Paul van Dyk added to SW4 2012 lineup

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ADDED TO SW4 DAY ONE: SAT 25TH AUGUST
THE GALLERY PRESENTS ‘EVOLUTION’ FEAT. PAUL VAN DYK
MARKUS SCHULZ · GARETH EMERY
ALY & FILA · JOHN O’CALLAGHAN · RICHARD DURAND
CLAUDIA CAZACU · GARY PROUD

Paul Van DykWhilst it could be said Paul van Dyk needs no introduction, the opposite is true here. Forget the coveted Grammy, consecutive DJ Mag Top 100 triumphs, his magnificent SW4 2007 headline performance and the seminal tracks that defined a generation. As ‘Evolution’ maybe perceived, this isn’t Paul exploring a new sound away from his cherished roots. In fact Evolution inconceivably enhances Paul’s trademark uplifting trance, exacerbated by raw emotion. Fuelled by an illustrious twenty year career, that has kept PvD continually inspiring and empowering the masses. With the album track ‘We Come Together’ already sending shockwaves through club land, expect a host of bespoke Evolution material, especially re-worked for this grand al fresco gathering. A resolve to embrace the latest cutting edge technology, this will be pure dancefloor theatre, symbolic of Paul’s ‘Evolution’ in the flesh. 

Markus Schulz is another artist who has continually evolved, with his custom breed of atmospheric trance, plus those darker ‘Dakota’ offerings. Hence earning the landmark title of The Gallery’s international resident, his Ministry gigs always attract a clued up, capacity crowd. South West Four will be no different, enticed by the globally revered radio show ‘Global DJ Broadcast’, which attracts millions of trance enthusiasts each week. Then there’s Markus’ critically acclaimed ‘Coldharbour Recordings’ label, pivotal to Schulz’s well documented rise to fame. Named after Coldharbour Lane in nearby SW9, it’s why Londoner’s consider Markus one of their own. Making this SW4 visit even more poignant, promised magical material from the next in Schulz’s trailblazing ‘City’ series. Entitled ‘Los Angeles 12,’ it’s the kind of broody, melodic madness which ripped up The Gallery tent at SW4 2009.

Expect a host of fresh new music from Gareth Emery, the Garuda God who headlined The Gallery’s mesmeric 2012 opening party. Charting at #13, Gareth is another of the leading artists in the Top 100 and returns this year for the first time since his storming SW4 debut in 2010. Poignant new track ‘Concrete Angel’ looks set to eclipse the landmark success of the sacred ‘Sanctuary’ and will no doubt entice all arms aloft on Clapham Common. Ever since the lush chords of ‘Mistral’ announced him to the world, an unwavering passion earmarks this as a truly standout performance.

Aly & Fila’s sun kissed trance is perfect for the glowing Clapham sunshine. Long standing friends of The Gallery, ‘We Control The Sunlight’ was voted Armin’s ASOT tune of the year in 2011 – and is now an unofficial anthem of not just The Gallery, but trance lovers in general.  New track ‘Coming Home’ is A&F’s latest sparkling sensation, typical of Aly & Fila’s much adored philosophy. To evoke a mass outpouring of joy, that constitutes almost a religious experience. So after helping to celebrate The Gallery’s 17th birthday in April, we lay out the Clapham red carpet four months later. Sure to be a stunning SW4 debut, Aly & Fila were tailor made for this tantalising trance occasion.

John O’Callaghan brought the tough, tearing beats of his Subculture label to The Gallery, towards the end of 2011. Uncompromising by nature, its John’s versatility as a producer that sets this Irish icon apart. His ability to refine these blistering bass lines with sincere vocals is illustrated in the hair-raising soundscapes of ‘Big Sky’ or the electrifying ‘Find Yourself’. More recently, John’s remix of the aforementioned ‘Concrete Angel’ has been embraced by lovers of all genres. A classic re-work, enhancing the lead melody with that JOC stamp of authority. Armin counts himself as a huge fan having personally approved John to mix CD3 of his forthcoming ASOT 550 compilation, one of the greatest honours that can be bestowed. Plus an anticipated Cream Ibiza residency for 2012, completing the JOC summer of love.

There’s no doubt the legendary status, which ‘In Search Of Sunrise’ has amongst trance fans – Richard Durand’s trademark beats having propelled the series into unchartered territory. Take India as the album theme for ISOS 9. Arguably the most forward thinking ever, those Indian beats not immediately synonymous with dance floor devastation. Durand’s SW4 set is sure to contain brand new material from the forthcoming ISOS 10. With Australia the inspiration, it’s a good omen for the sun to shine from Down Under!

