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Lovebox announce VIP Ocean Drive lineup by i.D.

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With headlining sets from LCD Soundsystem and Major Lazer, and appearances from the likes of Run The Jewels, Jungle, Diplo, Miike Snow, Chronixx and Chet Faker, it’s set to be an incredible weekend of music, food, drink, and creativity.

Now, Lovebox unveils its VIP area. Hosted by iconic culture, fashion and music magazine i-D, this year VIP takes its inspiration from the colours, characters, hedonistic lifestyle and intriguing charm of Miami Beach. Think palm trees, pastel haze, neon nights, downtown hustlers, divine cocktails, blissful beats and all round good vibes…bringing you a taste of the real Miami Vice. Welcome to Ocean Drive.

Revellers will throw shapes at the South Beach Shaker Club to an exclusive, killer lineup throughout the weekend. On Friday, the inimitable Goldie will be performing an extra special hip hop set, plus there’ll be appearances from experts in all things 90s Work It, DJs from music discovery service 22Tracks and a back to back set from friends of Lovebox Kazim Kazim Kazim and Andy Lemay. On Saturday, get down to the sounds of Dutch duo Fouk, a disco set from the one and only Craig Richards, house legend Tristan Da Cunha and a back to back set from Itchy Rich and Waifs & Strays. It’s the ultimate summer soundtrack.

Guests will be able to refuel with a tasty selection of delicious food and drink. London’s finest restaurateurs will be serving up their signature specials, with the best burgers in the city courtesy of Patty & Bun, tasty hot dogs from Bubbledogs, fried chicken from BIRD, and steamed buns from Mr Bao. The Cockatoo Cocktail Bar will be on hand with divine cocktails to wash it all down with.

Elsewhere, you can capture your time in the sunshine with the i-D Straight Up Studio, who’ll be snapping you and your crew in style with their onsite studio.

You’ll be fully immersed in the world of Ocean Drive, rubbing shoulders with colourful characters and movers and shakers who will be partying with you throughout the weekend.

Set to feature some of the world’s best DJs, London’s finest food and ultimate good vibes, i-D presents VIP Ocean Drive will be just as colourful and compelling as the rest of the festival.

Your VIP wristband gives you:
– Fast track entry to the festival
– Access to the backstage VIP area
– An exclusive programme of music and entertainment all weekend
– Surprise sets and intimate performances
– Luxury toilets

More added to this years Gottwood Festival lineup

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Gottwood are proud to announce a new set of artists who will join the likes of Mr. G, Joy Orbison, Move D, DJ Deep, Craig Richards, Ben UFO, Roman Flügel, Sonja Moonear, Andrew Weatherall, Zip and many more in their magical Welsh forest this June.
 
Joining the Gottwood Family will be the Barcelona based Hivern Discs Label owner John Talabot,known for his slow moving and ebullient house. Alongside John Talabot, Gottwood welcomes the return of Rush Hour records Hunee, a Gottwood favourite following an epic set in the Gottwood Forest during the 2015 event.  
 
Gottwood are also excited to announce rising star John Dimas, who will bring his stripped back avante-garde house and techno sound to a Gottwood stage, whilst hotly tipped Manchester grime collective LEVELZ take over an intimate corner of the welsh woodland. 
 
Ensuring all musical bases are covered jazz, funk and fusion band The Expansions, who are best known as Andrew Ashongs session band, will play Live on the Lawn Stage as will the enthused raw groove, funk and hip-hop sounds of The Max Graef Band and the afro edit sounds of Sheffield's Al Zander aka Lodger. 
 
Futureboogie's Maxxi Soundsystem, twin duo The Menendez Brothers and One Records head honcho Subb-An will be bringing more up front party attitude to the forest, along with the well respected Leicester based club night and label collective City Fly. Manchester based crowd-loving crate-digger Neil Diablo will also be onboard, playing solo and also alongside Crazy P original member Jim Baron as their Ron & Neil collaboration. 

 

Alongside new media partners,  Stamp The Wax, and friends of the festival Ruf Dug, Gottwood are set to create a new space at the festival aptly named Ruffys Lab. Artistically curated by Ruf Dug himself, expect daytime interviews, product showcases, 80's video games and evening house parties with take overs from Ruf Kutz, Stamp The Wax and Dream Catalogue. 

Gottwood announces 2016 lineup

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Artists on this year's bill include techno royalty, DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, Ostgut Ton former label manager and long-serving electronic music figure Nick Höppner and Simple Record's founder and the man behind AUS Music, Will Saul. Also joining this years line-up will be Robert Johnson family member Roman Flügel, the highly regarded Joy Orbison, former Life and Death label manager Job Jobse, Drone Logic artist Daniel Avery and the much sought after Geneva based DJ Sonja Mooner.   
 
