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New acts added to Field Day 2015 lineup

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We are delighted to reveal the new line up additions that will be joining the likes of Caribou, FKA Twigs,Django Django , Run The Jewels, Hudson Mohawke, Chet Faker and Nina Kraviz on the Field DaySaturday 6th June bill.

We are thrilled to welcome the supremely talented Rae Morris to Field Day 2015. Her stunning and critically acclaimed debut album ‘Unguarded’, released last month, has already garnered huge support across the industry, fans and press, making her one of the most relevant, exciting new artists to come out of the UK right now.
Also on board are Field Day alumni Spector, who will bring the modern pop noir sounds of their highly anticipated upcoming second album to Victoria Park; as well as the adventurous New York hip-hop trioRatking, who mix youthful hardcore energy, pure NY beats and rhymes with Cali punk rock and Detroit techno, whilst staying defiantly underground.

Also confirmed for Field Day Saturday are global electronic collective Future Brown with their time-bending, space shrinking, glossy post-human sound, whose highly anticipated new album is out this week on Warp Records; as well as Soundcloud-famous Worcestershire electro-crooner Astronomyy.

Meanwhile, We Are Shining, the British duo who have been in the studio with Kanye, collaborated with FKA Twigs and specialise in apocalyptic atmosphere with foreboding vocals, big beats and frantic electric guitar solos have also been confirmed, alongside hotly-tipped electronic band Hælos with their breathtaking vocal harmonies, and the brilliant radical funkateer Clarence Clarity, a kind of funky Ariel Pink.

We are thrilled to announce new sensational DJ additions to the Field Day Saturday line up. Joining the likes of Nina Kraviz, Madlib, Ben Klock and Marcel Dettman are Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat; Night Slugs co-founder and ‘rhythm & grime’ producer Bok Bok, sublime bedroom composer-programmerMax Tundra, Swedish beatmaker Yung Gud, as well as London’s wildest new club soundtrackerMssingNo. Plus expect epic sets from DJ Barely Legal, Danny L Harle, AG Cook and Shanti Celeste!

Already a Field Day tradition, we are honoured to welcome back the Farnborough Concert Band, who will be, once again, entertaining the Field Day crowds with their exceptional take on anything from Britney Spears to Adele and our very own Patti Smith! The brilliant Hackney Colliery Band, with their tongue-in-cheek nod to the great tradition of British brass bands, are also on board again, mixing rock, afro-beat, hip hop, Balkan beats and contemporary jazz and soul…we absolutely cannot wait to have these two great brass bands at Field Day again!

 

New confirmations for Field Day Sunday 7th June:

Gaz Coombes/ Eagulls/ Ex Hex/ Pale/ Gulf

 Previously announced:
– LIVE – RIDE/ Patti Smith and her band perform Horses (1975-2015)/ Mac DeMarco/ DIIV/ Savages/ Hookworms/ Viet Cong/ Baxter Dury/ Allah-Las/ Ducktails/ Outfit/ My Brightest Diamond/ Bad Breeding/ Jane Weaver… and many more TBA!
 

After confirming Gaz Coombes, the exuberant frontman of the boundlessly imaginative Brit-pop band Supergrass, last week, we are thrilled to announce more exciting additions to the Field Day Sunday line up, which so far includes newly reformed seminal shoe-gazers RIDE as headliners, as well as the iconicPatti Smith & her band (performing her 1975 groundbreaking album Horses), Savages, Mac DeMarcoand many more.

Leeds punk quintet Eagulls have become synonymous with a discontented, disillusioned kind of anger reflected in their brilliant self-titled critically acclaimed 2014 debut album as well as their chaotic and confrontational live shows, going from early support slots with the likes of Iceage and Fucked up to Jesus and The Mary Chain, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, as well as extensive tours in their own right. We are very excited to have them at Field Day this year!

Also confirmed for Field Day Sunday are Washington DC power trio Ex Hex, who make bold and brash punk meets glam rock, power pop; enigmatic London duo Pale, who have been attracting global attention for their seductive melancholic sound, as well as Liverpudlian band Gulf, creators of a melting pot of pop, psychedelia, disco and anything in between.

FK Twigs, Run the Jewels and more added to Field Day 2015 lineup

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Field Day welcome double Brit Awards nominee and Mercury nominee FKA Twigs, whose Field Day performance will be a London festival exclusive. The exceptional dancer turned singer, songwriter and producer has released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2014 – her outstanding debut 'LP1'. Already considered a modern music and style icon, FKA Twigs is swiftly establishing herself as one of the most interesting and enigmatic faces in British music.