Our penultimate powerhouse, a warm welcome for Gallery Queen Claudia Cazacu. Her ‘Haute Couture’ sound is tailor made for the South West Four sun. Finally after last weekend’s excellent set before PvD, Gary Proud returns to London. Vandit’s hottest new recruit, you know what to expect after Saturday’s sell out ‘Evolution’ album launch at Electric Brixton.

Make no mistake. Paul van Dyk’s monumental Evolution experience is sure to lure the global trance family to Clapham. With Evolution and Paul van Dyk, this will be South West Four’s biggest ever trance arena – no matter which metric is used.

Van Morrison to headline Green Man Festival 2012

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When it comes to legends, they don’t come much bigger than this. He’s been near the top of your “most wanted” list since the very early days of Green Man, so we’re totally chuffed to have him headline our 10th anniversary festival!

Van MorrisonVan formed Them in his native Belfast in 1964, his matchless R&B songwriting and vocal prowess resulting in classic cuts such as Gloria and Here Comes The Night, before solo success beckoned with the worldwide smash hit Brown-Eyed Girl.

Following the groundbreaking Astral Weeks – a mystical song cycle regarded as one of the greatest albums ever made –Van’s move to America inspired a string of near-flawless early ‘70s LPs including Moondance and Tupelo Honey.

Whether duetting with the likes of John Lee Hooker and Ray Charles, or stealing the show with The Band in Martin Scorcese’s must-see concert film The Last Waltz, few live performers can match the power and passion of “The Belfast Cowboy”.

Voted one place ahead of Michael Jackson in Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Singers of All Time list, Van Morrison headlines the Mountain Stage at the 10th annual Green Man Festival on Saturday August 18th.

I think I feel a Green Man moment coming on – anyone else? Here are the latest amazing acts joining Van and fellow headliner Feist in Wales’ breathtaking Black Mountains from August 17th – 19th:

Daughter create breathy, atmospherically mean and moody folk songs full of haunting melodies, a twist of electronics and ambient sweeps. Powered by Elena Tonra’s sensational voice, this London trio could be one of the finds of the year.

Bowerbirds, are real-life couple Beth Tacular and Phil Moore. Third album The Clearing is their biggest and boldest yet, with a sense of urgency and scope inspired by near break-ups and near-fatal illnesses.

Beth Jeans Houghton got her big break at Green Man 2008 when Devandra Banhart pulled her out of the crowd to perform one of her songs. Her totally ace debut album Thunder presents the Newcastle singer as a “psychedelic Boudica”. She appears at this year’s festival as Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny

Megafaun, the North Carolina-based trio psych-folk trio make a welcome return to Green Man following the release of their intricate self-titled album in the late 2011.

Psychemagik (DJ set) and Richard Norris are joining the Time & Space Machine psychedelic Sunday night whig-out in the Far Out After Dark

PLUS! Don’t miss brilliant sets by Jamie N Commons, Joe Pug, Nick Mulvey, RM Hubbert, Tiny Ruins and many more great acts – including our third main headliner – who are yet to be announced!

!!! (Chk Chk Chk), Crazy P and more added to Standon Calling 2012 lineup

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!!! (CHK CHK CHK) / CRAZY P
WILLY MASON / GREG WILSON / TROJAN SOUND SYSTEM
THE NEXTMEN feat MC WREC / BIGKIDS / THE SKINTS / COSMO (Cosmodelica) / TURBOWOLF
FIGURES (live) / REVERE / BEANS ON TOAST / GOLDEN FABLE
BELAKISS / THE FABULOUS PENETRATORS

plus…

DEATH IN VEGAS / BEARDYMAN / FAT FREDDY’S DROP
CASIOKIDS / FIELD MUSIC / GABBY YOUNG AND OTHER ANIMALS / KING CHARLES / STEALING SHEEP YEARNERS / DUB PISTOLS / VADOINMESSICO / JENNY O. / special guests THE TIME AND SPACE MACHINE
and many more still to be announced…

Dance-punk’s finest, California’s !!! (Chk Chk Chk) come to the UK to play Standon Calling, their only UK festival show! Their live shows are about freedom of expression, unadulterated punk and pure escapism.

Crazy P bring one of the UK’s best dance music shows – a showcase punctuated with brilliant pop, eclectic disco and soulful rhythm funk that’s sure to get the crowd moving. A legend in his own right, Greg Wilson is a true DJs’ DJ – widely respected as one of the masters of the re-edit, and an exponent of disco and electro-funk sounds. Colleen ‘Cosmodelica’ Murphy is an eclectic, experimental DJ and producer and all-round purveyor of the psychedelic, the Balearic, and the cosmic.

Crazy P

Willy Mason’s headline performance on The Lordship stage promises to be special. Trojan Sound System are all about the reggae vibes, a collective of sound system legends like selector Earl Gateshead and Daddy Ad, and vocalists Superfour plus Chucky Banton who are considered some of the world’s best reggae party-makers. The Nextmen feat. MC Wrec bring the jump-about party to Standon. Expect anything from dancehall, drum’n’bass and dubstep to reggae, roots, UK funky, indie and leftfield. It will go off!