Other names on the bill include Berghain and Panorama bar resident Tama Sumo, the timeless house and techno producer Prosumer, music ambassadors Psychemagik and Scottish Sub Club residents Optimo. Axel Boman will also bring his distinctive yet dance floor friendly sound to a Gottwood stage, along with Balearic disco king Felix Dickinson and US based African cassette collector, blogger and DJ Awesome Tapes From Africa.
 
Ensuring all musical bases are covered, Gottwood welcomes the return of drum and bass purveyorChimpo, forward thinking bass trio Ivy Lab, rave legends 2 Bad Mice and Foul Play, and the young Bristol producer Hodge, who'll bring a b2b set with fellow Bristol based artist Kowton to the forest. Elsewhere, Appleblim, Roly Porter and Shackleton delve into their iconic leftfield strain of dance floor electronica, whilst Glenn Astro, Max Graef and Al Dobson Jr will bring their jazz infused house and hip-hop-flecked samples to the mix.
 
Live Acts this year come in the form of a Crazy P full band performance, who fuse slinky underground disco, deep electronic throbs and shimmering pop moments produce dance music with a voice, heart, and soul. Ostgut Ton's Virginia will play a live PA set and Frankfurt based Lauer will also perform live. Live house stalwart Mr G will play a rare set, as will fast rising 22a records homestay Reginald Omas Mamode IV.
 
Local, Anglesey world music heroes Drymbago will bring their blend of afro, funk and cumbria to the live stage, alongwith Texan three piece guitar band Khruangbin, who's sound has been described as Thai funk, crafting hypnotic, spacious, drifting soulmusic with a cinematic dreaminess.  
 
Gottwood has become a Festival favourite, with many artists on the bill returning year on year to play, and party, in the enchanting Welsh woodland. Acts returning include micro house pioneer and Perlon founder Zip and Germany's much beloved electronic soul Move D and leader of the gang, tINI this time bringing her gang to the forest. Futureboogie label regulars PBR Streetgang, 2020 Vision head honcho Ralph Lawson, One Records Adam Shelton and Boiler Room host and Rhythm Section label owner Bradley Zero also return. Fabric's Craig Richards will be once again joined by Hessle Audio co-founder Ben UFO for a marathon b2b set, a memorable moment that closed Gottwood's Walled Garden area during last years event.
 
Determined to bring the finest of underground talent to their coastal woodland location, Gottwood will host stages from – 22a, AUS, Back 2 Basics, Bade Records, Banoffee Pies, Boxford, Brotherhood Soundsystem, Butter Side Up, Dream Catalogue, Future Disco, Futureboogie, Half Baked Records, Hit & Run, Hypercolour, In A Lonely Place, Jaunt, Jigsaw Presents, Louche, LZRDM, Nixwax, Not An Animal, One Records, Percolate, Rhythm Section, Road to Nowhere, Secretsundaze, Studio 89, The Nothing Special, Tief, Warm Up, Waxxx, Wigflex, Wolf. 
 
Newly announced Gotwood Family members for this year include Berlin's Renate, who first crossed paths with the Gottwood team at Garden Festival in Croatia, the stage will be home to Axel Boman& residents Peak & Swift who'll be presenting a very special 12hr takeover. Also new this year will be the London party brand Half Baked, showcasing their Half Baked Records imprint at the Festival, whilst Rug Dug presents his label Ruf Kutz, a takeover with his trusty Manchester friends in his own 'Ruf Dug Kutz Lab' venue. Returning for this year will be tINI, hosting a stage with the full tINI & The Gang, in addition to 2 Bad Mice, back for their 4th year, this time presenting a 2 Bad Mice Jungle Takeover. 

