Luke Huxham of Broadwick Live has given the following statement concerning the festival’s birthday, “We always wanted our 15th anniversary to be our best ever, and it was incredible to celebrate this milestone with so many people in our spiritual home of Victoria Park. Connecting the best artists in the world, both living icons and meteoric talent, with passionate audiences through the power of live music is why we love what we do.”

Over the years, All Points East’s Field Day has evolved into an event committed to Dance and electronic music. This year’s Field Day lineup further confirmed such a reputation when pioneering groups Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk 3D took to the London stage. German masters of the electronic genre, Kraftwerk were first to take the stage at Victoria Park. Their Field Day show was one of the concluding performances of their 3D tour and saw the duo bring their unique brand of dance music and kaleidoscopic visuals to the capital. Their set included many of the group’s beloved hits including “Trans-Europe Express”, “The Model” and “Tour De France”.

Set times for the East Stage today at @fielddaylondon – we’ll see you there! #chemicalbrotherslive pic.twitter.com/KWT0NpdwWA

— The Chemical Brothers (@ChemBros) August 20, 2022

Billed to close this year’s Field Day was The Chemical Brothers, the English dance-electronic outfit made sure to pull out all the stops within their set. Their headlining performance was packed with hit singles such as “Galvanise”, “Swoon” and “Star Guitar”. Speaking on the group’s set, CEO and Field Day organiser Gareth Cooper has stated, “That was bigger and better than anything London has seen or heard this year. The Chemical Brothers’ unmissable live set shows why no act has had a bigger impact in UK electronic music, both here and internationally. The Chemical Brothers really showed London how it’s done!”

During the day, those in attendance were treated to a long list of artists who performed across the six stages. Also billed to appear at yesterday’s event were Peggy Gou, Bklava, CICI, Daniel Avery, Eliza Rose, Erol Alkan, a DJ set by Fjaak, Floating Points, Emerald B2B Jossy Mitsu, Helena Star, Kareem Ali, Logic 1000, Luxe and Mary Anne Hobbs.

Thank you to the good people of London and @allpointseastuk https://t.co/YJhhspjuE9

— King Push (@PUSHA_T) August 19, 2022

Pusha previously announced shows that will start on December 14^th in Manchester, travel to Birmingham on December 15^th and Bristol on December 18^th, before concluding on December 21^st in Dublin. A London performance at the O2 Academy Brixton has since been added on December 19. Tickets for the London performance go on sale on Monday, August 22, at 10 a.m. BST. Purchase tickets here.

It’s Almost Dry, Pusha T’s fourth studio album was released in April. Pusha told NME that it’s the “rap album of the motherfucking year,” and NME gave it a perfect five-star review. The review said: “The 44-year-old has proved time and time again that he’s your go-to for hip-hop classics – and his fourth studio album consolidates his status”. It continued: “Pusha T has managed to elevate his art to new heights, signalling that the artist is nowhere close to being done. Despite being longer than ‘Daytona’, there is succinct preciseness to ‘It’s Almost Dry’ with Pusha’s lyricism, in particular, never left wanting. Alongside the outstanding production, it makes for an instant hip-hop classic.”

Pusha T is a hip-hop artist and record company executive. He gained notoriety as one half of the hip hop group Clipse, which consisted of his older brother No Malice and was primarily active from 1994 until 2010. As Clipse, the two enjoyed smash singles like “Grindin” and “When the Last Time,” as well as three studio albums and several mixtapes. They also established the record company Re-Up Records and the clothing line Play Cloths.

Pusha T joined Def Jam Recordings in September 2010 and signed to Kanye West’s GOOD Music imprint. He appeared on Kanye West’s song “Runaway” later that year, which reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, he released My Name Is My Name, his first solo album. In November 2015, Kanye West named Pusha T to succeed him as president of GOOD Music.

Pusha T UK tour dates are below and tickets are available here.
14/12/2022 – O2 Ritz Manchester – Manchester
15/12 – O2 Institute Birmingham – Birmingham
18/12 – O2 Academy Bristol – Bristol
19/12 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
21/12 – The Academy – Dublin

The first day of All Points East included a lengthy lineup including Self Esteem, Pusha T, Idles, Turnstile and top billing act Gorillaz. The influential virtual band took the festival by storm with their impressive visual effects and undeniable stage presence. Alongside a series of beloved hits, the band’s setlist also included new material. Within their set, the Gorillaz debuted “New Gold”, their new collaboration with Tame Impala and Bootie Brown. Albarn, Gorillaz’s co-creater, spoke to the excited crowd about the new track, “It’s kind of a mad song, to be honest with you,”

Within the band’s now infamous set, they were joined by an array of special guests including Hip-hop pioneers De La Soul, Shaun Ryder, Popcaan, Rowetta and The Clash member Paul Simonon. When Albarn welcomed Simonon on stage he introduced the musician as his “Very Old Friend”, Albarn then stated that this was the first time since 2010 that the two artists had shared s stage. Simonon then performed “Plastic Beach” with the Gorillaz, the band closed their busy and eventful set with two of their biggest hits “Feel Good Inc.” and “Clint Eastwood”.

