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Dance Lineup announced for Isle of Wight Festival

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From 13th – 16th June, Example & DJ Wire, Madeon Live, Sub Focus Live, Jaguar Skills Live, A-Trak, Lee Foss, Miguel Campbell, Derrick Carter, Benga + Youngman, Andy C,Grandmaster Flash, Mosca, Huxley, Ms Dynamite, MistaJam, Modestep, MK, Wiley Live, Friction, Roses Gabor, Duke Dumont, MONSTA, Gorgon City, Waifs & Strays, Alexis Raphael, DJ EZ and Faith SFX will all be appearing at the unmissable Isle of Wight Festival.

The Isle of Wight Festival Dance Line Up features some of the best artists and DJs around, including headline performances by one of the most sought after remixers in electronic music, A-Trak and the ninja of remix,Jaguar Skills Live on Thursday 13th June. Taking the top slot on Friday 14th June will be Example & DJ Wire alongside French phenomenon Madeon with his incredible live show. Over in the Big Top on Saturday 15th June, London born and bred Sub Focus Live tops the bill 

What’s more, throughout the weekend the Silent Disco King will be spinning a spectrum of tracks in The Dance Tent. For tickets to this unforgettable weekend, head to www.isleofwightfestival.com now.

Don’t miss first-class performances at the Isle of Wight Festival by:

THURSDAY 13th JUNE – THE DANCE TENT

A-Trak

Jaguar Skillz Live

Grandmaster Flash

Ms Dynamite

DJ EZ

FRIDAY 14th JUNE – THE DANCE TENT

Example & DJ Wire

Madeon Live

Faith SFX

Benga + Youngman

MistaJam

Wiley Live

SATURDAY 15th JUNE – THE BIG TOP

Sub Focus Live

Andy C

Friction / Modestep

MONSTA

SUNDAY 16th JUNE – THE DANCE TENT

Lee Foss

Derrick Carter

Miguel Campbell

Huxley

Mosca

MK

Duke Dumont

Roses Gabor

Gorgon City

Waifs & Strays

Alexis Raphael

At the Isle of Wight Festival 2013, the hottest acts around will be delivering a host of stunning performances throughout the weekend, including unforgettable headline sets from The Stone Roses (UK Festival exclusive),Bon Jovi and The Killers. The much loved Festival will also feature Paul Weller, The Boomtown Rats (UK Festival Exclusive), Emeli Sandé, Jake Bugg, The Script, Bloc Party, Paloma Faith, The Maccabees, Ellie Goulding, plus many more.

NASS announce final lineup!

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SUM41

Rock band Sum 41’s career has been filled with highlights that extend well beyond the traditional ‘punk‘ band. Not to mention, they’ve sold over 12 million albums and toured the globe countless times.  

Since their inception in 1996, Sum 41 has been relentless, unapologetic, and unconcerned with musical boundaries.  In the past, their music style has been described as an “eclectic meld of raucous punk-rock, thunderous heavy metal and straightforward rock.”   Sum 41’s new album, Screaming Bloody Murder, feeds off this past and expands on it. With tracks including 'Blood in My Eyes', 'Jessica Kill', 'Holy Image of Lies' and 'Happiness Machines', Screaming Bloody Murder is an evolution if the brand's metal and punk-rock influence, but continues to blend musical styles as they have done in the past. 

Andy C

Andy C is undisputedly the biggest name in Drum and Bass as well as being a NASS legend. 2012 will see Andy C unveil his groundbreaking new state of the art show, ALIVE. The multi-media audiovisual experience will feature bespoke technology, including new interactive audio and visual elements created especially for ALIVE. The ALIVE concept is about taking DJ shows to a new dimension, capturing the energy of Andy C’s DJ set and translating that to an audio visual experience that fills the room and invites audience interaction. As ever, the heart of the set up, Andy will be using 3 turntables, but with added edge technology to produce a spectacular visual event and software to remix the tracks ‘on the fly’.

DJ Fresh

DJ Fresh set the standard with an incredible set at Relentless Energy Drink NASS 2011 and he saw enough there to convince him to make a return with his new live show for 2012. Dan ‘DJ Fresh’ Stein has taken another step up in his illustrious career by launching his incredible live show. FRESH/LIVE will amplify the experience by incorporating a full live band to perform Fresh’s latest and greatest tracks in authentic fashion.

RoniSize

Bristol native Roni Size is one of the UK jungle scene's most respected name with production credits spanning dozens of labels, projects and releases. Size's influence as a producer, label owner and committed underground magnate figured him as one of the emerging sound's true pioneers. The breakout success of his debut album New Forums finally confirmed his stature and vaulted him to a greater degree of popularity than any other drum'n'base producer. 

Datsik

If you don’t know Datsik by now, you best be learning. Datsik has been taking the dubstep scene by storm, blowing up dance floors around the globe with his original style of hip-hop future-tech bangers. In 2009 alone, Datsik had over 7 number one releases on Beatport, and vinyl sales through the roof on many other sites such as Chemical Records, Red-Eye and Juno. Aside from that, he has also done remixes for some of the biggest names in the scene such as the Crystal Method, Freestylers, Bassnectar, Noisia, Diplo, the Wu-tang Clan, and Apex from the critically acclaimed Lifted Music label; not to mention countless collaborations with some of the hottest producers in the scene. With multiple anthems under his belt, countless plays from some of the biggest DJ’s, and an endless perseverance to reach that next step, it is safe to say that Datsik has proven himself to be one of the best dubstep artists around… and he is here to stay.

Full lineup announced for Glade Festival 2012

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This enchanted wooded and open parkland site at Houghton Hall (which has not been used for any other music festival), is without a doubt the perfect permanent home for Glade. Behind the scenes the award-winning Secret Productions team (promoter of the year in the 2011 Festival Awards) will be taking care of the production and contributing that extra-special SGP twist to proceedings.  Expect a mouth-watering four days of fun-fuelled mayhem. Glade 2012 is back to show every other UK dance festival how it’s done.