FULL LINE UP 2016

2 Bad Mice / Adam Shelton / Al Dobson Jr / Andrew Weatherall b2b Roman Flügel / Alex Arnout / Antony Di Francesco / Appleblim / Awesome Tapes From Africa / Archie Hamilton / Axel Boman / 
Bad Passion / Bastien Keb (Live) / Beautiful Swimmers / Black Josh / Bradley Zero /
 Blackhall & Bookless / Cassio Kohl / Cedric Maison / Chimpo / Crazy P (Live) /
 Craig Richards b2b Ben UFO / Daniel Avery / Dave Harvey / Denney / Detboi / DJ Deep /
 Drymbago (Live) / Felix Dickinson / Foul Play / Frits Wentink / FYI Chris / Glenn Astro / Glowing Palms / Grain / Harry McCanna / Henry Wu / HKE / Ivy Lab / Jane Fitz / Jeen Bassa / Job Jobse  / Joy Orbison / Jozef K / Khruangbin (Live) / Kowton b2b Hodge /
 Krywald & Farrer / Last Waltz / Lauer (Live) / Maribou State / Max Graef / Mirko Loco / Morris Cowan (Live) / Move D / Mr G (Live) / Nick Höppner / Nicolas Lutz / Optimo / Paramida / Pedestrian  
PBR Streetgang / Peak & Swift / Prosumer / Psychemagik / Ralph Lawson / Roly Porter / Reginald Omas Mamode IV (Live) / Ruf Dug / Sam Russo / Saoirse / Secretsundaze / Sebastian Voigt / Shackleton (Live)  Sonja Moonear / Tama Sumo / Tenderlonious / The Mole / tINI / Tristan Da Cunha / Virginia / 
Waifs & Strays / Will Saul / Wolf Music / Zip
 
Aaron Levitt / Adam Ross / Aidan Doherty / Alan Cross / Alec Falconer / Assheaton / Athoms / Banoffee Pies & Friends / Bobby Pleasure / Brinsley / Brothers Black / Brothers Of Jah / Chad / Charlie Banks / Charlie Jordan / Charlie MacFarley / Chungking Mansions / Cici / Croz / Culture / Dan Jordan / Dave Beer / Dom Chung / E-Ratik / Ed Mackie / Ed Steele / Ed Sweet / Edward Antonio / eLDOKO / Em Williams / Gavin Hogan / Greg Brockman / Gus Emmett / Half Baked DJ's / Hamish Cole / Harri Pepper / Hesseltime / Hizatron / Hugh Bailey / In A Lonely Place / Indra / Itchy Rich / Jacques Adda / James Sison / Jigsaw / John Scudamore / Jonny Opo / Jonny Sleight / Jonny Tawn / Jorge Martins / Josh Tweek / Joshua Brill / Kaim Shah / Kostas G / Lorcan Mak / Lukas Wigflex / M.Miutante / Maff C / Master & Commander / Metrodome / Metske / Mr Paul / Nanny Banton / Nick Wood / Phase 2 / Preston Brooks / Pyravid / Racubah Soundsystem / Ralph Giles / Ramji / Rankin / Real Nice / Reme / Remember / Rich Reason / Rob Amboule / Robin Ordell / Robin Sure / Sam Bangura / Sean Brosnan / Sharkbait / Silas & Snare Surgeon / Sisterhood / SoulJam / Ste Roberts / Studio 89 DJ's / T-Man / Talk & Smoke / The Hat / Titan / Tom Saunders / Truthos Mufasa / Wet Play DJ's / Will A / Will Brockbank / Zoo Look

Jessie Ware & Azealia Banks headline Love Saves the Day 2015

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Saturday 23rd May

Love Saves The Day are delighted to announce their line-up for 2015. Taking center stage as Saturday's headliner will be the soulful South Londoner and 'Wildest Moments' singer-songwriter Jessie Ware. Tale Of Us, the Berlin-based musical duo who are currently re-writing the rule-book for deeply moving, emotional electronic music will also be present, whilst Fabric resident Craig Richards takes over the Futureboogie stage, alongside Brighton deep house producer Leon Vynehall, the exceptional German duo Âme, and Maxxi Soundsytem, known for his classic house vocals and catchy grooves. 

Other names on the bill for Saturday include London duo Gorgon City, fresh off the back of recent hits 'Ready For Your Love' and 'Here For You', plus Hannah Wants, a lady who has taken to the forefront of the hard-hitting bass house scene, with recent hit 'Rhymes' alongside Chris Lorenzo. Also joining the Wide Eyes stage will be Tourist, the producer who made waves with his remake of HAIM's 'The Wire' and Bristol based house and bass production duo GotSome. 

Love Saves The Day also welcomes ManMakeMusic label owner George Fitzgerald to the  Second Stage, alongside the hugely popular Newcastle-based Patrick Topping. Elsewhere festival goers will be able to catch Bristol's very own Julio Bashmore, 'Heart On Fire' singer Indiana and Crazy P, an electronic group renowned for using slinky underground disco, deep electronic throbs, shimmering pop moments. Bristol based club night-turned-label Just Jack will also be hosting their very own stage on Saturday, showcasing Dyed Soundroom, Soundstream, K15 and recent signings Will Martin and John Barera. 

