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Reading and Leeds Festival add alt-J, Palma Violets, Modestep and more

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With only four months to go until August Bank Holiday Weekend, Reading & Leeds Festivals are excited to add over 60 new acts to an already incredible bill headlined by Mumford & Sons, Metallica and The Libertines.
Leading the charge are indie rock heroes and all round band of the moment alt-J. Last seen headlining the NME/BBC Radio 1 Stage at the Festivals, the band’s sophomore album ‘This Is All Yours’ has established them as one of Britain’s brightest and biggest bands, who will deservedly step up to an evening set on the Main Stage in 2015.
 
Gus Unger-Hamilton says:
"We're really over the moon to be returning to Reading & Leeds. It'll be our third time playing, and we always have the best time."
 
Joining alt-J on the Main Stage on Friday at Reading / Saturday at Leeds, Palma Violets will be treating revelers to cuts from their upcoming ‘Danger In The Club’. Their garage rock clatter is sure to get the crowd going, whilst Drenge graduate to Main Stage status with their extremely loud brand of grunge.
 
Fusing dubstep and rock to create a sound that is entirely their own, London’s Modestep step up to the plate on Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds, joined on the bill by raucous LA skate punks FIDLAR and Japanese metal idol stars Babymetal, who will be opening the stage.
 
Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds will see the return of Festival favourites The Gaslight Anthem, whose signature heartfelt punk rock is sure to provide one of the afternoon’s biggest singalongs. Lead by the iconic Laura Jane Grace the passionate, dynamic punk of Against Me! will cause a similar stir whilst British hardcore titans Feed The Rhino will be providing a suitably noisy start to the day.
NME / BBC RADIO 1 STAGE
Joining the NME/BBC Radio 1 Stage line-up on Friday at Reading / Saturday at Leeds are energetic Brooklyn indie-punks Parquet Courts and LA indie-poppers Echosmith.
After storming the stage last year Scottish chart-smashing rockers Twin Atlantic will return to the bill on Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds, celebrating a huge year with a characteristically anthemic evening set. London indie favourites Spector and up and coming rock newcomers Nothing But Thieves return to the Festival. British soul and R&B singer Kwabs, AWOLNATION, Ghostpoet and The Skints are added to the bill on Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds.
BBC RADIO 1 DANCE STAGE
Getting the BBC Radio 1 Dance tent moving on Friday at Reading / Saturday at Leeds will be Jacob Plant, Maribou State, LANY and All We Are, while dance-icon MK will be bringing his stunning show to close the stage on Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds. Oliver Dollar is added to the bill at Reading only, while Kevin Saunderson will fill this slot with an exclusive set at Leeds.
 
After a stunning 2014, pop provocateur Charli XCX also joins the Radio 1 Dance Tent line-up, a highly anticipated performance in the wake of her critically acclaimed new album Sucker and a sold-out UK tour. Secondcity,Dimension x Kove and Elliphant will join an amazing line-up on Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds, whileBlonde Live, Rustie, Evian Christ, Snakehips, TCTS and 99 Souls are set to entertain the BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage audience on Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds.
THE LOCK UP / THE PIT
Joining an already huge line-up on the Lock Up, on Friday at Reading / Saturday at Leeds will be Modern Baseball, The Bots, The Smith Street Band and Youth Man.
 
The Pit will feature a of line-up of gargantuan established acts and fresh emerging talent including iconic metalcore group Atreyu, PVRIS, And So I Watch You From Afar, Black Peaks, Ho99o9 and The One Hundredon Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds.
 
On Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds, American metalcore five piece Beartooth are added to the bill, and former Gallows frontman Frank Carter will be bringing his new band Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, whileriff-tastic Bristol rockers Turbowolf, Moose Blood, Queen Kwong, Hawk Eyes, Single Mothers, Black Foxxesand Fort Hope are also now revealed for the stage.
FESTIVAL REPUBLIC STAGE
Fresh indie talent has been added to the line-up for the much-loved Festival Republic Stage, with Saint Raymond set to bring his joyous indie pop to the masses on Friday at Reading / Saturday at Leeds. Bombastic Scottish trio Prides, Bear’s Den, Vaults, Joywave, Eliza And The Bear and Hunter & The Bear are also revealed for the bill.
 
