dj sweet6teen, Ahadadream, Hannah Holland, Aloka, Nadine Noor, Niks, Retromigration Marie Malarie, and DJ Wawa are just some of the DJs also on this year’s bill. For the full line up see the poster above.

Doncaster-born London-based artist I.JORDAN will be one of the headliners and commented on Instagram that they “cannot wait”. The DJ, who has worked with Fred Again.., played sets worldwide, and appeared on the cover of NME and DJ Mag, is sure to deliver an unforgettable set. Watch their boiler room performance below:

The location of the festival will only be revealed to ticket holders. Currently, the final tier of tickets is on sale. For remaining tickets see here.

“We are gassed to announce this line-up,” The Field Maneuvers team wrote on Instagram and Twitter. “It’s our 10 year anniversary of surviving by the skin of our teeth so we thought we’d pull out all the stops… Some of our absolute FM die-hard favourites are making a return and we’ve got some names that we have admired from a distance making their debuts.”

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It’s our 10 year anniversary of surviving by the skin of our teeth so we thought we’d pull out all the stops… Some of our FM die-hard favourites make a return and some names that we have admired for a while making FM debuts. pic.twitter.com/0N6X4JFmPq

— Field Maneuvers (@fieldmaneuvers) June 1, 2023

The organisers continued: “This party is a labour of love and to see the beautifully considered curation from each of our stage hosts come to fruition is a delight. Stage splits, exclusive b2bs and full takeover line-ups will all be revealed soon.” Several artists have shared their excitement on Twitter such as creative director at Rye Wax Rachel Williams who will be doing a takeover alongside other Rye Wax stars.

This will be my third year playing FM and maybe my 5th or 6th time attending! And I’m really excited to be doing our very own @Ryewax stage takeover Rye Wax All Stars + @yo_watson + @j_pdre + me + dj wawa is kinda the lineup of dreams no? https://t.co/Gm2ltOYZR3

— ambient babestation meltdown (@rachaelwilliams) June 1, 2023

DJ/producer Chrissy shared his joy at his spot on the bill writing “Coming back to the best rave on earth”.

Coming back to the best rave on earth FM 2023 I can’t waaaait https://t.co/9gy5dk8j2j — Chrissy (@chrissytrax) June 1, 2023

Bored Lord, aka Memphis-born multidisciplinary artist Daria Lourd, also wrote “see yall out on in the field”.

see yall out in the field https://t.co/WuAJOLYV1j

— Daria (@bored_lord) June 1, 2023

Last October, the Field Maneuvers organisers launched a Crownfunder page asking attendees and rave lovers to help save the independent festival after last year’s event failed to break even. Thankful the campaign received huge support from the community and the festival managed to reach its target of £40,000 before its deadline ensuring the future of the festival is safe.

With the ominous caption, “Are you listening?”, the venue confirmed they’ve heard fans’ pleas to save the now iconic venue in a reel on Instagram that announced 2026 will hopefully see the reopening of Printworks.

Back in October, the Printworks team announced on their social media that their final season would be their “biggest season to date” and that “discussions regarding the designs, planning and delivery of a future Printworks continue”. The fate of the beloved venue was up in the air as its owner British Land planned to redevelop the club into office blocks and luxury flats much to the disappointment of UK-based music lovers.

Whilst nothing is set in stone yet, Simeon Aldred, co-owner and head of strategy at Broadwick Live, told the Guardian there are plans in the works. He said he’s heard “the classic gentrification narrative the last few weeks: terrible landlords closing you down, those kinds of negative vibes. But to be honest, British Land invited us in, [the creation of Printworks] was as much their idea as ours. So I want to give them some credit for that. We can’t announce that [the reopening] is definitely happening, we haven’t signed any contracts, but the shape of the principles for a deal are there, and we’re going to be putting in for planning permission in the next few weeks.”

Last bank holiday weekend, loyal Printworks fans collected to bid a fond (but perhaps temporary) farewell to the venue. The four shows, hosted from Friday 28^th April – Monday 1^st May, included the most legendary artists in dance music from around the globe.

