We continue our guide to the best events of the summer…
By Matty Adams
What is your definition of a festival? If it is a chance to escape everyday normality, get away from the office and get lost in a world where nothing but the decibels plunging into your ears matters, then we, my friend, have something in common. Festivals are a form of escapism, an opportunity to adventure into another a realm. A realm with unpredictable, never-ending journey of your favourite music takes you out of this world and beyond. A realm where nothing but what happens of the dance floor matters, yes this, my friends, is our summer salvation. As well as being described as all of the above, festivals are also a way of life. A way in which we can express ourselves on the dance floor with our knee-high wellingtons and the amount of mud we can accumulate on our bodies through our dedication to the dance floor. It’s also a way in which we can support our favourite acts no matter how much rain decides to ruin our barnets (no that it matters, you’re not there to meet the love of your life, you are there for the music).
Whilst we know decision time may prove as difficult as choosing your partner’s engagement ring when deciding on what festival you wish to attend, you should have no troubles here with part two of my festival recommendations for 2016!
Parklife – 11th-12th June 2016 – Manchester
Parklife is one of the UK’s hottest weekends taking place at Heaton Park in Prestwich, Manchester playing host to the very best musical talent from around the world as well as up and coming stars.
Taking place over Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June, Parklife will welcome an expected crowd of 70,000 people to fill up Heaton Park to capacity to create atmosphere like no other.
With headline acts such as The Chemical Brothers, Major Lazer, Ice Cube, Jamie XX, Jess Glynne, Years & Years and Skepta all featuring this summer, it comes as no surprise to many that 10,000 early-bird tickets sold out in a matter of a couple of hours for the seventh anniversary of this star-studded event…
We Are FSTVL – 28th-29th May 2016 – Upminster, Greater London
Getting set for its highly anticipated fourth outing in East London, We Are FSTVL is back for 2016 and will return to Upminster for two incredible days of exhilarating and explosive electronic music.
Setting up camp on Saturday 28th May and Sunday 29th May, We Are FSTVL is quickly establishing itself as an essential part of the European dance festival calendar and simply a box you must tick off your bucket list.
Welcoming in the world’s biggest artists to kick off the summer season in style, We Are FSTVL will play host to eight different stages presenting such talents as Fatboy Slim, Steve Angello, Loco Dice, Sven Vath, Tale Of Us, Richie Hawtin, Guy Gerber, Jamie Jones, Marco Carola, Solomun, Shy FX, Sub Focus, MK, Hannah Wants, Shadowchild, Darius Syrossian and more behind the decks over the course of this two day paradise.
WILD LIFE – 11th-12th June 2016 – Brighton
http://www.wildlifefestival.com/
Hosted by an incomparable headline pairing of Rudimental and Disclosure, WILD LIFE Festival is back for a second successive year and will take place over the course of two days, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June down south in Brighton.
Providing the absolute epitemy of DJing talent across four different stages, Disclosure and Rudimental bring to you a line-up ready to leave you kicking off your winter wellingtons and simply oozing in anticipation to get on your summer dancing kicks.
With superstar commodities such as Annie Mac, DJ EZ, Eats Everything, Flume, Andy C, Wilkinson, Skepta, Busta Rhymes, Stormzy, Ice Cube, Bastille, Carl Cox, The Martinez Brothers, Dixon, Four Tet and more all on the billing, you can almost guarantee that WILD LIFE will provide you with your WILDEST weekend to date.
