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The Great Escape, the festival for new music, is returning 19 – 21 May 2016 to transform Brighton into a mecca for emerging talent with an unparalleled showcase of international and local acts. For over a decade, The Great Escape has produced diverse line-ups flecked with the stars and sounds of the future, establishing this 3-day festival as the ultimate destination of discovery for music-lovers.
The Great Escape has just announced 150 new bands and its final Spotlight show featuring gutsy grime MC Stormzy who celebrated his highest-charted single ‘Shut Up’ last Christmas which instigated more pandemonium and rewinds than ever before. Best known for his mic-chomping and often politically-driven lyrics, Stormzy is very much at the forefront of the latest resurgence of his genre. He will be joined by Newham rapper J Hus, hip-hop collective WSTRN who made waves with ‘IN2’, and fierce R&B trio M.O described as “the only girl group you need to worry about”.
Also joining the line-up is Brighton four-piece Black Honey blending girl-band pop with blurry shoegazing guitars, alongside indie-pop assembly Highasakite who will fly that Norwegian flag high with lead singer Ingrid’s enchanting melodies and serene soundscapes. Packing a whole lot of attitude is bitter post-punk Leeds collective Eagulls, whilst providing a dose of disco inferno are South London brothers Formation who merge funk, northern soul and liquid grooves.
Visit the Great Escape festival's website for a full line-up and for tickets.
Following its 7th consecutive sell-out last year, the UK’s No.1 dance festival Creamfields returns this summer and with a 4th day added has officially become the world’s biggest electronic music festival! The multi award winning Creamfields is undoubtedly a rite of passage for any electronic music fan or artist, with over 70,000 fans flocking from around the world every August Bank Holiday to witness performances from some of the biggest names in dance music.
With 28 stages across the weekend to explore and over 200 acts celebrating all that is good in electronic music the global powerhouse that is Creamfields have got it with acts including Calvin Harris, Tiestö, Avicii, Axwell & Ingrosso, Jack Ü, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Above & Beyond, Martin Garrix, Fatboy Slim, Oliver Heldens, MK, DJ EZ, Annie Mac, Hannah Wants, Steve Aoki, Idris Elba, Eric Prydz, Mistajam, Armin van Buuren, Andy C, Roni Size, Jamie Jones, Tchami, Pete Tong and Kurupt FM and that’s just for starters!
As well as featuring an array of exclusive performances 2016 introduces a host of new arenas including Smash The House, Hard Fest Presents, Andy C Presents Ram, Sexy By Nature, Cream Classics and the Terrace, they’ll be joining the likes of Paradise, Armada, MK Presents Area 10, Revealed, Pryda, Mistajam Presents Jam Packed, All Gone Pete Tong, Fatboy Slim Presents Smile High Club, Ants, Tidy and Goodgreef Xtra Hard to name a few.
Bringing together over 200 acts and some exciting new line up additions still to be announced, Creamfields 2016 is prepped to be the biggest party of the summer! The countdown begins…
NORTH STAGE
North stage line up coming soon
ARMADA
Armin van Buuren
Andrew Rayel
Ørjan Nilsen
MarLo
David Gravell
Khomha
Ruben De Ronde
PARADISE
Jamie Jones
The Martinez Brothers
Maya Jane Coles
Richy Ahmed
Denney
Robert James
ANDY C PRESENTS RAM
Andy C
Wilkinson
High Contrast
Delta Heavy & Loadstar
Dub Phizix
Annix
Northbase
Special Guest: Roni Size & Krust present Full Cycle
MC’s: Tonn Piper, AD-APT, Stamina, Visionobi, Strategy
PEPSI MAX ARENA
Michael Calfan
Third Party
Sam Feldt
Curbi
Junior J
CREAM HOSPITALITY
Jemmy
George Kafetzis
Adam Cartwright
