With an illustrious lineup of artists representing the vibrant spectrum of Caribbean and African musical genres, the festival promises to deliver an unforgettable experience to attendees. Headlining the event are acclaimed performers such as Capleton, Busy Signal, Shy FX, and Iration Steppas. Joining them are talents like Cameroonian-American singer Libianca and the innovative dub sound system crew Channel One, enriching the festival’s offerings with depth and diversity.

In addition to these headliners, the festival further boasts a diverse array of performers, including the likes of Anthony B, Black Sherif, Ding Dong, Lojay, Queen Omega, WSTRN, Rage MC, Dubwise Jamaica, Ayanna Heaven, Kalia Goddess, and many more. This year’s festival showcases a full lineup of exceptional talent from various corners of the world, with esteemed acts like Jamaica’s Beenie Man, Shenseea, and Busy Signal also gracing the stage. Attendees can anticipate a dynamic display of musical talent, honouring the rich and vibrant heritage of Caribbean and African music.

City Splash Festival stands as a testament to the profound impact of Caribbean and African culture in the UK and beyond, showcasing the abundant legacy of genres like Roots, Dub, and Dancehall while embracing the evolution of Jungle and Garage music.

Featuring seven unique stages offering “diverse sounds and vibes,” attendees can immerse themselves in a medley of musical experiences. Additionally, with over 45 Black-owned food traders tantalising taste buds (delivered in partnership with Black Eats LDN), authentic rum stalls, and engaging panel talks, the festival promises an immersive cultural experience.

Located in the heart of Brixton, Brockwell Park serves as the perfect backdrop for this celebration of Afro-Caribbean heritage, underscoring the area’s rich history and cultural significance. More than just a music event, City Splash Festival is a vital cultural melting pot that celebrates, amplifies, and uplifts Black music, food, dance, and style.

As anticipation builds for this year’s festivities, City Splash Festival promises to be a highlight of the summer calendar, offering an opportunity to celebrate and embrace the diversity and richness of Caribbean and African culture in the UK and beyond. Tickets are available for purchase for the bank holiday celebration here.

On 15^th May the festival announced the fiery lineup all over their social media accounts and website. The duo from Manchester was set to perform a DJ set at the Arcadia Spider last year but were forced to pull out of the festival and several other summer shows due to contracting COVID-19. Thankfully, the English DJ Bonobo and English duo Groove Armada stepped in to ensure EDM heads at Worthy Farm still got their electronica fill.

Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons have been the Chemical Brothers since 1995. The illustrious duo has had six UK number-one albums as well as won six Grammys throughout their career. Following the release of the single “No Reason“, the duo revealed via Instagram their tenth studio album will be released this Autumn which will coincide with a UK tour. Their last album, No Geography, was released in 2019. Watch the video for the third single from the album (and the theme tune for the BBC’s coverage of Glastonbury) “Got to Keep On” below:

Also set to play the spider this summer is progressive IDM musician Floating Points, the beloved DJ Shy FX, the boiler room fave VTSS, grime’s champion Skepta alongside Jammer, and DnB hero Wilkinson. See the poster above for the full lineup.

The awe-worthy fire-spitting Arcadia stage is a 50-tone installation built from recycled military hardware by Pip Rush and Bert Cole. First appearing at the festival in 2010, the stage returned last year after its replacement by the Pangea crane in 2019. The team behind the giant spider wrote in their Instagram caption, “The Spider’s built on creative recycling and now she’s got transformation running through her veins. This year, the entire Arcadia field runs on recycled energy – waste cooking oil turned to high-grade biofuel”.

The festival also revealed the bill for the newly named Woodsies stage (previously known as the John Peel stage) earlier this week. Stellar acts include Hot Chip, Christine and the Queen, Pheonix, Warpaint, Rina Sawayama, Caroline Polachek, Slowdive, Shame, Pale Waves, and FLO. See the full lineup below.

“Although the WOODSIES STAGE takes a new name for 2023, it will offer the same raucous, effervescent and gloriously sweaty vibes it did when it was known as the John Peel and, before that, the New Bands Tent”, the organisers have promised. This year over 1000 trees have been planted in the arena, the festival has revealed, “as part of our commitment to maintain the magic of the original Worthy Farm and to let us remember the importance of keeping the land as a haven for wildlife as well as festivals and farming”.

Earlier this month, the festival announced its lineup for this year’s Left Field including Crawlers, Billy Bragg, Cavetown, and Kid Kapichi. Headliners for Glastonbury this year were announced in March and include Elton John, Arctic Monkeys, and Guns N’ Roses.

Though tickets for this year’s Glastonbury are sold out, those feeling lucky may try their luck at winning tickets by purchasing Tony’s Chocolonely‘s Willy Wonka-style chocolate bar. As it stands two pairs of tickets are waiting to be unwrapped.

Reason to Smile will feature two singles of his that have already been released, “War Outside” featuring Lex Amor, and “Gangsta”. The former track “War Outside” garnered wider attention earlier this year after featuring on the most recent FIFA soundtrack, promoting his listenership far beyong UK borders. Watch the video for “War Outside” below:

Kojey Radical has been a big name in UK music for a while. The track “Cashmere Tears” became a huge hit, resonating with fans beyond UK rap for its late-night chill beat, with the lyrics “I like that” almost becoming his signature. Appearing alongside UK rap legend Ghetts, he featured on the massive “Bad After We”, taken from Shy FX’s Raggamuffin Soundtape. The versatility in his voice to seduce and sedate on one track to growl and scare on another has made him an interesting figure in UK rap, a vocal style similar to Backroad Gee. It will be interesting to see how he balances these energies on the upcoming project, or whether he ditches the scare tactics entirely for a broader sound.