FINAL ARENAS – LINE UPS ANNOUNCED:

OVERKILL ARENA

DILLINJA, DAEDELUS, JIMMY EDGAR (Live), BODDIKA, ADDISON GROOVE, SL2, KUEDO, PINCH, DJ RASHAD, SI BEGG, RAIDEN / KAMIKAZE SPACE PROGRAM, LANDO KAL, CEEPHAX ACID CREW, OM UNIT, DJ HIDDEN, RANDOMER, MUTANT BASS SHOWCASE: KANJI KINETIC, LENKEMZ, YEAHHHBUZZ, HADEAN, RRRITALIN, ESQUIRE, SIMTEK. BLACK BUTTER RECORDS SHOWCASE: HOSTAGE, NOISSES, WOZ, TOMB CREW. HYPERCHORD, JAVIER ESTRADA (UK Exclusive) SLICK SHOOTA, KRUMBLE, BASHOUT ALLSTARS, ANXST.

Covering the whole spectrum of insane electronic music and with a definite preference towards bass-heavy beats, Overkill is the forward-thinking music-lover’s paradise. Headlined by Warp Records impresario Jimmy Edgar alongside Ninja Tune’s experimentalist from the US West Coast Daedelus , UK Drum & Bass hero Dillinja and UK rave legends SL2. Elsewhere we welcome three of the most exciting producers in new club music; Adission Groove, Pinch and Bodikka deliver the in-your-face pressure. Addison will play a full 808 drum machine live set  and then DJ B2B with Rashad for some straight up booty / footwork action. Exclusive to the UK, Javier Estrada brings his unique Mexican moombah style to the field alongside Glade-legends Ceephax Acid Crew and a glade first from glitch-core originalist Si Begg. If you love quality IDM, whatever your flavour, then this arena is for you.

PYROMID STAGE

HYPERCOLOUR & SNEAKER SOCIAL CLUB PRESENTS: MOSCA, EATS EVERYTHING, APPLEBLIM, ALEX JONES THROWING SNOW, WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY,

AL TOURETTES, TOM DEMAC, SHENODA, ARKIST, DONGA, BLAKSMIF, DEFT, CHARLIE BANKS, TOM LEA, CEDRIC MAISON

This year the festival’s central pyramid will be a stage in its own right… that is until it burns down on Saturday night. Our second concept venue, this stage will house a 360 degree sound system and will be presented by London’s underground heroes Hypercolour and The Sneaker Social Club from Brighton, featuring one of the biggest names of 2012 Eats Everything alongside on of the pioneers of the UK Funky sound Mosca, Bristolian dubstep weapon Appleblim, expect the programming to be as explosive as the structure itself.

METEOR

UPPERCUT PRESENT: KOAN SOUND, AKIRA KITESHI, SAMPLES, CULPRATE,

TOM ENCORE, IRK AND MONEYSHOT

EARNEST ENDEAVOURS PRESENTS: B. BRAVO, KUTMAH, DARKHOUSE FAM, PATCHWORK PIRATES

SKANKY PANKY RECORDS PRESENTS: MEMORY9, ZEN DEATH SQUAD, SIXAM, WILLIAM BREAKSPEAR FT. GEORGINA UPTON. HOSTED BY MC SAS

DONKY PITCH PRESENTS: SLUGABED, GHOST MUTT, BOSS KITE, GRINEL

SENSELESS RECORDS PRESENTS: MAK & PASTEMAN, MURLO, SARANTIS, WILDSYSTEM, SASQUATCH, GHOSTTOWN

COLONY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: VENT, MOULDY SOUL, KROSSBOW

JUMP MUSIC: HUNGRY MAN, WASCAL, SEPTIC INSURGENT, HARKY, COSMO

MIKE HULME, BEAT3, SHAMANIC TECHNOLOGY, DJ SHOOKZ, MR JACK,

OZ, PINNOCK, BEN IN ROME, MIKE GILL, D’VINCI

RESIDENTS: THE HEAD OF STATE, SWEET JESUS, YOUR NIECE

The Meteor Stage makes its debut this year, hidden in a thirty foot deep crater with trees around its edges and bass bins at its core. Deeper in you will find the Liquid Stage, a psychedelic adventure that lasts until eight in the morning. Deeper still you’ll come across members of the Secret Garden family, whether it be medieval bard-core ravers of feral fever badger discos. It sounds insane, and probably will be.

Presented by East London underground party Uppercut, The Meteor is the first of our concept stages this year. Playing all the latest sounds of the underground, surrounded by trees, and kicking off the party of Thursday, this is a stage we’re very excited about. 

BASSMENT

CHEW THE FAT PRESENTS: BARE NOIZE, BAR 9, FOAMO, MILLIONS LIKE US,

LEE MORTIMER, GORGON CITY (LIVE), HOOKY, MARIBOU STATE, MARCO DEL HORNO, NAIVE MACHINE, BONDAX DJ’S, DONGA (WELL ROUNDED)

BEATZ AND BOBZ PRESENTS: TONY THORPE, BARRY ASHWORTH (DUB PISTOLS), PYRAMID, SUB SLAYERS, BEN & LEX, STEVE THORPE, SWIFTY B, LEWAH, GRUDGE, WONKA VISION, DIZZIT, SLUGRAVE

RINSE OUT PRESENTS: CALLIDE, INTERFACE B2B STANZA, MR. NICE, SKANK N BASS B2B CHORDS B2B DIMENSION, COTESY, MAXXI P, T.M.Y, OLLIE FRESHOLD

Launched in 2011, BASSMENT returns for 2012 as the place for BASS at Glade. Hosted by three top-flight promoters; the legendary Chew The Fat alongside two of the South West’s leading promoters Beatz & Bobz and Rinse Out, expect the brashest bass, dubstep, drum and bass, electro and beyond.