Bernie Lee
Aaron Amihere
SOUTH STAGE
Avicii
Martin Garrix
Nicky Romero
Otto Knows
Lucas & Steve
NORTH STAGE
Axwell & Ingrosso
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Dirty South
Gareth Wyn
+ more
CREAM
Above & Beyond
Robin Schulz
Tchami
Danny Howard
Watermät
Andrew Bayer
Grum
Alan Walker
HARD FEST PRESENTS
Jack Ü
Four Tet
Jauz
Destructo
+ more
MISTAJAM PRESENTS JAM PACKED
DJ EZ
Kurupt FM
Idris Elba
Mistajam
Charlie Sloth
99 Souls
Logan Sama
SASASAS
Flava D
+ more
ALL GONE PETE TONG
Pete Tong
Hot Since 82
Eats Everything
Heidi
Andhim
Cristoph
Special Guest: Steve Lawler
PEPSI MAX ARENA
Laidback Luke
Tommy Trash
Sander van Doorn
R3hab
Firebeatz
Julian Jordan
Anton Powers
+ more
ANTS
Gorgon City
Route 94
Ben Pearce
Los Suruba
Special Guest: Andrea Oliva
Special Guest: Yousef
+ more
TIDY
Yomanda
Stimulator
BK
Gammer
Tidy DJ’s
Freak Brothers (Rob Tissera, Ben Stevens, Adam M)
Lee Haslam B2B NG Rezonance
Max Mozart & Audox
Charlie Goddard
CREAM HOSPITALITY
Andy Mac
Sean Hughes
James Dutton
Josh Demello
Alan Hartley
Jamie Trippier
Sean Dougherty
Liam Cors
NORTH STAGE
Calvin Harris
Annie Mac
Duke Dumont
Disciples
Friend Within
SOUTH STAGE
Tiestö
Hardwell
Oliver Heldens
Galantis
FATBOY SLIM PRESENTS SMILE HIGH CLUB
Fatboy Slim
Tiga
Erol Alkan
Melé
KDA
+ more
SMASH THE HOUSE
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
W&W
Ummet Ozcan
Wolfpack
Mattn
Very Special Guest: Steve Aoki
MK AREA 10
MK
Hannah Wants
Amine Edge & Dance
Camelphat
+ more
PRYDA
Eric Prydz
Adam Beyer
Kölsch
Alan Fitzpatrick
+ more
PEPSI MAX ARENA
Paul van Dyk
Gareth Emery
Aly & Fila
John O’Callaghan
Brian Kearney
Will Atkinson
Rob Harnetty
Special Guest: Paul Oakenfold
REVEALED
Blasterjaxx
Deorro
Dannic
Thomas Gold
Sick Individuals
Kill The Buzz
Thomas Newson
Julian Calor
GOODGREEF XTRA HARD
Kutski
Alex Kidd
Andy Whitby
Dark By Design
Energy Syndicate
Cally
Shaun T
MKN
KRM
Karlston Khaos B2B Cut-Up
CREAM CLASSICS
Seb Fontaine
K-Klass
Jon Pleased Wimmin
Paul Bleasdale
Andy Carroll
Stuart Hodson B2B Samuel Lamont
CREAM HOSPITALITY
Ed Mackie
Corey James
Billie Clements
Chris Wright
Thomas Tuft
Sam Rice
Hardman & Deavall
Gussy
THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST (New Day Added)
CREAM
Eddie Halliwell
Jordan Suckley
Ben Gold
Mark Sherry
Craig Connelly
Venom One
SEXY BY NATURE
Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
Kryder
Redondo
Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman
Jack Eye Jones
LilRockit
CREAM TERRACE
DJ SKT
Sonny Fodero
Sam Divine
Doorly
Midnight City
+ more
CREAM HOSPITALITY
Paul Nunn & James Glover
Strictly Underground
Ricochet Musica
First headliners include Jurassic 5, Gentleman’s Dub Club, Foreign Beggars, Slamboree, Hot 8 Brass Band, Professor Elemental and Split Prophets and DJs includingFriction ft. Linguistics, Dub Phizix + Strategy, DJ Marky & MC GQ, Dimension, Rene LaVice + Stapleton and more.
Curated by the father and daughter duo of Noz and Ella and a huge extended family who work across the entire festival, there’s a unique charm and energy to Nozstock unlike anything else in the country. Reaching its 18th year in summer 2016, Nozstock is like a mini-Glastonbury nestled in rolling hills.
Set on a beautiful working farm in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside, the reassuringly welcoming and independent event has evolved from 50 friends gathered at the inaugural gathering and flourished into an intimate musical odyssey. Joining the dots between pop, ska, folk, funk, soul, indie, drum and bass, psytrance, house and a whole lot more, plus interactive adventure and performance for big and small kids of all ages, Nozstock is a playground for everyone, from seasoned festival goers to newbies setting out for their very first time.