FKA Twigs

Also on board are Run The Jewels, the hip hop super duo formed by underground kings Killer Mike and El-P, in charge of the brilliant ‘Run The Jewels 1’ – Pitchfork’s top album of the year; as well as Hudson Mohawke, one of the most exciting producers to come out of Scotland in the last ten years, seducing rap-heads and ravers alike with his neon-lit E&B and warehouse smashing low-end beats and producing for char topping urban-pop names like Kanye West, Chris Brown and Azealia Banks.

 
Meanwhile, Norwegian cosmic disco Producer and Field Day favourite Todd Terje, creator of some of the most memorable dance floor hits in recent years, will be performing live with his full band The Olsen’s for the first time in the UK. Fingers crossed for a Bryan Ferry guest appearance…!
 
We are honoured to have Radiohead’s drummer Philip Selway with us this year, as well as the brilliantTune-Yards, whose explosive live performances are as thrilling and unshakeable as her music. Also confirmed is Fryars, the musical brainchild of London-based Benjamin Garreet, whose peerless sound has won him fans from Kanye West to Depeche Mode.
 
World music has always played a notable part on Field Day’s line up. Joining the brilliant Ethiopian Keyboardist Hailu Mergia are Toumani & Sidiki Diabaté. In a rare father-and-son collaboration, Toumani, a genius of African music and widely recognised as the greatest living kora player will be joined by his talented son Sidiki, Mali’s best beat maker and kora’s emerging star. This will be a very special performance and we absolutely cannot wait to have them at Field Day this year.
 
In addition, Brian Shimkovitz aka Awesome Tapes from Africa will be responsible for an unforgettable DJ set on twin tape decks, exploring obscure and wonderful sounds from across the continent.
 
Expect epic sets from Young Turks signed, Barcelona producer John Talabot, responsible for his outstanding 2012 debut ‘ƒIN’; exceptional producer and DJ Floating Points, who’s won over crowds around the world with his strictly vinyl club session, climbing the ranks of the globe’s most impressive DJ’s; as well as sets from Rinse FM residents Elijah & Skilliam, and fast rising Brighton deep-house producer Leon Vynehall
 
+ sets from Huw Stephens, Marc Riley, Phil Taggart, Tom Ravenscroft, Volte-Face, Bad Vibrationsand Georgie Rogers!!

Field Day announce first phase of 2015 lineup

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Having announced seminal band Ride’s long-awaited return last week, we are delighted to release the first set of acts for Field Day Saturday 6th June and Sunday 7th June 2015.

We are extremely honoured to announce that the iconic Patti Smith and her band will be joining headliners Ride on the Field Day Sunday line up. Her ground breaking 1975 debut ‘Horses’ was a landmark album whose influence grows with every year that passes. 2015 will mark the 40th anniversary of the album, and Patti, together with her band, will be performing it in its entirety on the Field Day main stage, alongside some other classics we all know and love.

Also on board for Field Day Sunday are atmospheric Brooklyn four-piece DIIV, who, lead by musical provocateur Zachary Cole Smith will be making their first London appearance in two years at Field Day – with brand new music. They will be joined by New Jersey band Ducktails, the increasingly less ‘solo’ endeavour of Matt Mondanile (of Real Estate); as well as Liverpudlian synth poppers Outfit, and conceptual pop artist Jane Weaver, who will bring her beautiful synth psych-pop and Stereolab-esque sounds to Field Day.

To headline the main Eat Your Own Ears stage on the Saturday, Field Day will be warmly welcoming back Caribou. A regular Field Day favourite since the very first edition in 2007, Dan Snaith released his sublime and critically acclaimed sixth album ‘Our Love’ earlier this autumn. We literally can’t wait to have him and his band at Field Day again – this time as the well-deserved headliner!

Caribou will be joined by an eclectic line up which includes the anticipated comeback of 2012 Mercury Prize nominees Django Django. Their closing set at FD2013 has been one of our fondest Field Day memories and we are very excited to see what 2015 will bring.

Also on board is Melbourne producer Chet Faker with his nebulous intersection of R&B and soul-influenced electronic music, as well as Kindness’ Adam Bainbridge, who will bring his sensual experimental soul grooves of his latest brilliant release ‘Otherness’ to Victoria Park.

We are very excited to welcome composer, violinist, and vocalist Owen Pallet; who is also known for his previous violin-looping live project Final Fantasy and his work with everyone from Arcade Fire, The National and Beirut, to The Brooklyn Philharmonic, The National Ballet of Canada and The Barbican Centre.

World music has always played a significant part in Field Day’s line up and we are delighted to have the brilliant Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia with us this year, joined by Tony Buck and Mike Majkowski. Mergia’s ground breaking 1977 record with the Walias (Ethiopiques) “Tche Belew”, a collection of instrumental jazz and groove recordings, has just been re-released last month by Awesome Tapes from Africa.

