Air announced as final headliner for Secret Garden Party 2016

The Secret Garden Party is very pleased to announce its second wave of artists for this summer’s Party. Air are now confirmed to headline, along with Caribou and Primal Scream, as previously announced.

French duo, Air, comprising Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit-Dunkel, are one of the most influential synth-pop bands of the 2000’s. Singles such as ‘Sexy Boy’ and ‘Surfing on a Rocket’ shaped the way for the current wave of atmospheric retro-synth soundscapes. Albums such as ‘Moon Safari’ and ‘Talkie Walkie,’their soundtrack for ‘The Virgin Suicides’ and their score to the 1902 classic silent film ‘le voyage dans la lune’ should prove to be a synergy made in heaven for this year’s Secret Garden Party’s  arts & expression theme: ‘The Gardener’s Guide to the Galaxy.’

Now confirmed for lift-off are:-

AIR

MILKY CHANCE – SHURA – THE TEMPER TRAP – SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA

BAND OF SKULLS – ANDREYA TRIANA – FIELD MUSIC

IZZY BIZU – LA FEMME – HOT SINCE 82 – TELEMAN – MONEY – DUA LIPA – BILLIE MARTEN – BEARDYMAN – ROSIE LOWE

 LITTLE COMETS – JACKMASTER –BICEP – HÆLOS – SWIM DEEP – MIDLAND – DAVID RODIGAN

THE JAPANESE HOUSE – NZCA LINES – MEILYR JONES

 BARNS COURTNEY – HOT 8 BRASS BAND – THE SKINTS – SLUTFACE  LOUIS BERRY – SHANNON SAUNDERS – POSTAAL – STARLING  LOVESSEGA  SERAMIC – AMBER ARCADES – BABEHEAVEN

 BEANS ON TOAST – THE AGE OF L.U.N.A – PLEASURE BEACH – THE WHOLLS – EXMAGICIAN  STRONG ASIAN MOTHERS – MAN AND THE ECHO  LAIL ARAD –  HAUS  EARL KIOKO – BROADWAY SOUNDS – ZURI AURA ALL THE PEOPLE – THE DEFEKTERS – EARL OKIN – THE MEOW MEOWS – JAMIE JOSEPH – AISHA BADRU

They join, as previously announced….

CARIBOU – PRIMAL SCREAM

LISSIE

MARIBOU STATE – RAE MORRIS – RATIONALE – C DUNCAN 

PETITE MELLER – SG LEWIS – MOLOTOV JUKEBOX – SUNDARA KARMA  FORMATION – OSCAR – STEALING SHEEP – PURE BATHING CULTURE  ZIBRA – WEAVES – KUDU BLUE 

…plus all djs & parties and more still to be announced.

New Stage….

The Secret Garden Party is introducing a new live music stage on site this summer. As yet un-named it will provide a platform for new artists to play in front of an enthusiastic festival audience. This means a total of 4 full days of live music over 15 stages.

The Secret Garden Party presents….

This year’s theme ‘Gardener’s Guide to the Galaxy’ has inspired the Garden’s creative team of oddballs and eccentrics like never before. They are currently on a comprehensive mission to create the most cosmic, inventive, fun-packed and immersive experience yet for all partaking ‘Gardeners.’ Located on the banks of a beautiful lake, bordered by open fields and woodland glades, the Secret Garden Party is situated in an incredibly picturesque and magical setting. It is the perfect place to lose yourself, make new friends, heal your soul, and laugh out loud. Why not escape to reality? Here are just a few ways how….

Robo Copout –  Cosmic Knitting – Mutation Station – Art Constellations – Cosmonaut Displays – Astronaut Training – Mermaid School – Guerilla Science – Virtual Reality – Paint Fights – Floating Dance Floors – Laser Wars – Regression Sessions Space Safari – 24 Hour Pub – 15 Live Music Stages & 6 DJ Stages – 24-Hour Woodland Parties – Boating Lake & Bathing – Sanctuary & Hot Tubs – Massage Area – Live Theatre & Comedy – Exotic Life Drawing – The Get High High Jump – Organic Food Stalls – The Forum – Camp Fire Tales from the Outer Limits – Mud Wrestling – Dance-Offs – Vogon Poetry Readings & Spoken Word – Kids’ Area – Fine Dining – Little Gay Brother Bar – Science Meets Fiction

No Tomorrow Festival Review 2015

Following a successful first year, No Tomorrow festival returned to Nottingham for a two-day spectacle, showcasing some of the biggest names in EDM and other chart-topping artists such as John Newman and Jessie Ware.

Not your typical large-scale music festival with tens of thousands of party-goers, No Tomorrow was comparatively much smaller; but this made the experience thoroughly more enjoyable.

With the usually unreliable British weather holding up throughout the course of the weekend, punters were able to lie on the grass and soak up the rays whilst listening to their favourite artists. Three well-staffed bars also ensured revellers did not wait long for drinks in the summer heat.

