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The organisers of the festival said, “All Points East is honoured to welcome global superstar Lorde as a headliner for next summer. A Grammy-winning artist and cultural force, Lorde is known for her genre-defying sound, introspective lyricism and striking creative vision. Since her breakthrough with ‘Pure Heroine’ in 2013, she has redefined the contours of modern pop-merging poetic storytelling with minimalist, emotionally resonant production.”

Earlier this year, All Points East was headlined by artists such as The Maccabees, Raye, Cleo Sol, SAULT, Chronixx, Chase & Status, and Barry Can’t Swim.

Lorde first broke into the UK scene with her single ‘Royals’, which topped the UK singles charts. Her debut album ‘Pure Heroine’ became a UK favourite, followed by ‘Melodrama’, which received widespread positivity and gained her a devoted UK fan base. Her 2025 album ‘Virgin‘ became her first ever UK number one album. She has also won two BRIT Awards in her career, both for International Female Solo Artist.

Lorde’s UK shows and tours have been huge moments in her career so far, including sold-out shows in London, Manchester, Glasgow, and festivals, which have allowed her to showcase her emotional storytelling on a stage. Her album ‘Solar Power’ further showcased her storytelling and allowed her to bring her intimate, simplistic production to UK venues.

Lorde performed a rare early UK show in her career in June 2014 at London’s Brixton Academy, which showcased her raw vulnerability and theatre style staging. She performed most of ‘Pure Heroine’ with dramatic visuals and emotional intensity, and at just 17 years old, she proved she could perform in a major London venue.

The UK and European leg of Lorde’s ‘Ultrasound’ tour has just kicked off, which features two concerts at London’s O2 Arena, and last night saw her bring out Stranger Things actress Sadie Sink on stage during ‘Green Light’. Lorde also brought out Charli XCX to do a joint rendition of ‘Girl, So Confusing’ during her show in Los Angeles last month.

Lorde has also been announced to perform at NOS Alive 2026, and has sparked rumours over a potential surprise set at next year’s Primavera Sound.

Tickets for the All Points East show next year go on general sale November 20 at 9am, and tickets can be bought here.

Following huge success with her two previous EP’s: ‘Patched Up’ and ‘Loveworm’, alongside her two previous albums, ‘Fake It Flowers’ and ‘Beatopia’, the Filipino-English singer has finally posted about her new album that she has been teasing for months.

Recently, she released a single ‘Take A Bite’, which will feature on her upcoming album. Along with the single, she offered fans access to an online music video premiere, where they could immediately watch the music video as it was released. The music video has already grossed 487k views in four days, suggesting the new album will be a huge hit with her fans. Additionally, it was featured on BBC Radio 1’s hottest record, stirring up even more excitement.

The new album comes just in time for Beabadoobee’s summer performances at Radio 1’s Big Weekend, All Points East, and Reading and Leeds festival this year, which you can find tickets for here. Fans are quickly becoming increasingly excited for these shows, as there will be new music and she will be found performing along with huge names such as: Mitski, Lana Del Rey and Coldplay.

Excited fans are being offered a range of bundles on her website, in order to celebrate the new album. There are a range of options from cassette, vinyl and CD bundles, which include signed merchandise and an album tee.

Her previous album ‘Beatopia’, released in 2022, saw huge success for the indie singer-songwriter, reaching #4 album in the UK Official Album Chart and #1 in the UK Official Vinyl Albums Chart. Since this album, she has released many singles including ‘Glue Song’, that reached the UK top 40, ‘the way things go’, and ‘A Night To Remember’ with Laufey, an Icelandic, jazz-inspired sensation.

On social media, Beabadoobee has claimed that the new album is her “most personal record”, with many indie singers such as Conan Gray, Clairo and Gracie Abrams showing their excitement in the comments.

Clearly, this will be an extremely exciting year for both Beabadoobee and fans, and to get in on the excitementm you can pre-order her new album here.

It was revealed that 80% of women in the UK have experienced sexual harassment in public spaces.

In order to combat these problems, L’Oreal Paris’ Stand Up Against Harassment programme emphasises the importance of empowering everyone to be active bystanders when seeing harassment take place.

Festival goers were able to receive free anti harassment and sign up to learn more about L’Oreal Paris’ Stand Up campaign. In addition to this, 500 employees working at the festival were also trained in Stand Up. This will allow them to identify and acknowledge all potential harassment at future events they may be employed at. All staff on site were given regular security briefings and implemented the Ask For Angela scheme in order to allow people to seek help from uncomfortable and unsafe situations discretely.

The annual festival All Points East was held in London’s Victoria Park and took place on six dates this year from August 18-19 and August 25-28.

Headliners for the festival this year included Stormzy, Jungle, Dermot Kennedy, and Haim.