Turbowolf venture into psych-rock; hotly tipped lo-fi duo BIGkids promise samples, saxophones and sunshine singalongs; reggae and dub upstarts The Skints take the bull by the horns, with an all-singing, all-dancing party; and electronic production duo Figures bring live low-tempo electronic house music. Plus there’s seven-piece band Revere, folker Beans on Toast, psych-rockers Belakiss, who toured with Kasabian, Welsh chamber pop duo on-the-up Golden Fable, and slick rock’n’rollers The Fabulous Penetrators.

ALSO AT STANDON

This year’s headliners are Death in Vegas, Beardyman and Fat Freddy’s Drop. Rock meets electronica as Death in Vegas heads up Saturday night. Richard Fearless’s minimal beats meet psychedelic flamboyance and progressive rock stamina meets throbbing basslines. Beatbox, MC, musician and all-round vocal genius, Beardyman joins Standon Calling 2012, promising a non-stop show! And sliding in on Sunday, bringing with them their own brand of party-ready dub-funk-reggae-soul are Fat Freddy’s Drop.

The Time and Space Machine, Richard Norris’s latest – and trippiest – exploration of the psychedelic side of music, Norwegian synth-poppers CasioKids and engaging wonky electronic pop brothers Field Music are on the bill. Gabby Young and Other Animals returns, wilder, bolder and more irresistible than ever. MTV-tipped King Charles will thrill with his curious glam folk pop breezy sound, while ones to watch Stealing Sheep continue the psych-feel, with harmonic pop. Catch innovative three-piece folk band Yearners, see delicious ‘freak’-folkers Vadoinmessico or get lost in singer-songwriter Jenny O.’s infectious melodies.

THEME: JOURNEY TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Standon Calling’s theme is conveyed through the music, theatre, arts and fancy dress. And every year the costumes get more ornate. What will you come as? This year the theme is about adventure and the spirit of discovery: Journey to the Ends of the Earth.

The fields of Standon will be transformed into every unexplored corner of the world and your imagination. Watch acrobats swing from the Amazonian branches of the tree bar, discover creatures of the deep in the pool and dance late into the night with fantastical creatures in the Cowshed Club. The next morning take to the skies in a hot air balloon before crash landing at the feet of the giants of Gulliver’s Travels. Invent, create and discover yourself in the greatest adventure Standon has ever undertaken!

Heritage Arts Company presents the greatest treasure hunt Standon has ever seen: AN UNEARTHLY CHILD. Collaborating with Rolemop, Meet Alice, Circus Space performers and others to be announced, HAC create an interactive game for adults and children – with every part of the game an enjoyable performance for festival-goers… Nobody does interactive theatre like Standon!

There will be DJ outposts across the site to encourage late-night exploration. Dig It Soundsystem is a big, bad portable bike-pulled soundsystem that has become a favourite at Standon. The Groove Garden is a disco/chillout space centred around a customised garden shed, it creates a summer barbeque feel with a wide-open music policy, games, face-painting and lots more. The ever-popular Rockaoke returns to the Cowshed – indulge your fantasies of being a rock star. And, new this year, Beatbox Workshop comes from some of the UK’s most exciting emerging beatboxers – an opportunity to learn the basics, and discover your potential.

The UnderCovers Literary Lounge returns to Standon, this time at the Lordship Pub, with poets, authors and comedians to entertain you. And there will be more literary Twister! Brought to you by Clapton’s Ultra Large Format darkroom Analogue Photo Booth is an experiment in mobile portraiture where the sitters produce their own portraits. Pose resplendent in your costumes on the Saturday before the fancy dress competition, or capture that magical festival moment and develop your own prints.

Take to the Standon skies on your very own balloon adventure. Around the World in 80 seconds! Join Standon newcomers Salon present Fresh Perspectives of Science, Art & Philosophy – The Most Fun You Can Have Without Sex. It’s an experience like no other, where expert presenters – hand-picked from three disciplines: Psychology, Science and the Arts – share their skills and spill their secrets. If you crave something different, with a friendly crowd and some of the UK’s most interesting speakers, this is for you…

Autumn Shift: Performance, Cinema & Calm returns with massage, bellydancing lessons, jewellery-making, sock puppet workshops, a 48-hour film competition, lazy Sunday morning papers, open mic, discussions, nightly cinema, singing workshops, live film score, and many more intrepid happenings! Enjoy all manner of treatments, hairstyling and yoga by the river bank. Or attend the Clare Trenchard Sculpture Classes for some therapeutic art.

