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Hot Chip, Magnetic Man and more announced for Lovebox 2012

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Magnetic ManThe most iconic names in dubstep, hip-hop, drum & bass, house, techno and indie will team up with some of the capital’s most cherished club nights to deliver a 3 day weekender poised for the musical history books.

London’s biggest dance floor opens early on Friday with Hot Chip, Magnetic Man, Sub Focus Live, and Crystal Castles throwing down the gauntlet alongside a selection of arena hosts that include the return of East London's unstoppable, genre-defining radio station, Rinse 106.8FM¸ and all for a recession busting price of less than £30.

Little time to breathe, as Saturday rolls out an all-encompassing sonic mash up of hipper than thou rockers Friendly Fires, Brit Awards Critic’s Choice Winner Emeli Sandé, Swedish electro hipsters Little Dragon while New York City’s finest are represented in the form of Harlem’s hottest lyricist, Azealia Banks, and back by very popular demand Kelis, whilst the now traditional “Lovebox Legends” slot will be filled by the great Bobby Womack.

The main stages are set against the bone shaking soundscape of drum & bass' number one club night and record label, Hospital Records, plus house and techno institution Warm and international mad-hatters Crosstown Rebels who will be throwing a notorious Rebel Rave .

Patrick WolfOn Sunday things hot up considerably as Lovebox’s incredibly successful polysexual “Out and Out Fierce” party takes over proceedings with hi-energy disco and electro sounds dominating the site.  Holly Johnson takes to the main stage to deliver a “greatest hits” set spanning his days with Frankie Goes to Hollywood through to his solo career. Described by the NME as “the most influential dance act in the world right now” Azari & iii return to Lovebox after their sensational performance last year and there is a debut performance from BBC Sound of 2012 nominee’s Niki & The Dove as well as performances from The Rapture and Patrick Wolf on the Sunday Superstore Live stage hosted by East London’s favourite venue Dalston Superstore.

"By amazing grace I have survived to perform at Lovebox 2012…My first London stage appearance in the 21st Century… Hollylujah!" – Holly Johnson

Meanwhile the many arenas across the site will be working clubbers into a state of submission led by  DJ Hell who will be serving up a final flourish of closing party euphoria on a birthday to remember.

As the after parties across town roll on into Monday, organisers will consider their job done, knowing that Hackney will be left with a lasting legacy of love for 2012. 

Six massive acts added to Hideout Festival 2012

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Sub Focus AKA Nick Douwma, has quickly risen through the ranks of underground jungle to become a major player in electronic music. Initially known for dancefloor dismantling drum & bass, Sub Focus is now known for being synonymous with music that draws from all corners of the electronic landscape. His new single Falling Down is available for free download from his Facebook fanpage. No doubt Sub Focus’ return to the Isle of Pag will raise the roof at Hideout Festival 2012.

Having announced herself onto the electronic music scene in 2010, Maya Jane Coles has had unbelievable few years since, earning 9th best DJ in the world in Resident Advisor¹s 2011 top 100 DJs poll. A bright talent with more than a couple of strings to her bow, Maya Jane Coles will bring something very different and exiting to Hideout 2012.

Breakage, who will be making his 2nd visit to the festival, moves effortlessly through styles from drum and bass to dubstep and has proved to be one of the most versatile operators in either scene to date. His recent single Fighting Fire was endorsed by Zane Lowe as Hottest Record In The World and further support has come from Hideout favourite Annie Mac.

Kerri 'Kaoz' Chandler, a deep house music originator, has been injecting soul into music since the early nineties and unparalleled in his ability to bring an intoxicating spirit and sparkling soul to the genre, his signature sound has always stayed true to his jazz and soul roots, ensuring Kerri Chandler will light up Zcre Beach this summer.

As one of the year’s brightest techno stars Ben Klock is welcomed with open arms to Hideout 2012. The Berghain resident has been touring the globe, as well as releasing records on Ostgut Ton and his own label Klockworks and has mounted an international reputation over the last few years making his name synonymous with the rise of techno throughout the world.

Finally, Hideout 2012 welcomes Toddla T to Croatia, 2011 has been another huge year for Toddla T. He has produced tracks for some of the UK urban scene¹s biggest stars, is putting the finishing touches to his second album, DJs around the globe, has a slew of remixes under his belt and has now landed his very own weekly Radio 1 show.

Sub Focus added to Glade Festival + ONLY 500 tickets remaining

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SUB FOCUS ANNOUNCED!!!