Check out the full line up for All Points East Festival below:

August 18 – Stormzy

• Kehlani
• Sampha
• Knucks
• Lucky Dave
• WSTRN
• Ms Banks
• Elmiene
• Amaria BB
• Debbie
• Jayo
• Nippa
• Dexter in the Newsagent
• Rampage Sound
• Dankie Sounds
• The No Signal Stage

August 19

• Aphex Twin
• Bonobo
• Arca
• Fever Ray
• Jayda G
• Jon Hopkins
• Kelela
• Moderat
• SBTRKT
• Sudan Archives
• TSHA (live)
• Actress (live)
• Desire
• Giulia Tess

August 24 – The Strokes

• Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Amy and the Sniffers
• Angel Olsen
• Black Midi
• The Walkmen
• Warmduscher
• Be Your Own Pet
• The Lazt Eyes
• Julie
• Vacations
• Highschool
• Hotwax
• Hannah Grae
• BBY
• Picture Parlour
• Azure Ryder
• Feet

August 26 – Jungle

• Erykah Badu
• Raye
• Gabriels
• Nia Archives
• Folamour
• Badbadnotgood
• The Blessed Madonna
• 070 Shake
• Charlotte Day
• Wilson
• Lil Silva

August 27 – Dermot Kennedy

• Olivia Dean
• SG Lewis
• Aurora
• Chromeo
• Nick Nulvey
• James Vincent McMorrow
• Novo Amor
• Moncrieff
• Rachel Chinourir

August 28 – Haim

• Girl in Red
• FKJ
• Confidence Man
• Griff
• Tove Lo
• Joesel
• Snail Mail
• Tamino
• Romy
• Avalon
• Emerson & The Charm
• Paris Paloma

To find out more about the Stand Up Against Street Harassment Training, check out the website here

Whilst speaking backstage at East London’s ‘All Points East’ Festival, Kayne explained her recent track is part of a new project, saying: “This next project is about my experience in London, and in this industry as well, ‘Rat Race’ is about my perception on London and how everything is so fast, and you’ve got to keep up. It delves into that. It’s a bit of a brain-fart that one, but I love it.” Kayne was conflicted about whether she wanted to release the track publicly, adding, “It’s definitely a diary entry tune, and it’s wicked that people love that stuff. I didn’t really think that was going to come out when I first wrote it, so it’s rewarding.”

@willowkayne Rat Race, out 22nd August. Pre save link in bio #JustJack #fyp #newmusic ♬ Rat Race – Willow Kayne

The genre-blurring pop provocateur picked up the Rising Star Award at the Ivor Novello Awards back in 2021. This award allowed her the opportunity to work and receive mentorship from ‘Chic’ icon and legend, Nile Rodgers. Kayne explained that the experience taught her that there’s no, “crazy, tactical formula to making a banger. There’s no real ‘this is what you have to do to make a banger’. It’s just going with it, which was very lucky to hear actually, it released a lot of stress.”  Nile Rodgers has called Kayne a “genuine star in the making.”

Willow released another single in July this year named,”White City”. She described the inspiration for this tune on her instagram, stating, “I wrote this song as a diary entry about London last year. It’s crazy to see history/communities being knocked down and replaced with these gigantic skyscrapers that nobody can afford to live in. Having the two extremes of wealth and poverty right on the same street, not just in White City but everywhere here it seems. “Everyone in the place is seeing a different sunshine” I always think it when I walk down the street in my area, we all have such different perceptions of this place as our home, different views of the same exact place”

Kayne’s genre-fused style has developed from her early upbringing and the eclectic taste of music both her parents had. In an interview Kayne said, “I used to think I wanted to be a pop star, but I’ve realised that’s kind of limiting. If I can change the direction that pop can be, then that’s what success sounds like to me to be honest.”

Willow’s up and coming tour dates:

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.

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

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— 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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AEG Presents have given the following statement, “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.”

The first of the live shows is scheduled to take place on 26th May 2022; Sherelle will kick off the live sessions with a headlining show at Hackney Wick’s Colour Factory. The British DJ will also be joined by Nia Archives, the multi-talented artist who was awarded the Best Producer accolade at this year’s BandLab NME Awards ceremony. Two more artists are also billed to perform at the opening concert, “Almost Blue” singer LCY and Foundation FM will also take to the Hackney stage.

The second gig of the upcoming summer session will take place on 9th June 2022 at Camden’s iconic venue KOKO. Formally known as Camden Palace, the venue will play host to Kenny Beats and his friends. The Berklee College of Music alumni first found success within the EDM group Loudpvck; the American producer and songwriter left to follow a solo career and made a name for himself in the genre of Trap music. British artist Knucks has also been announced to perform alongside Beats; the 27-year-old rapper is set to bring his unique sound to the Camden stage.

The third and final concert is set to be held on 14th July 2022 at Dalston’s multi-arts space Earth. Headlining the series’ concluding show is Self Esteem, otherwise known as Rebecca Lucy Taylor. The Sheffield born artist was previously part of the folk duo Slow Club. The group released their debut album Yeah So in 2009, the album was released on vinyl in 2010 by Moshi Moshi Records in celebration of Record Store Day. The group disbanded in 2017 due to musical differences and Taylor’s solo project Self Esteem was born. Last year the singer released the single “You Forever“, a track taken from her second studio album Prioritise Pleasure. Further acts to perform alongside Self Esteem will soon be announced.

