Bestival’s Spaceport line-up revealed!

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The legendary Port remains missing, its whereabouts unknown but Bestival’s brand new, revolutionary monolith of sound, The Spaceport, is shaping up to be the greatest dance stage ever! Throbbing to an intergalactic soundscape of epic proportions, our seven storey symbol of the future will transmit Bestival’s unique vision of our dancefloor destiny as we unveil the crack squad of space cadets, who will be joining previously announced Spaceport headliners Diplo, Carl Cox, and Fatboy Slim, to blast us into the unknown this coming September on the Isle of Wight. 

Bestival rave-master Rob da Bank says: “Prepare for lift off my futuristic friends, this is going to be the stage of the summer of UK festivals. A dream team of Josie da Bank, our mate Paul Normandale, who’s Bjork and Coldplay’s lighting designer, super set designers Spatial and a host of madcap inventors are building an incredible imaginary Spaceport for you to rave at and take off into The Future. In that rocket will be no less than rave veterans Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox, Diplo, DJ Yoda and Candi Staton propped up by newbies like DJ Barely Legal and Mele and Monki… The Future is almost here”.

Following an out of this world opening ceremony, we’ll be heading into orbit as we ramp up the rave action with a cavalcade of advanced selectors including Benji B, Destructo, DJ Barely Legal, DJ Yoda, Dub Pistols Soundsystem, Eats Everything, James Zabiela, Kenton Slash Demon, Klose One and Mella Dee. 

And hitting the decks to take us beyond the solar system of sound will be Mount Kimbie, Mumbai Science, Norman Jay MBE, NRG Flash: Monki & Mele, Oneman going back to back with My Nu Leng, Purple Rave Prince Tribute from Heidi, Rob da Bank & Tayo, Riton, Sink The Pink presents No Limits with Candi Staton & Livin’ Joy, Skream and The Heatwave.  

The epicentre of the inevitable and the future of the dance, The Spaceport is where the party’s at. Don’t miss it.

Toy, The Duke Spirit and more added to Standon Calling

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Standon Calling has added even more artists to it burgeoning line-up including Toy, The Duke Spirit, NZCA Lines, Blood Red Shoes, Yak and more to perform at the Hertfordshire festival, 29th – 31st July. Day splits and day tickets have been unveiled and with the festival just under an hour from London, its now even easier for fans to catch their favourite acts. Standon Calling returns to the beautiful manor grounds setting of Standon Lordship, inviting thousands of revellers for a magical weekend of live music & DJs, family entertainment, swimming in the outdoor heated pool and day to night hedonism. Day tickets are on sale now at £57, weekend tickets at £147. 

This July Standon Calling will host performances from some of the best musical talent around including Suede, Jess Glynne, Kelis, The Hives, Everything Everything and more for an unforgettable weekend of music, the best street food, family entertainment, interactive workshops, multiple venues, festival frolics and more. Not one to rest on its laurels, the festival now welcomes even more artists to join in on the party.

Heading to Standon and hailing from Brighton are indie-rockers Toy and punk duo Blood Red Shoes. NZCA Lines brings sci-fi and synthesizers to the festival and The Duke Spirit lead the myriad of new rock additions including NGOD, Yak, Hercules Morse, Fronteers, Animal Noise and Over The Edge. 

Former Portishead DJ Andy Smith and Dub Pistol's founder Barry Ashworth join the festival's impressive electronic line-up. Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas' favourite band Inheaven are onboard along with the dark electronic sounds of Lea Lea, folk songstress Kelly Oliver and big brass from Hackney Colliery Band. A champion of local talent, Standon Calling will also welcome Hertfordhire's own The Hunna andWaste and further highlights across the weekend include Louis Barabbas & the Bedlam Six's mix of theatrical poetry and swing. City Shanty Band appropriately kick off Standon Calling's Legend of the Lost Seas story on the Friday, that will see the festival transformed into a post-apocalyptic nautical adventure.

Kip Moore, making ‘Wild Ones’ out of The Institute Birmingham crowd, April 25th 2016

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Kip Moore Birmingham Institute April 25th 2016

By Hannah Compton

So, firstly I am going to say if Kip is touring near you and you haven’t quite got tickets yet, then my goodness GET THEM! The only regret you will have is not going. If you have not heard Kip’s music, then go listen to it – you will not be sorry. If you are not a Country Music fan then don’t worry, as Kip is so much more; he brings a rocky edge to Country, almost creating his own genre. His current album 'Wild Ones', has quickly become one of my favourite albums of all time. His voice is unique – he does not have the stereotypical sound or style that you would often expect to find in a Country musician.

As a fan of Kip Moore for some time, I had actually given up hope of ever seeing him live in the UK. I had a friend in the US who saw him regularly and kept telling me how amazing he was live. The only experience I had ever had of seeing him live at that point was outside the CMT Awards in Nashville in 2014, doing a sound check of Beer Money about four times. Going back to 2015, when it was announced that Kip was playing in UK’s biggest Country Music Festival C2C, I was beyond excited – especially as it made a line up that I was not particularly fussed about, become appealing. Now I mention C2C, not just because it was Kip’s first time playing in the UK, but because for me and many, many others, he stole the show for the whole weekend – despite being first on the billing, and being up against huge names such as Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum. That night Kip made a promise to return and, thank god, he actually kept that promise – as many others haven’t or have, but left it a long time before returning.

