By Matty Adams
Another week has passed and another seven days have just been crossed off on your festival calendar. The countdown to your favourite festival has well and truly gathered pace, in fact, it may have already passed. We’ve had BPM Festival, Time Warp, SX Music Festival and many more and guess what? We’re only just getting started.
As we approach May, we also approach a difficult time of the year. Not for festivals of course, there are way too many to choose from… but if you re-read what I’ve just typed, that’s the underlying difficulty. There are simply too many to choose from and one can’t attend every breathtaking festival across the globe – you’d need money, you’d need a plane and most likely, you’d require a time machine.
So to help you make that all-important decision of what festivals to attend, here’s part seven of my festival tips for 2016.
Electric Island: Victoria Day – 23rd May 2016 – Hanlan’s Point, Toronto Islands, Canada
Celebrating its fourth season in style with five highly anticipated outdoor summer events in a parkland setting overlooking the wonderful city of Toronto, Electric Island will see a summer series taking place on 23rd May, 1st July, 1st August as well as 4th and 5th September. All of these events will be held over at Toronto Islands.
Ensuring this summer series starts in remarkable fashion, the Victoria Day season opener will see a melodic tingle blended with a vibe unlike any other at Electric Island.
Such a vibe will be created by an impeccable billing of names including Sven Vath, Jamie Jones, DJ Tennis, Job Jobse, Nature of Music, Jonathan Rosa and Brian Johnson.
http://www.electricisland.to/
Kappa Futur Festival – 9th-10th July 2016 – Turin, Italy
Taking place in the beautiful city of Turin, Italy, Kappa Futur Festival will be welcoming over 40,000 fans from across the globe to come and experience a two-day electronic festival featuring the very best of techno and house in terms of veterans and rising stars.
With an incredible 12 hour display from midday until midnight at the disused warehouse location of Parco Dora, revellers will be able to see the likes of Chris Liebing, Davide Squillace, Marco Carola, Monica Kruse, Ricardo Villalobos, Solomun and more on day one.
Meanwhile on day two, festival enthusiasts will be able to witness the likes of Apollonia, Ben Klock, Carl Cox, Danny Tenaglia, Kerri Chandler, Kim Ann Foxman, Nina Kraviz, Sven Vath…
…and more behind the decks.
http://www.kappafuturfestival.com/
The Social Festival – 9th-10th September 2016 – Maidstone, England
Set to be the biggest Social Festival to date, Kent’s favourite summer party will take place at its new home of the Kent County Showground.
Hosting his fourth festival from his home town of Maidstone, Saved Records boss Nic Fanciulli will take things to a brand new level for 2016 by making the event a two-day camping experience and one you will never forget.
Already joining Nic behind the decks for the summer edition of this year’s Social Festival will be both Sasha and John Digweed on the Friday…
…and the legendary Carl Cox on the Saturday.
http://www.thesocialfestival.com/