We are thrilled to announce that Russian techno DJ Nina Kraviz, one of dance music’s breakthrough names of the last five years, will be headlining the Bugged Out tent at Field Day 2015 with her signature raw blend of house and techno. Listening to her productions and DJ sets more than proves the acclaim she has received and we can’t wait for her to bring her acid infused sound to Field Day.

Also confirmed are rapper and multi-instrumentalist Madlib (DJ), The Guardian’s 2014 break-through actSOPHIE, a live set from the esteemed producer Clark, who just released his self-titled seventh album via Warp earlier this month; as well as Lithuanian Berlin-based Ten Walls, who shot to prominence with the anthemic brilliance of ‘Walking With Elephants’, one of the biggest tracks of last year.

Stunning Brooklyn-based Colombian Tei Shi (aka Valerie Teicher), the dazzling exponent of celestial R&B and pop electronica is also on board; as well as sister trio Jagaara, known for their soaring powerful vocals and beautifully arranged, atmospheric instrumentation. Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound label has a knack of picking up true talents and the acquisition of Ghost Culture is no different – we are very pleased to see him added to the Field Day line up.

We are excited to announce two very special exclusive b2b sets at Field Day 2015: Expect an epic b2b set from Berghain residents and techno mammoths Ben Klock and Marcel Dettman and a one-off exclusive b2b set from the brilliant and Field Day favourite Daniel Avery and Andrew Weatherall.

After a hugely successful and unforgettable weekend event last summer, the 9th edition of Field Day will be held on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June 2015 at its home in Victoria Park in the heart of East London.

Tom Baker, President of Field Day: "After a dream-come-true last week and Ride coming back after 20 years to headline Field Day Sunday, I’m really thrilled that Caribou (someone I’ve worked with for many, many, years), will close the main EYOE stage on Saturday.  It’s of course amazing to have Patti Smith and her band performing the incredible  Horses, alongside so many other exciting acts over the weekend: everyone from Ethiopiques legend Hailu Mergia to Django Django, DIIV and Ducktails all back with brand new music… just so many… Bring on June 2015!”

As with years gone by, Field Day will be providing ample entertainment for those looking for respite from the music in the Village Mentality area on The Village Green. Expect traditional side stalls inspired by country pastimes and weird and wonderful fete games such as sack racing, tug-o-war, tea bag tossing, winkle picking competition and last year’s highlight: the Nettle Eating Competition.

Field Day 2014 Review

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S A T U R D A Y

I dressed for rain and lightening as i left my house for Victoria Park. Field Day would be my first taste of festival. The sun burned down on my super cool VIP wrist band as i rushed through the park to the Crack Magazine stage to catch the last few songs of Thursten Moore, the sonic youth God. 

This was the beginning of a long day, of walking to and throw. Of losing friends and meeting nice Irish men who buy you sambuca shots. I feasted my eyes on stalls of food from every cuisine; animal carcuses next to The Buddah Bowl which served and absolutely divine bowl of rice and something. With no money in my pocket, i had to resign myself to the spoonful i was offered from the bottom of my pals bowl. I walked past fair ground rides and adults playing tug of war surrounded by hay bails. There was so much going on that i became overwhelmed, and as time flew by me i couldnt even recall what i had been doing since i arrived. The sun began to set as i sat on a plastic covered ground to hear Metronomy play out over their zillion fans. It was soon to be the set that i had been waiting for.

The summer ale had gone to my headm as i stumbled through the darkness to find the stage. Red light shone through clouds of of smoke over a sea of figures and the band above. Tailored black trousers and a temporary shirtm towered above me and sung what i’d been waiting to hear. Fat White Family were before me, I had been waiting to see them perform and their presence on stage was surreal. Shrouded beneath the huge tent, encroached by darkness and a chanting croud. It had the feeling of a cult, a gathering of of believers waiting to hear the voice of their leader in the hope of hearing something divine. A skinny half naked preacher stood before them through war-like red smoke, his convulsing body moving back and forth while belting out the words of his heart.

The set ended to screams of encore, to no availm as the band were to later play at The Shacklewell Arms. The first day ended as part of a slow walking mass, silhuettes passing out of the gates and into the empty night. Victoria Park lit up ahead like  beams from the stars, over a scattered sea of noise and sweat covered flesh.

S U N D AY

Sunday played host to some amazing up and coming artists, with The Pixies bringing home with their headline slot at 9.30pm.  The day begain with Brighton based band The Wytches opening on the Main stage. Their performance was raw and unpretentious, a beautiful screaching voice through parted brown locks and striped tee. Looking backm they were my favourite set of the day. Temples followed with glittered face and psych sounds that flowed in waves over the heat stroke croud. I rushed across to catch the end of Telegram, a London based band who i caught their first few gigs at the Shacklewell and the Old Blue Last in mid 2013. They have been doing super well, releasing their amazing single ‘Follow’ as well as touring with numerous well known bands throughout the Uk. Their set was really great, vocalist Matt Saunders filled the tent with his deep, powerful voice that bellowed over drums pounded by the fierce, fragile frame of drummer Jordan. 