Other names on Saturday's bill include: Artwork, Bodhi, Christophe, Disciples, Felix Dickinson, Kidnap Kid, Lapsley, Matt 'Jam' Lamont, Rae Morris, Session Victim, Shanti Celeste, Sly One, Tayo, TCTS, Vaults, Waifs & Strays, Work It and Woz.

Sunday 24th May…

Day two of the Festival welcomes New York rapper, singer and songwriter Azealia Banks, who catapulted to fame following her universally popular 2012 hit '212'. Also gracing Sunday's main stage will be American recording artist and one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing Grandmaster Flash, as well as the gorgeous R&B vocals and chilly, metallic production of Kelela. 

The CRACK Stage will host an impressive array of dance music heavyweights including the diversely eclectic Four Tet, Phantasy label owner and BBC's Radio 6 Mix Resident Erol Alkanand renowned vinyl specialist Floating Points. Daniel Avery will also bring his mind-bending, psychedelic sounds to the stage, alongside the extremely talented Ghost Culture. 

Rapper and grime artist Skepta will be present on day two of the festival, alongside drum & bass and jungle legend Shy FX. Bristolian Redlight will bring his mixture of house, breakbeats and dubstep to the Trap stage, also joined by the multi-award winning garage DJ EZ and the Black Butter crew's My Nu Leng. 

Other names on Sunday's bill include: Babyhead, Barely Legal, Champion, Dark Sky, Dazee, Dismantle, Dr. Meaker, Hodge, Joker, Jus Now, Kiko Bun, Klose One, Loyle Carner, New York Transit Authority, Newham Generals, Pinch, Rat King, Stormzy, Typesun and Wiley.

 

Motor City Drum Ensemble, Craig Richards and more join Gottwood 2015 lineup

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Gottwood 2015 Line Up So Far…
(A Number Of Very Special Guests Still TBA)
 

Adam Shelton / Andrew Ashong (Live + DJ) / Artwork / Brawther  Craig Richards b2b Ben UFO / dBridge / FaltyDL / Frank & Tony  Hunee / Leon Vynehall / Marcellus Pittman / Margaret Dygas 

Maxxi Soundsystem / Midland / Motor City Drum Ensemble 

Mouse Outfit (Live) / Move D / Om Unit / PBR Streetgang 

Point G (Live) / Radioactive Man / Ralph Lawson / Subb-an 

Tornado Wallace / Zenker Brothers / Zip 

 

Plus:

2 Bad Mice / Al Dobson Jr / Alex Arnout / Alex Jones / Bad Passion 

BEHR (Live) / Bell Towers / Blackhall & Bookless / Bradley Zero / Brinsley 

Casino Times / Cassio Kohl / Cedric Maison / Chimpo / Cottam / Denney 

Dom Chung / eLDOKO / Francis Inferno Orchestra / Futureboogie DJ's 

General Roots (Live) / Hesseltime / Ishmael / Josh Tweak / Lee Coombs 

Luv*Jam / Michael James / Morris Cowan (Live) / Nils Diezel / Prequel 

Real Nice / Red Eye Hi-Fi (Live) / Romare / Ruf Dug / Sean Brosnan 

Sisterhood / Soul Jazz Soundsystem / Sounds Of The Universe DJ's 

Steevio (Live Modular) / Tenderlonious / Tristan Da Cunha 

Wolf Music / Zoo Look 

 

Amongst the delicate balance of DJs and live acts, there's upcoming talent and established names in equal measure. Gottwood favourite and host of this year's new 'The Nothing Special' stage, Fabric's Craig Richards will be joined by the returning Hessle Audio co-founder Ben UFO for a special back to back set.

Perlon head honcho Zip, pioneer of the microhouse and general minimalist sound is making a rare UK festival appearance alongside Panorama Bar bi-monthly resident Margaret Dygas. In addition to this Gottwood welcomes globally profiled DJ and producer Motor City Drum Ensemble, renowned for his eclectic taste in music and his technical production wizardry.

Germany's Move D will be bringing his own inimitable style to the forest, with the diverse live performance on par if not superior to his studio work. In addition to the house and techno mainstays Exit Records boss dBridge, NYC's genre hopping FaltyDL, live Mancunian hip-hop act Mouse Outfit and Metalheadz Om Unit are ensuring all corners of the musical spectrum are covered.

Gottwood is known not only for its ambitious and credible bookings, but also its carefully curated party vibes that are this year being delivered by Futureboogie's Maxxi Soundsystem, fast rising star Tornado Wallace and the Detroit veteran Marcellus Pitttman.

