Musically, The Social Festival rivals anything in the world, with clued-up international guests from the worlds of house, techno, disco, drum & bass and plenty in between. The likes of much loved disco-punk Andrew Weatherall, elegant French techno star Agoria, basis heavy house hero Eats Everything, chunky techno champ Loco Dice, prog gods Sasha & Digweed (in a world exclusive back to back), plus Irish party starters Bicep, rave royalty Carl Cox, German tastemaker Gerd Jansen, plus the likes of legends including Goldie, Laurent Garner, LTJ Bukem, Roni Size and many more all line up.
Festival Forte reveal the final artists for the festival's upcoming edition.
In the continuity of the festival’s identity, Forte are proud to add two more acts to close the 2016 line-up: Giegling co-founder, Konstantin and influential industrial outfit Orphx [Sonic Groove / Hands].
A midsummer night's (day) dream returns to one of Berlin's coolest outdoor spaces, Else, as All Day I Dream continue with their summer series of events. Label artists Bedouin, YokoO, Lost Desert, Death on the Balcony will soundtrack the day with music that encourages the dance floor to close their eyes and drift. After the sun falls from the sky Daniel George casts his hypnotic spell over the night time crowd. No doubt certain daytime artists will also join the after dark session. A summer haze of lanterns, fairy lights, flowers and melancholic, trippy melodies await for this summer’s Berlin closing event. Else and All Day I Dream will be joined by handpicked independent local designers who will bring their creations to the outdoor venue; There's plenty to look at and enjoy, from clothing to jewellery to delicious food. Or, simply gaze out onto the river Spree on one beautiful afternoon.
A highlight of the festival calendar for any serious house and techno head, Sonus Festival is Croatia’s leading underground techno adventure, a five day and five night session set on the stunning Zcre Beach shores. Set to embark on it’s biggest outing to date for edition number four, Sonus will unite heavyweight talent for a celebration like no other. With less than two months until 2016’s techno mecca, Sonus reveal a jam-packed boat party agenda running across five days, with trips from Grelle Forelle, THUMP, Colours, and more. On top of this, find a host of new names added the huge festival bill, including dream team Adam Beyer and Ida Engberg, plus Monika Kruse and Andy Catana.
Last year marked a new era for Ibiza as the island hosted its first ever electronic music festival – Creamfields and we are pleased to announce its return on Friday 5th August, during BBC Radio 1’s Ibiza weekend this year’s 10 hour party-thon will be taking over the legendary Space venue.
Liverpool clubnight 303 has caused quite a stir in their city, bringing the likes of Andrew
Weatherall, Dave Clarke, Daniel Avery and Slam to the scouse rave stronghold over the past few years. After selling out Manchester’s Joshua Brooks with techno tyrant Surgeon in September 2015 and following that with Slam in February, they’re now setting up shop a few miles down the M62 on a permanent basis this summer with the launch of sister project 909.
Much like 303 the emphasis is on established artists who have a part to play in all three eras
of dance music, the past, present and future. They’ll be taking over revered Mancunian dance Mecca Hidden for their first instalment, enlisting the talents of mercurial techno stalwarts Pig & Dan for the headline role.
For centuries men and women have searched the world over for the lost kingdom of El Dorado, a land believed to have streets paved with gold, layered with lakes of fresh water and green jungles - a land so beautiful you would never want to leave.
This year, for the first time ever, the gates to El Dorado have opened! Taking place on 1-3 July in a the grounds of Eastnor Castle, we invite you to join us and thousands of other like-minded explorers as we escape everyday life in search of something far more compelling.
Bushstock will return to Shepherd’s Bush in London for its sixth year, on Saturday 18th June 2016. With a lineup curated by the team behind Communion Records and Communion Presents, the annual one-day multi venue music festival is an opportunity to see some of the most exciting up-and-coming talent alongside established names. The festival is a unique day for new music discovery and has gained a reputation as the place to see ‘the next big thing’. Jack Garratt, George Ezra, Hozier, Daughter, Lucy Rose, and Michael Kiwanuka are just some of the now established names who played the festival before going on to achieve mainstream success.
To join in the 40 yrs of punk anniversary celebrations the Joe Strummer Foundation has joined forces with Red Stripe, Wray & Nephew, Concrete PR and South East London's finest boozer. The Railway Tavern to put on a fundraiser with a stunning line up that blends 1976 and 2016, then and now, new and old.
June 3-5, 2016. Splice Festival is the new dedicated live AV festival bringing together artists from around the globe for a three-day feast of live cinema, audio/video remixing and visual music with performances, talks and workshops.
YouTube phenomenon Cassetteboy plays a headline AV set, Plaid prior to launching their new album on Warp treat us to a special DJ set, Addictive TV perform an AV set of their razor sharp cut-ups, plus live cinema with The Light Surgeons' SuperEverything, visual electronica from Sculpture, video turntablism from Solid Steel’s DJ Cheeba, bass heavy electro AV from Germany’s award-winning Incite, French analogue wizards Bunq & Eb, music from Mixmaster Morris and Mexico’s The Incognito Traveller (BBE records) and many more.
