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BLOODSTOCK ANNOUNCES FINAL BATCH OF SOPHIE LANCASTER STAGE BANDS

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Over halfway there! With just 168 days to go before the marauding metal hordes charge through the gates of Catton Park, BLOODSTOCK has its last batch of Sophie Lancaster Stage bands to announce. It’s also ‘Last Call’ time for the Deposit Scheme, where you can pay over 6 smaller instalments (full details below). Artists for the Jagermeister and New Blood stages and other fest entertainment details are yet to come, but in the meantime, wrap your eyes and ears around the following…
 
Once you’ve set up your tent and had your first beer, Thursday’s Sophie tent proceedings open with the unmissable, incendiary noises of Bristol blues-punk four piece, MOTHER VULTURE. Check out their high octane video of ‘The Wave’ for a taster of what’s in store!  
 
Also snagging a Thursday slot are BASEMENT TORTURE KILLINGS who’ll bring their serial killer grindcore to your Thursday evening. If you’re not familiar with their sound, watch the clip for ‘Armchair Psycho Or Pure Predator?’. 
 
Friday’s Sophie opener is deathgrind squad CREPITATION. If you’re heading to the Liverpool Napalm Death/Raging Speedhorn show in March, you’ll catch them opening the show. If you can’t make it, you can still witness their sonic chaos via this live footage from Foothills Gutfest a couple of years back. 
 
If hardcore is more your vibe, you won’t want to miss London bruisers INHUMAN NATURE, also playing the Sophie stage on Friday. You can warm up extra early if you’re attending Cro-Mags’ London gig in June, for they’re first onstage that night. If not, check out the title track from their recently released ‘Under The Boot’ EP, out now on Church Road Records.
 
Saturday’s Sophie fun brings a pummelling from Hull crew MASTIFF. US magazine Decibel described them as “a rousing blend of savage power that’s as ready for the mosh pit as it is for your next clandestine ritual in the woods.” See for yourself via the video for ‘Endless’ from their crushing album, ‘Leave Me The Ashes Of The Earth’.
 
Joining the Sophie Lancaster Stage shenanigans on Sunday, are Coventry three-piece and M2TM alumni PELUGION, levelling up from their 2018 New Blood stage slot. Inviting fans of Black Sabbath & Black Label Society especially, investigate their single ‘Bane Of Humanity’, while you wait. 
 
BLOODSTOCK’s Metal 2 The Masses, the initiative that supports all genres of grass roots metal and offers a chance to play BOA’s New Blood stage, is proud to announce a partnership with Eyesore Merch in 2022. The programme provides up and coming bands with an awesome opportunity to be seen and heard by a wide audience and part of the music industry normally out of reach for bands at that level. In partnering with Metal 2 The Masses, Eyesore Merch wants to add to that opportunity by offering 3 winning bands from the 26 regional heats, a chance to get their merchandise showcased to an audience of potential new fans. Those 3 winners will see their merchandise featured and available to purchase on www.eyesoremerch.com, have their gear included on Eyesore Merch’s mailout direct to customers and featured on the Eyesore Merch socials, which directly targets a metric tonne of metal lovers who love buying ‘hard to find’ band merch.


If you’ve got your ticket bagged, are you already thinking about how best to get to BLOODSTOCK? BLOODSTOCK is pleased to support two sustainable travel options – Big Green Coach (who’ll drop you and your gear right inside the festival gates for minimal walking, from 33 locations around the UK & you can secure your seat for just a tenner) and Liftshare (a safe way to offer up a spare spot in your car, or nab one in someone else’s & perhaps make new friends to boot). Get more info on both over at BIG GREEN COACH and LIFTSHARE. 


Want something to get you all fired up for this summer’s event, or maybe you’re curious about BLOODSTOCK having never been before? If so, check out the brand new festival trailer for the lowdown. 


Lastly, it’s final call for BLOODSTOCK’s phenomenally popular weekend ticket Deposit Scheme. Sign up here before 11.59pm this Saturday night, 26th Feb, if you want to take advantage. This year, payments are spread across 6 months instead of 5, making it even more manageable to secure your place and pay for your ticket in instalments. An initial payment of £31.20 is due upon sign up, then five additional payments of £24.16 will debit your bank account on 25 Mar, 29 Apr, 27 May, 24 Jun, with a final instalment on 29 Jul, which will include any applicable admin/booking fees. Tickets will be delivered digitally.  


All VIP packages, Early Bird tix, and campervan passes have sold out. You can still snap up standard weekend camping tickets (just £145 +fees for 4 days of heavy metal fun) plus day & child tix are available now at the ticket store. Mini moshers under age 4 get in free!