The Horrors had the main stage before The Pixies. Playing Field Day as the first in a string of european gigs and festival dates this year, touring their recently released album ‘Luminous’.  The croud filed in to see and hold their spots, the glare of the sun bouncing of pale shoulders, beer cans and lost on the grass beneath thousands of feet. Their performance was great as expected of these boys.

The atmosphere throughout the weekend was a sweet light-hearted daze of sweat and sunshine. There were all the staples of an amazing time, all gathered together in a safe but lax environment. Situated in an access with such easy access from the centre of London, in the middle of the beautiful Victoria Gardens. Having a platform for presenting emerging UK bands as well as such significant international bands like The Pixies, and dishing it out in such a beautiful part of london is amazing. I look forward to the line up for next year.

 


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Village Mentality comes to Field Day

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Now in it’s eighth year Field Day returns to its beautiful leafy home of Victoria Park on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of June in the heart of East London. We are thrilled to announce this year’s Village Mentality content for Field Day 2014.

Unique to Field Day is Village Mentality’s village green. It runs in the daytime from 1-5pm and it’s the bunting strewn, straw bale-filled heart of the festival. For 2014 the Village Green runs on both days of the weekend- offering (as ever) a wry mix of old favourite and new classic team games and DIY-style side stalls including:

Village Green Team Games – 7th & 8th June

Run the gamut of team games inspired by traditional fetes and country games but with a contemporary twist. BE PREPARED is the motto for 2014 as this year our games hark back to childhood memories with the theme of Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, Brownies and Cubs. So, whether you were a kelpie or an elf, a beaver or one of the woodcraft folk, have a pow wow, join the pack and muck into a wacky selection of team races and relays to include:

Competitive knot tying, three legged racing, dib dab dobbing, pillow fighting, tug of warring, all for prizes with bells and whistles thrown in. Go on- join in and release your inner cub…

Competitive Eating Contest

Don’t miss our eating competition taking place at 3pm on both days. Details and prizes (often a crate of alcohol!) tba. Previous years have included nettle eating and winkle picking so always a great spectacle!

Lo-fi Sideshows with Hi-fi prizes

Check out our classic sideshows like Splat the Rat, The Duck Shoot, plus a traditional Tombola and Lucky Dip. Expect to win less traditional prizes such as collectables from Field Day acts, tickets for Tate exhibitions, guest list for exclusive Field Day after parties, Rough Trade goodies and even the odd tea towel. Oh and a coconut at the Coconut Shy.

Tate Britain and Etsy craft workshops – Saturday 7th June

We’re very excited to announce that Tate Britain and Etsy UK will be teaming up at this year's Field Day to celebrate Tate Britain's latest exhibition, British Folk Art (Tate Britain: June 10 – Aug 31). Inspired by the varied and wonderful crafts involved in British Folk Art, Tate Britain and Etsy will be hosting drop-in workshops where Field-Dayers can get crafty making their very own customised wooden peg dolls and Himmelli sculptures.

So pull up a chair, grab a cup of tea from the lovely Dalston Darlings Women’s Institute or a coffee from Charlatan’s front man Tim Peaks coffee and get making!

Brass Band Action

On Saturday 7th we are pleased to welcome back Field Day stalwarts The Farnborough Concert Band of the Royal British Legion who play a mix of contemporary classics and old favourites. 50-person strong, this is your rousing weekend in the park experience from times gone by.

On Sunday 8th we are very excited to announce that Hackney Colliery Band will be making their Field Day debut. With a tongue-in-cheek, yet respectful, nod to the great tradition of British brass bands, Hackney Colliery’s influences are as diverse as the London borough that gives them their name. Mixing rock, afro-beat, hip-hop, Balkan beats, contemporary jazz and soul, they are a uniquely British take on the modern brass band sound.

'Reinventing the brass-band format for the 21st century’ – The Times

Other content to check out across site neighbouring the Village Green are the NEW Street Feast and London Brewers Market areas.