GOURANGA

TIM SHERIDAN,

LOWER EAST SHOWCASE: ALEXIS RAPHAEL, LEE BRINX, COZZY D

LO*KEE SHOWCASE

REAL NICE, W!LD STALL!ONS DISCO STU NO IDEA ISAAC FERRY

Another favourite which debuted at last years event is Gouranga. This London-based outfit bring together their extended family …and a few wrong ‘uns for this incredible tent. Housed in a dome illuminated by immersive 360 degree projections and traversing the many styles and flavours of house andtechno, this is the place to don your sunglasses at night.

AND NOT FORGETTING…

GLADE STAGE FULL LINE UP

SVEN VATH

ANDY C: ALIVE (Live), RUSKO, VITALIC (Live),

PRETTY LIGHTS (Live)

EXCLUSIVE UK FESTIVAL APPEARANCE from PLANTAGE 13

STEPHAN BODZIN, OLIVER HUNTEMANN

FOREIGN BEGGARS, TODDLA T & MC SEROCEE,

MARC ROMBOY (Live), EXTRAWELT (Live),

TRICKA TECHNOLOGY

(KRAFTY KUTZ, A SKILLZ & DYNAMITE MC)

STANTON WARRIORS, DUB PISTOLS (Live),

DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH,

ROBERT BABICZ, SYSTEM 7 (Live),

DON LETTS, FREQ NASTY, GAUDI (Live),

THE CORRESPONDENTS (Live),

KILLAFLAW (Live),

BEN & LEX, LEWAH

Forming the central hub for electronic dance music at the festival, we welcome the Glade Stage back with open arms in 2012. Since its inception it’s played host to an eclectic mix of music like no other, always endeavoring to break boundaries and bring you the best electronic dance music to you. Thisyear we’ve pushed the barriers so you’re moving for three days straight!

THE PSYCHEDELIC VILLAGE:

DJS & LIVE ACTS PERFORMING ACROSS THE ORIGIN, LIQUID & INSPIRAL STAGES:

3RD EAR AUDIO, ABSOLUM, ACE VENTURA, ADE, ADE LAUGEE, ALIJI, ALLABY, ALPHA, ANDY FORCE, ANS & REGAN (10 YEARS NANO RECORDS SPECIAL!), APHID MOON, ATOMICDROP, AVALON, BEARDY WEARDY, BEATNIK , BEN CODA, BOOM SHANKA, BUDDHATECH, BURN IN NOISE, CHAMELEON, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CRAZY BALD HEAD, DARREN SANGITA, DICKSTER, DIGITONAL, DR ALEX PATERSON, EARTHLING, EITAN REITER, ELECTRIXX, FØRM, FRED CAIOU, GORGO, GREG AND DILL, GREG HUNTER, HEDFLUX, HIBERNATION, HYPNOCOUSTICS, IPCRESS, IRISH FAERIE, JAMES D’LAY, JAMES MONRO, JON SANGITA, JOSKO, JUSTIN CHAOS, KATIE ROSE, KILLERWATTS, KUBA, LABORATORIO DEI SOGNI, LAUGHING BUDDHA, LIQUID JAMES , LIQUID ROSS, LIQUID SOUL, LLAMALEAF, LOGIC BOMB, LOS POLLOS HERMANOS, LOUD, LUCAS, MASTERBLASTERS, MAX COOPER, METAPHRA, MIF VS SUTEKT , MILLI MOONSTONE, MIRROR SYSTEM, MONK3YLOGIC, MOULDY SOUL, MR BLACK, NAKED NICK, NEURODRIVER, NIMBUS, NIQUID , NOLAN SHMOLAN, NOVA, OLEG,OMNISPHERE, OOOD, ORGANISMIC, OTT, POGO, PSYCHOSONIC, PSYMMETRIX, RINKADINK,SCREEN, SHANE GOBI, SIMON BARING, SLACKBABA, SOLAR FIELDS, SPINDRIFT, THE COMMERCIAL HIPPIES, TOM REAL, TRISTAN, TSUBI, TWENTY EIGHT , ZEN DEATH SQUAD, ZEN MECHANICS, ZOOCH, ZUBZUB

The Glade is proud tocall itself the UK’s spiritual home of psychedelic culture and the Psychedelic Village is a celebration of this. With the mighty Origin Stage at the heart of this area playing host to Nano Records 10th Birthday Party and powered by glorious Funktion 1, this stage will be banging come rain or shine. This year we are more than chuffed to welcome back the Liquid Stage, which will runfrom dusk ‘til dawn in our beautiful new forest area (more on that below…) and playing host to the cream of the UK scene. Providing respite from the onslaught of EDM, no Glade would be complete without InSpiral who this year focuses on chill out with a superb line up to make your journey complete. InSpiral will be laying down the chillout 24hours a day, so if you find it hard to sleep, there’ll always be somewhere to go where the vibes are gentle, the cushions soft and the people magical

This year we also welcome the team that built the incredible Ozora festival over the past seven years. They will be helpingwith the décor and production throughout the Village and much more.  

AND THERE’S MORE…

Remix Roller Disco –Home to every kind of remix mash up imaginable, from electro-swing to hoe-step, this venue is going to be full of fun, day and night.  With some serious programming from people who are constantly pushing and blurring boundaries of musical genres in the every direction, this is going to be a sight to behold.

Bardcore – The merry pranksters Feast of Fools, a long standing collective who feature at The Secret Garden Party every year, will be bringing not only their mead bar, but also their merry band of players, performers and misfits, who will lead the late night fireside story telling.  A beautiful, inclusive and entertaining bunch of characters, expect a mead fueled party of old until the wee hours…

Artful Badger –Another collective from the Garden joining us at glade this year, we welcome the Artful Badgers, feral disco denizens where the party always gets as weird and surreal as it does down right rude and dirty.  If you’ve not seen these guys in action, you’re in for a treat…

Extended Licensing – There’s some great news for all those who really love to party.  This year, we’ll be opening the doors on the festival at MIDDAY on Thursday, and will have music on a number of stages until MIDNIGHT. We’re also very pleased to announce that a number of our stages will be running until 6am and one until 8am on Saturday and Sunday morning, giving you a proper session.

