Yeah sure its cold and miserable at the moment but it will be over soon so lets forget about all of that!! Festival season 2018 is back and these are the early ones you need to be all over:
Storyland Festival 2018
When & where:6-7 January Belo Horizonte Beach, Santa Marta, Colombia
Columbia brings you Storyland an epic electronic music festival in Santa Marta, a popular beach destination on Colombia’s northern coast.
Spanning the dance music spectrum, from EDM and big room house to minimal techno, the festival welcomes global megastars to perform alongside the crazy array of South American talent.
In keeping with the variety of styles, the staging also ranges from spectacular main stages to more stripped-back beach and pool parties across four high octane days.
Line-up: Lost Frequencies
Shockout 2018
When & where: 24th February, The Bath & West Showground
The brainchild of Hospitality and The Blast, Shockout’s debut edition is set to take place at The Bath & West Showground on 24th with some of the biggest names in bass music on the bill. The indoor festival, which will also include outdoor food areas, bars, and fairground rides, will play host to J Hus’ first headline festival appearance, while other talent includes Shy FX, High Contrast and London Elektricity.
Line-up (so far): CHIMPO | DANNY BYRD | DIMENSION | DREAD MC | ETHERWOOD
FABIO & GROOVERIDER | HIGH CONTRAST | HOLY GOOF | J HUS | KEENO | LONDON ELEKTRICITY MY NU LENG | NU:LOGIC | SASASAS | SHY FX | THE PROTOTYPES
Festival Estéreo Picnic
When & where: 23-25 March Bogotá, Colombia
Columbias capital city Bogota, Colombia famously known for Netflix Narcos brings us Festival Estéreo Picnic Festival, one of Colombia’s biggest and best music festivals.
Stars of rock, indie, hip-hop, pop and electronic music unite in the north of the city for a three-day fiesta, with a lineup that consistently boasts modern musical icons from across the globe.
Having started at the beginning of the decade as a one day party attended by a few thousand, the festival is now a musical powerhouse that is growing year on year, consistently wowing fans with unparalleled lineups for the region.
Line-up: The Killers, Lana Del Rey, Gorillaz, The National, Tyler, The Creator, DJ Snake, Milky
When & where: May/June TBC, Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium
Extrema Outdoor Belgium is an electronic music festival held in Houthalen-Helchteren, in the northeast of the country.
Lineups of underground house and techno’s heavy-hitters make the festival one of the region’s biggest and best, and the demand for tickets is seemingly ever-increasing as dance music fans flock to the enchanting woodland and lakeside.
Central to this is an unerring commitment to promoting inclusivity, positivity and a sense of family. The festival makes everyone feel at home, from the superstar DJs at the top of the bill to the thousands of music fans on the every one of the dance-floors.
Headliners: Adam Beyer, Jamie Jones, Tale of Us
SNOWBOMBING
When & where: 9-14th April, Austria
The greatest show on snow is now on sale! The one and only Snowbombing Europes original, biggest and best snow and music festival is back with the ultimate sub-zero party.
Celebrating its seventeenth incredible year, Snowbombing 2018 takes place 4-9 April in the beautiful chocolate-box Tyrolean town of Mayrhofen, Austria. We were here last year and we can confirm it went off!!!
LIVE: LIAM GALLAGHER /PENDULUM / DIZZEE RASCAL/ AJ TRACEY | BICEP /BIG NARSTIE | HAK BAKER | ROSS FROM FRIENDS
THE SNOWBOMBING STREET PARTY:
CRAIG DAVID PRESENTS TS5 /MISTAJAM | MJ COLE | JOHN GIBBONS
AMP Lost & Found Festival 2018
When & where: 3rd – 6th May, Malta
Set to return to the stunning Mediterranean island of Malta for its fourth edition, Annie Mac Presents Lost & Found will take place during the first UK bank holiday weekend of 2018 across 3-6 May.
Kicking things off as the first festival of the summer season, Lost & Found will offer 4 days and 4 nights of unique parties held across pools, boats, castles and an incredible outdoor nighttime festival site, with headliners including Jamie XX, Diplo, Four Tet, J Hus and event curator Annie Mac. The varied bill will also bring together an eclectic mix of AMP’s close friends and family as well as a slew of exciting breakthrough artists, spanning across a wealth of genres from house and techno through to grime and bass.
