Summer Festival Guide
Comedy lineup – the list
Knightmare Live: Festival Expansion Pack (Sat late-show) (UK music fest exclusive)
Jessica Delfino (NYC) (UK music fest exclusive)
Mark Watson
Simon Munnery
Daniel Simonsen (NORWAY)
Marcel Lucont (FRANCE)
David Morgan
Ryan Coffey (AUS)
Edward Aczel
Celia Pacquola
Tom Adams
Sarah Bennetto
Stuart Goldsmith
Wendy Wason
Katie Mulgrew
Jessica Fostekew
Storytellers’ Club (Fri late-show)
Tinie Tempah will return to the main stage at this years Global Gathering after last appearing there in 2012.
The Summer Festival Guide is excited to bring you one of the first official lineup for this years massive summer event Glastonbury.
Headliners announced so far include Arcade Fire and joining them on the 5 day extravaganza are some of the biggest artists on the planet including Paolo Nutini, Jurrassic 5, James Blake, The 1975, Kasabian, Jack White, Dolly PArton, Elbow, The Black Keys, Robert Plant, Lily Allen, Lana Del Rey, Skillex, Pixies, Massive Attack, Disclosure, Ed Sheeran, Jake Bugg, Crystal Fighters, De La Soul and many many more!
One of the years family friendly summer festivals Camp Bestival brings together a top lineup of comedians to keep everyone laughing throughout the weekend.
Everyone loves a laugh, so we are particularly please that top comedian Milton Jones will be leading a side-splitting line-up of clowns at this year’s Camp Bestival. Renowned for his deadpan delivery and surrealistic flights of fancy, all encapsulated in the most sublime one liners, Milton is a regular star of Mock the Week, as well as a stalwart of BBC Radio 4s comedy output and he has a natty line in very loud shirts too, so don’t miss him. There will also be funny business throughout the weekend with comedy sets from The Pajama Men, Nat Luurtsema, Ben Norris, Markus Birdman, Colin Hoult, Matt Reed, Jim Smallman, George Egg, Sarah Bennetto and the amazing Comedy Club 4 Kids!
We’ve also got even more incendiary live music to get you and the kids jumping from intergalactic punk rock hip-hoppers Pop Will Eat Itself, cutting edge producer and Gorgon City and Rudimental collaborator MNEK, British Jazz legend Courtney Pine, Northern Irish 90s pop behemoth D:Ream, New Orleans hip-hop Brass Band Hot 8 Brass Band and internet sensation Brushy One String, whose Chicken in the Corn video was a worldwide phenomenon earlier this year. There will also be sets from Ady Suleiman, Beans On Toast, Bo Saris, Rory Mcleod, Indiana, Lucky Elephant, Too Many T’s, Dream Themes, Coco And The Butterfields, Cut A Shine and Feckless.
Joining our ever-growing throng of DJs will be cut & paste genius DJ Yoda, Top Ten gracing drum n basser Wilkinson, wide-screen hip-hopper Cholombian, family-friendly rave experts Big Fish Little Fish and Camp Bestival ringmaster Rob da Bank who will be teaming up with our favourite funky dread Tayo, to present Purple Rave: A Prince Tribute!
There’s still plenty more circus charms and enchantments coming your way, so keep your eyes peeled for all the latest news.
Two undisputed electronic heavyweights. Two titans of trance. One unstoppable force. South West Four is pleased to announce that on Saturday 23rd August, Markus Schulz and Ferry Corsten will arrive in London to showcase their new project New World Punx for the very first time. After starting out as just a few spontaneous back to back DJ sets in 2012 it became clear that this was a partnership that could inevitably take on the world as one. Both globally celebrated in their own right thanks to individual careers spanning over twenty years, New World Punx demonstrate remarkable levels of chemistrythrough scintillating performances. Deriving from Schulz’s hit ‘The New World’ and Corsten’s anthem ‘Punk’, New World Punx push a bass-driven sound that promises to shake Clapham Common to its core. Having marked their territory with unforgettable appearances at ASOT 600 (Madison Square Garden NYC), ASOT 650 (Netherlands) and Ultra Miami 2014, their first ever performance in the Capital promises to become one of this year’s most cherished moments.
Cosmic Gate are the perfect union of musical minds. Over the past ten years, Nic Chagall and Bossi have evolved into one of the most creative and highly-sought-after electronic acts in the world. With the world of trance unfolding into various different pockets of sound, Cosmic Gate have remained true to their roots and catapulted themselves to the forefront of euphoric sounds. Their cosmological productions go hand in hand with their atomic on-stage synergy to create one of the most powerful partnerships of today. Feeding off each other’s endless energy and turntable wizardry, the German duo have established themselves as a firm favourite within trance’s global community. They played a pivotal part in Armin van Buuren’s ASOT residency at Privilege Ibiza last summer with five standout performances alongside the launch of their brand new residency in Las Vegas. With a mouth-watering SW4 debut to look forward to, Cosmic Gate’s most recent London performance at The Gallery earlier this year saw them rock the Ministry of Sound through to the early hours. With demand already crying out for their return, this emotive performance promises to seduce the senses into a heavenly abyss.