New Sanctuary – This year, the Sanctuary is evolving.  There will of course still be an incredible healing area, with therapists skilled in all the holistic arts – from reiki to massage, acupuncture to reflexology, gong therapy, holistic therapy and all that’s in between. We’re also introducing a spa, consisting of hot tubs, saunas, sweat lodges, changing rooms and more.  All brought together in a beautiful area in and out of the trees.  This will be a place to relax, indulge yourself and get seriously clean, both inside and out.

Cafés – This year at Glade, we’ve poured a great deal of love into our cafes and food stalls.  Places to chill, laugh…and eat cake! We believe cafes are the heart and soul of any independent festival, so this year we’ve gone all out to source some of the best independent traders around. Our food court will be a place to meet your missing friends, take a breather from the madness of the festival, regroup,relax and unwind.  With a huge variety of food and drink from all around the world on offer, including many vegetarian and vegan options, we’re looking forward to seeing you there.

Boutique Camping information:

Gladers who fancy treating themselves to a little luxury over the festival can do no better than getting involved in boutique camping.  With several packages on offer including tipis, yurts and even Beryl – a three bed Cornish country cottage on wheels – there is no better way to experience Glade.  Private facilities, including express parking and festival tickets, come as standard, with each package.  For a full range of options as well as booking info check out:

http://store.secretproductions.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=10&zenid=spjicvg5cf1g22plnml8hib4v7

Compost Loos – We’re very pleased indeed to be the first festival of our size in the UK to be running entirely on compost toilets! Compost loos smell less, are more spacious, more environmentally friendly and much less ugly than your average festival portaloo.

Glade Festival 2012 lineup additions

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GLADESTAGE LATEST ADDITIONS

EXCLUSIVE UK FESTIVAL APPEARANCE from PLANTAGE 13:
STEPHAN BODZIN,OLIVER HUNTEMANN
STANTON WARRIORS, SYSTEM 7 (Live),
THE CORRESPONDENTS (Live), LEWAH

Glade continues it mission to show the UK’s dance music festival scene how it’s done. Following our first line up announcement two weeks ago, we’re proud to give you a second wave of headliners for the main stage at this summer’s event. If you love experiencing some of the most upfront and exciting electronic music around in a glorious countryside setting, this 4-day event is a REAL festival for serious music lovers. Having blazed the trail for non-commercial dance music events since 2004, Glade is back and you’d better be ready.

EXCLUSIVE UK FESTIVAL APPEARANCE:
STEPHAN BODZIN & OLIVER HUNTEMANN

Stephan Bodzin became a firm fixture on the international techno scene in 2008 with a career that initially began with producing music for several prestigious European theatres. Bremen-born Bodzin’s experimental club sounds saw his mind-blowing talent discovered by Thomas Schummacher and fellow Glade guests Huntemann and Marc Romboy. Due to his exceptional production sound and knowledge of music he has remixed artists like Depeche Mode, Booka Shade andThe Knife whilst releasing on labels such as Get Physical, International DJ Gigalo, Datapunk and Systematic. He describes himself as a melody man going on to say “after all it’s the melodies that endure.” The responses to his productions seem to confirm this and his sounds are greatly loved in clubs worldwide.

Our second headliner announced is Oliver Huntemann. Hailing from northern Germany, Huntemann discovered electronic music as a ten-year old in the late seventies having being influenced by a new wave ofartists hitting European shores likeAfrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Whodini. Aged fourteen, Oliver started spinning discs and had his eyes set on becoming a DJ. In the late 80s Huntemann spent six years training and working as an electronic engineer with the German Navy whilst keeping his eyes and ears firmly on the evolving electronic music scene. Following the acid house explosion he began experimenting with his own sounds. It wasn’t until the early Naughties that Oliver began producing under his own name alongside H-Man and Rekorder monikers (the later with Stephan Bodzin) as well as founding and releasing on his own label Confused Recordings, which was followed by Ideal Audio. Over the years Oliver’s work has appeared on fellow Glade headliner Sven Vath’s Cocoon imprint, Anthony Rother’s Datapunk label and DJ Hell’s International DJ Gigalo’s.

In early 2007 alive DJ set recorded at D-Edge club in Sao Paul, Brazil was released under the title Play! 01, followed by Play! 02 recorded at The Rex Club in Paris in 2008; both mixes saw Oliver placed firmly at the top of the international techno elite. Follow this with remixes of Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Depeche Mode and releasing four artist albums, the later of which, Paranoia, dropped in December 2011, Oliver is one of the most exciting artists working in his field.  

STANTON WARRIORS, SYSTEM 7 (Live)
THE CORRESPONDENTS (Live) AND LEWAH

Joining the dots between UKG, breaks and booty bass, UK-duo The Stanton Warriors AKA Mark Yardley and Dominic B have been delivering party-shaking anthems since the late nineties. It was their single Da Virus which saw them achieve wide-spread success which was quickly followed by a mixtape titled The Stanton Sessions Vol.1. This saw them explode big time, headlining clubs and festivals across the globe. Add to this a Fabric Live mix, an album and a whole selection of party smashing anthems, theStantons appearance at Glade 2012 will see energy levels fly.

Techno / trance crossover act System 7 have been extremely influential on the international music scene. Having had a strong impact at the birth of psychedelic dance music and throughout its journey up to present date, they have forged an unique and contemporary identity in the space where techno, progressive and trance meet. Having collaborated with Detroit luminaries Derrick May and Carl Craig and many other international icons including The Orb, Laurent Garnier, Jam El Mar, A Guy Called Gerald and Son Kite, their most recent album, Up, released last year, sees the duo deliver a techno and tech house sound inspired by time spent in Berlin. Their live sets are inspirational and we’re glad to have them onboard.

