All Points East announce intimate shows in collaboration with Ray-Ban
RAY-BAN X APE PRESENT
SUMMER SESSIONS3 INTIMATE SHOWS
ACROSS 3 LONDON VENUES
26 MAY – COLOUR FACTORY
3 INTIMATE SHOWS ACROSS 3 LONDON VENUES
26 MAY – COLOUR FACTORY
SHERELLE
NIA ARCHIVES
LCY
FOUNDATION FM
9 JUNE – KOKO
KENNY BEATS, AND HIS FRIENDS
FEATURING KNUCKS
+ SPECIAL GUESTS
14 JULY – Earth – Dalston
SELF ESTEEM
+ SUPPORT TO BE ANNOUNCED
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To kick off this year’s festival season, East London’s leading festival Luno presents All Points East is excited to announce three intimate shows in collaboration with Iconic eyewear brand Ray-Ban. Ray-Ban X APE present The Summer Sessions is heading to three London venues across May, June and July, showcasing a handful of the most exciting artists of 2022; Sherelle plus special guests at Colour Factory (26th May), Kenny Beats, and his Friends at KOKO (9th June) and Self Esteem at Earth at Dalston (14th July).
Creatively driven by Ray-Ban and specially curated by Luno presents All Points East, Ray-Ban X APE presents The Summer Sessions is a moment to see these incredibly talented acts up close and personal ahead of the main festival weekends between 19th-28th August. As part of the festival’s ongoing collaboration with Ray-Ban, each show will be a unique moment to celebrate London’s diverse and authentic music scene.
Kicking off the proceedings on 26th May at Colour Factory in Hackney Wick, force of nature Sherelle will be playing APE x Ray-Ban present The Summer Sessions’ first showcase, leading the next generation of high-speed ravers. She’ll be joined on the night by special guests multi-genre producer LCY, DIY spirited and visual artist Nia Archives, and Foundation FM will be hosting the terrace all night.
Next up on 9th June, it’s a celebration of future sounds at Camden’s iconic venue KOKO and one of the first shows there since its re-opening. The extremely sought-after producer of his generation Kenny Beats and his Friends headlines, featuring special guest Knucks who’s made a real name for himself with his West African-inspired skits and unorthodox style.
The series ends on a high with one of the UK’s most celebrated live acts, Self Esteem, on 14th July at Earth at Hackney. This is a chance to see the undeniably talented Sheffield star in the intimate environment she thrives in most. She has had an incredible year with the release of her acclaimed album, Prioritise Pleasure and a huge sell out tour, this show is the final chance to catch her in London before All Points East. Tickets for all three shows for Ray-Ban X APE present The Summer Sessions go on sale this Thursday 12th May at 10am.
AEG Presents commented: “Ray-Ban has been a partner of Luno presents All Points East since its launch in 2018 and we’re really pleased to develop our relationship further with these intimate shows this summer. The festival is going to be a huge celebration of music and we’re delighted to have Ray-Ban partner with us again on the West Stage across both weekends.”
Each night, BMW will be plugging into All Points East’s sustainability policies, with a fleet of all-electric BMW iX providing artist transportation, actively reducing each event’s carbon footprint.
The legendary eyewear brand Ray-Ban is also partnering with the West Stage at the main festival which will be named The Ray-Ban West Stage. The Summer Sessions coincide with the launch of the Ray-Ban ColorBlock collection, a range of trendy transparent Wayfarers in bright summer tones add a dash of dare to the world’s most recognizable eyewear style.
Remaining in August but reverting to its double weekends format, Luno presents All Points East 2022 takes place on Friday 19th August and Saturday 20th August and then the entire August Bank Holiday weekend from Thursday 25th August to Sunday 28th August. Once again, the festival is the place to experience the greatest nights of music from the world’s best live acts and discover your new favourite bands.
Gorillaz headline as a UK festival exclusive on Friday 19th August, opening two huge weekends for All Points East. APE Presents: Field Day returns on Saturday 20th August with a jaw dropping double headliner featuring two of electronic music’s biggest ever names, The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk. The following weekend sees the highly anticipated Tame Impala (Thursday 25th August), the welcome return of The National (Friday 26th August), essential UK dance duo Disclosure (Saturday 27th August) and one of the greatest live acts performing today, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Sunday 28th August).
Line up: Ray-Ban X APE present The Summer Sessions
26th May – Colour Factory
Sherelle
LCY
Nia Archives
Foundation FM
9th June – Koko
Kenny Beats, and his Friends
Featuring Knucks
+ special guests
14th July – Earth
Self Esteem
+ special guest
Luno presents All Points East has been recognised as one of the summer’s essential events since its inception in 2019. Q Magazine awarded All Points East 2019 ‘Festival Of The Year’. In May 2019, All Points East won the award for ‘Best Festival’ at the Music Week Awards. The year before, 2018’s debut established this essential new event as one of the best festivals in the UK. Winning ‘Festival Of The Year’ at the Music Week Awards and ‘Line-Up of the Year’ at the UK Festival Awards, All Points East 2018 boasted headline sets from LCD Soundsystem, The xx, Björk, Catfish & The Bottlemen, The National and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
East London’s beautiful Victoria Park in Tower Hamlets also hosts a hugely popular community focused event each year. In The Neighbourhood, in collaboration with Tower Hamlets Council, hosts a vibrant programme of activities and entertainment, working with the local community, businesses, organisations and suppliers. Previous activities have seen something for everyone – eco-friendly creative workshops, free yoga sessions, street food, open air movie nights, themed drag shows and film panels with Richmix. Everything is free and 2022’s programme will be announced soon…
A commitment to sustainability and accessibility goes hand in hand with the community elements and Luno presents All Points East is proud to have been awarded Gold on Attitude is Everything’s Charter of Best Practice for our commitment to Deaf and disabled music fans.
All Points East continues to work each year with local charity the Tower Project to give volunteer opportunities to young people with learning disabilities and autism on site at the festival, as well as providing education and performance opportunities to the students of nearby ELAM arts and music school. Committing to 100% renewable energy, working towards eliminating single-use plastic from all serve-ware and programming upcycling workshops for children during In The Neighbourhood are further examples of the commitment to the local community and the park.
Local businesses are given opportunities to provide food, drink, merchandise and more so that the local community benefits as much as possible.
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