BLOODSTOCK’s 2022 Ronnie James Dio main stage headliners are BEHEMOTH, LAMB OF GOD, and MERCYFUL FATE. Also appearing across the weekend are KILLING JOKE, DIMMU BORGIR, TESTAMENT, EXODUS, AVATAR, ALL HAIL THE YETI, BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, GWAR (in a UK festival exclusive), BURY TOMORROW, SACRED REICH, LIFE OF AGONY, SPIRITWORLD, BELPHEGOR, BUTCHER BABIES, VIO-LENCE, BLOODYWOOD, JINJER, LORNA SHORE, DOYLE, LOST SOCIETY, HATEBREED, SLEEP TOKEN, DARK FUNERAL, EYEHATEGOD, DISCHARGE, STATIC-X, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA, ENFORCED, PARTY CANNON, SOEN, HERIOT, BLOOD YOUTH, BLACK TONGUE, HEART OF A COWARD, FEROCIOUS DOG, HEATHEN, NEKROGOBLIKON, CATTLE DECAPITATION, ORBIT CULTURE, TALLAH, SAMAEL, CYHRA, NOCTEM, NANOWAR OF STEEL, THROWN INTO EXILE, PUPIL SLICER, CAGE FIGHT, VENDED, ILL NINO, SKARLETT RIOT, DESERT STORM, SORCERER, RED METHOD, and BAEST as well as many more yet to come. Stay tuned for additional 2022 announcements in due course.

BLOODSTOCK will take place at Catton Park, Derbyshire on 11th-14th August 2022.

For more info, click to www.bloodstock.uk.com. 

Hospitality Weekend In The Woods Announce Huge 2022 Line-Up And Stage Hosts

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FABIO & GROOVERIDER AND THE OUTLOOK ORCHESTRA, HIGH CONTRAST, KINGS OF THE ROLLERS & INJA, CALIBRE, CAMO & KROOKED, DJ STORM, FLAVA D & MANY MORE WILL TAKE OVER BECKENHAM PLACE PARK IN SEPTEMBER FOR THEIR BIGGEST EVER LINE-UP

Location: Beckenham Place Park, London
Date: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th September, 2022
Tickets: https://hospitalityinthewoods.com/

Fresh from winning Best Festival at the Drum & Bass Awards, the much anticipated Hospitality Weekend In The Woods today announces the full line-up for its biggest ever event. Headlining a total of seven stages across Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September 2022 in Beckenham Place Park will be Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestra performing their only London show of Summer 2022, High Contrast with a very special ‘20 Years of High Contrast’ set, Calibre, Camo & Krooked, DJ Hype, DJ Marky, Flava D, General Levy, Kings Of The Rollers & Inja amongst many many more, with stage hosts,FabricLive, Calibre Presents, Shogun, Born On Road X Run In The Jungle, Spearhead, Rupture, Undivide, Soulvent X Flexout and of course Hospitality all ensuring every point on the drum & bass spectrum will be represented in full. Tickets range from £30 to £60 + Booking Fee and are selling fast at ​​https:hwitw.ffm.to/tickets-jb

Located just a five minute walk from Beckenham Hill train and bus stations, Hospitality Weekend In The Woods is an easily accessible escape from everyday life. It plunges you deep into 98 acres of green and natural fields with lakes, woodland and the beautiful Palladian-style mansion all foreign an epic backdrop to two days of world class music.

Thousands of drum and bass fans attend this always sold out event and never fail to be in awe of the unique stage designs, the next level audio visual production, high spec sound and array of the tastiest street food South London has to offer. This year will be bigger than ever with wall-to-wall bangers, atmospheric woodland stages and never before seen back-to-backs.

Stage hosts include Fabric’s legendary Friday night London party Fabriclive as well as critically acclaimed drum & bass don Calibre and of course Hospitality themselves. But also joining are Undivide, who bring sounds from the heavier end of the spectrum, Spearhead – the UK D&B label founded in January 2005 by Steve Jeffery AKA BCee, and Rupture, which began as a club night in 2006 to showcase the jungle and breaks side of the spectrum. Known for pushing experimental, cutting edge production alongside classic jungle anthems, the party evolved into a label in 2012 and remains a vital underground voice.

Then comes Born on Road vs Run In the Jungle. Born on Road is a Bristol-based record label and DJ collective firmly rooted at the heart of drum and bass and jungle but with an eclectic sound. Friction’s Shogun Audio needs little introduction given that it is responsible for breaking many of today’s drum & bass stars and released some of the genre’s biggest anthems.

Last of all is Soulvent Records vs Flexout Audio. The former has always championed new talent and related music from across the whole spectrum and the latter is the London based imprint from drum and bass visionary Tom Bassi that has launched many careers while soundtracking global dance floors with its killer output.

In all there will be more than100 of the most acclaimed names for the drum & bass world playing across the seven stages over two days. As such, there will be something for everyone and a chance to curate your own unique weekend soundtrack. But some of the many standouts include an exclusive, one-off London show from Fabio & Grooverider and The Outlook Orchestra which will find the legendary DJs perform a set of stone cold drum & bass classics with the revered 40-piece orchestra.

Elsewhere, High Contrast will look back on a hugely successful 20 year career with a special anniversary set, Dillinja will put the sound system through its paces with his famously heavy low ends and DnB pioneer DJ Storm is also set to make a headline set like no other.

She will be joined by the master of smooth, deep liquid rhythms that is Calibre, the always energetic Camo & Krooked, some kinetic steps from the one and only DJ Hype and more golden rhythms from Brazilian hero DJ Marky. For some cross-sectional sounds including garage and grime look no further than Flava D, while My Nu Leng will be playing a special all D&B set.