Our last live act, The Correspondents AKA Mr Bruce and Chuck, completely blur the lines, mashing up the history of dance music from Jazz to 60’s Beat, Electro to Dubstep to Drum N Bass and back again. The live shows explore the flamboyant structure of the DJ / MC set-up, with Chuck hurling tracks at the crowd whilst Mr Bruce, dressed in outlandish costume,whips the crowd into a frenzy with his speed-scatting and incredulous dancemoves. Last year’s festival season saw them share main stages with a brass section, an infra-red sensored light box together with their trusty conveyor-belt dance platform. This has earned them The Telegraph’s Top Ten Highlights of Glastonbury two years in a row.

Joining them and kick-starting Sunday’s dub-session is South West fast-rising star Lewah, whose excellently crafted dub and chill-step sets have earned her the opportunity to open for Don Letts.

GLADESTAGE FULL LINE UP

SVEN VATH
ANDY C: ALIVE (Live), RUSKO, VITALIC (Live),
PRETTY LIGHTS (Live)

EXCLUSIVE UK FESTIVAL APPEARANCE from PLANTAGE 13
STEPHAN BODZIN, OLIVER HUNTEMANN

FOREIGN BEGGARS, TODDLA T & MC SEROCEE,
MARC ROMBOY (Live), EXTRAWELT (Live),
TRICKA TECHNOLOGY
(KRAFTY KUTZ, A SKILLZ & DYNAMITE MC)
STANTON WARRIORS, DUB PISTOLS (Live),
DRUMSOUND &BASSLINE SMITH,
ROBERT BABICZ, SYSTEM 7 (Live),
DON LETTS, FREQNASTY, GAUDI (Live),
THE CORRESPONDENTS (Live),
KILLAFLAW (Live),
BEN & LEX, LEWAH

Sven Vath, Andy C, Rusko and more for Glade Festival 2012

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Glade Electronic Arts Festival – 14,15,16,17 June 2012
Houghton Hall, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
www.gladefestival.com 
Tickets: £135 + BF / Capacity 10,000

GLADE IS BACK… YOU BETTER GET READY.

Sven VathThe UK’s most diverse and creatively delivered electronic music event, Glade returns with a bang in 2012. Having endured several well documented venue changes in 2011, the owners of Houghton Hall in Norfolk were so blown away by last year’s event they have thrown open their land and welcomed the festival back. This year Glade will be a much bigger and better event, set to take place over four beautiful days in spectacular English countryside. With an incredible site and a stellar lineup, consisting of hundreds of DJs and live acts from around the globe, Glade 2012 is set to become the must-go-to festival for all lovers of underground electronic music.

As anyone who attended in 2011 will agree, this unique venue (which has not been used for any other music festival) is without a doubt the perfect new home for Glade. With a world-class line up of the most exciting names in electronic music alongside the award-winning Secret Productions team (promoter of the year in the 2011 Festival Awards) taking care of the production, Glade 2012 is back to show every other UK dance festival how it’s done. 

HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED!

GLADE STAGE

SVEN VATH
ANDY C: ALIVE, RUSKO, VITALIC (Live), PRETTY LIGHTS (Live)
FOREIGN BEGGARS (Live), MARC ROMBOY (Live) 
TODDLA T & MC SEROCEE, EXTRAWELT (Live), 
TRICKA TECHNOLOGY (KRAFTY KUTS, A SKILLZ & DYNAMITE MC), GAUDI (Live), DUB PISTOLS (Live), ROBERT BABICZ, 
DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH,
FREQ NASTY, DON LETTS, KILLAFLAW, BEN & LEX

PSYCHEDELIC VILLAGE

Live Acts & DJs playing across Origin Stage, Liquid Stage & InSpiral:

LIVE 
KILLERWATTS, TRISTAN, MAX COOPER, AVALON, MASTERBLASTERS, LAUGHING BUDDHA, LOUD, ALLABY, COMMERCIAL HIPPIES, SCREEN, ZEN MECHANICS, ELECTRIXX, SOLAR FIELDS, PSYMMETRIX, RINKADINK, BURN IN NOISE, HIBERNATION, ACE VENTURA, SLACKBABA, POGO, LIQUID SOUL, AMD, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, DIGITONAL, EITEN RIETER, MONK3YLOGIC, ATOMIC DROP, TWENTY EIGHT, BEARDY, OOOD
DJ 
DR ALEX PATERSON, ANS VS REGAN (NANO RECORDS 10 YEAR SPECIAL!), DICKSTER, JAMES MONRO, LIQUID ROSS, LUCAS, HEDFLUX, ALIJI, TSUBI, IPCRESS, GORGO, NAKED NICK, NOVA, ADE LAUGEE, SHANE GOBI 
+ MANY MORE NAMES TO BE ANNOUNCED ACROSS MANY MORE ARENAS

GLADE STAGE

Featuring the best electronic talent around, the cross-genre Glade Stage is headlined by German techno-legend Sven Vath. Having enjoyed a hugely successful worldwide career spanning over 30 years, Sven is one of the founders of German techno and a driving force behind electronic dance music with his infamous Cocoon label, parties and nightclub. Famous for his marathon club-sets at Berlin’s notorious Dorian Grey to weekly parties in Ibiza to a non-stop global tour schedule, we are very pleased to welcome Sven to Glade. 

Sven Vath said of performing: ‘I'm really looking forward to performing at this year's Glade Festival! I've heard a lot about this event, that it is a serious music lovers' festival with a great line up and most of all I'm looking forward to DJing in the great English countryside.’