With less than three weeks to go, the Glade team are extremely excited to reveal that none other than drum & bass legend Sub Focus has been added to the bill. After smashing his headline slot on the Glade stage at Glastonbury last year, Nick Douwmas rise through the ranks of underground jungle to become a major player in electronic music scene has been nothing short of spectacular. Initially known for air-punching, dancefloor dismantling drum & bass, Sub Focus has now become synonymous with music that draws from all corners of the electronic landscape, and has come to epitomise the anything goes mantra of todays flourishing dance scene. WE are very pleased to add him to the bill!

THE VENUE!

One of the most exciting aspects to what has been happening is the organisers are thrilled to bits about the new venue Houghton Hall. With the last minute venue change there was obviously going to be some concern as to how the local authorities would react. Those concerns have completely disappeared and been replaced by the wonderful fact that all the local responsible authorities, including the police, have been hugely supportive of the event. This combined with the utter beauty of the venue, its cracking license and its distance from the nearest town has left a feeling of great joy and excitement. It is going to be a corker!

NEW NANO STAGE ANNOUNCED!!
HYPERCOLOUR / FILTH / YOU CAN CALL ME PELSKI

In addition to the above announcement were also pleased to announce a whole new Nano venue featuring one of our favourite labels Hypercolour, Leeds-based clubnight Filth and one of the UKs most established music blogs You Can Call Me Pelski.

For those in the know, Hypercolour is a purveyor of the finest House and Techno. Best known for consistently unleashing dancefloor bombs, and bringing new talent to the surface such as Maya Jane Coles, Kris Wadsworth and their very own Alex Jones. Their killer lineup features Throwing Snow, Alex Jones, Tom Demac, Huxley, Zumo, Jay Massive, Cedric Maison and Mary Ann Hobbs favoruite Al Touretters to boot!

Leeds promoters Filth are back to bring their outrageous party flavour to the festival this summer. These guys sure know how to have a good time so make sure you catch them over the weekend for some fun and games! Filth boss Danny Savage heads the bill alongside residents and friends King Tut & The Wookie, Alcatraz Harry, Ali Scott, Cristyn Jenkins and Ste Roberts.

Since its inception four years ago, the Pelski blog (http://ppelectro.blogspot.com/) has gone from strength to strength, refusing to post anything but cutting-edge music. Playing a diverse mixture of cutting edge beats, were excited to have the boys host their very first nano stage at the Glade and think you should be too!

**TICKET WARNING**
VERY FEW TICKETS REMAINING!!

Ladies and gentlemen this is it! Your final warning, tickets to Glade have been flying out of the door with just a few left until its a complete sell-out. Glade is officially back and this year is not to be missed, consider yourself warned!

GLADE FESTIVAL 2011 FULL LINE UP AND MORE

GLADE STAGE:
TRENTEMøLLER
(LIVE feat. FULL 7-PIECE BAND)
DRUMCODE feat. ADAM BEYER,
SLAM, PAUL RICH (LIVE ) & JOSEPH CAPRIATI
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION (DJ SET)
ANDREW WEATHERALL / PHOTEK (LIVE)
SUB FOCUS / LONDON ELEKTRICTY
ELITE FORCE / DREADZONE (LIVE) / KRAFTY KUTS
HYBRID (LIVE) / DIRTYPHONICS (LIVE) / THE LOSERS (LIVE)
ENGINE EARZ EXPERIMENT (LIVE) / DUB FX & THE FLOWER FAIRY (LIVE)
DUB PISTOLS (LIVE) / DIRTY VEGAS (LIVE)
BEN & LEX

ORIGIN STAGE:
LIVE:
AJJA, ALLABY, ANTIX, ATMOS, ATOMIC DROP, BROKEN TOY, DICKSTER, ELECTRYPNOSE, FØRM, HEADROOM, LOGICA, M-THEORY, MAN WITH NO NAME, OTT, PROMETHEUS, QUANTIZE, SONIC SPECIES, THE COMMERCIAL HIPPIES, TRISTAN

DJ:
EDOARDO, EMOK, HAMISH, IPCRESS,
LIQUID ROSS, LUCAS, REGAN &
SHANE GOBI

OVERKILL STAGE:
LIVE:
2 BAD MICE, EPROM, ESKMO, DRUMCORPS, SUBHEAD, YOUNG MONTANA?, BROKEN NOTE, LOOPS HAUNT, KORELESS, AFRICA HITECH, GOTHTRAD, HI FREQS, CURRENT VALUE, SPONGEBOB SQUAREWAVE, PARASITE, MACHINE DRUM, KANJI KINETIC VS RRRITALIN, DROID VS SQUIRE OF GOTHOS, BACONHEAD, PIRATE SOUNDSYSTEM, DANKLE VS MOOVA, LONE.