Boasting an unrivalled level of telepathic musical chemistry, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano have firmly established themselves as one of the hottest duos in electronic music. Their insatiable appetite for success and ability to deliver electrifying sets has led them to a brand new summer residency atAmnesia Ibiza for 2014. Last season, their chunky house-based grooves were amongst the most popular on the island via their Sexy By Nature residency at Boom Ibiza, in addition to outstanding performances at SW4’s Tenth Anniversary, Ultra, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, BPM, and theAmsterdam Dance Event (ADE). Following this their efforts were rewarded with a high profile residency at Las Vegas’ Hakkasan, a headline show at The Heineken Music Hall, as well as a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix earlier this year. Besides their carnival-like performances, the key to their success is theiroutstanding productions which will once again bring sunshine to our beloved Clapham Common.
At just 18 years of age, Danny Avila has become one of the hottest new acts in dance music. From winning ‘Best Newcomer DJ’ at the prestigious Vicious Music Awards aged only 16, through to touring the world last year, Avila has risen through the electronic music ranks based on his searing ability to demolish the world’s most prestigious dance floors. His production talents have seen him gain heavy support from Hardwell, Tiesto, Avicii and Nicky Romero, with releases on the likes of Interscope Records, Big Beat Records, Spinnin’ and Musical Freedom. Having supported Tiesto at a sold out Earl’s Court last December, in addition to several standout performances at Ministry of Sound, Danny’s relationship with the Capital is already an inseparable one. This will be evident in force when he arrives at South West Four on Saturday 23rd August.
Another act making his SW4 debut in 2014 is German producer Jerome Isma-Ae. A firm favourite at The Gallery (Ministry of Sound) after stunning crowds with his dark and broody beats in recent months, Jerome has become renowned worldwide for combing key elements of trance and techno withexquisite drum patterns. As a producer of unique and distinguished basslines, Jerome has become of the best-selling and most in-demand progressive house acts on the planet. His beautiful back-catalogue varies from subtle crafted layers of instantly recognisable beats to peak-time dancefloor sensations. As an act that has embedded his signature sound whilst constantly adapting at the same time, Isma-Ae draws influence from as far as rock, metal, classical and drum & bass, making him one of this year’s most interesting debutants.
New additions include Leon Vynehall, Karma Kid, Mumdance, GetMe!, Andy Blake, Chainless Dorsia, Standard Place Livin Proof and many more. This brand new two-dayer launches on May 2nd – 3rd in Hackney, London.
Created by the team at dollop, ELSEWHERE 2014 is a new multi-venue festival taking place across various Hackney spaces on May 2nd – 3rd. Boasting a carefully curated line-up of celebrated acts and DJs from the cutting edge of contemporary electronic music, ELSEWHERE 2014 is the sister event of Nottingham’s EVERYWHERE festival, which launched with a sell-out success last year.
In additional to the much-fêted and varied cast of artists, ELSEWHERE keeps in line with dollop's track record, combines top-line production with a variety of fully dressed immersive spaces including warehouses, nightclubs, venues & some more unusual locations soon to be announced. Venues confirmed so far include The Laundry, Oslo and London Fields Brewery with many more to come.
LINEUP A-Z (NEW ADDITIONS IN BOLD)
ACTRESS
ANDY BLAKE
CHAINLESS
DOC DANEEKA
DORSIA
FLOATING POINTS
GET ME! DJs
JOHNNY BANGER
KARMA KID
KELELA – LIVE
LEON VYNEHALL
LIVIN PROOF DJs
LXURY
MARCELLUS PITTMAN
MIKE SKINNER
MUMDANCE
RYAN HEMSWORTH
SNAKEHIPS – LIVE
TOBY GALE
PLUS:
Amp + Deck, Blackfoot Phoenix, Cohort, dollop Djs
Good Block, Livin' Proof, Lucid, Shorebitch, Vallhall & more.
WATCHET LIVE FESTIVAL have announced details of the three further main stage acts; Bellowhead, Boney M and Dub Pistols that complete their 2014 main stage line-up.
They join previously announced main stage headliners Toploader, Bad Manners, Eric Faulkners Bay City Rollers and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, festival house band, The Wurzels and more, in what is the festivals strongest and most diverse bill in its eight year history.
Bellowhead are 5-times winner of Best Live Band at the Radio 2 Awards. They have transported folk music into hitherto unknown territory and spearheaded the new folk boom. They are the greatest live act in Britain says BBC Radio 2s Simon Mayo, and the blistering 11-piece band fuse folk, funk, rock, world, jazz, music hall and classical, placing themselves at the cutting edge of the contemporary music scene.
Dub Pistols, Barry Ashworths high energy 7-piece live dance act will undoubtedly get the Saturday night crowd jumping with their unique blend of dub, hiphop, techno, ska & punk.
Sunday headliner Boney M need little in the way of introduction. Founder member Maizie will be providing the ultimate sing-a-long finale to WATCHET LIVE by performing their incredible back catalogue of hits, including Brown Girl In The Ring, Daddy Cool, Ra-Ra-Rasputin and of course, the UKs 7th biggest selling single of all time, Rivers Of Babylon.
The Summer Festival Guide can reveal the third headliner announced for this years Lake District's Kendal Calling festival is none other than pop star and show man Example.
Bringing his energetic show to the stunning surrounds of the Lake District, Example will perform his massive hits such as ‘Changed The Way You Kissed Me’, ‘Kids Again’, ‘Kickstarts’, ‘Stay Awake’, ‘Won’t Go Quietly’, ‘Say Nothing’ and ‘All The Wrong Places’, the lead single from his new album ‘Live Life Living’ which will be released in June. Example’s live shows are joyous affairs and this crowd pleasing set of sing-along anthems set to a crescendo of fireworks will live long in the memory.
