Beat-Herder festival 2014 Announces Second Wave of Artists

Hot on the heels of its first line-up announcement Beat-Herder is proud to reveal its second wave of artists including globally renowned acts 2ManyDJs (DJ set), Eats Everything, Jagwar Ma, Hot Since 82, The 2 Bears, Justin Robertson, reggae legends Macka B. andThe Roots Ragga Band DJ and producer Elite Force and the world’s no1 female DJ Lisa Lashes. 

The legendary Lancastrian festival announced it’s first wave of artists earlier this month with names including Happy Mondays, The Orb, Boney M., Vitalic, The Bloody Beetroots, Mr. Scruff, Dub Pistols, Klangkarussell, Greg Wilson, Bipolar Sunshine, DJ Format, The Utah Saints, Riva Starr and Goldie Looking Chain.

The massive second wave features some huge acts from across the musical spectrum: Gramatik, The Correspondents, Kidnap Kid, Mountain of Love (featuring original members of Alabama 3), Blonde, Slipmatt, Ed Solo, Deekline, Far Too Loud, Chris Liberator, Russ Cuban, Tim Sheridan and many, many more. 

Said festival co-founder Nick Chambers: “We are extremely proud of this year’s line-up – legends, lunatics, liveness - it’s literally got it all. More than 100 acts - it’s immense! All we do now is add in a few thousand lovely Herders on the weekend – that’s when the magic really happens!” 

“We’ve also got a couple of little treats up our sleeves that we’ll announce closer to the festival. Watch this space, all will be revealed!” 

Beat-Herder is a a completely different festival experience to any other with Herders enjoying 15 completely unique, craftsman built stages including the mighty Beat Herder Stage, the oriental mystery of The Fortress, the heady atmosphere of The Woods, the Trailer Trash Big Top, the cosy Snug, the incredible, authentic Working Men’s Club (step inside, you could literally be in Todmorden in 1971) and much more beside.  

Over the year’s Beat-Herder has played host to some of the best-loved acts on the planet from global names to emerging talent, from Groove Armada to Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry to Leftfield to Jake Bugg and all points between.

Renowned as one of the best parties of the summer Beat-Herder is celebrating it’s ninth year this July (Fri 18 – Sun 20) in the beautiful setting of the Ribble Valley in the shadow of Pendle Hill.

The third and final wave of 2014’s line-up will be announced soon. Watch this space!

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Weekend At The Edge Of The Lake Festival announces over 40 artists

The 8th edition of Weekend At The Edge Of The Lake Festival will take place from June 27th to 29th, in a little summer alpine paradise: the Géronde Lake in Sierre, Switzerland. With over 5,000 festival goers set to be in attendence for three days and three nights of concerts, live sets, DJ sets and visual art performances all taking place at the shore of the little lake.

On Friday, Géronde Lake will welcome it's headliner Gramatik, US resident but originally from Slovenia, world famous beat maker, with a live show that travels between blues, swing, hip-hop and dubstep. The evening will start with an acid jazz concert from Mop Mop featuring Ange Da Costa from Angola, for a tropical journey with a stopover in the east of Africa. Lack of Afro from UK, will present their new funk album full of sun and energy. DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot will present their long awaited project Caught in the Middle of a 3-Way mix, created in memory of the 2nd album of Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique. This audio and video party documentary will be presented premiered exclusively in Switzerland.

On Saturday, Soul Minority, will bring electronic colours to the festival with a sweet and soft DJ set, made from their own productions. The Bruk Boogie Kru will offer a unique concert of musicians gathering for the occasion such as The Layders, an amazing band from Johannesburg. Karocel, lead by Matthias Kaden, will launch the evening with their live formation of six musicians who flow between downtempo and deep house. Synapson, an emerging new French duo, will offer a ruffling performance between disco, house and electro. The evening will end with two tight artists, the Bulgarian KiNK with his instrumental live show alongside the beautiful voice of Rachel Row and the little genius from South Africa, Culoe de Song, signed on the Berlin label Innervisions of Dixon and Âme.

Saturday and Sunday afternoon will take a south west French accent with the “Bal 2 Vieux de Guéthary” lead by Jules Edouard Moustic (Canal +), Rhapsode and RKK from Radio Nova. An off festival around the lake will also be taking place as well during the 3 days.

Visual arts will be a predominent feature at this year’s festival with 5 different disciplines on show : illustration with Madame la Belge (the festival’s 2014 poster designer) and Nicolas Constantin through live painting performance ; plastic arts with Pierrot Des Ballons and Gabidou, master balloon sculptor ; video with David Vincent, alien video VJ expert ; photography from Rachel Baran, a young American artist who has been creating quite a buzz on the web recently she will be dropping an innocent and sparkling outlook on the festival and theater, with Tildi Zinsstag and their camels with two bilingual performances.

Several animations will also be screened over the weekend alongisde a petanque tournament, an interactive ballad in a Tuk-Tuk Pedalo with a start from a short lived floating platform, initiation to stand up paddle and Surf bike, a children's space and immersive workshops around the pirate universe with handmade paper hot air balloon’s and for football fanatics the world cup games will be broadcast live on screens by the lake.

LE WEEK-END AU BORD DE L’EAU

The concept is simply relax and put your feet in the water

The Festival was founded in 2007. Through the years, the Festival has conquered Switzerland and the neighbouring France and Germany thanks to its specialized programming, its friendly atmosphere and the idyllic surrounding in which it takes place. It puts in the place of honour groove music and visual arts through swiss and international artists. Many animations will brighten the Festival up like a petanque tournament, street arts and summer activities. As the holiday approaches, the goal of the Festival is to absorb the people in a festive, hot and relaxed atmosphere, while proposing a high quality programming that can be approached and appreciated by everybody.

For all the latest news, accomodation options and local attractions check out: http://www.aubordeleau.ch/en

Lightning in a Bottle 2014 lineup announced

The music lineup for the 9th annual Lightning in a Bottle Music and Arts Festival has been announced, featuring Moby, Little Dragon, Phantogram, Gramatik, Beats Antique, Amon Tobin, Baauer, Gold Panda, Simian Mobile Disco, Claude VonStroke and more!

This internationally renowned transformative experience also includes the sounds of The Polish Ambassador, Damian Lazarus, Cashmere Cat, Chet Faker and Lee Burridge. Lucent Dossier Experience will also take the familiar stage to mystify their devout fans with their visually enriched live-performance.

Lightning in a Bottle returns with new dates, from May 22-26 2014, and a new location at San Antonio Recreation Area in Bradley, CA  (Google Maps). This new location at Lake San Antonio sits perfectly between Los Angeles and San Francisco in beautiful Monterey County.

For the past nine years, The Do LaB has shattered all conceptions of the modern gathering, producing the most innovative and inspiring events on the international circuit. Lightning in a Bottle is a fusion of electronic music and introspective qualities of installation art, live performance, spiritual workshops, and an overarching embodiment of cultural and environmental consciousness. Through this focus on unique creativity, Lightning in a Bottle is its own class of gathering.

Much of Lightning in a Bottle’s intimate singularity is expressed through The Lucent Temple of Consciousness, an amazing sanctuary for all participants to enrich the soul and inspire the spirit. The 2014 schedule inside the Lucent Temple, built out of recycled and found objects, will include over 300 different experiences in yoga, workshops, speakers and exotic world music.

The Do LaB just released a new video highlighting the lure and magic of Lightning in a Bottle. Tickets are on sale now and moving fast, so grab yours and stay tuned for more info!

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