DJ:
ED RUSH, LUKE VIBERT, SHITMAT, JACKY MURDA, MUSTARD GUNN VS DAS BOOT, DJ DONNA SUMMER, CURRENT VALUE, BOY KID CLOUD,
ANXST, BECKET & BARKER, N>E>D b2b VOLTEK DJS, SQUIRE OF GOTHOS, NOISYBOY, THRENODY, SILVERMAN, REVOLVA (BUF b2b GHETTOZOID) PUNKSI, BASHOUT ALLSTARS, WARLOCK, WARRIOR ONE, RACKNRUIN + MC SEROCEE.

INSPIRAL
LIVE:
GAUDI , INTERNATIONAL OBSERVER , ECHASKECH , HYPNOPHONICA,
SLACKBABA, SYSEPHE , MBUKI MVUKI, DAN ARBORISE, METAPHRA, YOUNG AMERICAN PRIMITIVE.

DJ:
MIXMASTER MORRIS, DICK TREVOR , ANS, GEORGE BARKER, ANTONIO TESTA, TRIPSWITCH , fIORD, ALEX R, ANDY RUSHTON, COUSCOUSE,
IRIE M, ISHQ, KATTY GROOVES, LITTLE THOUGHTS, MANASSEH,
ALOK , ALIJI, NAKED NICK, MOON , NOVA, EKANTA , JUSTIN CHAOS , NOODREEM, LEWAH

PERFORMANCE:
FLUROTRASH

BETA STAGE
LIVE & DJ:
UNTOLD, SPACE DIMENSION CONTROLLER, OM UNIT, MOSCA, MIDLAND, MARK E, HYETAL, BLAWAN, BEN UFO + PANGAEA, MAXXI SOUNDSYSTEM, ROYALT, SKETCHY, JOHN MONKMAN, FUTUREBOOGIE, ELPHINO, JUST JACK DJS, EL DIABLOS SOCIAL CLUB, COUNT CHOCULA, BONAR BRADBURRY, BOBBY GANDALF, BICEP, ANOTHER AMIT, ALEMBI

NANOSYSTEM CLUB TENTS

BASSMENT

Hosted by South Wests Finest Promoters: BEATS & BOBS, RINSEOUT and more, expect Drum-n-Bass, Dubstep, Basslines, Breaks and all the rest!

ATOMIC HOOLIGAN, DISCO OF DOOM, TQ SCOUNDREL, CHINNA, STANZA, FRED V B2B GRAFIX, MR NICE. MAXXI P, TUSKAN, SPINNA, RICHMOND, BEN & LEX, LEWAH, SUBINDEX, SHARKMAN, DON JOHNSTON, DJ PHARMA.
THE FUSE

Hosted by Psy-Trance legends LIQUID, ILLUMINAUGHTY, PLANET SHROOM, WILDTHINGS, PLANET ZOGG and TOADSTOOL

EARTHLING, TRON, OOOD, EVP, BEARDYWEARDY, GREG ZOGG, CHAMELEON, HEDFLUX, MONK3YLOGIC, INSOMNISCENE, JOHNNY M, MAZIEG, NOSF, RECREATION, SABRETOOTH, MORPH VS LURK, SEAN SHIFT, BORIS, BEN EDGE, TOAD, MIKEY

GOURANGA

One of the most popular underground parties in London!