 
The now legendary London record store Sounds of the Universe are programming a day of live music next to the picturesque Gottwood Lake, the Gilles Peterson favourite and Theo Parrish collaborator Andrew Ashong is closing affairs with the 22a and Rhythm Section regular Al Dobson Jr providing an eclectic afternoon soundtrack. Acts returning to Gottwood following the Festival's 5th Birthday earlier this year include Futureboogie label regulars PBR Streetgang, Artwork, Ilian Tapes co-founders Zenker Brothers and 2020 Vision records owner Ralph Lawson.

Other names on the bill include One Records stage hosts Subb-an and Adam Shelton, Rush Hour Record's Hunee, AUS's Midland, Boilerroom host Bradley Zero, France's Point G and the highly regarded Leon Vynehall.

Determined to bring the finest of underground talent to their coastal woodland location, Gottwood will host stages from – Back To Basics, Bad Passion, Bade Records, Brotherhood Soundsystem, Butterside Up, Dog Eat Dog, Future Disco, Futureboogie, Fresh Out The Box, Hit & Run, Hypercolour, Jaunt, Jigsaw Presents, Louche, Nixwax, One Records, Percolate,  Real Nice Presents, Rhythm Section, Road To Nowhere, Sounds Of The Universe, Studio 89, The Nothing Special, Tief, Waxxx, Wigflex, Wolf Music.

Gottwood 2014 full lineup announced

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Announcing its full lineup for 2014 in a move that pits the likes of the prolific Gerd Janson, Margaret Dygas, DJ Format, DJ Die and Appleblim, up against Calibre, Crazy P Soundsystem, Dense & Pika, Max Cooper (live), Craig Richards, Kris Wadsworth, PBR Streetgang, Maribou State, Ralph Lawson and Tale of Us plus so many more in its intimate forest setting, Gottwood’s annual celebration of the electronic underground makes an indelible impression.
 
A well-kept secret with a real kick, Gottwood was the smallest festival with the biggest buzz in 2013, and with tickets flying for this year’s Fifth Chapter it’s looking like another sellout success. This year, Running Back label boss Gerd Janson joins the party and Berghain’s best kept secret Margaret Dygas invites us aboard her minimal low slung rollercoaster.

Meticulous producer Max Cooper brings a live set, as does techno evolutionary Stephan Bodzin. Seminal drum’n’bass head Calibre will be joined by MC DRS, long-standing Fabric mainstay Craig Richards makes an appearance, and techno tour de force Dense & Pika play live. 2020 Vision’s own Ralph Lawson, Berlin techno nuts Tale of Us, Detroit face Kris Wadsworth and resident of Berlin’s Panorama Bar Prosumer also get in on the action.

British hip hop luminary and turntablist DJ Format makes a stand, Munich techno prodigy Marco Zenker will play an analogue live show, Avatism brings his own brand of dark moody Italian electronica, high-energy collective Crazy P Soundsystem return, and Session Victim pull together jazz, hip hop and house influences in their live set.

Gottwood welcomes back the unstoppable Maribou State and online phenomenon and respected DJ collective Eton Messy for the second year in a row. Gang Colours provides ambient electronica, Bonobo tour support act Werkha brings a discerning selection of cuts, and catch James Welsh, beat fanatic and Compost Records star Jay Shepheard, heritage act Zero 7 (Dj) and XLR8R and Rinse FM linchpin Mr Beatnick in full effect.

 
A well-kept secret with a real kick, Gottwood was the smallest festival with the biggest buzz in 2013, and with tickets flying for this year’s Fifth Chapter it’s looking like another sellout success.
 
The full lineup:
APPLEBLIM | ARTWORK | AVATISM (live) | CALIBRE & MC DRS | CRAIG RICHARDS | CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM
| DENSE & PIKA (live)
DJ DIE & MC INJA | DJ FORMAT | GERD JANSON | JAY SHEPHEARD | KRIS WADSWORTH
LAST MAGPIE | MARCO ZENKER (live)
MARGARET DYGAS | MARIBOU STATE | MAX COOPER (live)
MO KOLOURS (live) | PBR STREETGANG | PEDESTRIAN | PROSUMER
RALPH LAWSON
| SESSION VICTIM (live) | STEPHAN BODZIN (live) | TALE OF US | ZERO 7 (DJ Set)

2 BAD MICE | ALEX JONES | BARESKIN | BEHR (live) | BLACKHALL & BOOKLESS | BODHI | BRACKLES | BRINSLEY
CASSIO KOHL | CEDRIC MAISON | CHIMPO | DENNEY | DJ CASPA | DOM CHUNG | DUSTIN | ELDOKO | ETON MESSY |
FUTUREBOOGIE DJs