Joint headlining is Drum & Bass hero Andy C who presents his jaw-dropping Alive stage show. Having spear-headed the scene since the early 90’s, Andy and his Ram Records label have been at the forefront of this UK dance explosion. His Alive show will see a unique audio / visual extravaganza closing the festival on Sunday. Joining these two prolific artists and rounding off our headliners is French techno don Vitalic, a man who has been decimating dance floors across the globe since the late 90s with his unique brand of electronic funk on labels such as International DJ Gigalo and PIAS.

Elsewhere on the line up we see a quality mixture of proper electronic music taking in the progressive from the sublime Robert Babicz, techno from German scene-leaders Marc Romboy and Extrawelt. Drum n Bass is represented by UK duo Drumsound and Bassline Smith whilst Rusko brings the Dubstep and Radio 1 DJ and Sheffield’s pin up Toddla T joins Don Letts for a dub, reggae and beyond set on Sunday. 

The Glade Stage also represents live music with US sensation Pretty Lights performing alongside festival stalwarts The Dub Pistols and British hip-hop, grime and dubstep super group Foreign Beggars.

With plenty more talent performing and another exclusive headliner yet to be announced, expect nothing but the best, whatever the genre – all weekend. 

PSYCHEDELIC VILLAGE

The Glade is proud to call itself the UK’s spiritual home of psychedelic culture and the Psychedelic Village is a celebration of this. With the mighty Origin Stage at the heart of this area playing host to Nano Records 10th Birthday Party and much more powered by glorious Funktion 1, this stage will be banging come rain or shine. This year we are more than chuffed to welcome back the Liquid Stage, which will run from dusk til dawn in our beautiful new forest area (more on that below…) and playing host to the cream of the UK scene. Providing respite from the onslaught of EDM no Glade would be complete without InSpiral who this year focus on chillout with a superb line up to make your journey complete.

This year we also welcome the team that built the incredible Ozora festival over the past seven years to join us. They will be helping with the décor and production throughout the Village and much more. 

Elsewhere expect healing areas, a psychedelic cinema, World Shift, talks, art, food and so much more… Come and join us. This is going to be proper… it really is.

NEW WOODED AREA!

That’s right… we’ve got a lovely wooded area for you to play in this year! The wooded area will play host to two stages; the Liquid Stage and our new open-air dance floor The Meteor that lies in a crater inside the forest. More on that to follow in future announcements! Elsewhere expect hot tubs, spas and many more treats. 

OTHER ARENAS ANNOUNCED 

OVERKILL RETURNS!

The Overkill Arena returns to play, bringing with it the brashest, loudest drum & bass, gabba, dubstep, hardcore, rave, experimental …and beyond. Last year this venue played host to some of the most exciting and just plain bonkers names in electronica and 2012 will be no different… keep your eyes and ears open for future announcements. 

BETA

Our new talent stage plays host to some of the most exciting new talent in the land. We’re keeping this one under wraps at present but think outdoor, pyramid, DJ… more to come.

BASSMENT

This year Bassment is hosted by South West crews Rinse Out, Beatz & Bobz and London’s favourite bass-heavy warriors Chew The Fat. With a line up of quality drum and bass, dubstep, bass and beyond laid on by these three prolific promoters, this will be THE place to pull your bass face.

THE RABBIT HOLE

One of the highlights of 2011, The Rabbit Hole played host to chaos all weekend long. Imagine a backstage bar where anything goes, for those festivalgoers who ventured down the hole this arena was THE party within the party. Running until dawn every night and featuring live music and DJs with very special secret performances, this is the place where anything goes. 

AND THERE’S MORE…

Still not satisfied…? Well there’s a roller disco, spa, healing, a feast of food courts, art and not forgetting the burn! There are lots more nooks and crannies that will be confirmed soon, applications are still being accepted for performance and our Nano venues…

… PLUS MANY MORE DJ’s AND LIVE ACTS STILL TO BE ANNOUNCED!!!

Stereosonic 2011 Brisbane Review

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Stereosonic

With the likes of Armin Van Buuren, Carl Cox, Afrojack, The Bloody Beetroots, LMFAO and more, I knew I was in for a MASSIVE day. Stereosonic has a brilliant phone app (for iphones and android) that you can you use with event info, lineups, set times, maps and most importantly a planner. As there are multiple stages, this ensured that I saw everyone I wanted to.

We started off checking out what was on offer and easing into the day. We swanned between stages checking out the likes of Andy C and Bagraiders and the atmosphere was buzzing! I’ve got to say a definite highlight of my day was when the masked duo Bloody Beetroots played Warp. If you haven’t heard of this italian duo, they are definitely worth checking out.

Stereosonic is not just a day full of massive DJ’s and live acts, it is also a day where fashion takes on a whole new meaning. The costumes and getups were amazing but with most, it was a case of less is more. With most of the beautiful ladies opting to say no to material. Even though the event has a shirts on policy for the boys, by 5pm that policy went out the window. I have never been to an event with such little clothing on happy punters.

Now it was time to head to the mainstage. The sun was starting to set and as LMFAO hit the stage, the entire festival just went off! They started off with ‘Sorry For Party Rocking’ and of cause they were in their classic animal print and highlighter getups. They had the same backup dancers from their videos and they were amazing doing all the crazy moves that defy gravity. Sky Blu unfortunately wasn’t able to make the gig cause of a back injury but Redfoo was definitely capable of holding the gig by himself. The entire festival shuffled to I’m in Miami Bitch and Champagne Showers leaving their massive hits till last. I have never seen so many people shuffle, wiggle and and thrust their hips at one time when they encored with ‘Sexy and I Know It’.

When Armin van buuren hit the stage, it was pure brilliance. Even though tired after a day of dancing, you couldn’t help but stomp your feet with the massive tunes, pyro and fireworks, it was an awesome way to finish off the festival.

All in all, Stereosonic is always a super fun, super crowded day of dancing and good tunes. While it’s not an event for the faint of heart, it definitely came through with the goods this year.

Stereosonic

Photos courtesy of Rukes.com.