With new single ‘Our Eyes’ currently receiving huge radio support and fast-amassing buzz for her forthcoming second album, Lucy Rose will play second on the bill on Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds, with Blossoms and Bad Breeding also added to the line-up.
 
Geordie heroes Little Comets will take to the stage on Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds, along with Mini Mansions, Gengahr, Hippo Campus, Sundara Karma, Black Honey and The Sherlocks.
BBC 1XTRA STAGE
 
One of the most exciting stages at the Festival, the BBC 1XTRA Stage sees British legend Ms Dynamite announced for Saturday at Reading / Sunday at Leeds, joined by visceral Tempa T, Loyle Carner, and Kiko Bun.
 
Dope D.O.D., Fekky, Siobhan Bell and Isaiah Dreads are revealed for the line-up on Sunday at Reading / Friday at Leeds, joining a bill which features some of the best urban talent the world has to offer. 

New acts added to Field Day 2015 lineup

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We are delighted to reveal the new line up additions that will be joining the likes of Caribou, FKA Twigs,Django Django , Run The Jewels, Hudson Mohawke, Chet Faker and Nina Kraviz on the Field DaySaturday 6th June bill.

We are thrilled to welcome the supremely talented Rae Morris to Field Day 2015. Her stunning and critically acclaimed debut album ‘Unguarded’, released last month, has already garnered huge support across the industry, fans and press, making her one of the most relevant, exciting new artists to come out of the UK right now.
Also on board are Field Day alumni Spector, who will bring the modern pop noir sounds of their highly anticipated upcoming second album to Victoria Park; as well as the adventurous New York hip-hop trioRatking, who mix youthful hardcore energy, pure NY beats and rhymes with Cali punk rock and Detroit techno, whilst staying defiantly underground.

Also confirmed for Field Day Saturday are global electronic collective Future Brown with their time-bending, space shrinking, glossy post-human sound, whose highly anticipated new album is out this week on Warp Records; as well as Soundcloud-famous Worcestershire electro-crooner Astronomyy.

Meanwhile, We Are Shining, the British duo who have been in the studio with Kanye, collaborated with FKA Twigs and specialise in apocalyptic atmosphere with foreboding vocals, big beats and frantic electric guitar solos have also been confirmed, alongside hotly-tipped electronic band Hælos with their breathtaking vocal harmonies, and the brilliant radical funkateer Clarence Clarity, a kind of funky Ariel Pink.

We are thrilled to announce new sensational DJ additions to the Field Day Saturday line up. Joining the likes of Nina Kraviz, Madlib, Ben Klock and Marcel Dettman are Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat; Night Slugs co-founder and ‘rhythm & grime’ producer Bok Bok, sublime bedroom composer-programmerMax Tundra, Swedish beatmaker Yung Gud, as well as London’s wildest new club soundtrackerMssingNo. Plus expect epic sets from DJ Barely Legal, Danny L Harle, AG Cook and Shanti Celeste!

Already a Field Day tradition, we are honoured to welcome back the Farnborough Concert Band, who will be, once again, entertaining the Field Day crowds with their exceptional take on anything from Britney Spears to Adele and our very own Patti Smith! The brilliant Hackney Colliery Band, with their tongue-in-cheek nod to the great tradition of British brass bands, are also on board again, mixing rock, afro-beat, hip hop, Balkan beats and contemporary jazz and soul…we absolutely cannot wait to have these two great brass bands at Field Day again!

 

New confirmations for Field Day Sunday 7th June:

Gaz Coombes/ Eagulls/ Ex Hex/ Pale/ Gulf

 Previously announced:
– LIVE – RIDE/ Patti Smith and her band perform Horses (1975-2015)/ Mac DeMarco/ DIIV/ Savages/ Hookworms/ Viet Cong/ Baxter Dury/ Allah-Las/ Ducktails/ Outfit/ My Brightest Diamond/ Bad Breeding/ Jane Weaver… and many more TBA!
 

