Beacons Festival / Announce Dusky, Neneh Cherry, Crazy P Soundsystem, Pariah, Ralph Lawson, Pariah, Tall Ships & lots more
MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL – SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE DALES
AUGUST 7TH – 10TH 2014
BEACONS FESTIVAL REVEALS MORE NEW ACTS: DUSKY, NENEH CHERRY WITH ROCKETNUMBERNINE, RALPH LAWSON, CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM, HUXLEY, PARIAH, PBR STREET GANG, OPTIMO, TALL SHIPS & MORE
“Forward-Thinking, Beacons is a world away” PITCHFORK
“A winning combination of adventurous musical programming and gorgeous Yorkshire Dales scenery” THE TIMES
“boasts post-punk and brainy electronica“ THE GUARDIAN
“Expertly curated“ NME
“An impressive, eclectic bill of art” CREATIVE REVIEW
“If this year was to go by, Skipton could be the home of a real gem of a festival for years to come” YORKSHIRE POST
NEW ACTS:
DUSKY / NENEH CHERRY WITH ROCKETNUMBERNINE / CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM / HUXLEY / PARIAH / PBR STREET GANG / RALPH LAWSON / ARTHUR BARR /BABYSTRANGE / BUTTER SIDE UP DJS / DAN SHAKE / DAVE HASLAM / DEEP FEVER / FUTUREBOOGIE / GLASS ANIMALS / JOE MORRIS / JOE’S BAKERY / KAT KATUMBA / LOCO / LOVEPARK / LUV*JAM / NIGHT FLOWERS / OPTIMO / PUBLIC ACCESS TV/ RACING GLACIERS / STEPHEN HOWE / TALL SHIPS / TASKER / THE MENDEZ BROTHERS / TOM OLIVER / TRISTAN DA CHUNA / WAYWORD / YEARS AND YEARS
TICKETS:
£99.50 (+bf) Full weekend early bird ticket
£25 deposit scheme (pay rest in July)
With less than 10 weeks to go, Beacons Festival continue to add new artists and DJs to the already weighty bill. Leading the announcement are London based producers Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell aka Dusky, who are a name that has become instantly synonymous with UK house and techno. In 2011 they marked themselves out as accomplished electronic musicians with their critically acclaimed “Stick By This” LP, then 2012 was the year that Dusky took over the dancefloor and cemented their position at the forefront of the house music underground.
Neneh Cherry and dynamic London duo RocketNumberNine will bring their organic, progressive, electronic collaboration, which Cherry describes as ‘fearless and hardcore’ to Beacons for the first time. Featuring combined elements of beat poetry, avant-electronica and beautiful vocal melodies their recent live shows have been hailed as a terrific return to form.
Ralph Lawson, one of the world’s best house DJs and one of the original Back To Basics crew returns to Beacons Festival this year. He’s been instrumental in launching and buoying the careers of artists such as Huxley, Stacey Pullen and Maya Jane Coles and was a highlight of last year’s festival.
With one of the best live dance music shows on the planet, Crazy P Soundsystem have been leaving their mark on the landscape of British dance music for the last 15 years. Their performance at the festival will no doubt be a highlight for many.
Huxley, born Michael Doman, has spent the past two years firmly cementing his place in the UK house scene. Raised on a diet of UK & US Garage, House and early rave music, Huxley has made his own distinctive mark on house music. He’s joined on the bill by R & S Records’ new bass and techno prodigy Pariah.
PBR Street Gang is a DJ partnership known and respected as technically sound selectors and their style of bumping, groovy and funky house and disco music has secured them spots at clubs and festivals the world over with Beacons being the latest.
They’ll be performing alongside a wealth of other DJs in the form of Arthur Barr, Butter Side Up DJs, Dan Shake, Dave Hallam, Deep Fever, Future boogie, Joe Morris , Joe’s Bakery, Kat Katumba, Loco, Luv* Jam, Steven Howe, The Mendez Brothers, Optimo, Tom Oliver, Tristan Da Chuna, and Wayward.
Heading up the list of bands, the festival is pleased to welcome Tall Ships who are seen as one of the UK’s most innovative and talented groups and pioneers of the underground math-rock scene.
Beacons also continues to present the best new bands the UK has to offer with Glass Animals, the first signing to producer Paul Epworth’s new label Wolf Tone, who will be joined by the Jen Long (BBC Radio 1) endorsed Lovepark, recent Guardian band of the day Babystrange and the soulful electronic trio of Years and Years. They sit on the bill alongside Racing Glaciers, Tasker, Night Flowers, and New York’s Public Access T.V.
Beacons Festival now boasts the very best in exclusive performances and cutting-edge music with full arts and food programme being announced very soon.
The full list of 33 artists added today is below.