Monegros Festival update

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The biggest electronic music festival, the biggest rave in Spain. A lot of terms are used in an attempt to describe this festival, however it is literally impossible to put in plain words if you have not had the chance to attend it. 

David GuettaA Life experience! Set in the desert, 40 000 people, 20hrs non-stop music, alternating between Electro, Techno, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass & Dubstep, on 5 simultaneous stages, Monegros is a unique event.
On top of the first artists released (Boys Noize, Paul Kalkbrenner live, Luciano, Vitalic, Steve Aoki y Dirtyphonics live); comes an array of 50+ artists covering all spectres of the electronic music scene. From the pophouse of megastar David Guetta, the Dubstep wobbles of Caspa, Benga and Rusko, and vintage sounds of techno pioneers such as Carl Cox, Dave Clarke and Richie Hawtin. The 2011 edition of Monegros Festival will cover and cater to all electronic music lovers.
 
NOT TO BE MISSED: A preview of what happened last year - Video Teaser
 
WHEN: 23rd JULY 2011
TIME: from 5pm on Saturday 23rd till 1pm on Sunday 24th of July
WHERE: Recinto Monegros en Fraga, provincia de Huesca. Km. 417 de la carretera N-II
 
MONEGROS FESTIVAL* 23/7/2011


David Guetta * Busta Rhymes
 
Andy C + MC GQ * Benga & Youngman * Boys Noize * Brodinski * Camo & Crooked * Carl Cox * Caspa & MC Rod Azlan * Chris Liebing * Crookers * Dave Clarke * Dirtyphonics (live) * Dr. Lektroluv * Frivolous * Gaiser (live) * God’s Army aka Frank Kvitta & Boris S (live) * Hablando En Plata * Hellfish * Infected Mushroom (live) * John Digweed * Joseph Capriati * Josh Wink * Keygen Kaotic * Killa Productions: Ben Sims vs. Paul Mac * Loco Dice * Luciano * M.A.N.D.Y. * Mar-T * Marco Carola * Micropoint (live) * Narcotek Sound System (Guigoo / Seno / Weser) * Niskerone * Noisia (3 DJ’s set) * O.B.I. – live * Oscar Mulero vs. Reeko * Paco Osuna * Paul Kalkbrenner (live) * Paul Ritch (live) * Pet Duo (live) * Popof * Rapsusklei * Richie Hawtin * Rusko * Sho Hai * Steve Aoki * Steve Lawler * Technasia (DJ set) * The Sickest Squad  * Tiefschwarz (Basti DJ set) * Tiga * Tote King * Underdogz (DJ Lukas & Malke- live) * Vitalic (V Mirror live V.2)
+ Andrés Campo * DJ Domi + MC’s Mood & Mantisse * Fran The Breakstorm & MC Prince Osito & MC R-Vee * Fatima Hajji * Noaipre * Raúl Mezcolanza * Salvatorecoco *
ElRow Sunday Morning presents: Marc Maya * Mario Biani * Oscar Aguilera * Toni Varga *
 
LIVE PERFORMANCES
The 2011 edition of Monegros will be celebrated with the live performance of Paul Kalkbrenner, strong from his “Berlin Calling” appearance and soundtrack production. After touring the world with his live show, we are lucky to have him play in the middle of our stunning desert surroundings for our 40 000 patrons. Expect to hear some of his new material as Paul Kalkbrenner just released his new album “ICKE WIEDER”
French producer Vitalic will also showcase his new live – V Mirror 2.0. For those who never had the chance to experience his show, it is an amazing opportunity to see how visuals can perfectly match electronic music in a astonishing way that you won’t forget.
 
HIP HOP
After the cancellation of his European tour last year due to internal management problems – we have the pleasure to announce the return of the mighty Busta Rhymes for Monegros 2011. Expect speed, jumps and sweat, as Busta is known as one the best live hip-hop show on earth. He will be supported by the crème of Spanish Hip Hop: Tote King, Sho Hai, Hablando en Plata and Rapsusklei.
 
TECHNO –THE RETURN OF THE OPEN AIR STAGE
Monegros goes back to its roots and reopens the OPEN AIR Stage. Expect full techno and minimal. From Dave Clarke to Loco Dice, Marco Carola and Steve Lawler, the open Air will cater to 15 000 techno fans – all dancing from Sunset till Sunrise under the stars. The Open air will also close with a showcase of the famous Barcelona after parties – ELROW. Expect craziness, toys, inflatables, party costumes – ELROW takes the party wherever they go.
 
ELECTRO
Monegros has always tried to cater to all electronic music lovers. This year electro lovers will have the chance to see Boys Noize on the Main Stage. Only doing 10 appearances around the world with his special show this year. Monegros patrons will be some of the lucky few with the chance to experience it. Boys Noize will have the support of Steve Aoki, Crookers, Tiga, Dr. Lektroluv and Brodinski.
 
DRUM & BASS
Monegros has always supported Drum&Bass and Dubstep. This year the legendary Andy C, regarded by many as the best D&B DJ in the World, will show us why he is considered the 3 decks wizard. Dirtyphonics will show us why the French do it better with a killer live, and Noisia will be closing the deal with a 6 hands DJs set, rare to be seen.
On the Dubstep front, Monegros patrons will have the chance to see three of the main actors of the scene. Caspa & MC Rod Azlan, Rusko and Benga & Youngman. All revered stars around the world.
 
HARD TECHNO
For those who like it fast, loud and hard, Monegros will once again support artists such as Narkotek Sound Sytsem, The Sickest Squad or Keygen Kaotic. However this year should see fans of Hard Techno and Schranz extra pleased with special live sets from God’s Army (Frank Kvitta and Boris S), Underdogz (Lukas & Malke) as well as Pet Duo.
 
TICKETS ON SALE NOW – 70€ + BF!
Once again we start the sale with a special offer for all budgets. Until July 22th you can buy your ticket for 70 € (+ distribution costs) through our website www.monegrosfestival.com or www.ticketmaster.es.
The entrance to the festival includes: access to the festival + Merchandising gift + 1 San Miguel Beer.