The Dog Show is back. This time no human contestants are allowed, although no doubt a few will slip through! There’s the swimming pool – Standon is the only UK festival with its own pool! Standon Calling’s homage to the Olympic Games will be just a little leftfield – with obstacle courses and fun on the lawn. And that’s not all – there’s still much more to be announced…

New Additions to Stop Making Sense Festival 2012

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Anomalous Visuals and {ourhistory} present an alternative late-night area at Stop Making Sense 2012 that revitalises the 'chillout' space of early club culture. It will feature imagery and ambient soundscapes from Anomalous Visuals alongside classic documentary footage from {ourhistory} archives. Cine A.M. will appear each night between 1am and 3am for those who want to relax under the full moon to a feast of visual wonders. So, for tired out toes and feet, it's a great chance to kick back and admire some starry skies and stellar AV. (http://www.anomalousvisuals.co.uk/ and http://culthist.com/)

Stop Making Sense 2012 has also added a couple of new names to the lineup… Severino comes along with Dalston Superstore and Deviation invites Josey Rebelle and Mickey Pearce.

Stop Making Sense 2012 presents a stellar lineup of acts from across the dance music spectrum – from jazz, Latin and Afro house, to Chicago via Detroit and techno, through reggae, dubstep and electro – a kaleidoscope of sun, sea and electronic entertainment.

Lil' Louis / Ron Trent & Chez Damier / Benji B & MC Judah / Adrian Sherwood / A.Skillz / Move D / Steffi / Deetron / Tortured Soul (live) / Jimmy Edgar (live) / The Correspondents (live) and many more…

Stop Making Sense looks stronger than ever – where London, Berlin and Paris collide. The lineup brings together the cream of dance music talent for five days and nights of partying by the sea – with Lil’ Louis, Benji B & MC Judah, Ron Trent & Chez Damier, Move D, A Skillz, Adrian Sherwood, Steffi and Deetron, plus Tortured Soul, Jimmy Edgar and The Correspondents live – and that’s only some of what you can expect!

As well as a bundle of headliners who could hold this five-day party on their own, Stop Making Sense 2012 is serving up a stunning list of DJs and acts, including Dark Sky, Daniel Avery (Stopmakingme), Nick Höppner, Sketchy, Moxie, George Fitzgerald, Etienne Tron, Hannah Holland, Another Amit and Sven Weisemann, and a whole list of others…

The music programme runs 12pm until 1am in Tisno, with two stages, boat parties, a private beach, tiki bars, and much more… From 11pm to 7am, the late-night action continues at the local Barbarella’s open-air club. There’s nothing better than partying under Croatian stars until a steady sunrise takes revellers into a new day of the nonsensical and sublime.

Stop Making Sense is a music and dance festival, a summer haven and a sunshine getaway all rolled into one. But it’s really mostly about a true love of music. Get involved!

100 more acts added to Camden Crawl 2012

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The variety of highlights from his year’s event continues to mount up with the welcome return of Micachu & The Shapes to the live arena, a debut Crawl appearance by Turner Prize winning artist Martin Creed and his band, the groundbreaking dancefloor highs from Rustie and the return of Veronica Fall’s alt pop brilliance and the sassy street smart grime of East London’s Mz Bratt. These sparkling gems are but a few of the following new additions just announced to appear at the North London festival set to take place 4th – 6th May. In traditional Camden Crawl form, major special guests will be revealed shortly prior to the event.

LATEST CAMDEN CRAWL 2012 LIVE MUSIC ADDITIONS INCLUDE:

22 n AYAH MARAR n BEANS ON TOAST n BINARY n BO NINGEN n THE CHEVIN n CROWNS n DEBUKAS n EUGENE MCGUINNESS n FOE n HARRY OAKWOOD n JOE WILKES & SIMON STANLEY WARD n JOHN J PRESLEY n JOHNNY FOREIGNER n KELLIE LLOYD n KYLA LA GRANGE n LIZ GREEN n LONEY DEAR n MARTIN CREED n MATTHEW & ME n MICACHU & THE SHAPES n MICHELLE STODDART n THE MILK n MISTABISHI n  MOLOTOV JUKEBOX n MONSTA n MZ BRATT * NIGHT SYMMETRY n O CHILDREN n POST WAR YEARS n THE RUMOUR SAID FIRE n RUSTIE n SIMIAN GHOST n SISSY & THE BLISTERS n TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH LOU n TROUBADOUR ROSE n TWO WOUNDED BIRDS n VERONICA FALLS n VIRALS n WEIRD DREAMS n ZUN ZUN EGUI

These new additions join an expansive credible line up of new talent studded with an array of high profile guests. FULL LINE UP INCLUDING HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED TO DATE AVAILABLE FROM WWW.THECAMDENCRAWL.COM/LINE-UP

Accompanying the latest announcement, the individual live music line ups for the daytime curated stages can also be revealed. The following events form just one dimension of the sprawling Arts Fringe Festival, set to take place over the long weekend which features a multitude of cutting edge comedy, spoken word, visual & performance arts, film and interactive events.

