2021

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Tyga

From 8th till 11th July 2021 EXIT will once again welcome people from over 100 countries to gather at one of the biggest medieval fortresses in Europe, set high on the banks of the river Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia.

First headliners that are revealed include one of the most influential music producers and Grammy awarded artist David Guetta, two-time leader of “Billboard’s” singles list and one of the biggest hip hop acts Tyga and DJ Snake, the author of many popular global hits and winner of two Billboard awards. A special moment is left for the finale end when one of world’s most in demand DJs Eric Prydz and the acclaimed electronic artist Four Tet will join forces for a special b2b set to create one of the most iconic closing performances at the spectacular mts Dance arena stage. Exit’s 20th anniversary simply couldn’t pass without the powerful Sepultura, a legendary metal band with fourteen albums and some of the riffs which have left a mark on rock music in general. After last year’s magnificent performance, Dax J is set to bring the flame of techno in a furious b2b with Kobosil. The line up will also feature the new generation of EXIT stars including german DJ and producer Boris Brejcha, indie heroes Metronomy, Grammy Award winner for lifetime achievement and live punk icon Marky Ramone, swedish rock sensation Thundermother, Denis Sulta, and leading regional music artist such as Laibach, Marko Nastić, Goblini, Massimo, Coeus, Kristijan Molnar b2b After Affair, Lag, Layzie, Runy, Space Motion. These are just the first round of confirmed acts, many new names and surprises will be announced soon.

David Guetta

Terminal V launch ‘Connect’ with Patrick Topping

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Terminal V launch ‘Connect’ 

A new multi-platform live streaming channel bringing Live + Virtual incredible experiences of Iconic Locations

Patrick Topping kicks things off live from the top of the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site Calton Hill in Edinburgh

Check out the preview here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbGmgVqoIes

TERMINAL V CONNECT is a multi-platform streaming channel from gargantuan Scottish festival Terminal V that incorporates incredible Live, Virtual and Augmented reality streams from the world’s leading electronic music artists. 

The much anticipated launch online event comes from firm Terminal V favourite Patrick Topping, who has a long standing relationship with the city, and the party. His set from the top of the stunning UNESCO World Heritage Site Calton Hill overlooking the city, which is one of Edinburgh’s most visited tourist attractions, with the city’s stunning skyline in the backdrop as well as views looking on to Edinburgh Castle, Forth Road Bridge, The Scottish Parliament Building and much more, will be broadcast on Saturday August 8th at 8pm – the same day he was due to make his Scottish Trick debut for a huge 5000 capacity Terminal V all-nighter event that has now been rescheduled to the end of the year.

Terminal V’s exciting new concept TERMINAL V CONNECT is a mixture of cutting edge, exciting platforms, ranging from stunning locations, home streams, XR augmented reality streams pushing new high-end XR technology and next level production featuring the very best international acts brought to audiences in a virtual and vital way. It is the sort of high class, high impact offering that Terminal V have become known for in recent years since their inception in 2017, with their huge festivals and raves always selling out a setting a new standard for electronic music events in Scotland. This launch also follows numerous hugely popular Terminal V Lockdown streams with the likes of Maceo Plex, Kink, Luigi Madonna and Rebuke who have all kept people dancing in the safety of their own homes whilst raising funds for charity. 

The first TERMINAL V CONNECT event is a special one with global tastemaker Topping headlining from the iconic Calton Hill, Edinburgh. Calton Hill is the location of several iconic monuments and buildings such as the National Monument, the Nelson Monument and the Robert Burns Monument as well as the City Observatory. It towers over the city and is a truly famous location. From there, Topping played a typically tight and on point set with the stunning city backdrop and gorgeous sunset behind him through to darkness with lasers and projections filing the sky over the city. It all unfolded in blazing heat and the full two hours will be broadcast to the world via Beatport, Terminal V and Patrick Toppings social channels on Saturday August 8th. 

Patrick went to Uni in Edinburgh so has lots of history with the city and Terminal V events. He had a capacity full stage at Terminal V festival Easter 2019 and later this year arrives in Edinburgh for his special Trick all-nighter. It was originally scheduled in August this year before the pandemic hit but has now moved to Dec 19th and is set to be a spectacular affair with a giant line up that will keep you dancing from dusk till dawn with Floorplan, Mella Dee, Cynthia, Elliott Adamson, Ewan McVicar and Reinier Zonneveld. 

In the meantime, this is a fantastic taster of what to expect when he makes his big return. 

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Dance at a Distance with brand new outdoor pop up series Social Avenue

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Social Avenue is taking over a car park in Manchester’s Trafford Park and turning it into a safe and welcoming music and food pop up for a series of socially distant events for six weeks with the red hot Mason Collective headlining the first party. Brands and DJs like Bontan, Mele, Sed Zito and Josh Butler plus Darius Syrossian, Moxy Muzik, Haus22, OC & Verde and many more will all be taking part in future events, ensuring that summer is rescued and people finally get dancing safely and legally for the first time in four months. 

You can expect huge brand partnerships and DJs from all dance music genres to take over this space on Saturday and Sundays at Longbridge Road at Trafford Park, Manchester. Social Avenue will be only powered by the best ‘Void Tri Motion’ sound system and on-site bars will be fully stocked with all of your favourite beers, gins, vodkas, whisky, brandy and much more. 

Mouthwatering eats are also available so you can enjoy a variety of delicious street food to carry you throughout your day at Social Avenue. It starts when you and those in your social bubble will be seated on a table that is exclusively for you and your crew so you can enjoy the day at a safe distance from all. 

As well as food and music there will be photo booths and cameo areas for you to get that perfect social media selfie shot all whilst maintaining a safe distance. One-way systems will be in place in toilet areas, bars and around the site to keep you safe, and face masks and coverings are advised, with sanitiser stations available throughout the site.

It all kicks off with The Mason Collective, who since their inception in 2014 have been drawing attention in the underground music scene for their explosive DJ sets and highly renowned MVSON events. The Manchester based DJ and production trio have been developing their own signature brand of high energy grooves, showcasing them at a number of high profile clubs all round the world, so this hometown gig will be epic indeed. 

Tickets are only available in groups of 2,3,4,5 or 6 and you must stay with your group in your zone for the duration of the day.

August 1st

Origins | Bontan + Josh Butler + Mele + Seb Zito

August 8th

Haus22 At Social Avenue | OC & Verde + Rudosa

August 15th 

Social Avenue | Moxy Muzik 02 – Darius Syrossian 4hr set

August 30th

Social Avenue presents: Retro

September 5th

Social Avenue | Moxy Muzik – Darius Syrossian 4hr set

Saturday 29th August

Cuckoo Land – Sam Divine, Jess Bays, Craig Harrison, Pat Hickey