Festival line-ups you might have missed: Houghton, City Splash, Beat-Herder and more
Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic world
Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of festival line-ups you might have missed this week.
HARD Summer unveils 2025 line-up including Kaytranada, Joy Orbison, and more
Los Angeles’ HARD Summer has revealed the full line-up for this year’s edition, set to take place at Hollywood Park from August 2 - 3.
This year’s headliners include the likes of Gesaffelstein, Kaytranada, Sean Paul, Four Tet, Dom Dolla, and Sara Landry, with additional sets from The Blessed Madonna, Overmono, Joy Orbison, Prospa, KI/KI, and many more.
HARD Summer 2025 promises to bring together “leading names in electronic music, high-profile crossover acts in the Latin and hip hop spaces, and emerging talent”.
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Lancashire’s Beat-Herder Festival reveals 20th anniversary line-up
Beat-Herder Festival, which takes place from July 17 - 20 at Dockber Farm in Lancashire, has announced the first wave of acts set to appear at its 20th anniversary edition this summer.
The 2025 line-up so far includes Congo Natty, Fabio & Grooverider & The Outlook Orchestra, Dub Pistols, HAAi, Goldie, DJ Boring, Jaguar, Tim Reaper, and more.
“With each passing year, Beat-Herder cements its place in UK festival culture, the northern music scene, and the annual migration of thousands who come together each year to celebrate with us,” says co-founder Nick Chambers.
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Pet Shop Boys and FKA twigs to headline this year’s MEO Kalorama
MEO Kalorama is returning to Parque da Bela Vista in Lisbon from June 19 to June 21, bringing in a huge array of acts from Azealia Banks to Jorja Smith and many more.
Other acts announced include Kelly Lee Owens, Pet Shop Boys, FKA twigs, and BADBADNOTGOOD. The festival hopes to push forth its ongoing message to support diversity and inclusion within its line-up curation.
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Big Smoke Festival announces first wave of names for 2025 edition
Skepta is back with the second edition of his festival, Big Smoke. Continuing off the back of its debut in 2024, the upcoming weekender will see the likes of JME, Chip, Chy Cartier and Skepta himself all take the stage.
Unlike last year’s day festival, the 2025 edition will take place at Crystal Palace Bowl across two days from August 9 - 10. Day one will include a rap-based line-up, while Sunday celebrates Skepta's love for dance music through his label, Más Tiempo.
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Popcaan set to headline London’s City Splash festival
City Splash festival return to Brockwell Park in Brixton, South London, on May 26 this year for another Bank Holiday Monday bash.
Jamaican dancehall icon Popcaan is set to headline, on a line-up stacked with stars from across Africa, the Caribbean, and their diasporas, including Spice, ODUMODUBLVCK, Tarrus Riley, Aba Shanti-I, Supa D, General Levy, Jordsss, and more.
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Houghton reveals second wave announcement for 2025 festival
The second wave of artists joining the bill for the 2025 edition of Houghton have been revealed.
DJs added to the line-up include Joy Orbison, Saoirse, Samuel Deep, Colleen Cosmo Murphy, Binh, The Ghost, Nicolas Lutz and Aba Shanti-I.
New names that will play live sets include Ruth Goller, Transparent Sound, Steevio & Suzy Bee, Alex Jann and MAGUIRE.
More than 80 name acts have been added in total, joining already announced names such as Ricardo Villalobos, Grae Sands and Carista.
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