GANG COLOURS (DJ) | GENERAL ROOTS (live) | HESSELTIME | JACKSON BLUMENTAL | JAMES WELSH | JOSH T | KONRAD WEHRMEISTER | LORCAN MAK
MEDLAR | MORRIS COWAN (live) | MR BEATNICK | MY PANDA SHALL FLY
NISSE NILSON | OJSMOOTH | REAL NICE | REKREATION | ROB AMBOULE
SEAN BROSNAN | SISTERHOOD |
SOPHIE BARKER (live) | STRATEGY | TCTS | THE SCRIBES (live) | TRISTAN DA CUNHA | WERKHA | WOLF MUSIC

A&O | ACRE | AERIAL | ALEC FUNCTION | AMBITUR | ANGUS COWEN | ARKANE SOCIETY | AUTOPHASE | BAM|
BANGOR UNI DJ SOCIETY

BENEDICT JACKSON | CA$H BACK | CAMILA FUCHS (live) | CHARLES DARKLY | CHARLES JORDAN
| CHARLIE BANKS | CROZ & FARRER | CRUMP
DAVE BEER | ED MACKIE | ED STEELE & KOSTAS G | EM WILLIAMS |
FREDERICK | FUZZBUZZ | GED LEVER B2B LEON GITTINS | GOOD BLOCK
HAMISH COLE | HIJINKX | HIZATRON
| HUGH BAILEY | HUNTER GILES | JIGSAW | JIM ELKINGTON | JONNY DUB | JONNY OPO | JONNY SLEIGHT
JONNY TAWN | K.A.G | KRYWALD | LARKIN & THE SKY | LITTLE THOUGHTS | LOCKED SOUNDSYSTEM | MAFF C
MAJOR | MAJORA | MANNISH WATER
METSKE | NANNY BANTON | ODDITY | OLLYWOOD | OPR8
OWEN HOWELLS | PHASE TWO | REFLEC | REME | RICH REASON | RICHARD ROWELL | SIDE A
SILAS & SNARE SURGEON | SLY-ONE | SOULJAM DJs | SPAM CHOP | SPARKZ | T-MAN | TC | THICK AS THIEVES | TITAN
TOM RANKIN
| TOM SAUNDERS | TRANSMISSION COLLECTIVE | TRUTHOS MUFASA | WILL BROCKBANK
 

Calibre, Craig Richards, Crazy P Soundsystem and more for Gottwood 2014

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Gottwood 2014 starts as it means to go on with its first lineup announcement that brings together, among others, drum’n’bass pioneer Calibre, forward-thinking techno henchman Stephan Bodzin, the unique talent of Crazy P Soundsystem, Dense & Pika, Max Cooper (live), Craig Richards, PBR Streetgang and Kris Wadsworth, resident of Berlin’s Panorama BarProsumer, the long-standing Ralph Lawson, live house dons Session Victim and the big-hitting Italian duo Tale of Us.
 
Also lined up, catch the unstoppable Eton Messy, Maribou State, Avatism (live) and Brackles. See Marko Zenker (live), MoKolours (live), Gang Colours (DJ), Mr Beatnick and Medlar. Plus Back to Basics’ very own Dave Beer comes to the woods,2 Bad Mice return after a cracking 2013, and many more.
 
Crazy P
 
The full lineup so far:
CALIBRE & MC DRS | CRAIG RICHARDS | CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM | DENSE & PIKA | MAX COOPER (live)
PBR STREETGANG | PROSUMER | RALPH LAWSON | SESSION VICTIM (live) | STEPHAN BODZIN (live) | TALE OF US
2 BAD MICE | ALEX JONES | AVATISM (live) | BARESKIN | BEHR | BRACKLES | CEDRIC MAISON | CHIMPO
DAVE BEER | DENNEY | DUSTIN | ETON MESSY | FUTUREBOOGIE DJs | GANG COLOURS (DJ)
GENERAL ROOTS (live) | JAMES WELSH | KONRAD WEHRMEISTER | KRIS WADSWORTH | LAST MAGPIE
MARIBOU STATE | MARKO ZENKER (live) | MEDLAR | MO KOLOURS (live) | MORRIS COWAN (live) | MR BEATNICK
NISSE NILSON | OJSMOOTH | STRATEGY | TCTS | TRISTAN DA CUNHA | WOLF MUSIC | and more still to come