Judging by the two aforementioned singles, “War Outside” and “Gangsta”, we can infer that he is trying to land a middle ground between the chill vibes we heard on tracks like “Cashmere Tears” and the club vibes akin to artists like Kaytranada. Indeed, “War Outside” reads much like a Kaytranada track, with squelchy bass-beats, shuffling hi-hats, and glistening keys. He has always had this tendency for club-like beats, as seen on his track “Selfish” from his early EP 23 Winters. That EP also contained some dark and heavy tracks, like “Rents Due”, a beat that would instill the fear of God into any man. This is the kind of versatility we have come to expect from Kojey from the very beginning, and the kind we’d expect in plentiful supply on his upcoming album.

Though a speculative point, one can expect something on the harder side with a feature from Cashh, who, on his most recent album Return of the Immigrant, included some drill beats. Especially from Wretch 32, we’d be expecting Kojey to get a bit grimey with it. But we never know; Cashh may want to bang a hook, Wretch might be spitting some chill bars. We will have to wait and see, and I’m sure many fans are waiting with baited breath for a debut LP from such a UK heavyweight.

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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In a thorough overview of the ceremony, the leading electronic label and promoted UKF rightfuly states that the results “reflect resilience, talent and innovation this year, and the awards try to show respect to this as much as possible. No single ceremony can congratulate all those worthy in the scene, but the Drum&BassArena Awards certainly does its best to celebrate as many talented individuals as possible” The full ceremony alongside all interviews and acceptance videos can be seen on the YouTube video bellow.

As stated in the official Drum&Bass Arena Awards’ website, all winners have been exclusively selected by electronic public votes, with the exception of the Hall of Fame Award given by fellow DJs and industry professionals, and the Critics Choice Award chosen by bloggers and writers. As usual, the awards were heavily dominated by British producers, with few international honorary mentions such as the Australian drum’n’bass giants Pendulum who won their first ever prize for Best Live Stream for their live performance at Spitbank Fort back in October, and then followed it by also winning the Best Track award for their killer comeback ‘Driver‘ from September 2020.

Without any surprises, the biggest winner of the night was the renowned London independent label Hospital Records who won the Best Label award for seventh consecutive year and also claimed the Best Event for their Hospitality series across the UK. Three members of their extensive current roster also managed to claim prizes for their individual accomplishments, with Metrik winning the prestigious award for Best Producer, Inja being voted as Best MC and the Brazillian DJ S.P.Y going home with the prize for Best Remix for his re-work of ‘You Got Me‘ by Kings Of The Rollers, also signed for Hospital Records.

Huge congratulations to @MetrikMusic, @injamusic, @KOTRTWEETS and @SPYDNB for being recognized for their wonderful work this year, and thank you so much for voting for us, to all of our fans across the world and to @OfficialDnBA pic.twitter.com/3CnMTIJPEk

— Hospital Records (@HospitalRecords) December 10, 2020

In the other categories voted by the general public, Alex Mark Calvert knows as A.M.C was honoured as Best DJ following a productive 2020 and praised worldwide by for the likes of Insomniac for “his attention to detail, technical articulation and patience paying off more and more with every year“. Best Newcomer for the last year was the rising Dutch producer Waeys who dropped his EP Objection via Overview Music, while the Best Newcomer Label was the Bristol-based Sofa Sound. Dutch heavyweights Noisia’s very own Noisia Radio was selected as Best Podcast.

With regards to full studio records, the main award for Best Album went to British d’n’b/jungle DJ Shy FX’ Raggamuffin Reloaded, a remix compilation of his critically acclaimed Raggamuffin Soundtape (2019), beating Metrik’s Ex Machina and Alix Perez’ Without End. Halogenix’ EP Dragon Force was chosen for Best Artwork, courtesy of Bertie Simpson. Last but not least, Katie Boyle from the leading drum’n’base duo Koven deservedly snatched the prize for Best Vocallist following her versatile vocal display in Butterfly Effect (2020).

 

 

 

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For the two industry-selected rewards, Jumpin Jack Frost was honoured with the Hall of Fame reward while Doc Scott won the Critics’ Choice Award on the 12th Drum&Bass Arena Awards.

‘Raggamuffin Reloaded‘ is a new remix collection by the DJ, which will contain a reimagined version of his favourite eight tracks from 2019’s ‘Raggamuffin SoundTape‘. An acoustic rendition of “Call Me” sung by Maverick Sabre is the first cut from the upcoming project.

FX will share one song per week until completing the entire collection. This week, smash hit “Roll the Dice” is selected as a second drop, and like the original, the ‘Sauce‘ remix is still a gigantic banger that will surely cause a commotion during this tedious quarantine. Have a listen to the track below.

RAGGAMUFFIN RELOADED:

The SoundTape gets the remix treatment from some of my favourite dons.

8 tracks. Weekly drops. Incoming.

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— ＳＨＹ ＦＸ (@ShyFX) April 24, 2020

Elsewhere, the “Smile” hitmaker allegedly flaunted her engagement with American actor David Harbour, as she posted an Instagram selfie in front of a mirror, in which a diamond ring on her right hand can be seen. The picture was flooded with comments congratulating, if not questioning about, her new found love, while the songstress only replied with a series of cryptic emojis. See the post below.

 

 

 

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Allen’s latest music was 2018’s critically acclaimed ‘No Shame‘. In spite of moderate commercial success, the album was met with widespread accolades from music critics for her honest and emotionally raw aesthetics of the record, with it being nominated for a prestigious Mercury Prize.

The 35-year-old singer is teasing new music in the working back in 2019. She also debuted an unreleased track, “Party Line“, during her tour for the fourth LP.