CURATED LIVE MUSIC EVENT LINE UPS AT THE CRAWL:

 

SWN FESTIVALS PRESENTS

Mowbird

Trwbador

Among Brothers

Kutosis

 

Sat  5th – Black Cap

 

JOHN KENNEDY XPOSURE

The Milk

Odonis Odonis

Three Trapped Tigers

 

Sat 5th – Koko

 

THE NEST COLLECTIVE

Maia

This Is The Kit

Magic Lantern

Sam Lee

Melodica, Melody & Me

We Were Evergreen

 

Sat 5th – Roundhouse

 

 

ANDY ROSS PRESENTS

The Woe Betides

Lydia Bayliss

Tim Ten Yen

Catfish & The Bottlemen

 

Sat 5th – Earl Of Camden

 

COLUMBIA 125

Peace

Elle King

Tom Odell

Bebe Black

 

Sat 5th – The Abbey

 

THE FLOWERPOT COLLECTIVE             

Imperial Leisure

Loveproof

Shuga

Atlantics

Hares

Sat 5th – Wheelbarrow

 

 

FENCE RECORDS PRESENTS 

Seamus Fogarty

Rozi Plain

Barbarossa

The Pictish Trail

Kid Canaveral

 

Sun 6th – Earl of Camden

 

 

NIHAL’S BOMBAY BRONX

Engine Earz Experiment Soundsystem

Manni Sandhu

Sam Kay

 

Sun 6th – Black Cap

 

 

IAN CAMFIELD ROCK SHOW LIVE

Kids In Glass Glass

Rolo Tomassi

The James Cleaver Quintet

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Sun 6th – Koko

 

 

AFROBEATS

HOSTED BY DJ ABRANTEE

 

Sun 6th – Roundhouse

 

 

Donaeo

Mayy7en

Dotstar

Don’t Jeleouse Me

Zeeza Dadiq

P Man

D*Lux

Druma Boys

 

 

Tribal Magz

Gracious K

Vibe Squad

Ntalia

Tyroon Da Prince

Levelle

Antoine Stone

 

 

 

 

RED BULL BEDROOM JAM OUTDOOR ARENA        

Bo Ningen

BIGkids

Marmozets

Throwing Up

Clement Marfo & The Frontline

Crossfaith

 

Sat & Sun – Camden Gardens

 

 

CRAWLTERNATIVE MEDIA EXPO @ ST. MICHAELS

Evi Vine

Race Horses

Sauna Youth

Dutch Uncles

Toy

Blacklisters

 

Sat & Sun – St. Michaels Church

 

ROUNDHOUSE MUSIC COLLECTIVE

Roundhouse Music Collective

Tanya Auclair

Buffalo Ink

Fiction

Mammoth Sound

Sound Species

United Vibrations

 

Sat & Sun – Roundhouse

 

Lana del Rey, Simple Minds and more complete Rock Werchter 2012 lineup

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REGINA SPEKTOR, CYPRESS HILL, AGNES OBEL, LANA DEL REY, SIMPLE MINDS, KNIFE PARTY, MICHAEL KIWANUKA, AZARI & III, BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, M WARD, ALABAMA SHAKES, SCHOOL IS COOL, PERFUME GENIUS, EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS, ISBELLS and METRIC.

Lana del Rey

The line-up for Rock Werchter 2012 is now complete with 81 names. More artists than ever will play the festival, thanks to the new, third stage, The Barn. The Barn is a big top tent, a modern version of the classic span tent. It can accommodate a crowd of 10,000 festival-goers and complies with all international safety regulations. The tent's shape guarantees excellent acoustics. It will be pitched right next to the Pyramid Marquee with which it has an alternating line-up. 
 
All names for Rock Werchter 2012 in a day-by-day overview:
Thursday June 28: The Cure, Elbow, Blink-182, Justice, The Kooks, Skrillex, Rise Against, Selah Sue, Garbage, Skream ft. Sgt Pokes, Netsky Live, Within Temptation , Cypress Hill, Amon Tobin, The All-American Rejects, The Maccabees, Bombay Bicycle Club, Azealia Banks and Metric.
Friday June 29:  Pearl Jam, dEUS, Jack White, Deadmau5, Beirut, Gossip, Birdy Nam Nam, Katy B, Wiz Khalifa, Mastodon, Bat For Lashes, Lana Del Rey,  DJ Fresh presents Fresh/Live, The Temper Trap, Katzenjammer,  Azari & III, Miles Kane, X, Kreayshawn, Perfume Genius, School Is Cool and Eastern Conference Champions.
Saturday June 30: Editors, The xx, Mumford & Sons, Chase & Status, Incubus, Kasabian, Paul Kalkbrenner, Regina Spektor, Agnes Obel, Wolfmother, My Morning Jacket, Simple Minds,  Black Box Revelation, ’t Hof van Commerce, Ben Howard, M83, Noah & The Whale, Michael Kiwanuka, Nneka, Alabama Shakes and James Vincent McMorrow.
Sunday July 1: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol, Florence + the Machine, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Milow, Steve Aoki, James Morrison, Dropkick Murphys, Knife Party, Mac Miller, The Vaccines, Ed Sheeran, The Hickey Underworld, M Ward, Anna Calvi, Die Antwoord, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Isbells and Other Lives.