Kip Moore’s UK tour was announced around the time of this year’s Country 2 Country (C2C) Festival which, in marketing terms, was a very good move, especially when he was covering quite a bit of ground over the UK – and at a more than reasonable price of around £14 a ticket. Not only did Kip sell out his London date but also some of the original venues he was playing at, in places such as Manchester, had to be upgraded to a bigger site as the ticket sales were that good. Good going Kip! As a regular attendee of London gigs, I actually chose to go to Birmingham this time, as it was just more practical in terms of travel.

I rocked up to the Birmingham Institute at around 3.30pm, after foolishly turning up at The 02 Academy first – ha! I later discovered at least one other lady made the same mistake, so I wasn’t alone! A queue full of die-hard Kip fans, some going to more than one show, made the time pass really quickly, as we had a lot in common and also conversation never runs dry amongst Country fans.

The support act was Max Milner, who auditioned on the UK Voice a few years back and made it quite far on the show, but did not win. He is not a Country artist so I was a bit concerned that I might not enjoy his music and shamefully assumed, without doing any research, that he was going to be awful dried up pop! Well…out he came, on his own, no band – just him and his guitar – and as soon as he started to sing, he blew the crowd away. Max has a very soulful voice and in part reminded me of Ray Lamontagne. He also sounded vocally and musically similar to early Jason Mraz songs, back around the time when Jason performed live at Java Joe’s. Personality and wit as well as being musically flawless, Max was someone I was going to remember – and what a great warm up for a very promising night.

At the front row barrier, the excitement and atmosphere around me was heaving. When the lights went down and the crowd cheered, Kip’s band, The Slow Hearts, took to the stage and played the intro to Wild Ones, from his current album with the same title. I guessed he would start with this song, just because it is so atmospheric and fitting to start the gig with – and definitely had the crowd going and singing along.

I was fangirling throughout the whole gig. What can I say? Kip just brings it out of you. Now I have read in an interview that Kip likes to stare into the eyes of women in the front row when he is singing, just to see their reaction and see who can engage in to his look. Well, they weren’t lying. He did this a lot, much to every woman’s joy – including my own. I actually felt like I was special just for that brief moment – ha! This is something I usually cringe at, but he almost had me screaming like the girls at a Justin Bieber concert – oh, the shame! But I managed to hold back, thankfully.

Playing every song on the Wild Ones album, apart from two (Lipstick and Come Back Kid), he also did a fair amount from his previous album Up All Night, as well as the unreleased in the UK song Dirt Road – a fan favourite, which I was so pleased that he sang. it was obvious Kip wanted to give his fans more than they’d paid for, not only with a longer than usual set list but also giving one hell of a performance throughout, not giving the audience even one second to lose interest and check their phones. Pretty much every song, in particular songs such as Beer Money, Come And Get It, I’m To Blame, Somethin’ ‘bout A Truck, What Ya Got On Tonight and Dirt Road, had the crowd fist pumping the air and jumping around. The crowd interaction during Heart’s Desire was a moment that I don’t think Kip will ever forget. He genuinely seemed surprised at the fact the crowd knew every word to every song.

We were also treated with new songs, one being a song called Guitar Man. Kip tells us the inspiration behind this song was from a young guy he saw playing in Nashville airport for tips and how he remembers doing the same at his age. We were also told the story of the woman he left behind years back, because she had no faith in his making it in the industry – so a verse was dedicated to her in very much a “screw you, look at me now” way.

Guitar man was part of the acoustic section of the night, where the band left just Kip and his guitar on stage to sing a few songs. He sat on a stool, addressing the crowd on several occasions including stating that “his people” tried to push back a UK tour by one year as he did not have the fan base yet – but he knew he did and argued it and won. We are so glad he persisted and – let this be a lesson to you management and labels – do your research; the UK is heaving with Country Music fans – just look at the size of C2C.

The only thing to disrupt the night was that, during this acoustic set, there was a woman up in the top seats yelling “Take your shirt off” during his song Complicated. OK, it was funny once, but she must have said it about ten times, not only annoying the audience, who ended up booing her, but annoying Kip too. I must add he handled the situation gracefully and even made up a verse for her on the spot about not taking off his shirt but she can take off hers. The acoustic set was a really special moment for me. It was so nice to hear some of Kip’s rocky, raw songs stripped down – such as Girl Of The Summer, which was acoustically beautiful. It completely changed the song making the lyrics stand out a lot more than on the studio version as you really paid attention to them during the acoustic version.

The band returned to the stage and Kip explained how a lot of artists change their band regularly but how he has kept the same band for eight years. It really showed actually – Kip Moore and The Slow Hearts play well together and you can tell they are also good friends. There was a lot of interaction and respect for each other during their performance and so much talent as a band – and individually too.

On his tour stops so far, Kip had done an after-show outside the venue singing a few songs on the street. However, this was not the case for us in Birmingham, as I later found out he was shooting a music video straight after, which many fans got to witness, although, unfortunately I could not stay. Kip also went to the merchandise booth straight after the show to sign for every single fan who wanted an autograph, which was amazing – how many artists can you say would actually do that? It’s nice to see how grateful Kip is to his fan base. He also did this at the C2C festival and was reportedly signing for around three hours. Now that’s commitment!

This was only the second gig I have ever been to alone and I had so much fun. I really got to let go and fully enjoy myself and it was lovely meeting new people too. I hope Kip comes back soon, he is such a revelation live and quite frankly..makes Country look cool – which it is, of course!

