Can’t believe we’re actually saying this… We are throwing a festival in London on 7th August 2021

1 Day, 1 Stage – ourselves & @sonnyfodera

7th August // Finsbury Park // ALL DAY!

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— Gorgon City (@GorgonCity) March 2, 2021

The one-day festival is due to take place on the 7^th of August 2021 in Finsbury Park, a location known for hosting other music festivals such as Wireless or Community Festival. The festival, titled Back To Love is being described as “an all day, one stage festival celebrating everything we know & love about dancing to house music in the great outdoors.” The aim of the festival is to get ‘back to love’ following the extended hiatus of festivals and live music performances due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The announcement comes weeks after the government shared plans to slowly lift restrictions and restore some normalcy following months of national lockdown.

News of the outdoor event comes as a sign of hope for fans and music lovers alike among the cancellation of other UK festivals. Glastonbury announced its cancellation for the second year in a row back in January, as did Download at the beginning of this month.

Gorgon City, made up of North London producers Kye “Foamo” Gibbon and Matt “RackNRuin” Robson-Scott have become well known for songs such as Ready For Your Love featuring MNEK which reached number 4 on the UK singles chart. Gorgon City are known for their frequent collaborations with other artists and producers which gives us hope that Back to Love may bring some surprised and special guests.

As long as restrictions allow, the group are hoping to host 5000 fans in Finsbury Park this summer in what looks to be an exciting all-day party under the summer sun.

You can currently sign up for exclusive access to tickets here. Limited pre-sale tickets will go on sale on Thursday 4^th March at 10 am. Timings for general release are yet to be announced.

Straight from its premiere, the track entered UK’s leading radio stations and digital playlist for dance music and future club anthems. Last night ‘You’ve Done Enough‘ featured as a fresh club hit on Pete Tong’s ‘Global Dance Music’ monthly overview, as well as Kiss FM’s ‘Friday Nights’. The track was also picked up by MistaJam on Capital Dance, and Mollie King and Matt Edmondson on BBC Radio 1, in addition to its deserved spot at the main EDM playlists on Spotify and Apple Music. The single was released digitally accompanied by an exclusive ‘Terrace Dub‘ re-work.

‘You’ve Done Enough’ with @TheDramaDuo is HERE

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— Gorgon City (@GorgonCity) January 29, 2021

‘You’ve Done Enough‘ showcases the remarkable synergy between Matt Robson-Scott and Kye Gibbon from Gorgon City and Na’el Shehade and Via Rosa from DRAMA. With dramatic vocals soaring high above the hypnotic deep bass line and string synths, the single revolves around suspensful breaks and steady rhythm that is bound to keep the party going in months to come. Oliver Tryon from Cultr Magazine adds: “You’ve Done Enough is deeply packed with poignant energy with DRAMA’s powerful voice adding layers of soul throughout, a touch that has already attracted heat and attentive ears amongst Gorgon City’s global fanbase“.

Gorgon City and DRAMA previously collaborated for the track ‘Nobody‘ from April 2020 after a chance discovery. As told in the original press release, the electronic duo listened to DRAMA and immediately “fell in love with their sound and Via Rosa‘s amazingly stirring vocal. They reached out and discovered the duo lived in Chicago where Kye is currently spending lots of time, and of course they had to get in the studio together. After a couple of days writing ideas, ‘Nobody’ was born, which Matt & Kye then produced in London.”

Masterfully fusing house music with pop and soul elements, the track went on to become a huge hit over last summer boasting over 13 million streams on Spotify and paving the way for ‘You’ve Done Enough‘ to build on the momentum and continue the fruitful partnership between the electronic duo.

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Gorgon City hardly need an introduction, having worked with every major name in the global electronic scene and responsible for timeless club anthems like ‘Ready for Your Love‘ (ft. MNEK), ‘Here For You‘ (ft. Laura Welsh) and ‘Real Life‘ (with Duke Dumont and Naations) to name a few. Active since 2012, the duo quickly established themselves as a leading name in London’s and subsequently UK’s house and garage scenes, ready to take on every big festival stage across the globe. They have released two full-lenght records Sirens (2014) and Escape (2018) as well as numerous EPs, and standalone remix compilations.

Most recently, Gorgon City dropped their latest self-produced EP Realm on 4 December 2020. The release featured four house tracks ‘Trapdoor‘, ‘Grooves On The Vinyl’, ‘Roped In‘ and ‘Elizabeth Street‘ focused on rich instrumentation, atmospheric melodies and infectious club vibes. Following all collaborations from last year, including ‘Nobody’ with DRAMA, Realm was their first multi-track release since their last album Escape, and was described by EDM.com as a “bass-heavy and dance-forward compilation that sounds like it was created to get a crowd moving“.

Also on the line-up is New York Legend Todd Terry, SASASAS, Sam Divine, Holy Goof, Mason Collective and Low Steppa, plus many more to be announced in phase 2. Tickets start at £27.50 with VIP tickets ranging up to £50, they go on sale today and you can purchase them here.

Many of the acts playing at Wonderwood have played for the crowds at BassJam and PeirJam, so playing a new location will be something different for these artists. The crowds at Wonderwood can trust the organisers to put on a sell-out event. With BassJam heading into its third year at the Victoria Warehouse and Peirjam heading into its fifth year of standout events on Blackpool Peir. This show is sure to be a sell out.

Guests will have the options of three stages that will have different musical vibes and a wide range of visuals. At the festival there will also be a food village with an array of global cuisines as well as interactive and immersive entertainment that will ensure an unforgettable experience. The VIP experience will be accompanied by luxury toilets, VIP food and a pamper zone where you can relax and chill.

At Wonderwood there will be a wide range of artists such as the grime king Bugzye Malone, with hits that have topped the charts such as ‘Clash of the Titans’ and ‘Run’. House royalty Gorgon City, the English electronic duo from North London will also be their huge hits such as ‘Ready for your love’ and ‘Kingdom’. They will be joined with other huge artist who are looking to make their mark on Wonderwood.

These are the first wave of acts that have been announced in phase one and there will be sure to be more huge names on phase two. This will be the chance to experience a mainstream festival in 2019 but in a completely different location, and natural wonderment you can only find in the forest. The event will run from 2pm till 11pm on Saturday 27^th July 2019 and you can purchase your tickets here.