Opening the festivities, Black Coffee made his Printworks debut alongside Maya Jane Coles and newcomer AMÉMÉ. Saturday saw a house-heavy line-up including Camelphat, Stephan Bodzin, Adriatique, Mind Against plus Jimi Jules, Carlita, Cassian. Drum n’ bass titans Sub Focus & Dimensions + MC ID, and Kyrist & SP:MC graced the stage on Sunday. The venue’s final night for three years featured sets from Peggy Gou, Dixon, DJ Koze, HAAi, TSHA, Prospa, and a surprise guest spot from breakbeats duo Bicep to close the event.

Printworks first opened its doors to partyers in January 2017. Previously the 6000-capacity venue in Canada Water was home to the largest printing factory in Western Europe – where the pages of the Daily Mail and Evening Standard got their start. The halls filled with machines make the perfect industrial setting for thumping electronic club music. Fingers crossed it will continue to showcase cutting-edge acts in three years’ time.

The venue previously hosted Dua Lipa’s Studio 2054 live-stream concert in support of her second studio album, Future Nostalgia (2020), after her tour was postponed due to the pandemic. Special guests included Angèle, Bad Bunny, the Blessed Madonna, Elton John, FKA Twigs, J Balvin, Kylie Minogue, and Miley Cyrus. The Chemical Brothers’ “Free Yourself” music video (2018) was filmed on the premises as well as scenes from The Batman (2022).

“Whenever I Want”, which was released on the 3^rd April, is Mura Masa’s first material released as an independent artist since his 2015 debut EP Someday Somewhere. The track was released on Mura Masa’s new label Pond Recordings. The artist from Guernsey wrote on his Twitter that the single is the “first of a new series of records” and that it is the start of a “new era” for him.

new music tomorrow. Love u x pic.twitter.com/hNxpNMRyeH

— xander (@mura_masa_) April 2, 2023

The song samples vocals from the beginning of American hip hop collective Outsidaz’s track “Macosa” featuring rapper Eminem and sets it to a scatty jungle beat.

Sending the viewer on a nauseatingly dizzy trip, the music video features a 360-degree rotating camera rig and stars fans of the artist spinning in a warm-lit liminal rave setting. The video was shot by London-based directors known as the Reids, brothers Ed and Will, who have previously worked with brands such as Nike, Adidas, Converse, Stone Island, Dazed Magazine, i-D Magazine, and Hypebeast.

Watch the video for “Whenever I Want” below:

Mura Masa, aka Alexander Crossan, takes his alias from the legendary Japanese swordsman Sengo Muramasa. He first started making electronic music using Ableton Live at 16 and later uploaded it to Soundcloud where it was picked up by BBC Radio 1 DJs. His self-titled debut LP was nominated Best Recording Package and Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018 and he took home the award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical the following year for his remix of Haim’s track “Walking Away“.

One of Crossan’s best-known tracks is 2016’s “Love$ick” featuring American rapper A$AP Rocky which skyrocketed to number one on the Spotify Viral charts in both the UK and the US. Recently, the artist achieved huge success with the single “Boy’s a Liar pt. 2” he co-produced for Pinkpantheress and Ice Spice, which peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Known for his collaborations, Crossan’s discography is crammed with a variety of other stars such as Charli XCX, Nile Rodgers, Christine and the Queens, Damon Albarn, Slowthai, Clario, Lil Uzi Vert, Shygirl, Ariana Grande, and Stormzy. For his LP demon time, he collaborated with Lil Uzi, Shygirl, & PinkPatheress on his cover of “Baby Cakes”  and with Pa Salieu & Skillbeng on his single “Blessing Me”.

Mura Masa also announced he’ll be playing two dates in California this month in between his performances at the Coachella weekends.

On “✨ mum is calling ✨” the DJs mix samples of distorted Siri voices with playful deconstructed club beats to create a buoyant party track. Their 7^th EP, bubbling with energetic glitch-pop beats and autotuned vocals, is leading the way toward a new generation of dance music fused with cyberspace and packed with digital references.