Duran Duran, Little Dragon and more added to Exit Festival

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EXIT are on a roll with more acts being announced and even more still to come.  First up are pop legends Duran Duran, who will kickstart the opening night of the festival performing on the main stage with original band members John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Simon Le Bon. Showcasing songs from their most recent, critically-acclaimed album All You Need is Now, alongside iconic hits such as Girls On Film, Rio, Planet Earth, Hungry Like The Wolf, The Reflex, Notorious, Come Undone and Ordinary World. Having defined the MTV generation and taking music videos to another level with exotic locations, beautiful girls and stunning special effects, Duran Duran have sold over 80 million records, won numerous awards and continue to be at the forefront of musical innovation.  For the first time at EXIT old and new fans will come together to experience the wild boys in action.  See their unmissable show on Thursday 12th July.  Watch the video for Girl Panic! here featuring the original supermodels – Naomi Campbell, Yasmin Le Bon, Eva Herizgova and Cindy Crawford

Duran Duran

"All of us at EXIT are thrilled beyond words that Duran Duran will be playing at this year’s festival. So many memorable hits to look forward to along with new material from their recent album should stamp 2012 as another defining moment for EXIT" said EXIT General Manager Bojan Boskovic.

Over on the Fusion Stage one of Scandinavia’s best indie bands, Little Dragon will perform on Sunday 15th July providing the best tonic in the form of Swedish electro pop act Little Dragon. A four-piece band, headed by the astonishing vocals of Japanese-Swedish singer Yukimi Nagano. Little Dragon have released 3 studio albums – with the most recent Ritual Union (2011), earning rave reviews from critics and fans alike. Rolling Stone magazine describes the album “hits a sweet spot between the futuristic soul of their debut and the synth pop of 2009's Machine Dreams“. There is no disputing the combination of Nagano’s dazzling voice and collaborations with eclectic artists including Gorillaz, DJ Shadow and SBTRKT, serve to confirm the groups rising popularity and their set is not to be missed.

More underground and serving up the finest cutting edge electronica the HappyNoviSad Stage presents the R&S Records showcase, featuring Lone, Pariah, Teengirl Fantasy Live and The Chain. The British duet, Teengirl Fantasy, have achieved numerous successes in only three years with their single from the album 7AM, named Cheaters, which was was named Single of the Year by Fact Magazine, and toured with the grand Crystal Castles.  Lone aka Matt Cutler has released four albums and 5 EPs in only five years with his most significant work Lemurian, released in 2008. The critics described the album as a sensual release with a distinctive identity. Matt Cutler is also active in a project named Kona Triangle.  Under the moniker Pariah hides the dubstep and future garage producer Arthur Cayzer, who released his single, Detroit Falls, as well as an EP,Safehouses on R&S Records. He is also famous for remixing tracks for the The xx and Erykah Badu. Alongside his colleague, James Blake, Pariah has received praises from very influential media such as Pitchfork and Resident Advisor, and is being considered one of the most important producers of Britain’s new wave of dance music, identified by many as post-dubstep. Concluding the list, we are proud to welcome another name of R&S Records’ – The Chain, aka London producers Dan Foat and Nathan Boddy.

And that's not all as the Elektrana Stage welcomes the Australian act Sneaky Sound System consisting of the guitarist and producer Black Angus, and the singer Connie Mitchell. Their most recent hits From Here To Anywhere, Big, Really Want To See You Again and We Love are still renowned in Oz. During their career, the band has also collaborated with worldwide stars such as DJ Tiesto, Azari&III, KiNK and many others.

EXIT FESTIVAL UK WARM UP PARTIES
In the run up to July’s festival we are partnering up with some of the UK’s most notorious clubnights to bring a taste of the festival to the UK. From Liverpool to Brighton, Leeds to Southampton, and with Manchester and London in between, we’ll be delivering in abundance a taste of hedonistic party mayhem you will simply not want to miss. Bringing you some of the sharpest house and techno lineups from Circus, BackToBasics and London’s Regulate, keeping it bass heavy at Take The Whole Cake’s Festival in Manchester and celebrating the birthdays of Southampton’s Junk and Brighton’s Blahblablah, this mighty calendar of events is definitely set to send you into a frenzy about the imminent fun you could be having in the hot summer sun. What you see on the Exit lineup doesn’t stop there… all these UK parties will be hosting their own parties within the festival site bringing your favourite UK stomping ground to Serbian soil… Get involved!

