One of the biggest festivals in the world announces their UK line up for 2013
GlobalGathering, the epic two-day electronic festival that was crowned Best Dance Event at the 2012 UK Festival Awards, is back and even bigger and better for 2013. With live headline shows from artists including Plan B, Example, Disclosure and special guest Rita Ora, sets from the World’s top DJ’s including Jamie Jones, Nicky Romero and Annie Mac, a brand new arena from BBC Radio 1Xtra, the welcome return of the likes of Carl Cox and UKF as arena hosts, plus major new production and site development, the organisers have put together a weekend of incredible music and an amazing overall festival experience.
This year, the outdoor stage returns with headline performances from two London-born artists who’ve risen up the ranks from their underground beginnings. The man with more strings to his bow than the London Symphony Orchestra – Plan B, will showcase both sides of his persona when he brings the soulfully bitter-sweet story of Strickland Banks to life alongside the brutally honest hip-hop journey of Ill Manors.
His fellow Londoner and Main Stage headliner Example jumps straight to the top of the Global food chain in his debut performance at the festival.
Example said: “I’ve always wanted to play GlobalGathering – my music mates have told me all about the mental crowds and atmosphere. To be making my Global debut headlining the main stage is huge for me. I’ll be bringing extra fire and lasers don’t you worry!”
Two chart storming titans of UK electronic music will bring their live shows to the Main Stage for the first time this year. First up are the UK’s hottest new EDM duo, Disclosure, whose most recent single White Noise with AlunaGeorge made it to number 2 in the official charts and who were included in the Hot Ten For 2013 by BBC Radio 1Xtra. DnB quartet Rudimental, whose number 1 smasher Feel the Love was one of the tunes of summer 2012 and was followed up by the anthemic Not Giving In ft Alex Clare, also play the Main Stage having graduated from their appearance on the smaller outdoor stage in 2012.
You can also expect UK garage, dubstep and R&B sounds from South London songstress Katy B in her Main Stage debut, following on from her appearance on the FWD Rinse stage alongside Geeneus & Tippa in 2010.
Katy B said: “Global Gathering was the first festival I played when Katy On A Mission came out and I felt so welcome straight away. I love that it celebrates all things rave culture and I’m really excited to play this year.”
The undisputed Queen of EDM and mistress of the mash-ups, Annie Mac will take to the GlobalGathering Main Stage for the first time since 2007, following appearances over the years across other arenas. Bringing full production with her for the first time, Annie is set to deliver a mind-blowing experience to the crowds that are sure to congregate to see her show.
Joining them on the Main Stage across the two days will be a live performance from Belgian liquid funk wunderkind Netsky – whose Global debut last year was one of the most talked about performances of the weekend and has earned him a spot alongside the big guns on the Main Stage for the first time. Plus genre-busting and bass blending Major Look, electronic rockers Modestep (Live) and sultry dub and trip-hop inspired songstress Delilah (Live) will also grace the Main Stage.
Across the rest of the festival site, the first arena hosts to be announced read like a who’s who of the industry today.
Kicking off with some big news, Global are excited to announce that the UK’s home of urban music, BBC Radio 1Xtra, will host an arena at this year’s festival. Global stalwart MistaJam, who will be joined by the Eskiboy and Godfather of Grime, Wiley plus special guests Roll Deep, will commandeer the 1Xtra Arena. Wiley, whose smash hit Heatwave reached number one in the UK last summer, and more recently, has found success with Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya) charting at number three in the UK. Pioneer of the UK underground scene, leader of Roll Deep and original member of Boy Better Know, he will certainly be causing a heatwave when he takes to the mic. Chart-topping Rita Ora, whose debut album Ora reached number one in the UK, spawning three number one singles, making her the artist with the most number-one singles on the UK Singles Chart in 2012, will be making a special guest appearance. In addition to this comes support in the form of Dot Rotten, K Koke (live), Futurebound and Matrix and Devolution as well as a very special headline artist yet to be announced!
Jason Carter, Event Director, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra said: “It’s great to return to GlobalGathering with 1Xtra. We look forward to being there and are excited to broadcast the fantastic sets to a wider audience.”
GlobalGathering are also very pleased to reveal that the legendary Carl Cox & Friends Arena will make an epic return to Long Marston Airfield in 2013. After taking a break in 2012, the crew couldn’t be more excited that Carl Cox & Friends will be back, bringing together a line-up spanning many genres of electronic music. The DJ, the producer, the man, the legend will be bringing the sounds of his classic night from the White Isle with sets from Chris Liebing, Cassy, Nina Kraviz, John Digweed and Circus Recordings boss Yousef, plus many more that are sure to create a summer Ibiza vibe.
The UKF Bass Culture Arena returns for a second year with DJ Fresh headlining the area with his incredible Fresh Live show. Pushing the boundaries of drum and bass and dubstep, Fresh Live combines the technique and hysteria of his DJ sets with the energy of a live instrumental performance. EDM prodigy and wonder kid Zedd will be making a special guest appearance. Rolling Stone named Zedd an ‘Artist to Watch’ for 2012, and more recently, MTV deemed him an ‘Artist to Watch’ for 2013. UK dubstep originator Benga will play alongside Flux Pavilion, plus Andy C & MC GQ and DnB pioneer and Digital Soundboy label owner Shy FX.
