Creamfields, August 22–24 Laura Jones, Detroit Swindle Stoneham Park, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9HT www.junkclub.com
City.Sound.Project
£30–£45 Canterbury May 3–4 Gorgon City, Waze & Odyssey, Josh Butler, Leftwing + Kody, B.Traits, My Nu Leng, Blonde, Gotsome, Morrt Various Canterbury venues www.citysoundprojectuk.com
electric zoo
April May
$99–$200 (weekend) mexico city, mexico 3/5 - 4/5 Skrillex, Above & Beyond, Alesso, Martin Solveig, Laidback Luke, Fedde Le Grand, Sander van Doorn, Dirty South, Chromeo (DJ set), Tritonal, Sasha, Aly & Fila, Justin Martin, Bryan Kearney, Hardwell, Knife Party, Dash Berlin, Martin Garrix, Dubfire, Dillon Francis, Claude VonStroke, Chris Liebing, Joris Voorn Mexico City, Mexico www.electriczoofestival.com/ mexico/en
masked ball FIELD DAY TURIN
£TBA Turin, italy April 24 Jon Hopkins, Sohn, Oneohtrix Point Never The Rainbow Complex, 160 Via Bossoli 83 10135 Turin, Italy – clubtoclub.it/2014-en
Liverpool Sound City
£44 (three-day wristband) Liverpool May 1-3 The Hold Steady, Fuck Buttons, Mixhell, Jon Hopkins, The Minutes, Gruff Rhys, Lanterns on the Lake, Wolf Alice, Drenge, Clean Bandit, Fat White Family, Fair Ohs, Kodaline, Findlay, Royal Blood, Jungle, San Fermin, Jimi Goodwin, Racing Glaciers Various venues around Liverpool www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk
The next eight pages are bursting with all the info you need to plan your attack on festival season 2014. From April in Italy to Shrewsbury in September, from the beaches of Croatia to the meadows of Cheshire, get ready for the summer of your life
FIELD DAY amsterdam
£TBA amsterdam, holland May 2 Four Tet, Jamie XX Wibautstraat 127, 1091 GL Amsterdam, Netherlands www.trouwamsterdam.nl/en
Live At Leeds
£25 LEEDS May 2–5 The Hold Steady, Fuck Buttons, The Sunshine Underground, King Charles, The Midnight Beast, Pulled Apart By Horses, The Bug, Yuck, Tennis, Nina Nesbitt, Wolf Alice, Drenge, Clean Bandit, Fat White Family, Kodaline, Bipolar Sunshine, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Royal Blood, Albert Hammond Jr, Blood Red Shoes, Saint Raymond, George Ezra, The Neighbourhood, Years & Years Various venues around Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, LS1 3HQ www.liveatleeds.com
Words Phil Dudman Declan Osborn Sean Griffiths Duncan Dick
Brew at the Bog
anthony mooney
£35 Inverness May 2–3 Admiral Fallow, Kid Canaveral, Annie Eve, Roddy Woomble, Findlay Napier & The Bar Room Mountaineers, Miaoux Miaoux, King Creosote, The Pictish Trail Bogbain Farm, Drumossie, IV2 5BD www.brewatthebog.com
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Junk Big Top
£15 (day), £35–£45 (weekend) Eastleigh May 3 Jamie Jones, Maya Jane Coles, Dyed Soundorom,
£25 Porthleven May 3–4 Cuban Brothers, DJ Griff, Dreadzone (live), Electric Rescue, Groove Armada (DJ set), Jelly Jazz, John Askew, Light Knife, Mad Mats, Marcus Marr, Panda, Pete Isaac, Rebel Bingo, Rob Da Bank, Shit Robot, The Horse Meat Disco, Trojan Soundsystem Beacon Crag, Porthleven, Cornwall, TR13 9LA www.maskedball.net
Riverside Festival
£30–£75 Glasgow May 3–4 Tiga, Felix Da Housecat, Derrick Carter, Jamie Jones, Derrick May, Andrew Weatherall, DJ Sneak, Shaun Reeves, Lee Curtiss, Ryan Crosson, Vitalic, Moritz Von Oswald Riverside Museum, 100 Pointhouse Place, G3 8RS www.theelectricfrog.co.uk
DUNDEE DANCE EVENT
