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THE MAGIC GANG The EP is out! Are you happy with how it has been received? We are! More than anything we’re looking forward to playing the songs live now that people are familiar with them. What’s with the synchronised swimming in the video for ‘Feeling Better’? We just felt the song sounded like it needed a dance routine, so why not a swimming dance routine?! You played the big room at the Roundhouse supporting Swim Deep back last year, how was that? It was amazing. Playing the venue lived up to our expectations, and the people in the audience made it really special.
PREVIEW
ROUNDHOUSE RISING 17th - 20th March
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eturning for its sixth year, once again Camden venue The Roundhouse will house both a series of live gigs – Black Honey are among the acts already confirmed to appear – and various sessions and talks aimed at helping young people join ‘the industry’. We’re returning too, after last year’s shenanigans with Girl Band, we’re hosting The Magic Gang, INHEAVEN and Gillbanks at the venue’s Sackler Space on Friday 18th March. Tickets are on sale RIGHT NOW (bonus – it’s 16+).
Radiohead, Arcade Fire and The Chemical Brothers headline the event’s 10th Birthday celebrations, with Foals, Pixies, Wolf Alice, Tame Impala, Years & Years, M83, Courtney Barnett, John Grant, Hot Chip and Father John Misty also appearing.
BENICÀSSIM
14th - 17th July Muse, Hinds, Disclosure and The Vaccines are among the latest names for the Spanish bash, joining the alreadyannounced Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer, The Maccabees and Jamie xx.
LOVEBOX
15th - 16th July LCD Soundsystem and Major Lazer headline this year’s Victoria Park twodayer, the former a “London exclusive”. Among those also appearing are MØ, Run The Jewels, Jungle, Jack Garratt, and Stormzy.
LONGITUDE
15th - 17th July Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer and The National have been announced as headliners, with Jamie xx, Chvrches, Courtney Barnett, MØ, Tyler, The Creator, Róisín Murphy, A$AP Ferg and Father John Misty also playing.
SECRET GARDEN PARTY
21st - 24th July Caribou and Air join Primal Scream as headliner, with Swim Deep, The Japanese House, Dua Lipa, Rae Morris and Oscar also confirmed.
KENDAL CALLING
28th - 31st July Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Everything Everything and Rat Boy are among the first artists announced, with The Charlatans, Hooton Tennis Club, The Hives and The Big Moon also playing.
ØYA
9th - 13th August
FIDLAR and The Last Shadow Puppets have been added to a line-up that already features PJ Harvey, Chvrches, Stormzy and Jamie xx.
BOARDMASTERS
10th - 14th August Deadmau5 is the second headliner announced for the Cornish surf-loving weekend, with Primal Scream, Rat Boy and Mystery Jets joining acts including the previously-confirmed Wolf Alice, Kaiser Chiefs and VANT.
WAY OUT WEST
11th - 13th August Skepta, Massive Attack and Young Fathers and Jack Garratt join the likes of Chvrches, Jamie xx, Sia, Stormzy, and The Last Shadow Puppets in Gothenburg this August.
FLOW
12th - 14th August Iggy Pop, Massive Attack with Young Fathers and Sleaford Mods join the
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