As if that wasn’t enough, pioneers of the game like Roni Size, General Levy, Kings Of The Rollers & Inja play, and just about every other conceivable sub-genre will be served up by the 50 acts lined up.

After 18 years in the game, there is no other brand as deeply immersed in drum & bass as Hospitality. That means this annual weekender is unlike any other experience in the country.

DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH PACKED LINE UP FOR 2022

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Download Festival, the world’s premier rock event, is coming back with a bang in 2022. The first major festival of the summer will be headlined by the mighty KISS, Iron Maiden and Biffy Clyro, with other huge acts on the bill including A Day To Remember, Deftones, KORN, The Distillers, Funeral For A Friend and many more. As the first full-capacity Download Festival since 2019 and following last year’s phenomenal Download Pilot, which paved the way for the return of live events, it’s pulling out all the stops for 2022 with a gargantuan line-up of the world’s most exciting bands in rock, pop punk, hardcore, metal and much more. 

Announced today are 14 new acts joining the packed bill, including the likes of Skindred, YONAKA, Will Haven, Kid Brunswick, Bimini and Dana Dentata. The three-day festival takes place on 10-12 June 2022 at the spiritual home of rock in Donington Park, Leicestershire. Tickets are now on sale via www.downloadfestival.co.uk/tickets.

Iron Maiden, hailed as one of the greatest live acts of all time, will return to Donington to headline Download Festival on Saturday night, in what will be one of only two UK festival shows in 2022, while the legendary KISS will storm the stage on Friday night to perform their only UK show of the summer. After their fantastic headline set in 2017, Scottish rock titans Biffy Clyro will also be making their highly anticipated return to headline the festival on Sunday night, showing off tracks from ‘A Celebration of Ending’, which topped the UK charts in 2020, and their most recent studio album, the critically acclaimed ‘The Myth of Happily Ever After’. 

Joining the already confirmed likes of The Distillers, The Pretty Reckless, Ayron Jones, Lacuna Coil, Loathe, Malevolence, Normandie, Static Dress and more, it is announced today that Download live favourites Skindred will be back to tear things up after an epic performance at the Download Pilot in 2021, having been described by many as their highlight of the entire weekend. The Welsh reggae metal band will be bringing back their iconic ‘Newport Helicopter’ and are guaranteed to have the crowd going wild once more.

Skindred frontman Benji Webbe says: “Playing the Download pilot after being locked down for a year and a half was an amazing experience so being invited back to our favourite festival and spiritual home to play alongside the likes of KISS and Maiden is a dream come true. Plus we have some amazing rockin’ new tunes which we cannot wait for you all to hear.”

Brighton rock band YONAKA also made a splash at last year’s Download Pilot, and that was just the beginning, as they’ll be causing chaos once again this year. Frontwoman Theresa Jarvis says, “Aghhhh Download! Some of us have been going since we were 14 so it’s an absolute pleasure to be performing there again. The energy is always amazing and such an exciting lineup of music.”

Drag sensation Bimini rose to fame on Ru Paul’s Drag Race and released their punk non-binary anthem God Save This Queen last year. That was only the first step on their musical journey, because Bimini will be gracing the crowds of Download with their presence in 2022 for the very first time.

Also added to the bill are Canadian rap-rock-horrorcore artist Dana Dentata, self-described grunge lord Kid Brunswick, industrial rock band SKYND, Oregon stoner rock band Red Fang, legendary Californian noise metallers Will Haven, Swedish melodic death metal band Orbit Culture, Australian five-piece Banks Arcade, Colorado retro revisionists The Velveteers, UK heavy music newcomers Heriot, LA rockers Dirty Honey and Scottish swashbucklers Alestorm.

Highlights across the weekend include the previously announced Spiritbox, one of the hottest bands in the world at the moment, who have been upgraded to the Avalanche Stage due to huge demand. Post-hardcore break-out stars As Everything Unfolds have also upgraded and are now set to bring their invigorating take on the genre to the Avalanche stage on Friday 10 June.

Download is THE place to see the brightest rising stars. Other ones to watch at Download 2022 include the hell-raising Wargasm, nu-metal pop provocateur Cassyette, Liverpool nu-metallers Death Blooms, pop punk trio Meet Me @ The Altar, as well as Holding Absence, Those Damn Crows and Venom Prison all flying the flag for rip-roaring rock from South Wales.

With more than 100 acts already confirmed to return to Donington in 2022 for the first major festival of the season, Download Festival could not be more ready to reunite with its incredible community for the first time since 2019. For further information, please visitdownloadfestival.co.uk. 


ANNOUNCED TODAY

Alestorm
Banks Arcade
Bimini
Dana Dentata
Dirty Honey
Heriot
Kid Brunswick
Orbit Culture
Red Fang
Skindred
SKYND
The Velveteers
Will Haven
YONAKA

Moovin Festival returns in 2022 with their biggest line up yet – Orbital, Roy Ayers, Louie Vega, Moodymann, Sugar Hill Gang & more headline

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The much loved, independent, countercultural weekend long fiesta that is Moovin Festival is back: “Once Manchester’s best kept secret, it has now established itself as the place to party over the August Bank holiday weekend .” This year sees Moovin’s biggest line up to date, mixing familiar faces, living legends and groundbreaking greats, with a unique sense of quirky, hedonistic madness plus plenty of surprises. Moovin Festival is a laid back way to catch an eclectic mix of favourite acts as well as exciting new artists and so much more.