A&O | ACRE | AERIAL | ALEC FUNCTION | AMBITUR | BAM | BENEDICT JACKSON | BLACKHALL & BOOKLESS |
BRINSLEY

CA$H BACK | CAMILA FUCHS (live) | CHARLES DARKLY | CHARLIE BANKS
CROZ | CRUMP | DOM CHUNG | ED STEELE & KOSTAS G | ELDOKO | FARRER | FREDERICK | GED LEVER b2b LEON GITTINS
HAMISH COLE | HESSELTIME | HIJINKX | HIZATRON | HUGH BAILEY | HUNTER GILES | JIGSAW
JONNY DUB | JONNY OPO | JONNY SLEIGHT | JONNY TAWN | JOSH T | KRYWALD
LARKIN & THE SKY | MAJOR | MANNISH WATER | METSKE | NANNY BANTON | OPR8 | OWEN HOWELLS
REAL NICE | REFLEC | REMÉ | RICH REASON | RICHARD ROWELL | ROB AMBOULE | SEAN BROSNAN
SILAS & SNARE SURGEON | SISTERHOOD | SLY-ONE | SPAM CHOP | SPARKZ | T-MAN | TC | TITAN
TOM RANKIN | TRANSMISSION COLLECTIVE | TRUTHOS MUFASA | and many more

Unknown Croatia announce worlds first Boiler Room Island!

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Unknown Croatia is already set to be the musical highlight for thousands this summer, not content with offering arguably the best line-up of the season set within a croatian paradise, Unknown can reveal they will play host to a world first in 2013. The first ever Boiler Room Island will be available to a limited number of festival ticket holders on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th, whilst hundreds of thousands will be able to watch the Adriatic anthems unfold via the Boiler Room website. Django Django and PBR Streetgang will both be making their debut Boiler Room appearance on the island, joined by Bill Brewster, Craig Richards,  Jackmaster and Optimo. Today's announcement comes with the news thatUnknown's incredible boat parties have sold out and the festival issue a ticket warning as main event tickets run low. Unknown Croatia tickets available at £109 + BF www.unknowncroatia.com
 
The inaugural Unknown Croatia is undoubtably one of the best ways to enjoy the final rays of sun in 2013. Set against turquoise waters and white sands, Unknown has again broken the boundaries of expectation welcoming the first ever Boiler Room Island to the Croatian event. Now a global entity, Boiler Room have streamed sets from legendary DJs to underground start ups throughout the world, inviting a select number of fans to an intimate DJ set which is streamed live to millions across the globe. Those unable to make it to Unknown will be able to tune in between 2pm and 6pm CET (1pm – 5pm GMT) to witness the party in real time. 

Visible from the mainland but connected only by boat, Boiler Room Island will no doubt be the climax for an exclusive few at this years Unknown, with a capacity of just 120 people, tickets will be in high demand. Mercury Award nominees Django Django will make their inaugural appearance for Boiler Room at Unknown on Thursday 12th September, joined by acclaimed writer and industry insider Bill Brewster and We Love residents PBR Streetgang. Friday 13th welcomes a back to back set from the northern contingent, Glaswegian selector Jackmaster and DJ duo Optimo, completed by Fabric resident Craig Richards. 

 
Django Django
 
With Unknown just a week away, organisers have revealed day splits for this year's line-up. Tuesday sees world-class DJs and producers taking over the Forest, Mad Ferret and Unit 44 x Kid Acne stages with Erol Alkan, Jamie XX and Jackmaster, while on Wednesday the live performances kick off with Jessie Ware, TEED and The Horrors launching the Main Stage. Thursday welcomes the newly announced Boiler Room Island featuring Django Django and Friday opens with a paint fight on Main Stage before Disclosure, Lulu James, Jon Hopkins and more take to the stage to deliver an eclectic mix of house, soul and electronica to festival-goers all the way into to Saturday morning.

With only six days to go, excitement is mounting as artists and revellers travel from all sides of the globe with anticipation for what is set to be an idyllic end to the summer season. Offering immersive and mystical adventures across six stages, ticket holders can visit the Mad Ferret's Mirror World for a taste of the otherworldly or stumble upon Just A little Moroccan Medina, a secluded forest clearing to sit back and unwind. Taking place from 10th – 14th September, Unknown will feature the likes of Jessie Ware, The Horrors, Richie Hawtin, Moderat, Jamie xx and many more. 