More Kip Moore, please!

 

 

Wave Week – An amazing new festival experience in Croatia

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The team behind Croatia Wave have unveiled a festival experience like no other, set across five breathtaking islands in Croatia. 40 yachts will explore the world-famous, Adriatic coastline anchoring at seven separate idyllic locations along the way. Ticket holders can expect sun drenched day's of relaxation, rejuvenation and adventures. Then as the sun sets, the islands will become a party lovers paradise for the night. Ticket holders will be taken by their own personal skipper to the hidden gems of Croatia, from a secret club in a cave in Makarska where they can watch the sun rise to the sounds of Crazy P and Simian Mobile Disco to an abandoned fortress on the Island of Vis and Housekeeping DJs on the award winning Carpe Diem beach, Hvar. The festival experience combined with private beaches for sunset BBQs, flowing cocktails and intimate supper club experiences makes this an exclusive festival like no other, offering an entirely hedonistic, alternative, summer adventure. Wave Week will set sail on 13th of August 2016 from Split, Croatia, with a flotilla of 40 yachts carrying 250 passengers. There will also be 250 extra tickets for those who wish to stay on land. More information at www.waveweek.com 

Wave Week's musical programme is tailored around the coast of Croatia, each new day is coupled with a new destination and a new sound. Exquisite and untouched locations will transform from the day into the night, from watching the sun set in the abandoned Fort George, to a night on the world renowned Carpe Diem in Hvar to watching the sun rise from Roso beach club of Brac. Wave Week have collaborated with the best international parties from around the globe including Percolate, Housekeeping, Cuckoo Club, Love Fever, Need2Soul, Solomons Yard, Glam Clam, and Deeplomatic. Spanning the various venues will be the likes of Simian Mobile Disco, Crazy P, Clive Henry, Inxec, Garry Todd, Krywald & Farrer, Alex Ferrer, Mike Gill andTamor Zadeh plus more surprises to be announced very soon.

The day to night itinerary will explore the realms of music and adventure. From partying till dawn in the hidden caves of Markasa to snorkelling around the coves of Vis, ticket holders will undergo a totally unique and beautiful festival experience. Wave Week have located the most unique and exceptional restaurants, clubs and bars along the way, from beach bbq's to sit down supper-clubs, a new experience is to be had every single day. 

The route that starts in Split, ventures to Supertar, Makarska, Paklinksi Otoci Islands, Vis and Hvar before returning to the docks of Split. For the 250 accommodated on the 40 yachts,  they will be fully equipped with all the home comforts; toilets, showers, Wifi and the roof tops are the perfect spot for sunbathing and relaxing on the deck. For those who wish the join the party on land, alternative accommodation options are available and 250 extra tickets around the route are up for grabs. 

Mike Gill, Wave Week Festival Director comments "We are incredibly excited to announce Wave Week. Croatia has become such an iconic hub for music festivals and by bringing together music, travel and culture, we have curated a very special experience for those who are looking for more out of their festival experience. We can't wait for you to join us for the first ever Wave Week." 

Wave Week Sample Itinerary
Day 1 – Welcome Party at Roso Club Supetar, Brac Island with Need2Soul – DJ to be announced soon

Day 2 – Makarska – This day will host a secret party in a remote destination. Following this, boats will moor up at Makarska marina for a night in the caves and Deep Nightclub with Percolate, Crazy P and Simian Mobile Disco. 

Day 3 – A day at Zlatni Rat – Croatia's most famous beach for all day and night events at two iconic beach bars with music from Garry Todd, Clive Henry, Inxec, Miguel Puente 

Day 4 – Exclusive mooring at Croatia's most famous island Carpe Diem for a very special party with Housekeeping

Day 5 – Paklinksi Otoci Islands – A day will be spent relaxing and replenishing at the Laganini Beach bar Palmizana and the chance to explore Hvar. 

Day 6  – Vis – An evening supper club with Glam Clam followed by a night partying into the early hours at the abandoned Fort George hosted by the Cuckoo Club – headline acts still to be announced. 

Day 7 – The finale will be a boat party bonanza for all guests aboard a giant ship that takes you back to Split for a night of calm before departing. 

DJ Fresh and more added to Y Not Festival 2016 lineup

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Turntables at the ready, DJ Fresh has now been confirmed to join the bill for Y Not Festival 29th to 31st July. The number one single-scoring DJ/producer is one of numerous additions which run the cannon from electro-house to metal and alt. rock via names including Sikth, JP Cooper, Lauren Aqulina and more. £99.50 weekend tickets, the bargain of festival season, are available now from YNotFestivals.co.uk.
 
Renowned party starter DJ Fresh heads to Y Not as a second stage headliner, packing an arsenal of hits including number one singles ‘Louder’ and ‘Hot Right Now’, Fresh’s set will see hands in the air. Over on the other end of the spectrum, progressive metallers Sikth will sit atop Y Not’s Giant Squid stage. Elsewhere talent continues to stride an electric path between folk, indie, soul pop as throughout the line up gems including JP Cooper, Lauren Aaquilina, Arcane Roots, Yak and Black Peaks are added. Further confirmations for Y Not 2016 now include The Amazons, Vant, Khloe, Samm Henshaw, Kassassin Street, Beasts, Inheaven, Black Foxxes, Kagoule, Blood Youth and Trash.
 