Before the Gorillaz commenced their headlining slot, Bristol rockers Idles took to The West stage. Upon addressing the roaring crowd frontman Joe Talbot said, “We were waiting a long time to come back, and we are f***ing grateful that you are here to look after and carry us in your beautiful arms, Thank you, All Points East.” During their set, the band played a varied mix of tracks including the 2018 single “Never Fight A Man With A Perm”.

TONIGHT: We headline the Ray-Ban West stage at 7.45 pm at @allpointseastuk

@tomhaaam pic.twitter.com/HuBfD7BaDB

— I D L E S (@idlesband) August 19, 2022

Once the band and crowd were in full swing Talbot again spoke to the audience and urged,  “Open that pit right up. Open it. Open it…now spin,”. The set’s penultimate song was “Danny Nedelko”, since its 2018 release the song has been adopted as an anthem for the migrant issues in Europe. Before the band launched into the track, Talbot shared a message of hope, “This is a song about the best thing that happened to our country: the immigrants that built and made this a better f***ing place.”

The legendary @PUSHA_T was a highlight today in Victoria Park

Don’t miss him at @O2AcademyBrix, Monday 19 Dec 2022. Tickets on sale Monday 22 August at 10am: https://t.co/y67uRGT44o pic.twitter.com/iN8oMsouye

— All Points East (@allpointseastuk) August 19, 2022

Elsewhere within the festival, American rapper Pusha T took to The East Stage to perform an incredibly well-received set. While performing, the 45-year-old artist spoke to the cheering crowd, “How many of y’all got the It’s Almost Dry album? There’s a few of us here. Rap album of the muthaf***in’ year. Easy. Easy,” The rapper then began to perform his 2022 single “Diet Coke”, Pusha T’s set also included “Hear Me Clearly” and “If You Know You Know”. Before launching into “Neck & Wrist”, the rapper extended an invitation to those in attendance, “December 19th. Brixton. Y’all meet me there.”

Today marks the completion of the festival’s second day, billed to perform at APE presents Field Day included a DJ set from Jessy Lanza, Daniel Avery, Carl Craig B2B Moodyman. Scheduled to headline today’s event were dance pioneers The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk 3D. The festival will return on Thursday 25th August 2022 with headlining act Tame Impala, Friday 26th August 2022 with headliners Fleet Foxes, Mogwai and The National, and Saturday 27th August 2022 with James Blake, Charli XCX, H.E.R. and Discoloure as the headliners. The festival’s final day is set to take place on Sunday 28th August 2022 and features Michael Kiwanuka, The Smile and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds as the top billing acts.

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Say hey to our @allpointseastuk stage this summer!

We’ll be at Victoria Park in London again for the last 2 weekends of August doing what we do best with a whole host of INCREDIBLE artists joining us

Who’s in? pic.twitter.com/JZkrhmyR3B

— BBC Radio 6 Music (@BBC6Music) May 25, 2022

The day-to-day line-ups for the 6 Music stage have been curated specially by several 6 Music presenters, namely Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs, Tom Ravenscroft, Afrodeutsche and Jamz Supernova. Each presenter will also be performing a live set of their own on the days where they have curated the line-ups.

Commenting on the newly announced line-up, European Festivals at AEG Presents CEO Jim King said: “After our hugely successful first year of welcoming BBC Radio 6 Music as All Points East’s broadcast partner in 2021, it’s brilliant to have them back hosting the 6 Music stage… “We’re delighted to welcome back the incomparable Gilles Peterson, Tom Ravenscroft and Mary Anne Hobbs curating the line ups with even more exciting names this summer.”

Mary Anne Hobbs and Jamz Supernova also offered insight into their feelings about the forthcoming APE festival when speaking with NME. Hobbs said: “We broke new ground with the pioneering All Queens stage at APE in 2021…It was the first time we’d been back on a festival stage for two years and it was emotional. It’s a joy to return with my ’22 line-up, loaded with incendiary young artists, with roots in many different cultures.”

Jamz Supernova spoke of his anticipation for this year’s iteration of the festival: “Really excited to be playing APE again, last year was a real highlight for me. Nothing better than being in your hometown. The stage, the sound and the ravers made it magical. This year, I’m really excited to be curating my own line-up on the 6 Music stage, watching the DJs smash it and celebrating the end of the day by watching James Blake.”

Other than the 6 Music Stage, All Points East is boasting an extremely exciting line-up for this year, with appearances from the likes of Tame Impala, The National, Charli XCX, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, Japanese Breakfast, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and German synth-pop innovators Kraftwerk. As of the 25^th of May, Radiohead side-project The Smile were announced as special guests at Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ headlining performance. You can find out more about All Points East, including ticket pricing and availability, in addition to the full line-up here.