The eco-friendly Whitebottom Farm, a beautiful, secluded spot in the heart of Etherow Country Park, just 30 minutes from central Manchester, is transformed into a wonderland for fun and frolics, amongst enchanting trees, surrounded by the most picturesque charms of nature including lakes, rivers and a spectacular gorge. Whilst the line ups are big the capacity is limited to keep the friendly, intimate (adult only) family vibe which has helped to make this boutique festival so special.

Stages include “The Barn” , a large converted cow shed with a huge bar for speedy service at reasonable prices, plenty of space to dance and hay bale seating to kick back on, makes it a unique Festival setting. Headlining this stage are legendary dance pioneers Orbital whose incredible live show features LED screens and transportive imagery matched with their otherworldly acid house sound will be an experience not to be missed. You can catch a mix of everything in “The Barn”  groovy Funk and Soul from Roy Ayers, Dancehall vibes from Sister Nancy, and The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff who is sure to “moo”ve the crowd with his flawless turntable skills and musical versatility. Also welcoming Hip Hop Heavyweights the Sugarhill Gang and Jungle Brothers, the genre defying Alabama 3 , Slamborees extravagant stage theatre show and everything in between. 

The Udder One, this year set to be the ultimate combo of a club in a field and will showcase the epic Jungle/d&B phenomenon Shy FX , the Grammy Award winner and a true leader in global dance music  Louie Vega and Soul ll Soul maestro Jazzie B.  With dub and reggae vibes from the Mad Professor, the eclectic sounds of the inimitable Moodymann and the sure to please funky grooves from Craig Charles are just a few of the amazing acts rocking the tent, there is also a spectacular breakbeat show ” King of the Beats” with Moovin resident Krafty Kuts going back to back with the Plump Djs & Freestylers will be set to blow your wellies off.

Across these two venues, and the other three on site stages, each with their own distinctive style, you will discover a whole host of music and performance, supporting and providing a platform for upcoming and local talent, as well as featuring the many other well established acts playing this year including Jungle stalwarts Micky Finn, Dillinja and DJ Randall plus House legends such as Graeme Park, Jon Da Silva and DJ Paulette alongside some amazing bands.

Aside from the music, there’s yoga classes and morning gong baths to start your day, treatments like massage and reflexology, ethically sourced food and drink, fresh coffee, fresh juices, smoothies, treats, sweets, delights, hoopers, dancers, chancers, circus, fire, poets, magic, mayhem, and much, much more to explore. Moovin really is a festival like no udder!

With the last 2 year editions selling out be sure to grab your tickets while you still can www.moovinfestival.com

Terminal V Announces New Stages, Splits, Weekend Residents and More

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Date: 16th & 17th April, 2022
Location: Royal Highlands Centre, Edinburgh
Tickets: https://terminalv.co.uk

It has been two and a half years in the making but now the final countdown is on to the massively anticipated return of Terminal V Festival. On 16th and 17th April, Edinburgh’s Royal Highland Centre.

More than 80 international acts will imprint their musical mark on Terminal V over 22 hours, with 6 exclusive back-to-back sets, 6 live sets and a handful of weekend residents playing twice across both days. 

It will be arguably the biggest event of it’s kind in the UK as an indoor music festival, yet slightly hybrid with the addition for Easter 2022 of a new outdoor area. The site will be transformed like never before with 5 main indoor stages running across all of the huge interconnected halls of the venue as well as the new large additional outside area surrounding the halls with 2 further enclosed stages and more attractions.

Now more exciting details can be revealed with which artist plays which stage over the weekend.

Three of the most iconic stages are back by popular demand; AREA V, THE TERMINAL and THE GREEN HOUSEmake their return having all been newly designed and upgraded. Area V promises an all encompassing, state of the art arena festival experience, with space for 6,000 on it’s dancefloor while The Terminal guarantees the same mind-blowing levels of production but with a contrasting stage design to Area V. The Green House shakes this up, bringing a lighter vibe to the festival and playing host to the housier acts to grace the festival on the weekend.

3 brand new stages will feature over the weekend HANGAR, THE BLACKBOX, CARGO. HANGAR brings another large main arena stage with an exciting, most unique mind blowing creative design, while the newly founded BLACKBOX stage incorporates a low ceiling and atmospheric minimal lighting to create an intimate atmosphere; pulling you away from the big room festival feel. The third new arrival, CARGO, will see festival-goers encapsulated in an enveloping stage, and brought to life by an array of immersive lighting from all angles.

April will also see the return of their THE PALMS TENT, a 7th stage curated alongside Edinburgh’s Paradise Palms record label especially focused on local talent.

Special back to backs take place on Saturday featuring Marcel Dettmann b2b Stingray 313 on Area V, Alan Fitzpatrcik b2b Rebuke on The Terminal and Ben UFO b2b Helena Hauff and Octo Octa b2b Eris Drew on Cargo, and on Sunday on Cargo, Steffi and Virginia.