TIM SHERIDAN (VERYVERYWONGINDEED), MIGUEL CAMPBELL, MALCOLM MURRA, NISEKEY, MAM, ALEXANDER KAAS, ISAAC FERRY

ETA

Estimated Time of Arrival is West Londons word of mouth underground party scene attracting a beautiful and stylish crowd

LAZERSONIC, HUGO HEATHCOTE, ADRIAN FORSTER, JIMMY V, CEDRIC MAISON, ERIC VOLTA, THURDCULTURE, PHILIP TOMLIN, MATT FIELD, JOSH SILVER, SILVIO PACINI

HYPERCOLOUR

THROWING SNOW, ALEX JONES, TOM DEMAC, HUXLEY, ZUMO, JAY MASSIVE, CEDRI MISON, AL TOURETTERS
FILTH

DANNY SAVAGE, KING TUT & THE WOOKIE, ALCATRAZ HARRY< ALI SCOTT, CRISTYN JENKINS, STE ROBERTS

PELSKI

PELSKI RESIDENTS

Sub Focus (live), Tensnake and more for We The People Festival

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Drum n’ Bass overlord Sub Focus has been packing dance floors since 2003 and was Pendulum’s warm up DJ on their last tour.  The sheer audaciousness of his maximalist approach is guaranteed to stimulate and stun audiences with dance floor destroying tracks and Bristol is ready for some serious drum n’ bass action.

Hamburg DJ Tensnake’s disco and house inspired floor fillers have made him the stand out DJ on the Nu Disco scene.  Adored by everyone from lovers of 4/4 floorquakers to the quirkiest exponents of dubstep his set is sure to have those who love to dance heading for the South West.
 
Breaks legends Krafty Kuts and Featurecast team up for a very special show.  Krafty Kuts is widely regarded as one of the world’s best DJ’s, a purveyor of breaks and old-skool hip hop whilst Featurecast has stamped his own twist on the funky breaks scene with magnificent effect.  Expect a truly monumental party set when these two hit the decks for this unique performance.
 
We The People are thrilled to announce a performance from J-Wow.  Founding member of Buraka Som Sistema, his fierce and funky, bass infused madness mark him out as a truly innovative DJ and his performance is sure to be one of the defining moments of this inaugural festival.
 
Pioneer of 2Step and UK Garage, MJ Cole will perform tracks from his new record which is already being supported on radio by Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Gilles Peterson as well as club classic ‘Sincere’.
 
Further acts announced such as Jammer, Baobinga, Seiji, Dels, Retro/Grade, A Skillz, Mala + Sgt Pokes, Jakes, Guido, Ben UFO bring an extra dimension to the line-up, as some of the most forward-thinking and creative producers out there.
 
Local promoters and club nights are firmly represented with Bed and The Blast confirmed to host stages on Saturday and Blowpop and local legend Pinch confirmed for Sunday.
 
Bed is Bristol’s Enchanted Discotheque and the biggest weekly event in the city.  The Blast are the boys behind the monster that is Shit The Bed and too many other nights to mention whilst Blowpop is the longest running club night in the city – and for good reason.
 
Pinch is the Bristol based DJ, producer and founder of labels Tectonic & Earwax and the Subloaded/Dubloaded events.  Bristol has a history of emerging new producers and new sounds such as Massive Attack, Portishead and Full Cycle – and Pinch has every right to be up there and considered alongside all of them.  His work within the bass and sound-system cultures pretty much lead the way for every other dubstep and bass music producer in Bristol today.
 
We The People are also thrilled to announce a host of local artists, DJ’s and MC’s, showcasing the ever thriving and evolving Bristol music scene.
 
DJ Dan Propaganda, Central Spillz, Arsequake, Dubious, Fireman Sam, Koast, DJ Derek, Alphabet Pony, Jambo, Bed DJ’s, Crazy Legs DJ’s, Smerins Anti-Social Club, Carny Villains, Futureboogie, Stereo 8, , Perverlist, Gemmy, Thinking, Mensah.
 
Ticket Link  Early Bird Tickets £35+bf per day / Weekend Tickets £60+bf
 

Current line up with more artists to be added.
 
Chase and Status / The Streets / DOOM / Example / Annie Mac / Sub Focus / Beardyman / Redlight / Yasmin / Ultramagnetic MCs / Roots Manuva / The Gaslamp Killer / Tensnake / Krafty Kuts vs Featurecast / J-Wow (Buraka Som Sistema) / MJ Cole / Giggs / Engine Earz / Modestep / High Rankin / Dot Rotten /
DJ Dan Propaganda / Jammer / Baobinga / Seiji / Central Spillz, / Arsequake / Dubious / Fireman Sam / Koast / DJ Derek / Alphabet Pony / Jambo / Bed DJ’s / Dels / Crazy Legs DJ’s / Retro/Grade /  Smerins Anti-Social Club / A Skillz / Carny Villains / Future Boogie / Stereo 8 / Mala + Sgt Pokes / Jakes / Guido / Ben UFO / Perverlist / Gemmy / Thinking / Mensah