Both Tier 1 and Tier 2 tickets are now sold out, however Tier 3 passes at only £99.50 plus booking fee are surely still the absolute bargain of festival season 2016. Tickets are available now from Ynotfestivals.co.uk. 
 

More acts added to this years Barn on the Farm

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BOTF continually delivers paramount artists to its cosy capacity and this year is no different especially with the arrival of the Farm Band which can only be seen at this years festival. Compromising of BOTF favourite artists including Gabrielle Aplin, Hudson Taylor, Joe Keogh from Amber Run and Hannah Grace for the first time. Gabrielle mentioned, “I’m super excited to be playing Barn On The Farm again, this year in a sort of ‘super group’ with my best friends, Hudson Taylor, Hannah Grace & Joe Keogh from Amber Run. We’re old friends and fans of Barn On The Farm so we’re honoured to be back performing something a little different. We’ve played a few gigs together as a group and we’re thrilled to be back playing Barn On The Farm again as a group.”
 
Headlining the Outdoor Stage on Saturday night will be the multi-instrumentalist Dan Croll who’s hotly anticipated second album is coming later in the year. Plus on Sunday night Rag N Bone Man will be the perfect close to The Outdoor Stage with his sensational live set.
 
London quintet Eliza and the Bear will perform, alongside Fickle Friends and bold, no-nonsense VANT.
 
Also announced is writer and producer wise beyond her age Laurel, Irish four-pieceThe Academic, hotly tipped High Tyde and Gloucestershire locals Ardyn who will open the main stage. 

 
FARM BAND
(Gabrielle Aplin, Hudson Taylor, Joe from Amber Run, Hannah Grace)
Ry X / Dan Croll / Rag N Bone Man / Eliza and the Bear 
Fickle Friends / VANT / Port Isla / Ryan Keen / Brother & Bones 
Laurel / Dan Owen / The Academic / Ady Suleiman / High Tyde 
Prose / Hidden Charms / The Amazons / Hannah Grace 
Skinny Living / Ardyn / Alibis / Judas

 The announcement joins the already impressive line up including headline performance from Brits Critics' Choice Winner and BBC's Sound of 2016, Jack Garratt plus world-renowned Oh Wonder who will perform their first ever festival headline. Also Honne, Gavin James, Rationale, Frances, Billie Marten, Zak Abel, JP Cooperplus many more.

 
With emerging music at the heart of the festival 2016 is set to be one of the most exciting years yet and will feature a new festival layout. Born in 2009 BOTF has seen  internationally renowned artists grace the barns including Ed Sheeran, James Bay, Ben Howard, Hozier, Bastille, George Ezra, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wolf Alice, Matt Corby, Gabrielle Aplin, Benjamin Frances Leftwich and The Staves, to name only a few. Set in the perfect setting of the Gloucestershire countryside BOTF is the perfect festival for music lovers, full of supreme personal performances from the most exciting and up-coming artists to some of the best-established musicians. 

deadmau5, Nero and more join Ultra Europe 2016 lineup

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Ultra Europe

With less than two and a half months until it kicks off, Europe’s ultimate summer paradise, Destination ULTRA – Croatia Music Week, is shaping up to be one for the record books as it announces a slew of celebrated acts set to perform across the week.

As part of ULTRA Europe’s Phase Two announcement, deadmau5, Nero and Rødhåd will join an already star-studded lineup set to play on the Dalmatian Coast this July, with all three mega acts performing at the festival for the first time. Additional Phase Two support comes from Adventure Club, Apollonia, Technasia, Thomas Jack and Vicetone. View the full Phase Two Lineup here.

The Destination ULTRA week has a real RESISTANCE™ feel to it this year, with things starting in style on Thursday, July 14 at the Giraffe Palm Beach House with a RESISTANCE™ themed Opening Party that will be headlined by UMEK and some of his 1605 Music Therapy label mates. View the Destination ULTRA Resistance™ Lineups here.

From July 15-17, the main event of the week, ULTRA Europe, takes over Split. The aforementioned Phase Two artists join an already stacked list of headliners that were announced for Phase One including (in alphabetical order) Above & Beyond, Adam Beyer, Afrojack, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, Carl Cox, Dash Berlin, David Guetta, Hardwell, Jamie Jones, Marco Carola, Martin Garrix, DJ Snake and Solomun, as the largest electronic festival in Croatian history looks to build ever further upon on its burgeoning reputation.

The momentous week continues with the ULTRA Yacht Regatta Party on July 18, where revelers will party at the Zlatni Rat Beach on Braç Island. Don Diablo and Robin Schulz take the reigns at ULTRA Beach the next day on July 19, with support from Sam Feldt, as Ultranauts head to the idyllic Island of Hvar. As Destination ULTRA – Croatia Music Week draws to a close, the festivities will finish on the beautiful island of Vis for the Official Resistance™ Closing Party on July 20, headlined by Hot Since 82 and Nic Fancuilli.

With early bird tickets sold out for the main event in Split already, revelers will have to act fast in order to snap up the remaining few at €169, before the price rises to €199. To help with the purchases, ULTRA Europe is now offering a payment plan, where fans can split the total cost across four monthly installments. In a new initiative for 2016, group tickets are also on sale, with those who purchase five tickets at once, receiving a sixth for free! All tickets are available to buy exclusively from ultraeurope.com/tickets. 