Saturday will host world class live shows from 99999999 and Reinier Zonneveld in The Hangar, on Sunday Detroit hero Robert Hood plays live on Area V, techno wizard KiNK is live in The Hangar and Blackbox sees more live shows from UK talents Planetary Assault Systems and local legend Stephen Brown.

Saturday will see the 6000 capacity Area V stage headlined by the likes of Amelie Lens, Sven Vath, Dax J and Helena Hauff, 3500 people will go wild on The Terminal stage to Alan Fitzpatrick, Joyhauser, Deborah de Luca and T78, while the more intimate Cargo welcomes Haai, Dr Rubinstein, and Shanti Celeste. The Hangar will bounce to the sounds of Kobosil, VTSS and more, The Green House brings Floorplan, Ewan McVicar, Kornél Kovács, Mike Servito and Luke Solomon and Blackbox is all about Hector Oaks, Frazier, Regal, Alignment and more.

On the Sunday, Area V finds Nina Kraviz return with FJAAK, Fraz.ier, Kobosil and Paula Temple, The Terminal is will see Green Velvet, Eats Everything, Solardo, Rebuke, Eli Brown and Jamie Roy lay it down, while Cargo hosts Male Grab, Special Request, Young Marco and Effy. The Hangar has Maceo Plex, Tale Of Us, Mind Against, Tijana T and Man Power, The Green House brings house vibes with Chaos in the CBD, Keri Chandler, Cinthie, Prins Thomas, Hammer, Roi Perez and more and Blackbox is home to Perc, Ben Sims, Rolando, Wallis and IDA.

The scene is set after over 2 years of planning for 40,000 people to descend upon the Scottish capital from all over europe. Ticket holders’ anticipation and excitement is sure to be high for Terminal V’s most ambitious event. Do not miss it.

SATURDAY – A-Z LINEUP

AREA V
AMELIE LENS
DJ STINGRAY 313 x MARCEL DETTMANN
DAX J
HELENA HAUFF
STEPHEN BROWN
SVEN VATH

THE TERMINAL
ALAN FITZPATRICK
ALAN FITZPATRICK X REBUKE
AMMARA
DEBORAH DE LUCA
EJECA
JOYHAUSER
T78

CARGO
BEN UFO B2b HELENA HAUFF
DR RUBINSTEIN
HAAI
NITE FLEIT
OCTO OCTA x ERIS DREW
SHANTI CELESTE

HANGAR
99999999 – Live
ADIEL
ANFISA LETYAGO
I HATE MODELS
REINIER ZONNEVELD (LIVE)
VTSS

THE GREEN HOUSE
AUSTIN ATO
EWAN MCVICAR
FLOORPLAN
KORNÉL KOVACS
LUKE SOLOMON
MIKE SERVITO

BLACKBOX
ALIGNMENT
ELLI ACULA
FRAZI.ER
HÉCTOR OAKS
MILO SPYKERS
REGAL

SUNDAY A-Z LINEUP

AREA V
AIROD
FJAAK
FRAZI.ER
KOBOSIL
NINA KRAVIZ
PAULA TEMPLE
ROBERT HOOD (LIVE)

THE TERMINAL
EATS EVERYTHING
ELI BROWN
GREEN VELVET
JAMIE ROY
REBŪKE
SOLARDO

CARGO
CHLOE ROBINSON
EFFY
MALL GRAB
SPECIAL REQUEST
STEFFI X VIRGINIA
YOUNG MARCO

THE HANGAR
AVNU
KAS:ST
KiNK (LIVE)
MACEO PLEX
MAN POWER
TALE OF US
TIJANA T

THE GREEN HOUSE
ALIEN COMMUNICATIONS
CHAOS IN THE CBD
CINTHIE
HAMMER
KERRI CHANDLER
PRINS THOMAS
ROI PEREZ

BLACKBOX
BEN SIMS
IDA
PERC
PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS (LIVE)
ROLANDO
STEPHEN BROWN (LIVE)
WALLIS

UK’s biggest Reggae Festival launches Reggae Land – Julian Marley & The Uprising, Shaggy, David Rodigan, Chaka Demus & Pliers and more headline.

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Get ready for the UK’s biggest Reggae Festival to land in Milton Keynes for what is set to be an incredible Get ready for the UK’s biggest Reggae Festival to land in Milton Keynes for what is set to be an incredible weekend, full of the best live reggae, dub, and dancehall artists around! Not only will you experience great music, but we offer deliciously authentic food in our Caribbean Food Village as well as plenty of drinks in our Rum Shacks, Gin Bars and Caribbean cocktail bars. 

Want professional pics with your nearest and dearest? No problem, we’ve got you. What about glitter? That’s right, we’ve got plenty of glitter stalls for those Summer vibes. As if this wasn’t enough, we have a Reggae Flea market, a fair ground, and an entire Carnival Float stage along with dancers and a live authentic steel pan band! We also offer a VIP zone and festival merchandise for those wanting it. Set in Milton Keynes’ monumental Campbell Park, we’ve finely crafted the huge line-up of 50 artists across our multiple stages, The Bowl, The Valley and Carnival stage, for a weekend you will not want to miss.