After confirming Gaz Coombes, the exuberant frontman of the boundlessly imaginative Brit-pop band Supergrass, last week, we are thrilled to announce more exciting additions to the Field Day Sunday line up, which so far includes newly reformed seminal shoe-gazers RIDE as headliners, as well as the iconicPatti Smith & her band (performing her 1975 groundbreaking album Horses), Savages, Mac DeMarcoand many more.

Leeds punk quintet Eagulls have become synonymous with a discontented, disillusioned kind of anger reflected in their brilliant self-titled critically acclaimed 2014 debut album as well as their chaotic and confrontational live shows, going from early support slots with the likes of Iceage and Fucked up to Jesus and The Mary Chain, Suede, Manic Street Preachers, as well as extensive tours in their own right. We are very excited to have them at Field Day this year!

Also confirmed for Field Day Sunday are Washington DC power trio Ex Hex, who make bold and brash punk meets glam rock, power pop; enigmatic London duo Pale, who have been attracting global attention for their seductive melancholic sound, as well as Liverpudlian band Gulf, creators of a melting pot of pop, psychedelia, disco and anything in between.

Y Not Festival adds De La Soul, Palma Violets and many more!

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Y Not Festival announces some massive additions to this years lineup including De La Soul, Palma Violets, British Sea Power and more.

At Y Not, we're over the moon, stars and everything in between, to announce the third wave of bands playing this year.

See the latest additions below:

De La Soul
British Sea Power
Palma Violets
Spector
Tom Vek
The Sunshine Underground
Bipolar Sunshine
Josh Record
Shlomo
Sonic Boom Six
Turbowolf
Luke Sital Sing
Natives
LostAlone
Fight Like Apes
Slaves
Hotei
God Damn
Baby Godzilla
Blitz Kids
Empire
Freeze The Atlantic
Tangled Hair
Woahnows
M+A
Post War Glamour Girls
Doctrines
Emperor Yes
Emperor Chung
In Colour
INVSN
Lyger

Check the full lineup below:
Friday-Sunday
White Lies (HEADLINER)
Dizzee Rascal (HEADLINER)
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls (HEADLINER)
Razorlight
The Fratellis
Newton Faulkner
Shed Seven
Reel Big Fish
Swim Deep
Andrew W.K (solo)
The Blackout
Ella Eyre
Cerebral Ballzy
Yuck
Catfish & The Bottlemen
Circa Waves
Itch
Beans On Toast
DZ Deathrays
Eliza & The Bear
Darlia
Lonely The Brave
The Wytches
Menace Beach
Best Friends
Night Engine
Flyte
Brawlers
King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
Amber Run
Black Moth
Nordic Giants
Nothing But Thieves
Youth Man
The First
Tigercub
Hungeroff & The Wild Roots

Thursday (because three days is never enough)
Goldie Lookin Chain
Max Raptor
James Warner Prophecies
Bare Knuckle Parade

Spector, Bipolar Sunshine and more added to Blissfields Festival

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The Summer Festival Guide is excited to bring you the latest lineup details for this years Blissfields Festival.  It follows on from the announcement of 2ManyDJs, Hercules & Love Affair, Tune-Yards and many more diverse acts for its 2014 event, the festival is now pleased to unveil its second wave of artists for this July 3rd to 5th in Hampshire. Spector, Bipolar Sunshine, Johnny Flynn, Thumpers,Éclair Fifi, Years And Years, and Laurel, lead the announcement for the award-winning and intimate family-friendly festival for forward-thinking music fans.