Destination ULTRA 2016:

 

July 14 – RESISTANCE™ Opening Party @ Giraffe Palm Beach House, Split

 

UMEK

More TBC

 

July 15-17 – ULTRA Europe @ Poljud Stadium, Split

 

Headliners:

 

Above & Beyond

Adam Beyer

Afrojack

Alesso

Armin van Buuren

Carl Cox

Dash Berlin

David Guetta

deadmau5

Hardwell

Jamie Jones

Marco Carola

Martin Garrix

Nero

DJ Snake

Solomun

 

Support:

 

Adventure Club

Apollonia

Gouryella

Hot Since 82

Ida Engberg

Joseph Capriati

Markus Schulz

Nic Fanciulli

Rødhåd

Thomas Jack

Vicetone

W&W

 

July 18 – Yacht Regatta @ Zlatni Rat Beach, Bol, Brač

 

Lineup TBC

 

July 19 – ULTRA Beach @ Hotel Amfora Grand Brach Resort, Hvar

 

Don Diablo

Robin Schulz

Sam Feldt

 

July 20 – RESISTANCE Closing Party, Vis

 

Hot Since 82

Nic Fanciulli

Kelis to headline BSTK 2016

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‘Milkshake’ star Kelis is now confirmed as BSTK 2016’s third main stage headliner for the party set to rock the weekend of 8th to 10th July in the Essex countryside. The NYC soulstress will perform alongside Tinie Tempah, Annie Mac and Mark Ronson as well as new additions including Dusky, Heidi and many more. Tickets priced at the unbeatable bargain price of £89 are available now via BSTK.co.uk.
 
BRIT Award winner Kelis completes the billing atop BSTK’s main stage for summer 2016. The ever-stylish singer, brimming with talent boasts hits including ‘Acapella’, ‘Millionaire’ and more sure to keep the party bouncing come July. Electronic duo Dusky and house/techno DJ Heidi are amongst the names joining the already hefty dance music offering. Meanwhile BSTK is getting a special collaboration when Cuban Boys join forces with hip hop duo Jungle Brothers. Elsewhere on the main stage BSTK welcomes a generous handful of young, up and coming talent in the form of Imani, Zak Abel, Reeps One and Lucie Closier
 
Over on the Treehouse stage BSTK prepares to groove along to dub, deep house, and more courtesy of Tallowah, Local Life, Gabby Gunn, John The Baptist, Undy, Jake Harrington and Andy Hatman.

Latitude announce top acts for Dance and Theatre lineup

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Today, on International Dance Day, Latitude Festival is delighted to announce its spectacular dance line up, as well as additional theatre and music names for this year's event which takes place from Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th July 2016 in the stunning grounds of Henham Park, Suffolk.
 
Curator of the Arts Arenas Tania Harrison says:
“Latitude are absolutely delighted to be supporting artists across the board, and this year is no exception when it comes to our stunning dance line up. Sadler’s Wells will present a diverse programme of world class dance including Nilda’s Guerra’s !Vamos Cuba!, straight from Havana airport and evoking all the vibrancy of Cuban life, plus rising star Botis Seva who literally has the world at his feet. The incredible Hofesh Shechter Company will perform tHE bAD – a captivatingly dramatic dance piece, to get the festival going on Thursday night. We will also welcome New English Ballet Theatre to the Waterfront, who will present work by choreographers Kirsten McNally and Daniela Cardim."

Sadler’s Wells, the UK’s leading dance house, returns to the Waterfront Stage at Latitude Festival for a ninth year to present a diverse programme of world-class dance in all its forms. Opening the programme on Thursday evening will be Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Hofesh Shechter’s company, who will perform tHe bAD from Shechter’s most recent work barbarians, and shows his choreography at its most energetic. Veils is a collaboration of music and dance between cutting edge Manchester acoustic-electronica trio GoGo Penguin and choreographer Lynne Page and is a contemporary response to 80’s underground club culture. Inspired by mirrors and palindromes, the work is an epic piece of music with dance that becomes the absolute visual representation of the composition. Rising hip-hop dancer and choreographer Botis Seva will also perform with his company Far From The Norm who will presentH.O.H – a performance combining hip-hop, physical theatre and contemporary dance which centres on the nation’s favourite sport, football.

Set to a soundtrack performed by one of Havana’s most promising jazz musicians; Julito Padron, and choreographed by Nilda Guerra; !Vamos Cuba! is a spectacular new high-energy production by the team behind the smash-hit dance show Havana Rakatan, which evokes the joys and vibrancy of Cuban life with all the passion and humour that embodies the Cuban spirit.

The line up also includes work from other leading figures in contemporary dance, including one of the founding fathers of contemporary dance in the UK, Richard Alston. The Richard Alston Dance Company presents a double bill of work for Latitude, including extracts from Sadler’s Wells commissionNomadic, danced to Shukar Collective’s fusion of gypsy and electronic music. The bill will also showStronghold II, choreographed by the company’s Associate Choreographer, Martin Lawrance. Set to a score by Pulitzer Prize winner Julia Wolfe this fiercely intense work reflects the turbulent character of the music, richly scored for eight double basses.

The National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) will return for another year to perform a creation by Sadler’s Wells Guest Artistic Director Michael Keegan-Dolan. The work, entitled In–Nocentes is set to Max Richter’s re-composition of The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi and is a ritualistic piece with which Keegan-Dolan celebrates the natural and instinctive way young people can move and behave.