SATURDAY 7TH JUNE 2014

Metronomy/ All We Are/ Arthur Beatrice/ Bad Vibrations/ Bake/ Blood Orange/ Caligula feat. Warboy, Leo Belicha, Robert Outch/ Charlotte OC/ Courtney Barnett/ Danny Brown/ DJ Barely Legal/ Dollop feat. Lxury/ Dusky/ East India Youth/ Éclair FiFi/ Erol Alkan b2b Daniel Avery/ Evian Christ (DJ)/ Eyedress/ Fat White Family/ FunkinEven (live)/ George Fitzgerald/ Gerd Janson/ Ghostpoet/ Huw Stephen/ Innervisions: Dixon b2b Ame/ Jaakko Eino Kalevi/ Jackmaster & Oneman present Can U Dance/ Jagwar Ma/ James Holden (live)/ Jamie Isaac/ Jamie xx/ Jen Long DJ/ Jessy Lanza/ John Wizards/ Jon Hopkins/ Lunice/ Marc Riley DJ/ Money/ Moxie/ Neneh Cherry & RocketNumberNine/ Noisey DJs/ Omar Souleyman/ Oneohtrix Point Never/ Only Real/ Pawws/ Orlando Boom/ Phil Taggart DJ/ ReviveHER/ Ryan Hemsworth/ SBTRKT/ Sky Ferreira/ Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80/ Slackk b2b Samename/ Simian Mobile Disco (exclusive new live show)/ SOHN/ Sophie/ Teleman/ Thurston Moore/ Tim Burgess (DJ)/ Todd Terje (live)/ Tourist/ Vessel/ Warpaint/ Woman’s Hour + more tba

SUNDAY 8TH JUNE 2014

PIXIES (only London show in 2014)/ The Horrors/ Temples/ POND/ The Wytches/ Future Islands/ Drenge/ Telegram/ Childhood/ The Bohicas/ Shy Nature/ Lovepark/ Tomas Barfod/ Nguzunguzu/ Louis Baker/ patten (DJ)/ Mickey Lightfoot/ Panes

 + more tba!

Field Day partner up with Trangressive Records

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Celebrating its first decade, the modern music company Transgressive will be partnering with Field Day in 2014 for a series of DJ hi-jacks across both days featuring a host of its artists plus members of the Transgressive team.

Taking over the decks across all stages during 20 slots during the weekend, audiences can expect the full colour and diversity of Transgressive's uniquely curated roster – whether Leeds rockers Pulled Apart by Horses, modern pop impressarios Mystery Jets, or brand new talent such as Marika Hackman and Thumpers. The full line-up is listed below.

"Eat Your Own Ears and Field Day have had a long history with Toby and Tim and Transgressive over the many, many years. They have built an incredible roster of acts and are always forward thinking and inspirational in their approach. So it's a real pleasure to host and welcome some of the brilliant Transgressive artists, some familiar, some brand-new, to Field Day to play special DJ sets across the stages." Tom Baker – Field Day 

"Field Day has created some of Transgressive's favourite ever live music memories – including Foals' first ever festival headline appearance in its second year. When we were mapping out parties, festivals and events for our 10th Anniversary this year, it felt like an obvious choice to present something with Tom and the Field Day team. However, we wanted to do something a bit different – so thought we'd turn some of our artists into DJs for the weekend. A few of our crew will also have a go to try and make people dance. We'll all see you there." Toby L – Transgressive

The confirmed list of Transgressive DJ's at Field Day 2014 includes:

Saturday 7th June:

Mystery Jets DJ Set

Dry the River DJ Set

Marika Hackman DJ Set

Becoming Real DJ Set

Transgressive Sound System DJ's

Sunday 8th June:

Pulled Apart by Horses DJ Set

Theme Park DJ Set

Thumpers DJ Set

Dry the River DJ Set

Transgressive Sound System DJ's

Noisey Bandstand announced for Field Day 2014

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The Summer Festival Guide is excited to let Field Day fans know that Noisey will be hosting their very own area at Field Day Saturday 7th June: the Noisey Bandstand. Expect a brilliant line up showcasing the best of East End's club collectives: Bad Vibrations will bring their psych & garage nights to sunny Vicky park, while the brilliant Caligula will be turning up with a cast of trannies to add some colour to the Victorian bandstand. 
 
Uber-party starters ReviveHer, known for their pumping Hackney Wick warehouse parties and balloon-atic house are also on board alongside club-heroes Orlando Boom featuring new Blasé Boys Club signing Kiwi andLxury, who released the fantastic track J.A.W.S. last year on Disclosure's Method imprint, joins Nottingham/London collective Dollop.

Red Bull Music Academy lineup announced for Field Day 2014

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The Summer Festival Guide has the latest announcement from Field Day HQ, the lineup for this years Red Bull Music Academy has now been announced.

We are excited to welcome back our long-standing partner Red Bull Music Academy to Field Day 2014, who will bring a taster of its global carousel of alumni and affiliates to Victoria Park. 