Check out the current lineup below:

The Wild Stage:
2MANYDJS – SLEIGH BELLS
TUNE-YARDS – HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR – SPECTOR
BI-POLAR SUNSHINE – DAN CROLL – NICK MULVEY
CHLOE HOWL – LUKE SITAL SINGH – RY X – FAMY
GENTLEMENS DUB CLUB – KYAN – COSMO SHALDRAKE
Wild Stage DJs: WILL CHUMP – MATT CLARK – LITTLE CHIEF – NELLIE
 
The Hustle Den:
JOHNNY FLYNN – WOLF ALICE – DUB PISTOLS
SNAKEHIPS – KIDNAP KID – TCTS – SUBGIANT – MELT YOURSELF DOWN
THUMPERS – FLYTE – YEARS AND YEARS – LAUREL – GYPSY DISCO
BUDDHIST PUNKZ – TRANSGRESSIVE SOUNDSYSTEM
LISTENING PARTY – BLACK KAT BOPPERS – THE GREAT MALARKEY
ONE STEP TOO LATE – BIGTOPP – FISH HOOK – GHOULS – JUNGLE DOCTORS
BURNING BEACHES – PACHANGO – PANDORA'S JUKEBOX
Road To Blissfields WINNERS: LITTLE BROTHER ELI – ERIKA – MORAL PANICS
ECHOTAPE – FREEWAY MAD – THE B OF THE BANG – BROTHER GOOSE

The Hidden Hedge / AV Sanctuary:
BENNY PAGE (DJ) – FIREARM – DR MEAKER
MARY MISS FAIRY – ANIMAL – THE RAGED – THE ST. PIERRE SNAKE INVASION
ESPA – HENTAI BABIES – SCIENCE OF 8 LIMBS
DJ'S DAN HAYES (SUBGIANT) & ANGRY
DAN MUNRO – SHUDDERVISION PRESENTS DIGITS MCPHEE AND GUESTS
ALEX THE KIDD AND ENVIOUS MIND – RADIO ACTIVE BONES (LIVE)
SAM’KILLAMAN’JAGO & JACK CURTIS – SHOTAWAY
WILL TUN & THE WASTERS
BELLYEYESMILE – HEADSESSIONS SOUNDSYSTEM – REJENR8 VJS
DIARMO & L'AUBAINE (AV SHOW) – DOKTOR MOHLBERG 
SEB MARX (AV SHOW) – CHROMATOUCH (AV SHOW)
WUB WORLD (AV SHOW) – K.M.P (DJ) – DANZAI (DJ)

Blisscotheque:
ÉCLAIR FIFI – MONKI
BITR8 – CHOLOMBIAN (DJ SET) – GANG COLOURS – THEQUICKANDTHEDEAD
FAUXLO – MAXIN DJ's – SAI – MEM & KAMIKAZE LOVE (Shorebitch) – WILLOW
BEN PAUL – MORGAN HISLOP – ALLY WOLF – DEADPROUD 
DEADBEAT DISCO – PSYCHADELIA DJ’s – MATTY LAH – THE GREAT ONE 
JIMI NEEDLES – POLYBLANK – JUTURNA – LEX
PAUL SAWYER (EJ Underground) – GILES WHITELEY
SWORTHY – TACTIT ONE
 
The Larch:
CHRIS T-T – ELECTRIC SWING CIRCUS – BEANS ON TOAST
PAUL DIELLO – THE BOY I USED TO BE – MOULETTES – HALLOUMINATI
SOUNDTRACKS – MATT PERRIMENT – ALEX WALKER – MATT JARVIS
NICK TANN – BEN GODDARD – CHARLIE AYLIFFE – JOSH SAVAGE
DALE J ALLEN – LUKE FERRE – DAVE MIATT – SAM BROTHERS – YOUNGSKIN
TOM LOWMAN – BETH McCARTHY – BONSAI PIRATES
SAM COTTON – TOM LOWMAN – EDD DONOVAN AND THE WONDERING MOLES
HEAD NORTH – BITE THE BUFFALO – TIKI TAANE & JAYSON NORRIS
HOLLIE SMITH – JAKE GAUNTLET – FLOELLA GRACE 
Folkgeek Presents: LILY JUNIPER – WARDTHOMAS – BRUNO MAJOR
ALEX VARGAS – FRANKLIN & JAMES – FAWN
Beans On Toast Presents: WILL VARLEY – ITCHY TEETH – KSH AND THE GOING GOODS
FRANKIE FORMAN – LITTLE ROBYN AND THE MOB – GAZ BROOKFIELD – GRANT SHARKEY

Bilbao BBK Live adds The Klaxons, Soulwax and 14 more acts

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Twin Shadow, Spector, Little Boots, Benjamin Biolaywith special guest Carl Barat, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Gary Clark Jr, The Weeks, Arcane Roots, Hacktivist, The Bots, Birdy Nam Nam and local hero Fermin Muguruza.