The video for✨ mum is calling ✨”, released on the 30^th March, starts in portrait mode mimicking how videos are recorded on a phone. Two masked figures are depicted dancing to the track disorientating the viewer with the heavy use of transitions and the expanding aspect ratio. The group also cheekily uses deep fakes on a stock image to voice ‘mum’ and Memojis to voice their response. Last month, Two Shell released music videos for “love him”, “i m e s s a g e”, and “♡here4u♡” from Lil Spirits.

Two Shell have caught the media’s attention through their mysterious antics and bubblegum bass soundscape since their formation in 2019. They were featured on this year’s NME 100 as well as Pitchfork’s list of Rising Artists Shaping the Future of Music.

The identity of the two performers is clouded in secrecy with the duo using fluffy hats, masks, and shades to hide their faces when they perform. Some fans are even convinced that they send random stand-ins to mime along to their sets at gigs like the ground-breaking DJ SOPHIE did back in 2014. Their use of baby face filters and DALL-E mini to create AI-generated images for their EP art and press images showcases how their identity is intertwined with internet culture. Two Shell rarely accept interviews – their first-ever interview with The Face has now been “destroyed”.

Never failing to keep their fans on their toes, Two Shell have announced they will be playing four shows all on the same night – the 22^nd April – in London. They will be performing at Wide Awake Festival, an independent festival that showcases up-and-coming talent, in London next month. The duo are also on the line-up for the German music festival Melt this Summer.

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For full dates see below:

14/04/23 – Oxi – Berlin
22/04 – 60 Dock Road – London
22/04 – Forevergood – London
22/04 – Laylow – London
22/04 – Dalson Den
27/05 – Wide Awake – London
8/06 – Melt – Leipzeig

The pair previously worked together on “Sine From above”, which featured on Gaga’s last album Chromatica, released in May 2020. While their original offering leaned more towards pop and dance-led sounds, this new track is reported to “shock” fans.

According to The Sun, the track offers “extreme” experimentation and is a contrast to the production of Axwell, Burns and LIOHN on the original. “It’s about as far away from “Rocket Man” and “Candle in the Wind” as you can get, It’s gone from a pop-dance track to extreme hardcore drum and bass.”

Gaga discussed her friendship with John to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe at the time of the previous track’s release where she hailed the music legend for helping her to “really take care of myself”.

She stated that “He’s been my mentor for a long time, I mean, he’s always challenged me to keep my head above water and it’s something that I always appreciate is that he knows when I’m down. He just does. And he knows because I hide, because I never want anyone to see me when I’m like that, Elton’s always really challenged me to take care of my artistry and to really take care of myself. And I really, really honour that about him. He is so, so uniquely special.”

Recently John has also surprised diners at a restaurant in Cannes with an impromptu performance of “Cold Heart” (PNAU Remix)’, his new collaboration with Dua Lipa.

Fresh off releasing his latest album Notes From The Underground a month ago, High Contrast’s remix turns the heat up and adds extra power to the main drum’n’bass elements of the track. Maintaining the original melodies and gentle tones of the single, it subtly replaces parts of the instrumentation with more conventional electronic tropes, resulting in a more energetic and upbeat club hit. The Sub Focus & Wilkinson VS High Contrast Remix of ‘Freedom‘ was released earlier today, 8 January, and is available to listen and download on all major streaming platforms here.

The @subfocus @WilkinsonUK VS High Contrast remix of Freedom is out now! Listen in full here https://t.co/XPB4K5Jaa2 pic.twitter.com/nraRkNEYmd

— High Contrast (@HighContrast) January 8, 2021

Barrett has been active for more than 20 years, using his widely recognised artistic nickname High Contrast since 2000 when he also signed for Hospital Records. As the renowned London-based independent label describes him, he “needs no introduction any more” since “the Welsh wonder has smashed his way through the D+B scene and has become one of its iconic and much respected heroes“. A leading name in the UK electronic scene, High Contrast has released seven studio albums and 2 EPs, and has taken parts in various remix collaborations and compilations, including the Isles of Wonder, the official soundtrack of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The Welsh DJ dropped his latest record Notes From The Underground on 4 December 2020 via 3 Beat Production where he signed back in 2016 for his previous album Night Gallery. Yet another strong release with powerful guests and somewhat oldschool approach, the album features 14 tracks that seemlessly blend contemporary electronic music, liquid funk and jungle beats. Notes From The Underground is still relatively fresh, but has already seen positive reviews from fans and critics, with DJ Mag commenting on the album that “sees him draw on sounds and techniques from the modern d&b scene’s junglist roots” while The Arts Desk calls it “a deep, elegaic and occasionally beautiful listen“.