 
BOAT PARTIES HOSTED BY:
20 Years Of Kompakt / Beats In Space / Bugged Out / D:Edge / Eat Your Own Ears / Ene & Esp / FACT Mag / Gottwood x Future Disco / Hivern / Innervisions / Kubicruise / Phantasy Boat / Secretsundaze / Straight Up / Tweak-A-Holic / Wax:On 
 
BOAT PARTY DJ SETS FROM:
Ame / Chida / Daniel Avery / Dixon / DJ Kent aka The Blackwoods / DJ Koze / Erol Alkan /  Floating Points / Four Tet / Jackmaster / Jaime xx / John Talabot / Julio Bashmore / Justin Robertson / Love Fingers / Michael Mayer / Optimo / Paaws / Paul Woolford / Pional / Spencer / Tim Sweeney

PROGRAMME
MONDAY: 
Pool Arena – Day
Emma / Last Magpie / People Get Real / Zutekh DJs
Forest
Death on the Balcony /  Mike Jones / Mono Cult DJs / People Get Real / The Sonic Emporium / Trouble Vision / Volte-Face / Youandewan
Mad Ferret
Bad Passion / Butterside Up DJs / Dirty Talk DJs / Itchy Pig DJs / Last Waltz / Red Laser Disco / Reviveher

TUESDAY:
Pool Arena
Butterside Up DJs / Death on The Balcony / Dom Chung
Pool Arena
Mulletover:
Geddes / Michael Mayer / Ryan Elliot
Forest
Erol Alkan / Jackmaster / Jamie XX / Lindstrom Live / Mike Jones / Oneman / Prins Thomas / Regulate DJs / The Sonic Emporium
Mad Ferret
Butter Side Up DJs / DJ Koze / Last Waltz / Mark E / Reviveher / Thunder / Toby Tobias
Unit 44 x Kid Acne
Daniel Avery / Dunny / Eskimo Twins / Gottwood Djs / Remi Mazet / Tom Grainger

WEDNESDAY:
Main Stage
Games – Limbo!
Dutch Uncles / Factory Floor / Jagwar Ma / Jessie Ware / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs / The Horrors
Pool Arena -By Day
Mono Cult DJs / The Sonic Emporium / Tom Grainger
Pool Arena – By Night
Death on the Balcony / Dominic & Harri / Kerri Chandler / PBR Streetgang
Forest
Butter Side Up / Floating Points / George Fitzgerald / James Holden / Last Magpie / Mike Jones / People Get Real / Scuba
Mad Ferret
Bad Passion / Danielle Baldelli / Dirty Talk / Lovefingers / Red Laser Disco / The Backwoods v Chida
Unit 44 x Kid Acne
Bad Passion / Dom Chung / Eskimo Twins / Justin Robertson / The Sonic Emporium / Waze & Odyssey / Zutekh DJs

THURSDAY:
Main Stage
Games – Tug O'War!
Clean Bandit / East India Youth / Four Tet / Moderat / SBTRKT DJ Set / Theme Park
Pool Arena – By Day
Last Waltz / People Get Real /  Tom Grainger
Pool Arena – By Night
Eskimo Twins / Maceo Plex / Tiga / Zutekh DJs
Forest
Ame /  Dixon /  FCL /  Giles Smith / Henrik Schwarz Live / James Priestley / Mono Cult DJs / Youandewan
Mad Ferret
Bill Brewster / Hardway Brothers / Itchy Pig /  Jo Hart /  Scott Fraser & Timothy Fairplay /  Thunder /  Tim Sweeney
Unit 44 x Kid Acne
Dollop DJs /  Jackmaster / Ollie Patten / PBR Streetgang / Renato Ratier / Spacestation DJs / Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs DJ Set
Boiler Room Island
Django Django / Bill Brewster / PBR Streetgang

FRIDAY:
Main Stage
Games – Paint Fight
Disclosure / Django Django / Jon Hopkins /  Julio Bashmore / Lu Lu James / Paaws / Richie Hawtin
Pool Arena – By Day
Bad Passion / Mike Jones / The Sonic Emporium
Pool Arena – By Night
CRAIG RICHARDS / MONO_CULT DJS / NINA KRAVIZ / TALE OF US
Forest
Cyril Hahn / Death on the Balcony / John Talabot / Joy Orbison / Paul Woolford / People Get Real / Richy Ahmed / Subb An
Mad Ferret
Bad Passion / Butter Side Up / Coyote / Last Waltz / Lazer Cave DJs / Optimo / Todd Terje
Unit 44 x Kid Acne
Dragnet DJs / Dunny / Man Power / Ollie Patten / Remi Mazet / Rothmans
Boiler Room Island
Optimo b2b Jackmaster / Craig Richards

SATURDAY:
Afterparty
Secret guests
Pool Arena – By Day
Gottwood DJs / Mike Jones / Zutekh DJs
Pool Arena – By Night
Bad Passion / Last Waltz
Forest
People Get Real / The Sonic Emporium