Dominating the park was the main stage which featured a brightly coloured ‘No Tomorrow’ banner with the Stealth stage occupying a gigantic tent in a sub-section of the park.

Stealth was not to be out done by its larger counterpart. A set list consisting of Garage and House well-known names such as DJ EZ, Hannah Wants and Gorgon City arguably made it the highlight of the festival.

Saturday's bill did not disappoint, Hannah Wants well and truly got the proceedings of the weekend underway and set the tone for what was to come with her one and a half hour set.

Fans packed the Stealth stage for DJ EZ and despite technical sound issues he still managed to get the crowd buzzing with a trademark mix of old school Garage anthems, rounding off what was a hugely successful first day.

Sunday built on the success of the previous day, with performances from Justin Martin on Stealth stage and Milky Chance on the main stage meaning that wherever you were there was music worth listening to.

Milky Chance’s hit ‘Stolen Dance’ was met with a great reception as fans joined in singing along with the feel good music. Whilst over on Stealth stage, Gorgon City followed Justin Martin and carried on the upbeat vibe with some well-known House tunes as the sun slowly slipped behind the clouds.

Perhaps the most notable performance of the entire weekend was My Nu Leng who closed the Stealth stage with a combination of Deep House, Grime and Rap beats working to get the crowd hyped, and ending the festival in style.

Leaving the festival to John Newman’s popular anthem ‘Love Me Again’ echoing from the main stage, party-goers were able to travel back to the city centre from the gates of Woollaton Park for £2 thanks to festival organisers.

Overall a perfect way to start the summer, a well-balanced mixture of intense and laid-back music combining to create a memorable weekend, definitely a festival SFG would recommend for the future.

 

Photos by Mike Ruane

Milky Chance, Gorgon City and more added to No Tomorrow Festival

Added to the already captivating line-up are electronic-infused pop duo Milky Chance, Mercury Music Prize-nominee Nick Mulvey and Black Butter Records’ dancefloor heroes Gorgon City, plus many more. For further information and to buy tickets visit the No Tomorrow website.

Milky Chance’s unique style of electronic-infused pop tracks such as ‘Stolen Dance’ and ‘Down By The River’ have clocked up over 170 million views on YouTube. The duo consisting of Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch have previously sold out two successive nights at Shepherd’s Bush Empire and scored number one singles in several European countries, an impressive feat for relative newcomers. They are being championed by the likes of Radio 1 and this summer is primed for their appearance at Nottingham’s No Tomorrow.
 
North London producers Gorgon City have racked up a top 10 album and two top 10 singles in the UK charts including ‘Ready For Your Love’, a track featuring fellow No Tomorrow performer MNEK. Their sound channels British warehouse vibes however, with SXSW showcases on the horizon, Gorgon City are headed for the global stage via their infectious club tunes and chart infiltrating hits.

Schooled in Havana, Cuba, Nick Mulvey brings a worldly mindset to his music. With two Mercury Music Prize nominations under his belt, one for his part in Portico Quartet and another as a solo artist in his own right, Mulvey is steadily ascending the scale of critically acclaimed singer-songwriters on home-ground here in the UK. His set at No Tomorrow in June will be an especially blissed-out moment of the weekend featuring tracks from his top 10 album, ‘First Mind’.
 
Continuing the thread of up and coming talent is SOAK, the 18-year-old singer-songwriter from Ireland who has been on multiple ‘ones-to-watch’ lists over the past couple of years including the BBC Sound of 2015. Now fully breaking through into the charts with melancholic hits such as ‘B a noBody’ and the Radio 1 A-listed track ‘Sea Creatures’, SOAK will surely be a highlight for No Tomorrow.
 
Another act to have collaborated with the prolific MNEK and confirmed to appear at No Tomorrow is Karen Harding. Her track ‘Say Something’ has been certified as Silver by the BPI, selling over 200,000 copies since its release in January, making the tune one of 2015’s biggest singles so far. 
 
Further breaking talent showcasing at the festival comes in the form of Manchester soul man JP Cooper. Cooper is a recent signing to the legendary Island Records, he has toured with Angie Stone and collaborated with George The Poet. Dubbed ‘Hot for 2015’ by BBC Radio 1Xtra the next addition, Zak Abel, has been building quite a reputation for his strong, distinctive vocals as featured on ‘Unmissable’, the Top 20 track by fellow No Tomorrow act Gorgon City. The festival keeps things in the family with label mates to Gorgon City, My Nu Leng. The Bristol-based My Nu Leng come highly recommended by taste-makers at Rinse, Radio 1, 1Xtra and more.
 
Finally in keeping with the electronic theme, Dirtybird co-founder Justin Martin will no doubt get the crowds dancing with his signature jacking beats.  Meanwhile chief remixer, Kiss FM stalwart and Bastille-collaborator Grades will bring his hits such as ‘Crocodile Tears’ to the No Tomorrow airwaves.