At The Bowl stage on Saturday 30th July, is the incredible Julian Marley, bringing his beautifully soulful reggae music to the show along with The Uprising. Son of reggae and roots legend Bob Marley, Julian has been nominated for multiple Grammy awards and his music is conscious, feel-good and will guarantee to leave you smiling. We also have Inner Circle, Collie Buddz Big Mountain and many more performing at The Bowl!

David Rodigan joins us on The Valley stage spinning a set off dancefloor shakers and exclusive dubs, dancehall, and reggae tracks. We can’t wait to have Musical Youth, Trojan Sound System and Bob Marley revival join us, just some of the many acts performing in The Valley! Mungo’s Hi-Fi, the Glasgow based sound system, will be hitting up the Carnival Stage on Saturday and these guys always bring an uplifting sound system experience! Dub Pistols Sound System, Dub Smugglers featuring Kuntri Ranks and Solo Banton plus more will be performing live on The Carnival Stage.

On Sunday 31st July, Shaggy, known best for his tunes Boombastic and It Wasn’t Me performs at The Bowl. Shaggy is no stranger to reggae music, having received 7 Grammy nominations and winning it twice will get the whole family moving! We also have the reggae and dub titans The Dualers, Gentleman’s Dub Club and Eek A Mouse and many more performing live at The Bowl stage.

The respected Jamaican roots songwriter and singer Horace Andy will bring his distinctive and soulful vocals live to The Valley along with the unmissable General Levy, Aswad, Kiko Bun and many more.  Bass and dub-pioneers, Iration Steppas join us live on the Carnival Stage on Sunday and will be joined by The Heatwave Presents Hot Wuk, Reggae Roast featuring Natty Campbell, Don Letts and others!

We cannot wait to have you, your family and friends join us for what will be a weekend of sunshine, great food and drinks, entertainment, and unmissable acts across our three stages. See you in the dance from 30th July 2022!

Forbidden Forest Returns for 2022 with the historic Belvoir Castle as their new location

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Adam Beyer, Andy C, Basement Jaxx, Gorgon City, Jamie Jones and Marco Carola all set to play the debut weekend camping festival

www.forbidden-forest.co.uk

NEW LOCATION ANNOUNCED
BELVOIR CASTLE, NG32 1PE*
*(SUBJECT TO LICENCE)

PHASE 1 LINE UP
ADAM BEYER, ALAN FITZPATRICK, ANDY C, BASEMENT JAXX (DJ SET), DARIUS SYROSSIAN, DIMENSION (DJ SET), GORGON CITY, HYBRID MINDS, JAMIE JONES, LOCO DICE, MARCO CAROLA, PATRICK TOPPING, SHY FX, SONNY FODERA, SUBFOCUS (DJ SET)
& MANY MORE.

SATURDAY 2ND & SUNDAY 3RD JULY 2022
TWO DAY WEEKEND CAMPING FESTIVAL

Situated just 6 miles outside of Grantham, on the border between Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, Belvoir Castle, whose name translates as Beautiful View and in which it’s 16,000 acres include parks and dense woodland, will set the perfect backdrop for Forbidden Forest’s debut weekend camping festival.

Now in its 7th year, Forbidden Forest 2022 will see the widely popular event reach dizzyingly new heights where over 25,000 weekend festival attendees will get to witness 2 days of must see performances from an exhaustive list of over 50 of the world’s leading acts from the Techno, House, Disco, Drum & Bass and Bass scene, marking 2022 as Forbidden Forest’s biggest line up to date. Set across 8 huge stages / arenas over the two day weekend, the line up announcement already boasts an impressive array of headline artists including  Adam Beyer, Alan Fitzpatrick, Andy C, Apollonia, Arielle Free, Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), Ben Sterling, Darius Syrossian, Darkzy & Window Kid, Dimension (DJ Set), Eli Brown, Evil B, Ferreck Dawn, Franky Wah, Gok Wan, Gorgon City, Hazard, Holy Goof, Hybrid Minds, Ilario Alicante, Jamie Jones, Loco Dice, Low Steppa, Majistrate, Marco Carola, Mason Maynard, Monki, Patrick Topping, Rebūke, Roberto Surace, Shy FX, Skepsis, Sonny Fodera, Sub Focus (DJ Set) and Syreeta.

2022 will also see fans getting to experience the festival in a brand new way as the now 2 day weekend festival will, for the first time ever, offer on site camping at it’s new home of Belvoir Castle… welcome to the Forbidden Fields. The boutique festival camping experience hosted by Candypants, the beat behind some of the world’s wildest parties, will be accessible from Midday Friday 1st July for weekend camping ticket holders, and will feature a silent disco right through until 3am on Saturday, Sunday and 2am on Monday morning (subject to licence), a 24-hour market place with gourmet food stalls and out of town shopping, and secure on site lockers, plentiful cash machines. Camping Plus packages are available for the discerning Forbidden Forest Festival goer, where facilities will be second to none with hot showers, luxury toilets as well as an array of beauty parlours including makeup artists and hair stylists.