Today’s the day, Notes From The Underground is finally out! Stream/buy/download from here https://t.co/AgxryObloc So glad the beast 2020 didn’t eat this release. Hope you enjoy this trip through the digital jungle pic.twitter.com/eYypX3mpFD — High Contrast (@HighContrast) December 4, 2020

‘Freedom‘ is the fourt track from Portals, the critically acclaimed recent team-up between the genre titans Sub Focus and Wilkinson. Released on 9 October 2020, the album was the successful result of the two DJs’ isolated collaborative work at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in the inspiring rural surroundings of Bath.

The record featured the huge singles ‘Illuminate‘, ‘Just Hold On‘, ‘Air I Breathe‘ and ‘Turn The Lights Off‘ and managed to reach #68 in the Official Albums Chart while naturally topping the UK Dance Albums Charts. ‘Freedom‘ is the fifth official single from Portals, released today alongside High Contrast’s fresh remix of the track.

Additionally, you can hop over to their official website and check the label’s annual review of the 20 best albums, tracks, labels, remixes and artists of the year. Both mixes are available to re-play on the YouTube links provided above, with full details on tracklists and download links in the description, and can also be found as exclusive playlists on UKF’s Spotify page. No matter which Tier you find yourself into on this festive day, tune in to enjoy the best electronic bangers of 2020 “featuring some (not all!) of [the] favourite uploads from the past 12 months“.

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The drum & bass mix starts with a distinctive Australian flavour, jumping straight into ShockOne’s explosive ‘Follow Me‘ followed by one of the absolute highlights of the year in Pendulum’s huge comeback ‘Driver‘. Aside taking the world by storm upon its release in September, and steadily approaching 3 million streams in Spotify, the song recently won the Best Track Award at the 12th Drum and Bass Arena Awards.

The UKF mix includes three tracks by Dimension: ‘Don’t Sleep‘ , ‘Hatred‘ and ‘Love To Give‘ all expected to appear on the British DJ’s highly anticipated upcoming debut record Organ. Two singles come straight from Metrik’s hugely successful third album Ex Machina, released in June 2020 via Hospital Records. At the end London-based Fox Stevenson delivers his energetic ‘Like That‘ as the perfect conclusion of the epic mix. 

The annual dubstep compilation starts with the collaboration between the American producers GRiZ and Blunts & Blondes setting the modd in style with their hit ‘Juicy‘. Fox Stevensons also makes a solid appearance here with ‘Just Don’t Mind‘, alongside the traditional entries by the likes of Doctor P, PhaseOne, Zeds Dead and Feed Me. The Best of Dubstep 2020 finishes with the melodic and uplifting ‘Elevate‘ by the English DJs Tisoki and Upgrade featuring vocals by Monstercat’s latest recruit Courtney Drummey. 

Created in 2009 by Luke Hood, UKF started as a platform for friends to share and discover new music. The idea quickly became very popular with its subscribers and followers continuing to increase to this day, and expanding over several YouTube channels, live events and widely celebrated annual compilations. Operating at the very heart of the British drum & bass and dubstep scene and championing an impressive list of influential artists, the label celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and arguably achieved its mission to become “the home of bass music“. 

Coming just in time for Christmas day, the Best of Drum & Bass and Dubstep 2020 mixes will surely keep the endless lockdown home party going all the way to New Year’s Eve, and is one thing we can all enjoy together regardless of which Tier we welcome 2021 in. In case you are still not fed up with the Christmas songs, here is an alternative version of some of the classics, suggested by UKF to add and extra electronic spark to the festive day.

Need some new Christmas bangers to get you into the festive spirit? Ho ho ho gosh, we’ve got you covered! pic.twitter.com/sXIUTRS6C2 — UKF (@UKF) December 24, 2020