In its third year as a GlobalGathering arena host, event brand Metropolis will be introducing some of the hottest talent from the underground bass scene. Sub Focus will be bringing his live show to headline the arena and will deliver his earth shaking hybrid mix of drum and bass and dubstep. Joining Sub Focus will be reggae and dancehall master David ‘Ram Jam’ Rodigan (MBE) who has recently been added to BBC Radio 1Xtra’s weekly roster. Playing alongside them will be the mighty ninja Jaguar Skills as well as Friction (Ft. Scrufizzer, P Money & Arlissa), DJ Hype and MC IC3, with support from Dismantle & Breakage, B Traits, Monsta, and Killsonik, bringing the finest sounds of UK bass.
The Global Arena will this year showcase headliner and original party starter Steve Aoki, armed with his champagne, inflatable dinghy and birthday cake! As well as that, DJ Mag Top 100 #6 Dutch electro house superstar Hardwell and young French sensation Madeon. Porter Robinson, W&W, Arty, Mat Zo and GlobalGathering resident Paul Thomas hold up the rest of the bill, with a special guest performance from Garuda top dog Gareth Emery.
Returning for a third year to host an arena are Hospitality, the worldwide event promoters of top UK drum and bass imprint Hospital Records. After incredibly successful years at GlobalGathering in 2011 and 2012, they return with the best DnB line up anywhere in the UK this summer with another performance from Netsky (DJ set), plus High Contrast, Danny Byrd and Camo and Krooked, with a support from an exclusive back to back set from LTJ Bukem and Fabio alongside London Elektricity.
This year Global welcomes a brand new addition to the site – the Chibuku Arena. Headlining this arena are the inventors of mash-up genre, brothers David and Stephen Dewael, better known as – 2manydjs. Pushing the boundaries of house and techno the brothers are sure to get the party started. Next up is hotly tipped solo and highly colorful producer Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED), who will be setting the crowd alight with his electro beats. Founding father of dubstep Skream will be making a special guest appearance. The Croydon DJ/producer is constantly refreshing his sound, from laying down twisted house and techno, to disco sets. They will see support from Bristol based DJ/producer and firm festival favourite Redlight (Live) who will be performing a brand new live show! Joining them will be remix master Erol Alkan and electro producer Fake Blood, plus many more.
Godskitchen, one of the biggest dance brands on the planet, will once again be bringing the superstars of trance back to Global. No 7 on DJ Mag’s 2012 Top 100, Dash Berlin will be joined by Markus Schulz – recently voted the USA’s Best DJ, Ferry Corsten, ATB, and trance legend Paul Oakenfold, pioneer of importing the Balearic scene to Britain, who will be making a special guest appearance. Another special guest, infamous Israeli psy-trance duo Infected Mushroom will be presenting their live, mind blowing, visual show ‘Fungusamongus’. Twice ranked amongst the world’s ‘10 Best DJ’s’ on the notorious DJ Mag Top 100 Poll their sound draws from a plethora of styles – metal, electronica, dubstep, psytrance and everything in between. John O’Callaghan, Simon Patterson and Cosmic Gate all make a welcome return, plus many more, with cutting edge production and an explosive atmosphere that is sure to whip fans into a frenzy.
Dutch house producer Nicky Romero, fresh off the back of his number one UK hit single with Avicii – I Could be the One, is set to headline the return of the House Arena. He is joined by Dutch dance duo Bingo Players, architects of another UK number one single Get Up (Rattle), in collaboration with Far East Movement. Radio 1’s very own Dance Anthems supremo Danny Howard and Diffused Music’s Michael Woods bring up the rest of the bill with a special guest performance from Dutch trance and progressive house DJ Sander van Doorn.
The Digital Arena brings the sounds of the deep house and tech scene with a performance from Mixmag’s DJ of 2012 Solomun, alongside breakthrough artist Scuba playing a live set. The mighty Sasha, following the drop of his new mix album ‘INVOLV3R’, will make a special guest appearance, alongside Seth Troxler, Heidi and Maceo Plex, plus many more.
Gary Turner, Managing Director of GlobalGathering Group UK, said: “Following last year’s amazing and award winning festival will be no mean feat – but we’ve upped our game even further, building on the incredible feedback from 2012 and investing heavily in some of the world’s freshest and most exciting artists and the latest production from the international festival market. We’re confident that the exciting developments to this summer’s stages and arenas, that we’ll be revealing in the near future, will blow the crowds away!”
With even more acts, two all-new outdoor arenas to take advantage of the ever-reliable scorching weather and exciting new production still to be announced, it’s gearing up to be the greatest party ever at GlobalGathering. We’ll also be revealing some mind-blowing developments to the VIP area including unbelievable new perks for VIP pass holders in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for more announcements.
