Appetite On The Farm

Appetite on the Farm and Beatport launch DJ competition offering two emerging artists a set at this month’s festival

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Beatport and Appetite on the Farm have announced a new DJ competition giving two emerging artists the chance to perform at this year’s festival in Essex, with winners securing a 60-minute set on The Block stage alongside festival passes, DJing equipment and more. 

Taking place across the Bank Holiday weekend of 29–30 August at Kelvedon Hall, Appetite on the Farm’s fifth edition brings together internationally recognised artists and some of the UK’s most exciting emerging talent, with this year’s lineup featuring Jamie Jones, Skream, MJ Cole, Eliza Rose, Shanti Celeste, Todd Edwards, Silva Bumpa, Max Dean and Luke Dean among others.

The competition centres around The Block, Beatport Live’s touring container stage designed to spotlight emerging electronic music talent at festivals and events. Built inside a converted 20-foot shipping container and fitted with a high-spec Funktion-One sound system, The Block provides a dedicated performance space for DJs to connect with audiences beyond the digital ecosystem.

Selected artists will each receive a 60-minute performance slot on The Block, giving two emerging DJs the opportunity to showcase their sound within the atmosphere of one of the UK’s leading independent electronic music festivals and alongside established names from the scene. Alongside their performance, winners will receive VIP festival passes for themselves and three guests, an Excite Audio plugin bundle courtesy of Plugin Boutique, three months of Beatport Streaming, a Beatport merchandise bundle and additional prizes.

Alongside their performance, winners will receive VIP festival passes for themselves and three guests, an Excite Audio plugin bundle courtesy of Plugin Boutique, three months of Beatport Streaming, a Beatport merchandise bundle and additional prizes.

Now in its fifth edition, Appetite on the Farm has established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting electronic music festivals with a booking policy that balances established international names with emerging talent. The Beatport partnership and The Block stage reflect the festival’s ongoing commitment to that. 

To enter, artists must submit a DJ mix via the competition landing page at drop.cobrand.com/d/Beatport/the-block-appetite-on-the-farm.

Entries close Wednesday 12th August at 5PM BST. 

Rinkoff’s Bakery and Appetite on the Farm launch limited-edition doughnut supporting Ukrainian music initiative

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Independent electronic music festival Appetite On The Farm has teamed up with 115-year-old East London institution, Rinkoff’s Bakery, to launch a limited-edition doughnut, with a portion of every sale supporting Ukrainian music initiative Enter DJ.

Founded by DJs Elliot Schooling and Liam Palmer, Appetite On The Farm has grown from a grassroots London party into one of the South East’s most up-and-coming festivals. Returning to Kelvedon Hall, Essex on 29–30 August, this year’s fifth edition features heavyweights Jamie Jones, Skream, Eliza Rose, Todd Edwards, Traumer, Dyed Soundorom and many more. 

In celebration of the festival’s fifth anniversary, it has collaborated with beloved family-run bakery Rinkoff’s to bring its iconic doughnut logo to life for the first time. Founded in 1911 by Hyman Rinkoff, it has become one of East London’s best-known independent bakeries.

Created exclusively, the limited-edition doughnut will be available throughout August at both bakery store locations in Whitechapel and Mile End. Inspired by Appetite’s pink doughnut logo, it features Rinkoff’s century-old recipe, finished with pink icing and sprinkles. The launch also coincides with the publication of Rinkoff’s debut cookbook, The Jewish Bakery (Quadrille, £28), which celebrates more than a century of family baking recipes.

Together, Appetite and Rinkoff’s will donate a portion of proceeds from every Appetite doughnut sold to Enter DJ, an inclusive Ukrainian initiative using electronic music and DJing programmes to support people affected by the war through music and education.

“We’ve always wanted to collab with a bakery and with Appetite on the Farm celebrating its 5th anniversary, we couldn’t think of a better time. Rinkoff’s is a proper East End institution; we loved its history right away and we’re also super excited to be able to work with EnterDJ as well; the work they’re doing in Ukraine is amazing.” – Elliot Schooling, co-founder of Appetite on the Farm.

The limited-edition Appetite doughnut will be available exclusively from Rinkoff’s Bakery shop at Vallance Road throughout August, with a portion of every sale supporting Enter DJ ahead of Appetite On The Farm on 29–30 August.

To support Enter DJ’s mission of helping Ukrainian veterans heal through music and DJing, donate via the GoFundMe page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-veterans-in-ukraine-heal-through-music-and-djing