April 21st – BackToBasics does Exit, Leeds w/ Art Department www.backtobasics.co.uk
April 28th – Circus does Exit, Liverpool w/ Magda, Butch, Yousef  www.circusclub.co.uk
April 28th – Junk does Exit, 7th Birthday, Southampton w/ Seth Troxlerwww.junkdepartment.com
May 12 th – Blah Blah Blah does Exit, 5th birthday, Brighton w/ Julio Bashmorewww.weareblablahblah.com
May 26th – Regulate does Exit, London w/ Loefah, Boddika, Dark Sky, Deadboy www.facebook.com/Regulate.LDN
June 6th – Take the Whole Cake Exit launch Party, Manchester w/Foreign Beggars live, P Money, Joker, Man Like Me, Grime Orchestra, Rude Kid www.takethewholecake.com

Orbital to headline Slam Tent at T in the Park

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DJ Yoda joins the Saturday line up and for the very first time, the Slam Tent will be open from the Friday with Sven Väth and Slam at the helm, playing extra-long sets from 5pm until midnight to bring the big club atmosphere straight into the tent across the weekend of 6th – 8th July.

OrbitalUndefeated champions of British electronic music, Orbital get back in the ring in 2012 with Wonky, their first new album in eight years.  Both timeless and contemporary, heart-warming and exhilarating, Wonky puts a vividly modern spin on their signature blend of richly melodic, deeply emotive electronica.  After seven albums and more than fifteen years together, Orbital took themselves off the scene in 2004 for five years but this only increased demand for their emotionally uplifting music, especially their legendary live shows in front of huge festival crowds.  Orbital first played T in the Parkwith a stunning set in the Slam Tent in 2002 and a decade later they return for what is certain to be one of the seminal music moments of the summer, showcasing festival-rocking anthems in the making as well as vintage live favourites such as Chime andBelfast. Revitalised, rebooted and reunited, Orbital are ready to reclaim their title as lightheaded lords of the dance arena, at T in the Park 2012.
 
With his 2010 European tour boasting in excess of 100,000 attendees, Paul Kalkbrenner marked a milestone in the realm of live electronic music performance.  The tour followed his acting debut as the fictitious DJ Ikarus in the modern cult classic Berlin Calling and until then, no other musician from Germany had established himself in this genre with such overwhelming response, not just from all the dancefloors, but also in the hearts of newfound fans from beyond the club and techno scenes. Whether behind the decks or infront of the camera, Paul Kalkbrenner’s success story continues to soar and fans are in for a treat when he performs his first ever live set in Scotland, in theSlam Tent at T in the Park 2012.
 
DJ YodaDJ Yoda is no ordinary scratch DJ.  His seminal How to Cut & Paste series showcased a tongue-in-check mixing style that prompted Q Magazine to declare him ‘one of the top 10 DJ’s to see before you die’. From hip-hop beginnings, DJ Yoda has evolved in the past ten years using his turntable skills and diverse influences as varied as Funk, B-more, Kuduro, Reggae, Drum’n’Bass and even Big Band Swing and Country and Western to make unashamed party music. Trail-blazing into the world of audio-visual, he pioneered a new art form, using cutting edge technology to scratch and mix visuals on top of his DJ sets in the clubs. Fans can prepare for a very special set in the Slam Tentthis summer.
 
Gary Beck is regarded as one of the most prolific and inventive producers in the current electronic music scene. Renowned for his own unique sound, Gary is currently in high demand all over the world. Championed by many of the biggest names in techno, including Pete Tong, Dubfire, Chris Liebing, Len Faki, Nic Fanciulli and Richie Hawtin, Gary is set to release his début album on Slam's Soma Recordings in autumn this year.
 
Hans Bouffmyhre started off promoting his own party in Glasgow called 'Sleaze' booking and playing alongside some of the world’s best Techno acts. His own releases have gained huge support from the best in Techno, including Richie Hawtin, Dubfire, Adam Beyer, Len Faki, Marco Carola, Steve Lawler, Laurent Garnier, Stephan Bodzin, Joris Voorn and many more. At only 24, the future looks bright for Hans Bouffmyhre.
 