Sundown Festival returns to Norfolk Showground in Norwich for a fourth year with a huge line-up of the biggest and best names in contemporary music. Delivering a mix of the most sought after names from all corners of the pop, urban and dance music landscape, Sundown brings together everything that is vital in music right now for an amazing live music experience. This year the festival expands even further adding a third stage and collaborating with some of the most revered brands in underground music.
In five years Jason Derulo has risen to one of the best-selling, radio-dominating pop and urban artists of the day, selling over 50 million singles worldwide and racking up over two billion views on YouTube and one billion plays on Spotify. Headlining on the Sunday, fans can expect a huge show featuring the likes of ‘Talk Dirty’, ‘Wiggle’, ‘Trumpets’, ‘Whatcha Say’ and many more. With one huge headliner still to be announced this promises to be the biggest year for Sundown yet.
With five UK number 1 singles to her name including her collaboration with Clean Bandit on huge Grammy Award winning hit ‘Rather Be’, Jess Glynne is one of the UK’s brightest stars. She will undoubtedly have the Sundown crowd singing along to a hit laden set whilst London hip hop and grime hero Dizzee Rascal will bring his signature party sound to the Showground.
Years & Years were the big crossover success story of 2015 and their up- tempo brand of synth-pop spawned huge chart hits such as ‘King’ and ‘Desire’ and in Olly Alexander the band have a genuine, bona-fide pop star. Also performing will be Fleur Eastwho has become a household name since competing on X-Factor and released one of the biggest tracks of 2015 in ‘Sax’.
A world famous name in house music Defected Records will host the second stage on the Saturday with renowned party startersSam Devine, Sonny Fodera and DJ S.K.T. Get ready to raise those hands and party as one of the world’s most loved house music parties keeps the Sundown masses dancing all night long.
Undeniable masters of bass UKF are the Hosts for Stage 3 and proudly present a dual headline show featuring Jaguar Skillsshowcasing why he is the ultimate DJ ninja and the legendary David Rodigan MBE bringing the sound of dancehall and reggae to the East Coast. Fast rising Black Butter up and comers My Nu Leng will keep it deep and on point.
Dance music royalty Ministry Of Sound will be presenting the second stage on the Sunday with heavy bass courtesy of French production duo Amine Edge and DANCE, genre blurring Bristolian and Lobster Boy head honcho Redlight and serious bass head Low Steppa all taking to the decks.
The legendary Drum and Bass Arena celebrate a huge 20 years in the game this year and will host chart topper Wilkinsonwhose anthem ‘Afterglow’ was an instant classic, Radio 1’s d&b don and Shogun Audio boss Friction and the classic jungle sounds of DJ Hazard.
Main Stage
Headliner TBA
Jess Glynne
Dizzee Rascal
Stage 2 – Defected
Sam Divine
Sonny Fodera
DJ S.K.T
Stage 3 – UKF
David Rodigan & Jaguar Skills
My Nu Leng
Main Stage
Jason Derulo
Years & Years
Fleur East
Stage 2 – Ministry of Sound
Amine Edge & Dance
Redlight
Low Steppa
Stage 3 – Drum & Bass Arena
Wilkinson
Friction
DJ Hazard
The Secret Garden Party is very pleased to announce its second wave of artists for this summer’s Party. Air are now confirmed to headline, along with Caribou and Primal Scream, as previously announced.
French duo, Air, comprising Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit-Dunkel, are one of the most influential synth-pop bands of the 2000’s. Singles such as ‘Sexy Boy’ and ‘Surfing on a Rocket’ shaped the way for the current wave of atmospheric retro-synth soundscapes. Albums such as ‘Moon Safari’ and ‘Talkie Walkie,’their soundtrack for ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and their score to the 1902 classic silent film ‘le voyage dans la lune’ should prove to be a synergy made in heaven for this year’s Secret Garden Party’s arts & expression theme: ‘The Gardener’s Guide to the Galaxy.’