Since their debut season in 2012, New English Ballet Theatre has become one of the most exciting and progressive modern ballet companies with their cross-disciplinary and multi-arts programme. This year NEBT will present two pieces by Royal Ballet soloist Kristen McNally on Latitude’s Waterfront Stage – Mad Women is a satirical exploration of the traditional conflict between men and women as seen in the context of the late 1950s housewives, and Lonesome Gun is a raunchy, playful piece inspired by American Western movies.

Also presenting as part of NEBT will be internationally celebrated choreographer Daniela Cardim, whose pas-de-deux Wundarra will explore the juxtaposition of aboriginal music with the language of classical ballet.

In The Little House, winner of BBC Young Dancer 2015 Ivan Blackstock will be performing M.E.T.H Traplord of the Flyz as part of the Nabokov garage takeover on Friday night – a piece exploring the catalytic rise of innocence that turns savage when inner city youths reach an apoplexy of mental destruction. A Curious Invitation will be hosting Midnight Tango; a Saturday night party in The Little House where audiences will dance to an orchestra playing tangos, milongas and waltzes drawn from Astor Piazzola’s immortal tango Maria de Buenos Aires. A Curious Invitation will also present a Tango class, open to all, on the Waterfront Stage.  

Swing Patrol will be offering easy taster lessons and inviting all festival goers to get involved in games and swinging fun at the Waterfront. Swing Patrol have recently featured on Dragons’ Den, Call the Midwife and People’s Strictly Come Dancing. They’ll offer everyone the opportunity to try something new or simply enjoy the spectacle of great swing tunes combined with great swing dancers.

Lavish will be presenting their hybrid three-part  Sound, Performance and Art-based project devised and created for Latitude which journeys in to what inspires and shapes us. The Museum of Memory is an evocative exploration of memory through Sound, whilst the Art and Performance pieces The Museum of Curiosity and Cornell’s Dream endeavor to walk along the ‘white magic side of Surrealism’ paying homage to the self-taught American artist Joseph Cornell.

Theatre
Latitude is proud to reveal yet more ground-breaking performances for the theatre line up, which boasts more premieres, previews, works-in-progress and commissions than ever before.
 
Curator of the Arts Arenas Tania Harrison says:
“We’re also excited to be adding to our international companies appearing at Latitude’s theatre line up by bringing Familie Flöz and Svalbard to Suffolk, plus exciting gig theatre from the Young Vic starring Jane Horrocks and a brand new work from the ever powerful Theatre Ad Infinitum. Adam Buxton and Louis Theroux will be live and in conversation for the first of our Film & Music Arena announcements. There really is something for everyone at Latitude in 2016.” 

Following a packed run of their show If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me at London’s Young Vic theatre, Jane Horrocks and an incredible live band play their own gritty and soulful versions of your favourite new wave classics. This mind-blowingly beautiful set features the music of Joy Division, The Smiths, Buzzcocks and more, played live by Grammy Award-winning producer Kipper on guitar and The Damned’s drummer Rat Scabies. Don’t miss this nostalgic trip back to the 70’s and 80’s, set to an unforgettable soundtrack.

Multi award-winning Theatre Ad Infinitum will be bringing its powerful original production of Bucket List, the incredible story of one Mexican orphan’s fight against injustice described by The Times as “epic”.

Berlin based theatre collective Familie Flöz will be showing the Latitude audience the darker side of theatre with Teatro Delusio; a play focusing on three stage technicians’ work in the darkness of backstage, where the characters battle their own great tragedies of life, death, love and defeat, revealing their rivalries, ambitions and poignant dreams.

Avant-garde Svalbard will be coming from Sweden to present their quirky and outrageous performance;All Genius All Idiot. Using extreme circus artistry, physical comedy and theatre, Svalbard will revel in the absurdities of life and highlight human behaviours at their most animalistic.

Finally, in the Film and Music Arena, award-winning British comedian Adam Buxton and world-celebrated documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux will be in conversation to discuss their work and outputs, with clips screened to the audience to illustrate their talk.

Music
Belgian brothers David and Stephen Dewaele will showcase a new production with their band Soulwaxfor a UK festival exclusive, headlining the 6 Music Stage at Latitude 2016. The band broke the mould back in 1996 thanks to their mix of rock, electro, pop and punk and have made half the world dance since then.

Elsewhere throughout the weekend will be a UK Festival Exclusive performance by Shye Ben Tzur and The Rajasthan Express’ JUNUN, which under the production of Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood brought the Barbican to its feet but it was really the hearts in the room that rose to the rooftops; an absolute must see. 
 
Latitude is proud to welcome back Beta Band troubadour and one of Britain’s most compelling singer-songwriters Steve Mason, electronic producer Gold Panda who returns this year with his new record Good Luck And Do Your Best, heart-on-their-sleeve performers Augustines, articulate folksinger Emmy The Great with her critically lauded second record Second Love, and the Americana-soaked Clean Cut Kid who will take a step up from The Alcove to headline this year’s Lake Stage.
 
Late night party performances come from some of the most enduring names in British music. Established as the most successful UK garage acts of all time, noughties legend Artful Dodger; the 2-step hit makers responsible for propelling Craig David into the public sphere with Re-Rewind will light-up the Sunrise Arena, and the notorious frontman of national treasures Madness; Suggs, will perform a much anticipated DJ set. PC Music’s super producer SOPHIE will be ramping up the party on Saturday night and notorious mashup DJ’s The Menendez Brothers will ensure the last beats of the festival keeps everyone dancing on Sunday. 
 