Tickets for the all new Forbidden Forest 2022 are on sale now with prices starting from just £99.95 with fans getting to secure their tickets from as little as a £16 deposit. Tickets can be purchased from www.forbidden-forest.co.uk

EVENT INFORMATION
Forbidden Forest 2022
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd July 2022.
Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire, NG32 1PE* (Subject to Licence)

Phase 1 Line Up:

Adam Beyer
Alan Fitzpatrick
Andy C
Apollonia
Arielle Free
Basement Jaxx (DJ Set)
Ben Stirling
Darius Syrossian
Darkzy & Window Kid
Dimension (DJ Set)
Eli Brown
Evil B
Ferreck Dawn
Franky Wah
Gok Wan
Gorgon City
Hazard.
Holy Goof
Hybrid Minds
Ilario Allicante
Jamie Jones
Loco Dice
Low Steppa
Majistrate
Marco Carola
Mason Maynard
Monki
Patrick Topping
Rebūke
Roberto Surace
Shy FX
Skepsis
Sonny Fodera
Sub Focus (DJ Set)
Syreeta
+ More to be announced.

Event Times: Saturday 2nd July 11:00-23:00, Sunday 2rd July 11:00-22:00
Access to the campsite available for weekend camping ticket holders from midday on Friday 1st July 2021 until Midday on Monday 4th July 2022.

Venue: Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Leicestershire NG32 1PE* / Age: 18+ Only. ID Required / Tickets priced from £99.95 + BF available from www.forbidden-forest.co.uk with £16 deposit tickets available.

For more information, FAQs and event terms and conditions visit www.forbidden-forest.co.uk

Underground Music Conference Cancun Music Week Announce 1st Wave of Headliners, Talks and Topics

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Cancun Music Week is fast approaching and from April 13th – 17th 2022 promises a unique mix of online and in person offerings. Today, the much-anticipated five-day event announces a first wave of headliners including Audiofly, Carlo Lio, Francesco Lombardo, Eagles & Butterflies, Julian Jeweil, Oxia, Space 92, Rafa Barrios, Technasia, Gaga, Mateo & Spirit and many more speakers from SXM Festival, Jukebox PR, Gigwell, Ostend Beach and more will also line up.

This vital new conference is all about the development of underground music, with a mix of essential day and night pool parties, beach parties, boat parties and exclusive after parties as well as DJ dinners through the five days. There is also a free wellness platform with strategies to run more eco-friendly events, 1-1 networking events, workshops and masterclasses from a carefully curated mix of industry experts, veterans and new thinkers. As well as this, the Technology Trade showcases the latest innovations, all in a fully Covid-19 secure and beautiful resort with hotels and venues operating in line with current restrictions.

The soundtrack to all this will be second to none with house and tech represented by all the key players. These include Eagles & Butterflies, minimal master Julian Jeweil, legendary Frenchman Oxia, much loved Ibiza duo Audiofly, techno star Carlo Lio, cross-genre crate digger Francesco Lombardo and many more, while speakers from XFM Festival, Form Management, Gigwell, Ostend Beach and many more will also line up.

A long list of speakers will bring a wealth of knowledge to the week, with the likes of Hector from Vatos Locos, Gigwell CEO and Co-Founder Jeremie Habi, Alex Jukes from Jukebox PR, Ben Peperstraete, a DJ and Managing Partner for Ostend Beach, and Driss Skali, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of SXM Festival, amongst more names.

The topics covered will include Grow & Monetize Your Label Workshop, How to Market Yourself as an Artist Workshop, The Future of the Live-Events Industry: How the pandemic is changing the way we tour, interact and market ourselves and masterclasses such as Dig for music & prepare your sets using LINK technology and Breathing Life into Audio in a Digital Age.

For more information on Cancun Music Week and to buy tickets, visit http://cancunmusicweek.com

1st Phase Artist lineup

Ae:ther
Audiofly
Blank
Bry Ortega
Carlo Lio
Citizen Kain
Deep Touch
DiViero
Dlers Capital
Eagles & Butterflies
Francesco Lombardo
Gaga
Hector
HEÎK
Julian Jeweil
Just Emma
Mandana
Mateo & Spirit
Nusha
Öona Dahl
OXIA
Pfeffer
Plyrz
POPOF
Rafa Barrios
Savage & SHē
Space 92
Technasia
Ten Systems
The Element
Yannick Baudino
Zetter
More TBA

1st Phase Speaker lineup

AFEM – Members

Alex Jukes – Director of Jukebox PR

Ben Peperstraete – DJ & Managing Partner of Ostend Beach Festival

Driss Skali – Co-Founder & Artistic Director of SXM Festival

Ghayath Dakroub – CEO & Founder of Form Management & Records

Hector – CEO & Founder of Vatos Locos & VL Camp

Jeremie Habib – CEO & Co-Founder of Gigwell

Rolando E. Gordillo Chan – Mexican Event Attorney

More TBA

Epic Pool Parties announce full lineup for Miami Music Week

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Eats Everything, Dennis Ferrer, Alan Fitzpatrick, Marco Faraone, Skream, Seb Zito, Carl Craig, Danny Tenaglia and many more

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The 2022 Epic Pool Parties series is fast approaching and today the heavyweight line-ups prove that this year will be the biggest ever. Playing from Wednesday March 23rd to Sunday 27th at South Beach’s luxury hotel The Sagamore will be the likes of Eats Everything, Dennis Ferrer, Mason Collective, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Alan Fitzpatrick, Skream, wAFF, Detlef, Latmun, Richy Ahmed, Seb Zito, Carl Craig, Danny Tenaglia and many more.Tickets are on sale now from www.theepicpoolparty.com

Epic Pool Parties are an essential part of Miami Music Week and this season they head to an all new and next level location. The Sagamore is in a prime oceanfront spot on South Beach. It is a glorious art deco architectural celebration with a glistening pool around which there is plenty of room to dance in the warm Miami sun. For this week only, it becomes a party paradise and a rare taste of the high life.