£30–£75 Dundee May 4 Harri, Yogi Haughton, Paul Bleasdale, James Bradley, DJ YSL, Andy Raeside, Chris Mann, Jonny Kennedy, Neil Lowdon, DJ Zed, Felix The Sax Cat, Scott Williams, Derek McCusker, Barry Miller Various venues across Dundee Facebook.com/groups/dde2014
Sounds From The Other City
£18+ Manchester May 4 Pins, Bernard & Edith, Adult Jazz, Eaves ,Broken Twin, Face & Heel, Neon Waltz, A/V Art Rave, Karen Gwyer, Theo Burt, John T. Gast, Gaz Howells, Jonathan Hering, Dub Smugglers Soundsystem, Grumbling Fur, Werkha, From the Kites of San Quentin, Plank, Fighting, Mind on Fire Residents, Pete Herbert, 2 Billion Beats, El Diablos Social Club DJS Islington Mill, James Street, Salford M3 5HW soundsfromtheothercity.com
THE BIG BEACH BALL £30+
aberdeen May 4 Kerri Chandler, Mylo, Dillinja, Green Velvet, Cajmere, Optimo, Harri & Domenic, Krystal Klear, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Charlie P, Admiral Fallow, The Little Kicks, Malcolm Middleton, Fatherson,
Pictish Trail, Tuff Love, Lost Map Records, Ok Social Club, Marionettes, Forest Fires, The Mirror Trap, Bigfoot’s Tea Party, Minival, Greg Gibb, Dsr Soundsystem, Jungle Nation Beach Ballroom, Beach Promenade AB24 5NR www.thebigbeachball.co.uk
Northern Lights
£28 newcastle May 5 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nervo, Tommy Trash, Wolfpack, Felix Leiter, Anakyn, Mr Thomas, John O’Callaghan, Lange, Jordan Suckley, Menno De Jong, Criag Connelly, Sneijder, Solis & Truby, James Cottle, Josh Butler, Marc Roberts, Robson & Burn, Tom Rankin, Northern Project Ft. Paul, Thomas & Dan Stafford, Phil Bennison, Bear Essentials Times Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4EP www.reachforthelights.com
The Great Escape
Various venues across each city M1 5QR www.dottodotfestival.co.uk
PULSE FESTIVAL
£12–£65 Southampton May 23–25 Chloe Fontaine, Miss Dix, Paul Sawyer, Alan Prosser, LA Williams, Paul Moore, Dean Detached, Lio, Steve Brandwood, Dizko Delta & Cuz Beats b2b, OlivrX, The Business Partners, Mr Black & Robberto, Ronnie Spiteri, Niko & Lyall, Ordinary Jack, Von Allmen, Ramaytush, Olly-S & Sven Clarke, John Tyrrell, Marco Giovanni, J Nova Sunneyfields Farm, Jacob Gutter Lane, Totton, SO40 9FX www.pulse.org.uk
Love Saves The Day
£25–£49.50 Bristol May 24–25 Annie Mac, Greg Wilson, Congo Natty, Jakwob, Ms Dynamite, Breakage, Just
Jack, Todd Terje, Hercules and Love Affair, Shy FX, SBTRKT, Gentlemans Dub Club, Jamie XX, Quantic, Pardon My French DJs, Crazy P, Horse Meat Disco, Eats Everything, Nina Kraviz, PBR Streetgang, Tessela, The Heatwave, Waifs & Strays, Kidnap Kid, Eton Messy, John Talabot, Clean Bandit, Neneh Cherry, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Sam Binga Castle Park, Castle Park, Bristol, BS1 5TA www.lovesavestheday.org
We Are FSTVL
£69 (day) £132.50 (weekend) Upminster May 24–25 Annie Mac, The Martinez Brothers, Richie Hawtin, Eddie Halliwell, Sven Vath, Tiga, Fatboy Slim, Andy C, Duke Dumont, Chuckie, Geddes, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Mark Knight, Sub Focus, Steve Lawler, High Contrast, Noisia, Adam Beyer, Guy Gerber, Giles Smith,
Derrick Carter, Solomun, Jamie Jones, Nick Curly, Michael Woods, Riva Starr, mirko loko, Ricardo Villalobos, Kevin Saunderson, Timo Maas, Thomas Gold, Teebee, Tom Staar, Carl Craig, Shy FX, Shane Watcha, Levon Vincent, Lee Foss, Danny Byrd, Ellen Allien, Delta Heavy, DC Breaks, Doorly, Friction, Simon Baker, Matthias Tanzmann, London Elektricity, Cassy, Jaymo & Andy George, Kerri Chandler, Robert James, Tensnake, Miss Kittin, Tania Vulcano, Davide Squillace, Maya Jane Coles, Clive Henry, Alexis Raphael, Calyx, Knife Party, Camo & Krooked, Luciano, Guti, Lee Brinx, Cesar Merveille, Nina Kraviz, No Artificial Colours, Copyright, Max Chapman, Sam Divine, Disclosure, Martin ikin, Terry Farley, Deetron, Huxley, Loadstar, wAFF, Hector Couto, Mind Vorte Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Aveley Road, RM14 2TN www.wearefstvl.com