The Klaxons

A total of 16 new acts join headliners Depeche Mode, Kings of Leon and Green Day, plus Biffy Clyro,The Hives and Fatboy Slim amongst others. Day Tickets go onsale today from as little as £42.50 plus booking fee and Three Day tickets, including camping, are still available for just £85 plus booking fee on See Tickets and Ticketweb.

More acts will be announced soon, so stay tuned to our website, Twitter and Facebook page.

Bilbao BBK Live is a three-day event that takes place on top of a hill surrounded by mountains offering spectacular views over the city of Bilbao. The privileged location of the site, its proximity to the city and beach and a late start of bands, allow festivalgoers to make the most of this event and unique setting. Bilbao is a modern city famous for its architecture, museums and gastronomy, and it’s just a stone’s throw away from some of the best waves in Europe.

Bilbao BBK Live is above all a fuss free festival; with an uncomplicated layout, easy access from the city and airport it has proven to be a huge success with national and international festival goers.

The Cribs, Spector and more added to Camden Crawl 2012 lineup

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 Also joining the bill is London’s very own SPECTOR and CLOCK OPERA. The former’s hugely anthemic songs have made them one of the standout new bands of 2012 whilst Clock Opera’s frenetic, bleep–ridden synth rock has made them another of the most talked about bands of this year.  Other highlights include rising star of Canada’s new breed of independent musicians DAN MANGAN and the warm the auditory breeze of FRANCOIS AND THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS whose debut album ‘E Volo Love’ is out now on Domino Records.

The Cribss

These acts and a huge smorgasbord of others will be playing alongside previously announced performers such as Death In Vegas, Alabama 3,Glasvegas, The Futureheads, Gaz Coombes, The Raincoats, Kids In Glass Houses, Actress, Lady Leshurr, Ghetts, Sway, And So I Watch You From Afar.  Comedians such as Rufus Hound, Henning When, Tony Law and Abandonman will also be taking to the stage this arts and music extravaganza. In typical Camden Crawl form, a handful of surprise will be revealed shortly prior to or at the event itself.

SB.TV ROCKS ELECTRIC BALLROOM WITH HOTTEST NEW URBAN TALENT SUNDAY 6TH MAY 

The Camden Crawl is proud to unveil its first ever event with the UK’s most innovative and exciting broadcaster on the closing day of the 2012 festival. SBTV is at the forefront of UK youth culture with over 100 million hits on YouTube and a global reach stretching right across the Atlantic. They offer a broad range of content relevant to UK urban culture – leaving no stone unturned when it comes to showcasing the full spectrum of talent within the UK music scene and beyond. Broadcasting exclusively on the internet and, in just a few short years, SBTV has organically grown a large social-network presence, which in turn, has cemented the organisation as the leading 'Music and Lifestyle' platform in the UK.

‘I am proud that SBTV is a partner of this year's Camden Crawl. We are hosting a stage at The Electric Ballroom on Sunday 6th May, giving a platform to some of the UK's hottest urban artists. I think it's great that the festival is branching out to showcase the best of the London scene, and highlighting more diverse acts’. – Jamal Edwards (founder SB.TV)

Hosted by SBTV’s very own GEORGIA LA, the hot and sweaty Ballroom will feature the following hotly tipped new talents.

ASH CATCH ‘EM n SCRUFIZZER n  CONTEXT n  YASMIN n  LUNAR C n  LADY LESHURR n  DRIFTERn ROXXXAN n  MZ BRATT n  MAXSTA n  MIC RIGHTEOUS

Renowned SBTV DJ MELODY KANE will also be spinning discs throughout the day which runs from 3:00 til 6:00 pm.