“Consistently presenting a roster of white-hot up-and-comers, Field Day remains one of the capital’s best showcases for new music.  Red Bull Music Academy, with its own worldwide agenda nurturing the next generation of musicians, makes for the perfect partner.”, Red Bull Music Academy

On Field Day Saturday, LuckyMe livewire and 2010 Academy alumnus Lunice tops the bill, bringing his signature dynamism and fancy footwork to the stage. Fellow Canadian Ryan Hemsworth joins the bill, offering up some sonic sunshine with his emotive blend of R&B, trap and pop, alongside G.O.O.D. beatsmith/Kanye collaborator Evian Christ, and Dutch deep-house heroine SOPHIE.  Rinse/NTS regular Slackk goes b2b with Pelican Fly’s Samename for some body-twitching raw grime/UKF, while elsewhere bass turbo DJ Barely Legal, Tri Angle affiliate Vessel, BBC Radio 1 ‘In New DJs We Trust’ cohort Moxie and Jamie Isaac, south-London’s nocturnal, electronic balladeer, weigh in.  

Field Day Sunday sees master of melodic, glitchy electronics and WhoMadeWho former glory Tomas Barfod headline, while voodoo bass outfit Nguzunguzu and genre-bending future-rap artiste Mickey Lightfoot step in. Panes, the band that sees singer Tyson McVey turn up the heat with Flesh & Bone’s Shaun Savage, join the roster alongside mysterious London-based producer and warp artist patten, who’s kept his identity masked in the shadows as his music seeks out the light, leaving soulful singer-songwriter and RBMA alumnus Louis Baker to complete the roll-call.

RBMA stage confirmed:

Lunice, Ryan Hemsworth, Evian Christ (DJ), Jamie Isaac, SOPHIE, Vessel (Live), Slackk b2b Samename, Barely Legal, Moxie

SUNDAY 8TH JUNE 2014

RBMA stage announced:

Tomas Barfod, Nguzunguzu, Louis Baker, patten (DJ), Mickey Lightfoot, Panes

"I am very pleased to have RBMA with us again this year. With a similar mentality and love for discovering great new music and talent, Red Bull Music Academy are the perfect partner for Field Day and it has been great to work with them over the years!",

Field Day co-founder Tom Baker

Field Day 2014 latest lineup information

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The Summer Festival guide has the latest lineup details for this years Field Day Festival which takes place in London's Victoria Park in June.

Leading this years lineup are electronic masters Metronomy on Saturday and The Pixes (only London show for 2014) on Sunday.

Ahead of her show in London this week, Field Day is extremely pleased to welcome iconic 80s legend Neneh Cherry, who will be playing as part of Saturday's line-up.  

Also joining them is a huge host of talented artists.

Saturday's lineup is confirmed as follows:

Arthur Beatrice, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, Bake, Eyedress, FunkinEven (live), Jamie Isaac, Jamie xx, Jen Long DJ, Marc Riley DJ, Neneh Cherry & RocketNumberNine, Only Real, Phil Taggart DJ, ReviveHer, Tourist, Metronomy, All We Are, Blood Orange, Charlotte OC, Courtney Barnett, Danny Brown, DJ Barely Legal, Dusky, East India Youth, Éclair FiFi, Erol Alkan b2b Daniel Avery, Evian Christ (DJ), Fat White Family, George Fitzgerald, Gerd Janson, Ghostpoet, Huw Stephens, Innervisions: Dixon b2b Ame, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Jackmaster & Oneman present Can U Dance, Jagwar Ma, James Holden (live), Jessy Lanza, John Wizards, Jon Hopkins, Lunice, Money, Moxie, Omar Souleyman, Oneohtrix Point Never, Pawws, Ryan Hemsworth, SBTRKT, Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 , Simian Mobile Disco, Sky Ferreira, Slackk b2b Samename, SOHN , SOPHIE, Teleman, The Temper Trap, Tim Burgess (DJ), Todd Terje (live), Vessel, Warpaint + more TBA

Sunday's lineup is confirmed as follows:

Childhood, Drenge, Shy Nature, Telegram, The Bohicas, Pixies (Only London show in 2014), The Horrors, Temples, POND + more TBA

Its not just music that is coming to Field Day, check out Street Feast which brings London's premier night food market to the grounds of Victoria Park.

Street Feast has always had a festival atmosphere, so we’re very excited to be teaming up with Field Day this summer, to bring London’s best street food to one of London’s best festivals. Whether its Rainbo’s fresh & healthy gyoza or Hotbox’s 9 hour slow smoked beef ribs, there’s something for everyone, made by people with passion. From the moment the first band starts at midday there’ll be a range of great food on offer, so people can make a real day of it snacking on tacos, steamed gua bao, great pizza and spicy pulled pork naans. Field Day have always set the standard with their line up of bands and this year with Street Feast they’ll have a line up of food to match.

Street Feast

Parked in the middle of the Street Feast area, the lovely people of Greenwich based Meantime Brewery, will be drafting their freshest lager: Inside the Beer Tank are two maturation vessels holding brewery-fresh beer, which remains unfiltered and unpasteurized: it is still living, which allows it to continue to mature. Drinking Brewery Fresh Lager is second only to drinking beer direct from the brewery! 