BUS TICKETS ON SALE:
For the ones who need to plan their trip, we have already released the bus tickets from Madrid and Barcelona. 

NEW: DIRECT BUS FROM THE AIRPORT TO THE FESTIVAL:
You no longer have an excuse. This year we have incorporated a special bus service from Barcelona’s El Prat airport directly to the festival.
Don’t miss it! Join us on the 23rd July, for the biggest party of the Year!

You can find all the information and purchase the tickets on www.monegrosfestival.com or www.ticketmaster.es.

 
Monegros Festival Lineup

Nozstock: The Hidden Valley lineup!

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Along with the above are the confirmed acts below:
 
ANDY C – NETSKY – SONIC BOOM SIX – SPUNGE – LIFE IN FILM –
 CATCH IT KEBABS – DC BREAKS – ALIX PEREZ – RESON – BORGORE – THE CORRESPONDENTS – ICICLE – MC GQ – MC SEROCEE- LAID BACK – TAKO LAKO – MC REMIDY – JAZZSTEPPA – DR MEAKER – THE ANOMALIES – DUB BAY – TREE OF FROG – AMOS – OCTO PI – SONNY WHARTON
 
jim jones revueJim Jones Revue are one of the hottest bands on the up. They have been described by Mojo as ‘deranged rock +roll’ reminiscent of the Stooges. Produced by Bad Seed Jim Sclavunos, their album, ‘Burn Down Your House,’ has been getting recent media attention but it is live where this band excels. Adrian Edmondson + The Bad Shepherds have garnered excellent reviews for their folk-style reworking of classic songs such as ‘Down in the Tube Station at Midnight.’ With a skillful array of multi-instrumentalists they’ll be a ‘must-see at Nozstock. CW Stoneking is an American-Australian who defies time and place with his Deep South Blues. He’s already been on ‘Later Live With Jools.’ And, The Wurzels are a perfect accompaniment to cider and hog roast as the sun sets over the Hidden Valley on Sunday evening.
 
Amid the brushes of Herefordshire’s countryside lies Nozstock: The Hidden Valley. Founded by local residents during the hazy, optimistic and halcyon days at the turn of the millennium, it’s a homegrown event built from a curious amalgamation of performance, art, electronic supersounds and good old-fashioned guitar-strumming and drum-bashing. Now an established, leading family event in its 13th year, Nozstock is a sonic escape boasting eight main stages of entertainment with surprising sights and intimate, secluded areas of theatre and discovery to be unearthed.
 
When its visitors down tools and hand themselves over to the laid back atmosphere of the event for three pleasure-filled days, there’s a small world of frivolity to find, all scrupulously programmed by the festival’s founders, the Nosworthy family and their eclectically-informed friends.
 
The festival’s ethos is about bringing play to everyone, in whatever form it can. Nozstock believes in the value of not only entertaining, but in participation and contribution. Above all, Nozstock: The Hidden Valley is a blissful family festival that caters to all ages with activities that little ones can enjoy as well as families en bloc, keeping in the spirit of those early days.
 
New for 2011:
 
This year’s theme: ‘Twisted Carnival’.
 
Festival friends are encouraged to dress up in the brightest, eye-catching outfits they can procure. The theme should inspire all sorts of warped imaginations. Be bold, be free, be you!
 
Nozstock’s home-grown bars will offer the Wye Valley’s favourite brew Butty Bach, local Kingston Rosey & Press ciders… the usual spirits, lagers, wines and homemade cocktails, embellished with our own special ingredients. We try to keep as close to pub prices as we can.
 
Food will be sourced locally where possible. An eclectic mix from around the world to stimulate the taste buds. For carnivores there’ll be the delicious Hog on the Spit, tasty burgers and there’s healthy vegan and veggie options too.
 
Facilities:
 
New roads after the year of rain; so easy on and offsite access.
 
New beefy soundsystem in the Cubicles for the dnb & dubstep.
 
Boutique camping and tipis.
 
Nozstock Supermarche selling all useful supplies for the festival camper.
 
Official Merchandise (hoodies, tshirts, lighters, programmes)
 
Workshops – free standing, comedy, theatre, arts & crafts, kids…
 
Arts & craft area with sculptures
 
Little Wonderland Kids’ Area – all weekend entertainment for 12s and under.
 
Jamming round the wood fire
 
The Arenas and Stages:
 
Nozstock’s main arena, The Hidden Valley, is landscaped around a ramshackle Tudor farmhouse which sits on the side of the Valley in the centre of the festival site. It’s nestled against The Garden Stage, which hosts an array of eclectic bounce-inducing artists with an electronic turn post-sundown. The Orchard boasts the bigger names and good rollicking party bands as the Bandstand offers experimental electro-acoustica from diverse and unsigned artists.
 
The converted cowsheds include the Cubicles, sub-thumping drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep, to be found aside the Bullpen, knees-up housey beats and alternative dance. The Coppice’s luminous sounds from veterans of psytrance Tribe of Frog are the blissful converse to the Bantam of the Opera Theatre which explores another world with live performance, workshops and after-dark experimental cabaret while Laughing Stock bills prime-time comedians and up-and-comers, providing raucous chuckles and proper belly rumbles.
 
Shenanigans for the mini-festival goer occur off the beaten track and over the bridge where the Dingle is programmed with workshops aplenty and theatrical splendor, where opportunities abound to get interactive and remember how to play like only kids know how.
 
You can also catch a late night short film or music video from the mesmerising screenings on offer in the Cinetent, or grab some delicious local fare and a cocktail and take a tour round the site, letting your curiosity get the better of you.
 

In essence, Nozstock: The Hidden Valley is your chance to romp throughout a weekend of guilt-free debauchery and indulge in a medley of eye-opening encounters.