It all kicks off on March 23rd with the annual – and truly legendary – DJ Mag Pool Party Sessions offering a super cross section of house, bass and techno. Headliners include two super special guests plus Ibiza favourite Andrea Oliva, US house master Dennis Ferrer, king of bass heavy sounds Eats Everything and techno titan Marco Faraone, plus Honey Luv, Layla Benitez and Mele. 

Next up on Thursday 24th, the world´s leading digital download store Beatport, link up with Lee Foss’s red hot label Repopulate Mars. He plays alongside key associates Chelina Manahutu, Mason Collective, Miane, Nala, Shiba San, Sidepiece, Westend to offer a full label experience with a rich array of unique grooves. This one sells out every year and is one of the most vibrant sessions of the week.

On Friday March 26th, Sonny Fodera presents Solotoko, his biggest ever Miami party and one celebrating his essential label’s sound with a DJ set from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs plus more from Biscits, Cid, Dubdogz, Hayden James, Kyle Kinch, Torren Foot and very Special Guests B2B.

Jamie Jones and Lee Foss’s iconic Hot Creations pool party has been one of the jewels in the Miami Music Week crown for a whole decade in 2022. That will be celebrated with a hedonistic vibe and seductive soundtrack with two special guests playing b2b as well as the mighty Alan Fitzpatrick and edgy underground selectors Detlef, Latmun, Richy Ahmed, Seb Zito, Skream, wAFF and more to come.

The final party of the week is an irresistible one with a huge selection of legends all bringing their a-game for a colourful Disco Disco party. They are Detroit innovator and Planet E boss Carl Craig, enduring New York pioneer Danny Tenaglia, UK party starter Skream also lines up plus there is more from Heidi Lawden, Michelle Lesham, Natasha Diggs and Siggy Smalls. Fancy Dress is encouraged to really make this one special.

Tickets are limited and will sell out. Don’t be left out.
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For VIP Tables / Cabanas – email [email protected]

WEDNESDAY – DJ MAG POOLSIDE SESSIONS

A-Z
Andrea Oliva
Chris Stussy
Dennis Ferrer
Eats Everything b2b Mele
Honey Luv
Layla Benitez
Marco Faraone
QRTR

THURSDAY – BEATPORT pres REPOPULATE MARS

A-Z
Chelina Manahutu
Mason Collective
Miane
Nala
Shiba San
Sidepiece
Westend

FRIDAY – SONNY FODERA pres SOLOTOKO
SONNY FODERA

A-Z
Biscits
CID
Dubdogz
Hayden James
Kyle Kinch
Torren Foot
TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS (DJ)
plus VERY SPECIAL GUESTS B2B

SATURDAY – HOT CREATIONS 10 Year Anniversary

Special Guest b2b
Special Guest

A-Z
Alan Fitzpatrick
Detlef
Latmun
Ms.Mada
Richy Ahmed
Seb Zito
Skream
wAFF

SUNDAY – DISCO DISCO

A-Z
Carl Craig
Danny Tenaglia
Heidi Lawden
Michelle Lesham
Natasha Diggs
Siggy Smalls
Skream

CruCast announce Winter & Spring tour with Flava D, Skepsis, Darkzy, Kanine, Window Kid and more

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UK bass institution CruCast are bringing their unique underground parties to Leeds, Leicester, Cardiff and Bournemouth between February 25th and April 2nd. The acclaimed brand will line-up cutting edge talents such as Flava D, Skepsis, Darkzy, Kanine, Window Kid and more across the four always immersive events, with tickets available now at crucast.com.

Through a combination of well received releases, a roster of outstanding production and vocal talents and a run of essential live events and festival stage takeovers, CruCast are now recognised as masters in their field. The brand is a real stamp of authority and quality for bass lovers and it covers all niches with equal style and attitude. Last December, the crew held a sold out, 10,000 capacity party at Warehouse Project which people are still talking about, and also headlined the Radio One dance stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals back in summer, and they continue to sell out iconic venues further afield across Europe including Amnesia, Ibiza and Printworks.

Each of these upcoming parties will push the boundaries again with a vital mix of bassline, electro house, drum & bass, garage and more, always with next level production, plenty of energy and some serious swagger.

This latest mouth-watering series kicks off at Leeds O2 Academy on February 25th with Darkzy, Kanine, Skepsis b2b Flava D, Zero, Window Kid, MC Ad, Mr Traumatik, Lazcru and Tsuki, before heading to Leicester’s Club Republicon the 26th, the Y Plas in Cardiff on March 25th with Darkzy, Kanine, Skepsis, Zero, Window Kid and more, and finally ending at O2 Academy in Bournemouth on April 2nd.

Tickets will sell out for these unique celebrations of all things bass, so do not sleep.