£45–£54.50 (three-day pass) Brighton May 8–10 Kelis, September Girls, Slaves, Fat White Family, FTSE, Money For Rope, Shy Nature, Future Islands Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, BN1 1UE www.mamacolive.com/ thegreatescape
Southport Weekender
£185 Minehead May 9–11 Carl Cox, MK, Kerri Chandler, Seth Troxler, The Martinez Brothers, Tony Humphries, Terry Hunter, Derrick Carter, DJeff Afrozila, Moodymann, Gilles Peterson, Osunlade, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Greg Wilson, Ben UFO, Alexander Nut , Floating Points, Tall Black Guy, Kev Beadle, Gavin Kendrick, Joey Negro, Kenny Dope, Andrew Ashong, Mr Scruff, Norman Jay, Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson, Andy Davies, Bob Jeffries, Terry Jones, Jazzy Jeff, MistaJam, DJ Spinderella, David Rodigan, DJ Ez, DJ Spoony, Shortee Blitz Butlins Resort, Minehead, TA24 5SH www.southportweekender.co.uk
Electric Circus Music Festival 250CNY (pre-sale) Shanghai, China May 17 Cosmic Gate, Swanky Tunes, Falcon, Greg Armano, local acts, plus two electro bands, GoChic and Nova Heart Shanghai New Expo Center, He Huan Road no.201, Pudong Area, Shanghai, China www.electriccircus.org
Knockengorroch World Ceilidh
£71+ (earlybirds) Kirkcudbrightshire May 22–25 Dub Pistols, Neville Staple, KAN, Mungo’s Hi Fi, Coldcut, Sam Lee, Vieux Farke Toure, Ross Ainslie & Jarleth Henderson, Alejandro Toledo & The Magic Tombolinos, Plantec Knockengorroch CIC, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, DG7 3TJ www.knockengorroch.org.uk
Dot to Dot Festival
£20+ Manchester, Bristol, nottingham May 23–25 Peace, The Midnight Beast, Real Estate, Wolf Alice, Courtney Barnett, Darlia, Kyla La Grange, Barbarossa, Betty Who, Caveman, Frank Hamilton, Fyfe, Gavin James, George Barnett, Horse Thief, Lapland, Laura Welsh, LSA, Marika, Hackman, MT Royal Norma Jean Martine, Sean McGowan, Sivu, St Paul & The Broken Bones, Sundara Karma, We The Wild, We Were Evergreen, Wonder Villains, Young Kato
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Fav o u r i t e
Mysteryland
May 23–26, Bethel Woods, New York, USA Held on the site of the legendary festival of ’69 – though presumably with less acid and fewer doomed rock stars – Mysteryland USA is the Stateside version of the Dutch festival that claims to be the longest-running in the world. Highlights Steve Aoki, Nicky Romero, Showtek, Nervo, Fedde le Grand, Dubfire, Joris Voorn, Pan Pot, Booka Shade DJ set, Kolsch (live), 2000 And One, Carl Craig B2B Dimitri, Josh Wink, Soul Clap, DJ Sneak, Steve Bug, Visionquest, Boris Werner, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Moby, Dillon Francis, Kill The Noise, Chase & Status, Chris Liebing, TiNi, Marcel Dettmann, Gaiser (live), Scuba, Heidi, Justin Martin, Cassy, Blond:ish Don’t miss Kölsch live in the big top, Dillon Francis on the main stage, and Josh Wink’s ‘20 years of Ovum’ set Mixmag supertip We like the look of the Vinyl-Only ‘minifest’ on Saturday, with Carl Craig, Josh Wink, Soul Clap and DJ Sneak! Tickets from $109 www.mysteryland.us
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