SPECIAL EDITIONS OF TOP CLUB NIGHTS HOST DJS & LIVE MUSIC
WELL INTO THE EARLY HOURS

Last, certainly, but not least, a diverse spectrum of cutting edge London club nights will complete each evening  on an electronic high. Highlights from the 2012 club line up include:

MARY ANNE HOBBS PRESENTS Sat @ KOKO feat. South London Ordnance (DJ), D/R/U/G/S (live), Rustie (live), Thefft (DJ) MISTAJAM’S SPEAKERBOX Sat @ Jazz feat. Sway (live), Lady Leshurr (live), Cable b2b Fusion b2b BitR8 (DJ), Boy (DJ), Jacob Plant (DJ), Majestic (DJ)URBAN NERDS  Sat @ The Cuban feat. Actress (live), DJs Rattus Rattus & Klose One LIFT OFF Sun @ feat Mz Bratt (live), Thadboogie (DJ), DJRD SUPA DUPA FLY Sun @ Dingwalls EDDY TEMPLE MORRIS PRESENTS Sun @ Koko feat Bobby Tank (live) Ayah Marar (live), Monsta (live), Mistabishi (live) MODA Sat @ Camden Rock feat Roska (live), Tom Starr (DJ), Jaymo & Andy George (DJ), Bxentric (DJ) BAD LIFE PRESENTS Sat @ Purple Turtle feat Attaque (live), Night Symmetry (live)

Get Loaded in the Park add The Riles, About Group and more!

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the riflesComing straight from a huge sell out show at The Coronet last week, The Rifles bring a new look band to Get Loaded in the Park. With a third studio album soon to hit our airwaves, Chingford’s finest look set for an absolutely massive summer with the first chapter written on 11th June.
 
In the Gigwise Arena, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor bring his other band About Group to Clapham Common for an exclusive and rare appearance. As a Mercury prize-nominated pop star, Alexis has been responsible for bringing geekery to the dancefloor and will be showcasing tracks from About Group’s second album.
 
New Zealand born, London resident Connan Mockasin brings his delightful, slanted and enchanted world to Get Loaded in the Park. He has recently been creating a stir on the blogs with his track ‘Dolphin’ and will be bringing his unique blend of psychedelic pop to the party.
 
As the new act from former Les Incompétents / Lion.Ox.Eagle.Man member Frederick Macpherson, Spector categorically tick the box labelled ‘raw energy.’ A vigorous and ludicrously good-looking five piece, they fuse rawkus energy and effortless panache.
 
Last but by no means least, Six Nation State are a UK based four-piece who in the past three years have supported bands such as Babyshambles. With their debut album set for release this year we’re delighted to have them on board. “For two years we lived on Clapham common so coming to play Get Loaded is a little special for us. It’s going to be a great start to the summer festivals!” Gerry del Guercio (Six Nation State)
 
 
OTHER GET LOADED IN THE PARK HIGHLIGHTS…
Having stole the show at the recent Camden Crawl, Get Loaded headliners Razorlight return to the Capital for another spectacular performance. Their set at the Crawl featured new tracks alongside the classics we all know and love and resulted in Johnny Borrell telling NMEhow he felt Razorlight’s return “feels like a new band.”
 
The Cribs arrive at Get Loaded having destroyed Rockness the previous night with further main stage performances from Noisettes, British Sea Power, Patrick Wolf and Los Campesinos! In the Gigwise arena Darwin Deez plays his only London show of 2011 alongside Yelle, O.Children, Babeshadow and Alpines. Finally The Flower Post host the Last.FM arena with the brilliant Johnny Flynn playing with Slow Club, Sound Of Rum, The Agitator, Beans On Toast, Dark Moon and The Joker And The Thief.
 
An indie and live bands showcase as strong as you will see in London this year, we hope you can join us on June 11th as Get Loaded in the Park returns in triumphant style.
  
Open from 12.00pm – 9.00pm
Early Bird Tickets: SOLD OUT
Last remaining saver tickets: £35 + Booking Fee
Fully licensed bar until close

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