Lonely The Brave have supported some of the biggest names in rock including Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Deftones, and will be bringing their praised live show to Henham Park fresh off the back of their new album due to be released this May. After making their Latitude debut on The Alcove Stage last year, Brit-pop revivalists DMA’s are set to perform tracks from their acclaimed debut album Hills End, with other performances coming from Irish soul-folk maverick and Ed Sheeran label signee Foy Vance, Brooklyn’s cowboy soul soloist Odetta Hartman and evocative Brighton trio and HypeMachine favourites Phoria.
 
Columbian Latin dance fusion Sidestepper, Australia's new glam rock trio Methyl Ethel, and Sweden’s revered psychedelia outfit Dungen will all be coming to Latitude for the first time this summer. Also adding to this year’s festival line up are experimental electro Londoners The Invisible, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and author The Anchoress, James Righton of Klaxons new project Shock Machine, and the Afro-Western dance, hip-hop, and pop duo The Very Best.

The Alcove Stage
Known for the freshest names in music, DIY presents The Alcove Stage will bring an eclectic mix of new talent to the festival’s already stellar line up. Latitude prides itself on nurturing future talent and The Alcove is the perfect place to listen to the most exciting new voices of 2016, with previous years giving early festival slots to some of the biggest and most acclaimed new artists of recent years including James Bay, Years & Years, Catfish and the Bottlemen, and Young Fathers.
 
On Friday, emotive soloist and producer Rationale, Portland's dark-folk pop sisters Joseph, Brits Critics Choice finalist Frances, Grimes’ electropop partner HANA, and rising brother-sister duo Ardyn will all take to The Alcove Stage for the first time.
 
Saturday will see another PC Music stalwart Danny L Harle bringing his tectonic beats to The Alcove, while Aussie indie rockers Tired Lion grace the stage alongside the experimental South African ‘Noirwaves’ of Petite Noir, the ‘80’s punk bubble bath’ sound of Peluché, modern folk-soul singer Rukhsana Merrise, Ireland’s grunge pop group Otherkin and avant-garde pop project White.
 
Experimental pop trio Kero Kero Bonito will bring their video game edge to The Alcove Stage on the Sunday, whilst indie-folk soloist Barns Courtney who has supported the likes of Ed Sheeran and The Libertines, instrumental noise-rockers Three Trapped Tigers, Nottingham alt-rock trio Kagoule, soaring indie-pop favourites Tibet and Danish-Australian electronic-indie outfit Palace Winter also join the line up.
 
Having made a name for themselves on the live circuit with their energetic sets after touring with cult British buzz acts Wolf Alice and Swim Deep, Brighton’s prolific new band The Magic Gang will set The Alcove Stage alight this summer alongside political punk girl gang Skinny Girl Diet, who’ve featured on Billboard's list of ‘20 All-Female Bands You Need To Know’ for their gritty outspoken sound.
 
These new additions join an outstanding line up fronted by headliners The Maccabees, The National and New Order alongside Grimes, Of Monsters And Men, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Beirut,CHVRCHES, M83, Father John Misty, John Grant, The Lumineers, Miike Snow, Christine and the Queens, Half Moon Run, Poliça, Perfume Genius, Pantha Du Prince presents The Triad, Black Mountain, David Rodigan MBE, Mike Skinner & Murkage present TONGA and many more.
 
Food
Blixen will be returning to Latitude Festival for a second year following their successful debut in 2015. Bringing a taste of their Spitalfields restaurant to Suffolk, they will be offering festival revellers an all-day menu food, pints of cocktails, a sound system and fun times, all gussied up in a faux tropical surrounding

Creamfields announce brand new Steel Yard arena

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2016 will see Creamfields unveil its most ambitious production concept ever as they introduce the Steel Yard superstructure. Taking 12 months of planning and constructed exclusively for Creamfields the Steel Yard is the first and largest of its kind in Europe, with a capacity of 20,000 and reaching 20m high, this living, breathing behemoth redefines festival production as we know it.

Featuring newly developed automated technology that will transform the space immersing festival goers into a feast for the senses and allowing you for the first time to get up and close and personal and be part of the production. Last year they set the standard on festival production and this year they’ve raised the game once again, this is just the first of a series of all new production announcements to be unveiled for this year’s festival.

Creamfields, voted the UK’s #1 dance festival is on course for its 8th consecutive sell out, returning to Daresbury in Cheshire for 4 days  across the August Bank Holiday weekend, featuring 28 arenas and over 250 of the worlds best electronic acts including including Calvin Harris, Tiestö, Avicii (last ever UK Performance), Axwell & Ingrosso, Alesso, Jack Ü, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Hardwell, Sasha, Above & Beyond, Martin Garrix, Fatboy Slim, Oliver Heldens, MK, DJ EZ, Chase & Status, Annie Mac, Hannah Wants, Steve Aoki, Eric Prydz, Knife Party, Mistajam, Armin van Buuren, Andy C, Roni Size, Jamie Jones, Tchami and Pete Tong to name a few. 