Now confirmed for lift-off are:-
AIR
MILKY CHANCE – SHURA – THE TEMPER TRAP – SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA
BAND OF SKULLS – ANDREYA TRIANA – FIELD MUSIC
IZZY BIZU – LA FEMME – HOT SINCE 82 – TELEMAN – MONEY – DUA LIPA – BILLIE MARTEN – BEARDYMAN – ROSIE LOWE
LITTLE COMETS – JACKMASTER –BICEP – HÆLOS – SWIM DEEP – MIDLAND – DAVID RODIGAN
THE JAPANESE HOUSE – NZCA LINES – MEILYR JONES
BARNS COURTNEY – HOT 8 BRASS BAND – THE SKINTS – SLUTFACE LOUIS BERRY – SHANNON SAUNDERS – POSTAAL – STARLING LOVESSEGA SERAMIC – AMBER ARCADES – BABEHEAVEN
BEANS ON TOAST – THE AGE OF L.U.N.A – PLEASURE BEACH – THE WHOLLS – EXMAGICIAN STRONG ASIAN MOTHERS – MAN AND THE ECHO LAIL ARAD – HAUS EARL KIOKO – BROADWAY SOUNDS – ZURI AURA ALL THE PEOPLE – THE DEFEKTERS – EARL OKIN – THE MEOW MEOWS – JAMIE JOSEPH – AISHA BADRU
They join, as previously announced….
CARIBOU – PRIMAL SCREAM
LISSIE
MARIBOU STATE – RAE MORRIS – RATIONALE – C DUNCAN
PETITE MELLER – SG LEWIS – MOLOTOV JUKEBOX – SUNDARA KARMA FORMATION – OSCAR – STEALING SHEEP – PURE BATHING CULTURE ZIBRA – WEAVES – KUDU BLUE
…plus all djs & parties and more still to be announced.
New Stage….
The Secret Garden Party is introducing a new live music stage on site this summer. As yet un-named it will provide a platform for new artists to play in front of an enthusiastic festival audience. This means a total of 4 full days of live music over 15 stages.
The Secret Garden Party presents….
This year’s theme ‘Gardener’s Guide to the Galaxy’ has inspired the Garden’s creative team of oddballs and eccentrics like never before. They are currently on a comprehensive mission to create the most cosmic, inventive, fun-packed and immersive experience yet for all partaking ‘Gardeners.’ Located on the banks of a beautiful lake, bordered by open fields and woodland glades, the Secret Garden Party is situated in an incredibly picturesque and magical setting. It is the perfect place to lose yourself, make new friends, heal your soul, and laugh out loud. Why not escape to reality? Here are just a few ways how….
Robo Copout – Cosmic Knitting – Mutation Station – Art Constellations – Cosmonaut Displays – Astronaut Training – Mermaid School – Guerilla Science – Virtual Reality – Paint Fights – Floating Dance Floors – Laser Wars – Regression Sessions Space Safari – 24 Hour Pub – 15 Live Music Stages & 6 DJ Stages – 24-Hour Woodland Parties – Boating Lake & Bathing – Sanctuary & Hot Tubs – Massage Area – Live Theatre & Comedy – Exotic Life Drawing – The Get High High Jump – Organic Food Stalls – The Forum – Camp Fire Tales from the Outer Limits – Mud Wrestling – Dance-Offs – Vogon Poetry Readings & Spoken Word – Kids’ Area – Fine Dining – Little Gay Brother Bar – Science Meets Fiction
CHAGSTOCK FESTIVAL organisers have confirmed that Rock N Roll & Songwriting Hall Of Famer, Donovan will headline Friday night on the festivals 10th Anniversary this July.
Donovan is a legendary Scottish Poet, folk-rock & pop-troubadour who has been an essential part of worldwide popular culture since signing to Pye Records in 1965. Best known for his signature song, Mellow Yellow, Donovan has recorded more than 27 albums, and his 1967 hit, Sunshine Superman (featuring Jimmy Page on Guitar and John Paul Jones on Bass) was a US No.1 single.
Over the course of his 50-year musical career, Donovan has performed with legends such as Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. He taught John Lennon & Paul McCartney the finger-picking guitar style, and performed on the recording of The Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. He was also one of the few non-band members to co-write with The Beatles; collaborating on Yellow Submarine.
In addition to his induction into the Rock N Roll and Songwriters Halls of Fame, other awards that this unique songwriter and performer has been presented with include an Ivor Novello, a Fresh distinguished medal as Officer of Arts & Letters, A BMI Icon award, the MOJO magazine Maverick Award, A BBC Folk Lifetime Achievement Award and many more.