But Meantime Brewery are not the only independent brewery on board this year: The London’s Brewers’ Market will be appearing at Field Day for the first time, presenting a round up of the very best of London’s craft brewing scene. The London Brewers’ Market will bring together the cream of the crop! Featured breweries will include the following, with more tba: The Five Points Brewing Company (Hackney), Hackney Brewery (Hackney), Beavertown Brewery (Hackney Wick), Fourpure Brewing Co (Bermondsey, London), Late Knights Brewery (Crystal Palace).

Last but not least, we are also very happy to welcome back Clapham Common’s Venn Street Market for the fourth consecutive year. The market will bring the most delicious food from around the globe, including Mamas Jerk, Mei Mei Street Cart, Taco Truck, Dhaba Lane, Wholefood Heaven, The Handmade Scotch Eggs Co, Anna Mae’s and many more!

Further lineup additions to Field Day Festival lineup

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Field Day, London’s most ambitious and forward-thinking festival, is pleased to announce more names on the burgeoning line up, which already includes the likes of Animal Collective, Bat For Lashes, Kurt Vile, Disclosure, Mulatu Astatke, Seth Troxler and many more. We are excited about new stage partnerships with Red Bull Music Academy (http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com), Bleep (https://bleep.com) and Caught By The River (http://www.caughtbytheriver.net).

A new episode of Field Day Radio featuring en exclusive Amateur Best mix and never heard before live recordings of Foals playing Field Day 2008, can be listened to at http://www.fielddayfestivals.com/field-day-festival-radio/

Freshly confirmed for 2013 is King Krule, who, previously known as Zoo Kid, is already being feted as one of the best and brightest of 2013. He brings his bleak but beautiful tales of discontent; guitar-led dub lullabies, swathed in his distinctive sneering vocals to Field Day, think Leonard Cohen, Billy Bragg and Burial meets Django Reinhardt!

Also on board are firm favourites of The Quietus, 5-piece band TOY who surf the cosmic channels of krautrock, cruising along on motoric beats, waving at pals The Horrors and tipping their hats to Syd Barrett as they chug through hypnotic, psychedelic pop songs.

Known for celebrating the return to everything that’s good about loud, ecstatic live music, are the Canadian band Metz, who give nods to the likes of Nation of Ulysses, Shellac, The Pixies, The Jesus Lizard, and Public Image Ltd.

They will be playing alongside Stealing Sheep, known for their noisily drenched voodoo-pop, in the hazy shape of psychedelic folktronica from their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Into The Diamond Sun’; expect medieval synths, hypnotic beats, spiraling whammy guitars, mystical harmonies and apocalyptic thunder drones.

Also confirmed is Bollywood musician Charanjit Singh, who’s rediscovered 1982 album Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat caused a massive stir in the world of dance and electronic music a couple of years ago, sounding just like acid house although it was recorded in Bombay three years before the first Chicago and Detroit releases. Inspired by the sound of disco imported from the west, he recorded ancient Indian ragas using Roland drum machines, sequencers and synthesisers – all set to a 'disco' beat. In November 2012 – at the age of 72 – Charanjit toured Europe for the first time with the original Roland gear to ecstatic audiences. His performances both stunned and amazed, and we can’t wait to have him at Field Day and see him make people dance like maniacs!

Rising producer Daniel Avery, curator and creator of some of the most inventive and forward thinking electronic sounds today, will be playing live alongside East India Youth, the 22-year old multi-instrumentalist William Doyle, who creates absolutely astounding music, an original mixture of dark Detroit techno, lo-fi psychedelic noise rock, deeply romantic Pet Shop Boys-esque synth pop and ramshackle avant-electronica. Meanwhile, London based Lee Gamble will use his background in experimental computer music to create exquisite deconstructions of jungle and techno.

Eat Your Own Ears favourites Dark Bells will spin a beguiling web of haunting yet melodic sounds built on the bricks of post-punk with the atmosphere of an act you might have found on 4AD in 1983; while the Australian Mt Warning will play their first ever UK show and festival, as they delicer a hazy dose of pop splendor that is reminiscent of The National, Local Natives and Broken Bells.

Also at Field Day this year are Guards, who pull from the shimmer and shine of '70's power pop groups, the big guitar choruses of Grunge, some psych rock, the straight ahead drive of '60's rock and soul, and a little bit of early '80's New Wave. Alongside them will be Gabriel Bruce who were recently described by fellow Field Day'ers Palma Violets as "one of the best performers out there at the moment, this is one of the best pop tracks that I've heard in donkey's years".