Alongside the UK event, GlobalGathering will also continue to cement our status as the world’s leading electronic music export. Having hosted events on all four corners of the globe over recent years this year sees additional confirmed GlobalGathering festivals taking place in Belarus, Ukraine, and South Korea with further editions to be announced. The UK event will also feature rising trance star Omnia representing the Ukraine festival and DGuru (Idiotape) from South Korea bringing the sounds of our international events to the UK for the first time.
Dates: 26th-27th July 2013
Location: Long Marston Airfield, Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 8LL
Website: www.globalgathering.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GlobalGathering
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GlobalGathering #Global13
2013 GlobalGathering Anthem ‘Datfunk’ from Paul Thomas and Andrew Bennett http://bit.ly/14pswKX
GLOBALGATHERING TICKETS
For all information on tickets please visit:
www.globalgathering.com/2013/tickets/ticket-options
Weekend Tickets (including camping and parking):
Second Release General Admission:
£115 + booking fee
Second Release VIP Admission:
£190 + booking fee
Weekend Deposit Tickets (including camping and parking):
Second Release General Admission Deposit Ticket
£50 + booking fee
Second Release VIP Admission Deposit Ticket
£50 + booking fee
Other Tickets
Cloud9 and luxury camping packages coming soon.
PLEASE NOTE: Saturday General Admission and Saturday VIP Tickets go on sale in May 2013.
OFFICIAL TICKET OUTLETS
Ticketmaster – www.globalgathering.com/tickets or 24hr ticket hotline 0844 847 1551
Skiddle – www.skiddle.com
National Express – www.nationalexpress.com (For ticket & coach packages)
View – www.viewbirmingham.co.uk
TheTicketSellers – www.theticketsellers.co.uk
UKF – www.ukflive.com
Eventim – www.eventim.co.uk
The Ticket Factory – www.theticketfactory.com
Ticket Arena – www.ticketarena.co.uk
Track It Down – www.trackitdown.net
GLOBALGATHERING 2013 LINE-UP BY ARENA BREAKDOWN
TWO STAGES AND FURTHER ACTS YET TO BE ANNOUNCED
For further information please visit: www.globalgathering.com/2013/line-up
MAIN STAGE (Across Both days)
Plan B (Live)
Example (Live)
Disclosure (Live)
Katy B (Live)
Annie Mac
Rudimental (Live)
Netsky (Live)
Modestep (Live)
Delilah (Live)
Major Look
Etta Bond x Raf Raley
Hucci
Jem Atkins
1XTRA
Rita Ora (Live)
Wiley (Live) Plus Special Guests Roll Deep
Mistajam
Dot Rotten
Matrix and Futurebound
K Koke (Live)
Devolution
GLOBAL
Steve Aoki
Hardwell
Madeon
Porter Robinson
W&W
Arty
Mat Zo
Paul Thomas
Marc Spence
Plus Special Guest: Gareth Emery
CARL COX & FRIENDS
Carl Cox
John Digweed
Chris Liebing
Nina Kraviz
Cassy
Yousef
Just Be / Bushwacka!
Jon Rundell
UKF BASS CULTURE
DJ Fresh/Live
Andy C & MC GQ
Benga
Flux Pavilion
Shy FX
Calyx & Teebee
Dimension
Subzee D
Plus Special Guest: Zedd
DIGITAL
Seth Troxler
Solomun
Maceo Plex
Heidi
Scuba (Live )
Jesse Rose
Lewis Boardman
Plus Special Guest: Sasha
GODSKITCHEN (Across Both days)
Dash Berlin
Ferry Corsten
Markus Schulz
Paul Oakenfold
Aly & Fila
ATB
John O’Callaghan
Simon Patterson
Tenishia
Orjan Nilsen
Cosmic Gate
Richard Durand
John 00 Fleming
TydI
Andy Moor b2b Lange
Jordan Suckley
Jorn Van Deynhoven
Heatbeat
Andrew Reyal
Omnia
Mark Eteson
Steve Arnold
Plus Special Guest: Infected Mushroom presents Fungusamongus
PARADISE
Jamie Jones
Art Department
Subb An
Infinity Inc
Damien Lazarus
Richy Ahmed
Bicep
Mark Jenkyns
HOSPITALITY
Netsky (dj set)
High Contrast
Danny Byrd
London Elektricity
Camo & Krooked
Fred V & Grafix
LTJ Bukem and Fabio B2B
Spy
Nu:logic
TC
Wilkinson
Metrik
MC’s
Wrec
Dynamite
GQ
Youthstar
Texas
SP:MC
CHIBUKU
2manydjs
Erol Alkan
Fake Blood
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED)
Redlight (Live)
Ejeca
Gorgon City
DGuru
Plus Special Guest: Skream
HOUSE
Nicky Romero
Bingo Players
Danny Howard
Michael Woods
Micky Slim Ft. Majestic
G Master Funk
Plus Special Guest: Sander van Doorn
METROPOLIS
Sub Focus (Live)
Jaguar Skills
Friction plus special guests
David Rodigan
B Traits
DJ Hype & Mc IC3
Dismantle & Breakage
DJ EZ
Killsonik
Monsta
Pegboard Nerds
Northbase