CREAMFIELDS UK 2016 – LINE UP

 

FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST

NORTH STAGE

Alesso

Knife Party

NERVO

KSHMR

 

*** NEW ARENA – JUST ADDED ***

Chase & Status (DJ Set)

Cirez D

Martin Solveig

Sigala

Lee Walker

 

ARMADA

Armin van Buuren

Andrew Rayel

Ørjan Nilsen

MarLo

David Gravell

Khomha

Ruben De Ronde

 

PARADISE

Jamie Jones

The Martinez Brothers

Richy Ahmed

Denney

Robert James

Special Guest:  Maya Jayne Coles

 

ANDY C PRESENTS RAM

Andy C

Wilkinson

High Contrast

Delta Heavy B2B Loadstar

Dub Phizix

Annix

North Base

Special Guests:  Roni Size & Krust present Full Cycle

MC’s:  Tonn Piper, Dynamite, AD-APT, Stamina MC, Visionobi, Strategy

 

PEPSI MAX ARENA

Bassjackers

Michael Calfan

Third Party

Sam Feldt

Curbi

Tom Zanetti ft KO Kane

Junior J

 

CREAM HOSPITALITY

Jemmy

George Kafetzis

Adam Cartwright

Bernie Lee

Aaron Amihere

 

SATURDAY 27TH AUGUST

SOUTH STAGE

Avicii *** LAST EVER UK PERFORMANCE ***

Martin Garrix

Nicky Romero

Otto Knows

Lucas & Steve

 

NORTH STAGE

Axwell & Ingrosso

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

DVBBS

Dirty South

Gareth Wyn

 

CREAM

Above & Beyond

Robin Schulz

Tchami

Danny Howard

Watermät

Andrew Bayer

Grum

Alan Walker

 

HARD PRESENTS

Jack Ü

Four Tet

Jauz

Marshmello

Destructo

Malaa

Ghastly

 

MISTAJAM PRESENTS JAM PACKED

DJ EZ

A-Trak

Kurupt FM

Mistajam

Charlie Sloth

99 Souls

Logan Sama

SASASAS

Flava D

 

ALL GONE PETE TONG

Pete Tong

Hot Since 82

Eats Everything

Heidi

Andhim

Cristoph

Special Guest:  Steve Lawler

 

PEPSI MAX ARENA

Laidback Luke

Tommy Trash

Sander van Doorn

R3hab

Firebeatz

Julian Jordan

Will Sparks

Timmy Trumpet

Anton Powers

 

ANTS

Gorgon City

Route 94

Ben Pearce

Los Suruba

Special Guest:  Andrea Oliva

Special Guest:  Yousef

 

TIDY

Yomanda

Stimulator

BK

Gammer

Tidy DJ’s

Freak Brothers (Rob Tissera, Ben Stevens, Adam M)

Lee Haslam B2B NG Rezonance

Max Mozart & Audox

Charlie Goddard

 

CREAM HOSPITALITY

Andy Mac

Sean Hughes

James Dutton

Josh Demello

Alan Hartley

Jamie Trippier

Sean Dougherty

Liam Cors

Lee Bullock

 

SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST

NORTH STAGE

Calvin Harris

Annie Mac

Duke Dumont

Disciples

Friend Within

 

SOUTH STAGE

Tiestö

Hardwell

Oliver Heldens

Galantis

Don Diablo

 

FATBOY SLIM PRESENTS SMILE HIGH CLUB

Fatboy Slim

Groove Armada (DJ Set)

Tiga

Erol Alkan

Melé

KDA

+ more

 

SMASH THE HOUSE

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

W&W

Ummet Ozcan

Wolfpack

Mattn

Very Special Guest:  Steve Aoki

 

MK AREA10

MK 
Hannah Wants

Amine Edge & Dance

Lee Foss

Riton

Camelphat

 

PRYDA

Eric Prydz

Adam Beyer

Kölsch (DJ Set)

George Fitzgerald

Alan Fitzpatrick

Special Guest:  Sasha

 

PEPSI MAX ARENA

Paul van Dyk

Gareth Emery

Aly & Fila

John O’Callaghan

Bryan Kearney

Will Atkinson

Rob Harnetty

Special Guest:  Paul Oakenfold

 

REVEALED

Blasterjaxx

Deorro

Dannic

Thomas Gold

Sick Individuals

Kill The Buzz

Thomas Newson

Julian Calor

Joey Dale

Manse

 

GOODGREEF XTRA HARD

Kutski

Alex Kidd

Andy Whitby

Dark By Design

Energy Syndicate

Cally

Shaun T

MKN

KRM

Karlston Khaos B2B Cut-Up

 

CREAM CLASSICS

Seb Fontaine

K-Klass

Jon Pleased Wimmin

Paul Bleasdale

Andy Carroll

Stuart Hodson B2B Samuel Lamont

 

CREAM HOSPITALITY

Ed Mackie

Corey James

Billie Clements

Chris Wright

Thomas Tuft

Sam Rice

Hardman & Deavall

Gussy

 

THURSDAY 25TH AUGUST (New Day Added)

 

CREAM

Eddie Halliwell

Jordan Suckley

Ben Gold 
Mark Sherry

Craig Connelly

Venom One

 

SEXY BY NATURE

Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano

Kryder

Redondo

Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman

Jack Eye Jones

LilRockit

 

CREAM TERRACE

DJ SKT

Sonny Fodero

Sam Divine

Midnight City

Special Guest:  Doorly

+ more

 

CREAM HOSPITALITY

Paul Nunn & James Glover

Strictly Underground

Ricochet Musica