The festival’s upcoming series of spin-off events have promised that the concerts will be organised and produced in an environmentally friendly fashion, a press release confirms the approach, “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.”

Luno presents All Points East festival is set to return to Victoria Park this summer for its 2022 event. Set to take place from 19th-28th August the festival will host a collection of influential headlining acts including two of electronic music’s biggest names; The Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk are billed to headline APE Presents Field Day on 20th August 2022.

Tickets for Ray-Ban X APE present The Summer Sessions go on sale from 10am 12th May 2022, click here for ticket information.

The radio station will host their own stage across the festival’s weekend, held at London’s Victoria Park from 27th August until 30th August 2021. In accordance with current COVD-19 laws, ticket-holders will be required to supply proof of their COVID status to enter the event, a pass letter can be obtained from the NHS.  The new stage’s line-up includes Daphni, British DJ Shy FX, Octo Octa and Floor Plan. The stage’s highlights will be available on BBC Sounds for those unable to attend, performances and highlights will also be broadcasted on BBC Radio 6.

The new stage will not just feature a line-up of musical acts but will also feature a collection of the radio station’s DJ’s and hosts, each presenter will host a specially curated day, each boasting its own impressive line-up. The presenters billed to introduce, announce and entertain include BBC broadcaster Gilles Peterson, DJ and journalist Mary Anne Hobbs and Tom Ravenscroft, son of legendary DJ and broadcaster John Peel.

The festival has posted on their Instagram to announce the news to fans and ticket holders. The post also features the stage’s full line-up held across the weekend, detailing which day each presenter will curate.

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The new stage’s presenters have all stated their excitement to be included in the station’s new collaboration with All Points East festival. Saturday’s host, Giles Peterson, will broadcast his event from 3-6pm and has expressed his elation for the return of festivals this summer. “it’s so great to have festivals back and to be able to put together such a diverse line-up for the 6 Music stage at APE.” Mary Anne Hobb’s, responsible for the new stage on Monday, has also spoken on her ‘All Queens’ event, which features a line-up of full of female acts. “It’s such a joy to present the ‘All Queens’ line-up at All Points East ’21. Six of the most thrilling female DJs standing shoulder-to-shoulder, and playing right across the rich spectrum of electronic music.”

This August is not Ravenscroft’s first time curating an event, in September 2013 the DJ presented a 7-day series dedicated to new music called ‘In the Court of Tom Ravenscroft’. The British presenter and host of Friday’s event has spoken on his excitement to be involved in the Festival’s return within the following statement. “I’m absolutely stoked to have been asked to curate Friday’s 6 Music stage at this year’s All Points East, It’s such a treat to be able to invite along so many of my favourite artists. I mean, look at that line-up! It’s insane!”

The Assistant Commissioner for 6 Music, Camilla Pia has also provided the following statement concerning the announcement. ”I’m so excited that BBC Radio 6 Music is part of All Points East this summer, with our presenters Mary Anne, Gilles and Tom expertly curating the line-ups for the 6 Music Stage across the weekend. They have picked some of the most exciting DJs out there to complement what is already a stellar bill. It’s going to feel so special to be back at a festival again.”

The festival’s full line-up includes such acts as Oxford rockers Foals, singer Jorja Smith, 2021 Brit Award nominee Arlo Parks and hitmakers London Grammar. This year’s event will also see the return of The Firestone Stage, which has been an All Points East staple since the inception of the event. The stage has previously been accredited for its focus on new and exciting talent and has continued it’s concentration on music’s ones to watch this year, the stage’s line-up is full of up-and-coming acts such as Jelani Blackman, ELLES, Bearface and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard.

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Last week, The xx and The National were confirmed as the first headliners of the 10 day festival, which will take place in the capital’s famous Victoria park, and will run from May 25- June 3. Lykke Li, Popcaan, The War On Drugs, Future Islands, Warpaint, and more were also announced in support of these two headliners.

Beck, Father John Misty, Phoenix, Flying Lotus, Glass Animals, Sampha, Richie Hawtin, Rex Orange County, Sylvan Esso, Dixon, Alexis Taylor and George Fitzgerald will also be playing over the course of the festival.

After the release of their long-awaited comeback album American Dream, and a subsequent string of hugely popular live shows, LCD Soundsystem will be kicking the festival off on Friday, May 25. Accompanying them will be a returning set from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who made their first live appearance for four years over the summer, at Austin, TX’s Sound on Sound Festival.

Bjork will close the first weekend of the festival, in support of her new album Utopia, her first LP since 2015, which will be available everywhere on November 24.

The Icelandic songstress recently came forward to show solidarity to the recent victims of sexual assault and harassment in Hollywood. Taking to Facebook, Bjork described her own experiences at the hands of an unnamed director. However, many suspect the director in question to be Lars Von Trier, the controversial Danish auteur who worked with Bjork on 2000’s Dancer in the Dark. Von Trier vehemently denies these accusations.