Line-up (so far): ANNIE MAC | BICEP (DJ) | DIPLO | FOUR TET | HAAi | HOT SINCE 82 | JACKMASTER JAMIE XX | J HUS | KÖLSCH | LAUREN LO SUNG | LOTTO BOYZZ | MABEL | MALL GRAB
PATRICK TOPPING | PEGGY GOU | THE BLACK MADONNA | THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS | TIGA
We Are FSTVL
When & where: 25th – 27th May, Damyns Hall Aerodrome, Upminster
The 5 time award winning dance music show, We Are FSTVL has grown year upon year, proving itself as one of the biggest players on the dance festival circuit since its inception in 2013. With the dawn of 2018 heralding We Are FSTVL’s sixth edition, the UK’s most celebrated dance festival (Best Dance Event at 2016’s UK Festival Awards) continues to grow, combining innovative stage designs and mind-blowing production with a varied mix of genres from across the dance music spectrum.
Bringing together some of the most exciting names in dance music, underground and grime, alongside some of the world’s leading dance music brands and labels, We are FSTVL 2018 will play host to over 300 acts across 30 arenas between 26th-28th May.
Line-up (headliners): ANDY C | CARL COX | DJ EZ | ERIC PRYDZ | MARCO CAROLA
Parklife Festival 2018
When & where: 9–10 June 2018, Manchester, United Kingdom
Parklife 2018, which returns to Heaton Park, Manchester, over the weekend of 9th-10th June. Its one of the UK’s most popular and famous weekenders, laying on a weekend of diverse and cutting-edge music inside Manchester’s Heaton Park.
Its recent editions have seen the likes of Mark Ronson, DJ EZ, Frank Ocean, The Chemical Brothers, Ice Cube, Jamie xx and The 1975 head up a festival that also includes quirky chill-out zones, live interactive art, a funfair, magicians and crazy installations.
TRNSMT Festival 2018
When & where: Glasgow, United Kingdom /29 Jun 2018 – 8 Jul 2018
Scotland’s newest city festival in the heart of Glasgow. TRNSMT is a Scottish rock and indie music festival on Glasgow Green, in the city’s east end. After a thrilling debut in 2017 that saw sets from Radiohead, Kasabian and Biffy Clyro, the festival has announced it will expand to two weekends in 2018.
Started as a replacement for T in the Park, the city centre bash includes all the revelry of a traditional music festival, but also gives festival-goers the chance to explore the city’s bars, restaurants, nightclubs and cultural attractions.
The new two-weekend experience will deliver a world class festival lineup, promising even more exciting transmissions to firmly establish TRNSMT as the event at the heart of the Scottish music calendar.
Liam Gallagher has been confirmed as the first headliner of TRNSMT Festival 2018
Line-up: The Script, Jessie J, James Bay, Stereophonics, Kodaline, Wolf Alice, The Courteeners, Krept & Konan, J Hus, and Liam Gallagher
Pohoda Festival 2018 | Pohoda Festival
When & where: 5th – 7th July 2018, Trenčín Airport, Slovakia
Pohoda is a huge rock, pop, indie and world music festival in Slovakia. . It is the biggest Slovak music event organized annually. The venue- Trenčín Airport.
Just Announced: Jessie Ware
Confirmed artists:
The Chemical Brothers, Jamie Cullum, St. Vincent, Ziggy Marley, Glass Animals, Danny Brown, SOJA, Rodriguez, Aurora, Little Dragon, Blossoms, Fink, Calexico, El Gusto, La Femme, Knower, Scouting for Girls, This Is The Kit, Bazzookas, Reykjavíkurdætur, Zeal & Ardor, Donny Benét, Mitch & Mitch, Rebel Babel…
NASS Festival 2018
When & where: 5th – 8th July 2018, Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet
The UK’s only action sports and music festival, NASS Festival will bring it’s unique concept to the Bath and West Showground on 5th-8th July. Showcasing a diverse selection of acts across 7 stages, as well as international skate & BMX competitions within park, vert and dirt disciplines, 20,000 music and action sports fans will gather together for one jam-packed weekend which is set to be unmissable.
Bilbao BBK Live
When & where: Kobetamendi, Bilbao
Taking place on Bilbao’s Kobetamendi Mountain in the heart of the Basque Country, the festival is set to welcome thousands of international revellers for a weekend of incredible music from 12-14 July 2018.
Bilbao BBK Live promotes sustainability and offers mouth-watering food and drink as well as live art installations around the site, all of which make it a perfect place to immerse yourself, escape everyday life and get lost in music and culture with thousands of like-minded people.
When & where: 12th – 16th July 2018
The Garden, Tisno, Croatia
2018 sees Drum & Bass powerhouse, Hospitality, debut their acclaimed festival brand overseas at the picturesque location of The Garden Resort, Tisno in Croatia with the launch of Hospitality On The Beach next 12-16th July.
https://registerhospitalityonthebeach2018.eventgenius.co.uk/
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