Live performance highlights are include sets at numerous historically important events including Monterey 1967, Newport 1965, Isle of Wight 1970, Bath Blues 1970 … and now of course Chagstock 2016, where he will be performing a greatest hits set, along with his current band.
Also added to the Chagstock 2016 bill are The Blockheads. Formed in 1977 to promote Ian Durys album 'New Boots and Panties'. Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, Charlie Charles, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher became known as 'The Blockheads'. Chaz composed 'Hit me with your Rhythm Stick' with Ian, which has sold more than 1 million copies to date, and reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
The last performance by Ian Dury & The Blockheads was February 6th 2000 at The London Palladium. At this point the band had to make a decision to either stop or continue. The choice was made and the band has continued making albums and touring the world. Now over a decade since Ian passed away, The Blockheads still perform to packed out venues around the world.
Saturday night at Chagstock will be headlined by none other than legendary post-punk band, The Stranglers. The Stranglers are one of the UKs best loved bands, who have enjoyed a litany of hits across their incredible 42-year career, including Golden Brown, No More Heroes, Peaches, Always the Sun and Skin Deep.
Other acts confirmed include the wildly popular Ferocious Dog, alt-folk six-piece Danny & The Champions Of The World, the BBC Introducingendorsed Cattle & Cane, a return performance from spellbinding Irish Folk/Blues troubadour Marc OReilly, and many more.
Taking place on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd July, Devons much-loved, family friendly, not-for-profit event will feature the biggest and most diverse line up in its 10-year history.
The theme for the wildly popular fancy dress day on Saturday will be Legends.
Set in 70 acres of farmland on the edge of Dartmoor, Chagstock is renowned for its stunning location, diverse line-up of artists and non-corporate, family friendly atmosphere. Chagstock showcases the very best music, food and entertainment that the Westcountry and the UK have to offer. Starting life as a small private party, Chagstock has now grown into a major fixture on the Westcountry festival circuit, selling out all 5,000 tickets for the last four years in succession. As introduced back in 2012, all children under 12 can attend the festival for free (ticket is required).
Last years festival was regarded by many as the best yet (Chagstock has something special… other events should perhaps take note and try and emulate it efestivals) and featured memorable performances from the likes of Levellers, New Model Army, Seth Lakeman, Neville Staple, Molotov Jukebox and many many more
Simon Ford Chagstock Festival organiser says, We are delighted that a band as huge as The Stranglers have agreed to perform at Chagstock this year, and we are very proud of the quality of the other acts announced so far as well…2016 really is set to be a vintage year for the festival. As always, you can rely on Chagstock for a non-corporate vibe, family friendly atmosphere and loads of great and varied music, food and entertainment
Dot To Dot Festival is established as the UK’s Premier Festival for unearthing the hottest new talent around, alongside established acts from across the globe. 2016 marks the Festival’s 11th edition and will see it returning to Manchester, Bristoland Nottingham from the 27-29th May. Dot to Dot’s ever eclectic line-up is set to make this year one of the biggest and best in the festival’s history!
With lots of exciting announcements to follow, including a second headliner, Dot To Dot and DHP Family, in partnership with Fred Perry Subculture, are elated to announce the first wave of artists to play this year’s Festival:
The anthemic Mystery Jets will return to co-headline the Dot To Dot stage this year, blasting out infectious tunes and soon to be classics from their new album “Curve Of The Earth”. Australian indie giants The Temper Trap also join the Dot To Dot line-up after spending all of 2015 in the studio working on a highly anticipated third album.
With his brand of indie hip-hop rock Rat Boy will stir up the Dot To Dot crowd, conveying modern lyrics of a pissed off generation, alongside Lauren Aquilina’s beautifully honest ballads and euphoric guitar rock supremoes Sundara Karma. Imaginatively crafted chill-out specialists The Japanese House will be spellbinding Dot To Dot-goers with dreamy harmonies whilst Yorkshire-based brothers The Sherlocks bring their Courteeners-esque guitar riffs and energetic live performance to the festival, along with Dublin’s hottest indie rockers Little Green Cars.
The first wave of artists to be announced also includes: Ardyn, Barns Courtney, Bleeding Heart Pigeons, Chappo, Cigarettes After Sex, Crosa Rosa, Dancing Years, Ekkah, Estrons, The Jacques, Lewis Del Mar, Liss, New Carnival, Northeast Party House, Stephen Kellogg, Trevor Sensor, and there is still so much more to be announced!