The Slam Tent is a T in the Park essential for the discerning music lover with a taste for the finest beats around.  Over the years the Slam Tent has hosted juggernaut sets from the likes of Leftfield, Daft Punk, Fatboy Slim, Derrick May, Wu-Tang Clan and Laurent Garnier to name just a few of the performance titans to play stand out sets.  With an atmosphere second to none, a whole extra night to party (Friday) and mind blowing sets a plenty – 2012’s line up is guaranteed to please, way into the night.
 
THE SLAM TENT LINE UP  

 

 

FRIDAY (FROM 5PM)
SATURDAY
  
SUNDAY
Sven Väth
Major Lazer (Live)
 
Orbital (Live)
Slam
Skream feat. Sgt Pokes
 
Dubfire
 
Erol Alkan
 
Joris Voorn
 
Benga (Live)
 
Paul Kalkbrenner (Live)
 
Fake Blood
 
Simian Mobile Disco
 
Crookers
 
Maya Jane Coles
 
Jack Beats (Live)
 
Len Faki
 
DJ Yoda
 
Pan-Pot
 
Clouds
 
Gary Beck
 
 
 
Hans Bouffmyhre

 

Eagles of Death Metal, Bombay Bicycle Club and more set for Northside Festival

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Eagles of Death Metal

In 1998 Jesse Hughes formed Eagles of Death Metal with Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, and together they have recorded three albums packed with filthy rock 'n' roll. However, it is live the band really stands out, and it’s here their cheeky and sweaty boogie rock time and time again have been responsible for a discharge of energy that has blown people away.

Bombay Bicycle ClubBombay Bicycle Club

The active Brits have released three albums in three years, but it is with "A Different Kind of Fix" and not least the single "Shuffle" the band has caused ripples outside their home country, where they in 2010 won the NME Award for Best New Band in front off both Mumford & Sons and The xx. So it is with pride and great expectations, we can now present Bombay Bicycle Club at Northside.

Lukas Graham

There are not many Danish acts that can boast of having sold out to their extra concerts in Aarhus, Aalborg, and Copenhagen without having released an album. But Lukas Graham is the hottest name on the Danish music scene right now and will only become hotter when the debut album comes on Monday. The band is also nominated for a P3 Guld Award, so it's a band with an unusual amount of wind in its sails, which will soon set course for NorthSide.

Freja Loeb

Last year both GAFFA and Soundvenue handed out five stars to Freja Loeb for her debut album, which came out some months after the single "Never Stop Coming Back” had been single of the week on P3. Also "Soft Blues" was played heavily, and when the singer earlier this year went on tour GAFFA was again ready with five stars and adjectives like "excellent", "impressive", and "fabulous." The Danish singer is the last addition to NorthSide program, and you can hardly put a finer end to the additions to the program.

The official line-up for NorthSide 2012 is: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (DK), Bat For Lashes (UK), Bombay Bicycle Club (UK), Choir of Young Believers (DK), Dúné (DK), Eagles of Death Metal (US), Emeli Sandé (UK), Freja Loeb (DK), Garbage (US), The Gaslight Anthem (US), The Hives (S), James Blake (UK), Justice (F), Kasabian (UK), Kashmir (DK), The Kooks (UK), Little Dragon (S), Lukas Graham (DK), Malk de Koijn (DK), Marina and the Diamonds (UK), Miles Kane (UK), Mumford & Sons (UK), Noah & The Whale (UK), Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds (UK), Oh Land (DK), Snow Patrol (UK), The Stone Roses (UK), Turboweekend (DK), When Saints Go Machine (DK), and The xx (UK).

One Love Festival details

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Amongst the top reggae acts – including Aba Shanti-I, Cornell Campbell, Dawn Penn, the Disciples, Dub Syndicate, Iration Steppas, King Tubby, Monkey Mafia, Macka B, Smith & Mighty, Michigan and Smiley – there are a whole raft of top quality electronic music acts playing the Lively Up Yourself marquee at the event.

Tailoring to an extent their sets to reflect One Love's vibe, some great dubstep and dance acts will be rolling up to throw down some big anthems.

Barry Ashworth from the Dub Pistols has curated the dance tent on the Saturday night, bringing some of his peers along to join his Dub Pistols Soundsystem. Breakbeat legend Krafty Kuts, acclaimed duo The Freestylers, Mooqee & Pimpsoul, aka the Bombstrikes Soundsystem, and the Drum Monkeys will be spinning dubwise breaks, electro-house and other sounds in keeping with the event.

Meanwhile, on the Friday night, dubstep comes to the dub festival, which was set up in memory of reggae legend Bob Marley. Curated by top dubstep-inclined audio-visual crew the Urban Knights, the line-up is headed by dubstep pioneer Hatcha, one of the sound's pioneers since his days in Croydon with Skream & Benga and the like. The Kiss FM DJ will be joined by Eddie K, Fonti & Bushkin (formerly the Heartless Crew), Killsonic, and the Urban Knights themselves.