We are excited to announce that Bleep will be partnering with the BleeD/Lanzarote stage to showcase ‘The Green Series’ at Field Day, featuring the already announced producer-duo Karenn (Blawan and Pariah) alongside Berlin producer Objekt, who will take the audience on his adventures in machine music, built to make subs rattle and feet wiggle; a convoluted mess of elektrology and teknology, 3-step, bass-core, post windmill, proto-minimal wankstep, gondola, shithouse, acid wonk, ambient gabber…

We are also very happy to welcome the Red Bull Music Academy back this year, who will be hosting a stage at Field Day. Joining previously announced Amateur Best and Egyptian Hip Hop, are the freshest and hottest new acts of the electronic music world.

With Field Day following hot on the heels of this year’s Academy in New York, three artists, fresh from their stint there, join the RBMA stage at Field Day for their first post-graduation outings, namely: auteur of experimental pop tapestries Rudi Zygadlo, the soulfully serene 2-stepper Koreless and cross-genre bass wunderkind Throwing Snow.

Check out an exclusive stream at www.redbull.co.uk/fieldday of Throwing Snow's When Doves Linger, performed for the first time at last week's Atoms for Peace launch. The track is a mash up of Throwing Snow's Lingerwell and Prince's When Doves Cry, the brainchild of Throwing Snow's brother (soundcloud.com/tonesmusic) who had the idea after the tracks came into his head en route to the show from Bristol and immediately texted Throwing Snow who tried it out on the night.

Known for their entrancing vocals and kraut experimentation, the adventurous Sydney based Jagwar Ma merge guitar rock with club music and will be playing new tracks of their highly anticipated debut album out in May.

New electrofunk wunderkind Bobby Tank, who makes music that sounds like a mosaic of every great electronic dance style of the past 30 years, fusing dubstep, drum’n bass, glossy soul and high tech funk, will play alongside rising producer and musician Kwes, known for his collaborations with The xx, Hot Chip, Leftfield and DELS, and who will play his critically acclaimed avant-pop at Field Day 2013.

Rainy Milo will bring the chilly atmospherics of her beautiful EP ‘Limey’, which takes us through her wise-beyond-years literate world, skipping jazzy vocal lines over OFWGKTA-esque beats and features collaborations with the likes of Chet Faker and Ariel Pink producer Cole MGN; the centre of it all belonging to Milo’s startling voice. While Duologue will immerse listeners into a hauntingly atmospheric world, combining soaring strings and guitar melodies with electronic glitches in a contrasting way that will leave the audience rapt, alongside Leed’s finest export Happa.

Also playing the Red Bull Music Academy stage will be newcomer DJ J Marinetti. His first release ‘Dive’ beckons and entices with its perpetual beat and rich sumptuous vocals and was handpicked by Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich for his first show supporting Atoms for Peace. We’re sure this is the start of something big for Marinetti.

The brilliant website Caught By The River, home to excellent writing by first class contributors on music, nature, ale and…fishing, has carved itself a unique place on the web since its beginnings in 2007 and will be hosting a fine area at Field Day 2013. We are really excited to announce showcases on the very best in spoken word, field recordings, readings and inspirational discussion by an eclectic mix of excellent contributors, including sound recordist Chris Watson, Irish author Peter Murphy, Saint Etienne’s Bob Stanley, the British Library’s Wildlife Sounds curator Cheryl Tipp and many more.

On the new aditions, Eat Your Own Ears’ promoter Tom Baker says: “I’m truly excited by these new additions to the Field Day line up: everything from King Krule (what a massive, massive talent – and so young!), to the pop sounds of Jagwar Ma, prolific producer Kwes, the hugely influencial 72 year old Bollywood musician Charanjit Singh to the hypnotic and psychedelic pop of TOY…”

Entering its seventh year, Field Day will be returning to the leafy green surroundings of Victoria Park with its unique formula of pioneering line-up coupled with village fete mentality, all in the heart of East London. Field Day will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend on Saturday 25th May.

Hosted by forward-thinking promoters Eat Your Own Ears, Bugged Out!, BleeD/ Lanzarote and proudly partnering with The i Paper, The Quietus, FACT Magazine, Last FM, Resident Advisor, The Line of Best Fit, Abeano and Dummy Magazine, Field Day is a festival that has become synonymous with imaginative and progressive bills hosting the likes of Franz Ferdinand, SBTRKT, Afrocubism, Grimes and Django Django last summer; 2013 is certainly shaping up to be no exception to this rule.

As with years gone by, Field Day will be providing ample entertainment for those looking for respite from the music in the Village Mentality area on The Village Green. Expect traditional side stalls inspired by country pastimes and weird and wonderful fete games, from classic tug of war, sack races and egg and spoon race to more unexpected and fantastic ones like tea bag tossing and the world famous winkle picking contest.