DUSKY / NENEH CHERRY WITH ROCKETNUMBERNINE / CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM / HUXLEY / / PARIAH / PBR STREET GANG / RALPH LAWSON / ARTHUR BARR / BABYSTRANGE / BUTTER SIDE UP DJS / DAN SHAKE / DAVE HASLAM / DEEP FEVER / FUTUREBOOGIE / GLASS ANIMALS / JOE MORRIS / JOE’S BAKERY / KAT KATUMBA / LOCO / LOVEPARK / LUV*JAM / NIGHT FLOWERS / OPTIMO / PUBLIC ACCESS TV/ RACING GLACIERS / STEPHEN HOWE / TALL SHIPS / TASKER / THE MENDEZ BROTHERS / TOM OLIVER / TRISTAN DA CHUNA / WAYWARD / YEARS AND YEARS
Full list of acts below.
BANDS FOR 2014 SO FAR
DAUGHTER / DARKSIDE / ACTION BRONSON / DUSKY / THE FALL / DIXON / JON HOPKINS/
NENEH CHERRY WITH ROCKETNUMBERNINE /
PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS BRITISH SEA POWER
(PERFORMING FROM THE SEA TO THE LAND BEYOND)
65DAYSOFSTATIC /
A LOVE FROM OUTER SPACE – ANDREW WEATHERALL + SEAN JOHNSTON /
CATE LE BON / CHARLI XCX / CRAZY P SOUNDSYSTEM / DAM-FUNK /
DANIEL AVERY / DAPHNI / EAGULLS EROL ALKAN / HOOKWORMS / HUXLEY INDIANA / JACKMASTER / JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN / JOY ORBISON /
NIGHTMARES ON WAX / PARIAH / PBR STREET GANG / RALPH LAWSON /
REJJIE SNOW / SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA / THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART TOY / XXYYXX
AARTEKT / ADULT JAZZ / ARTHUR BARR / AUTOBAHN / BABYSTRANGE / BEATY HEART / BIGGER THAN BARRY / BODYTONIC
BROTHERHOOD SOUND / BUGGED OUT / BUTTER SIDE UP DJS / CAPUA COLLECTIVE / CHARLIE STRAW / CHEATAHS / DAN SHAKE
DAVE HASLAM / DEEP FEVER / DZ DEATHRAYS / EAST INDIA YOUTH / EAVES / FAMY / FAT WHITE FAMILY / FICKLE FRIENDS
FLUX / FUTUREBOOGIE / GALAXIANS / GIN N JUICE GIRL BAND / GLASS ANIMALS / GOLD TEETH / GOLDEN TEACHER
GOODBYE CHANEL / GREG WILSON / JAMES BAY/ JARBIRD / JAWS / JOANNA GRUESOME / JOE MORRIS / JOE’S BAKERY
JOHN WIZARDS / KAT KATUMBA / KING CREOSOTE / KULT COUNTRY LOCO / LOVEPARK / LUV*JAM / MANO LE TOUGH
MAX GRAEF / MELT YOURSELF DOWN / METZ / MENACE BEACH / MONEY / MOKO / MOSCHINO HOE / NADINE CARINA
NAI HARVEST / NAKED (ON DRUGS) / NIGHT FANTASY / NIGHT FLOWERS / OPTIMO / OSCILLATE WILDLY / PARIS XY
PAUL THOMAS SAUNDERS PAWWS / PLANK! POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS / PUBLIC ACCESS TV/ RACING GLACIERS
SEPTEMBER GIRLS / SERIOUS SAM BARRETT/ SET ONE TWENTY / SHAPES / SIVU / SLAVES / SLEAFORD MODS
SPEEDY ORTIZ / SPECIAL REQUEST (PAUL WOOLFORD) / STEPHEN HOWE / SWEET BABOO / SWAYS RECORDS / TALL SHIPS
TASKER / TEMPLE SONGS / THE GARDEN / THE HORN THE HUNT / THE MENDEZ BROTHERS / THE WITCH HUNT / THE WYTCHES
TOM OLIVER / TRAAMS / TRISTAN DA CHUNA / VAULTS / VESSELS / VOLTE-FACE / WAYWARD / WILL TRAM
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TICKETS:
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£99.50 (+bf) Full weekend early bird ticket
£25 deposit scheme (pay rest in July)
Student discounts available
Address:
Beacons Festival, Funkirk Estate, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3AB
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The Skinny, Crack Magazine, The City Talking, Bugged Out, Belgrave Music Hall, Whitelocks, Red Bull Studios, Last.fm, Resident Advisor, JOY, The Physical Network, Flux, Eat Your Own Ears, ELFM, The Ladybird Project, Kopparberg, Noisey, Vice, The Deaf Institute.
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