Cashu, Badsista, DJ Python, Klein, more added to Unsound 2019 line-up
Unsound have added more artists and speakers to its 2019 edition.
New additions to the programme include DJ Python, Zamilska, Opla, Scratchclart & Lady Lykezand, and 700 Bliss, the collaborative project between DJ Haram and Moor Mother. South London experimental artist Klein will also debut her new Lifetime show.
Brazilian DJs Cashu and Badsista will play b2b at the festival, as well as Bambounou and Lutto Lento who will be playing b2b for the first time.
Houghton Festival cancelled due to extreme weather warning
Houghton Festival has been cancelled due to extreme weather forecast.
The Craig Richards-curated festival was due to run from tonight (8th August) to Monday morning (12th) but, following warnings of issued by the Met Office of 40 MPH winds, thunderstorms and heavy downpours in Norfolk, it has been cancelled.
Aïsha Devi, Nkisi, Plaid, more locked for Madrid’s L.E.V. Festival
Spanish promoters L.E.V. has shared the first round of names set to play this year's festival, its first in Madrid.
Specialising in “the most cutting edge side of digital creativity”, L.E.V. festival will run from the 17th to the 20th of October at Centro de Creación Contemporánea Matadero Madrid.
KALLIDA is a picturesque house party setting the new standard for UK festivals
Plenty of festivals pride themselves on their laid-back atmosphere and sense of intimacy. Few, if any, pull it off quite like KALLIDA. Taking place on the picturesque manor grounds of Sparkford Hall, Somerset, this 400 cap house party reimagines what a small festival can be, setting itself apart from the pack with a line-up that joyfully balances everything from east African electronics, contemporary jazz and reggae with radiant club music, percussive techno, jungle, and more sizzling pop mutations than you ever knew you needed.
Spread between the massive house’s ground floor ballroom and a gritty, exposed-brick basement, each night of KALLIDA feels like the rowdiest, most surreal gaff party you’ve ever been to multiplied by ten.
Ultra to extend sustainability initiatives for 2020 festival
Ultra Miami is to extend its sustainability initiative for next year's festival.
Dedicated to decreasing the environmental impact of the festival, the ‘Mission: Home’ initiative will include a significant decrease in single-use plastics, an enhanced recycling program and a "leave no trace" policy.
Win two gold passes to ÎLESONIQ Festival 2019
ÎLESONIQ festival takes place at Parc Jean-Drapeau, located on the island of Île Saint-Hélène a short distance from downtown Montreal, Canada. Running from Friday the 9th to the 10th August 2019, the festival will play host to a weekend of live performances, art installations and more.
Across the three stages, Oasis, Bud Light Mirage and Neon, some of the biggest acts in EDM, trap, techno and more are slated to perform.
Terminal V locks Laurent Garnier, Maceo Plex, Âme, more in full line-up
Terminal V has revealed the names completing this year's festival line-up.
Following the Terminal V Easter party with the likes of Helena Hauff, Chris Leibing and Nastia in April this year, the festival returns to the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday 26th October for ‘The Reckoning’.
Nyege Nyege Festival announces full line-up for 2019 festival
Ugandan arts collective and record label Nyege Nyege has shared the full line-up for the 5th edition of its festival.
Set to take place at Nile Discovery Beach in Jinja, Uganda, Nyege Nyege festival will run from the 5th to the 8th September and feature 300 performers from over 30 countries.
Forest fire leads to Fresh Island Festival evacuation in Croatia
Croatia's Fresh Island festival has been evacuated following a fire.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning (16th) Fresh Island festival was evacuated after a fire broke out behind Zrce beach, where the festival was taking place, on the island of Pag.
The main road to Novalja was closed temporarily and re-opened after a few hours to allow the police to escort buses back to resorts.
Ciel, Sherelle, Kampire, Minimal Violence, more locked for New Forms festival 2019
New Forms festival has shared the first wave of acts joining its 2019 line-up.
The festival is set to take place in Vancouver from the 25th to 29th September, at flagship venues The Japanese Language School & Hall and The Pace.
