2012 Festival Videos

With Sonar and Glade underway, Lovebox starting tomorrow and Bristol's Love Saves The Day and Manchester's Parklife already memories, festival season is well and truly here. For us like most live music lovers, summer cruises past in fields, outdoor parties, monster line ups and dancing in the sun. We have chosen some of the best festivals in the Uk and Europe, selected our favourite artists as well as a selection of the best tracks for this summer.

1.   Glade Festival
14th - 17th June 2012
Glastonbury, Somerset, UK

•    Pretty Lights
•    Daedelus
•    Jimmy Edgar
•    Mosca

Derek Vincent Smith, better known as Pretty Lights, is an American electronic music artist from Fort Collins, Colorado. You Get High: “It’s all about the high you feel when listening to good music.” he says.

2.   Sonar
14th - 16th June 2012
Barcelona, Spain

•    Fatboy Slim
•    Flying Lotus
•    Nina Kraviz
•    New Order

New Order are truly the headliners of Sonar Festival. It’s gonna be legen… wait for it… LEGENDARY!!!

3.   Lovebox
15th - 17th June 2012
London, UK

•    Booka Shade
•    Groove Armada
•    SHY FX
•    Dynamite MC

Grace Jones will be headlining on Sunday at Lovebox

4.   Secret Garden Party
19th - 22nd July 2012

•    Orbital
•    Little Dragon
•    French Fries
•    Rack'N'Ruin

Party at one of the best UK festivals with one of Black Butter's leading artists.

5.   Global Gathering
27th - 28th July 2012
Stratford Upon Avon, UK

•    Jaguar Skills
•    DJ Fresh
•    Koan Sound
•    Andy C

“You see me mashin up your air waves/
I know you can't get enough of my sound…”

6.   Boomtown
9th - 12th August 2012
Matterley Estate, UK

•    Alborosie
•    Dirty Dubsters
•    David Boomah
•    16bit

Alborosie comes to mash it big time at Boomtown Fair!

7. Peninsula - Félsziget
23th - 26th August 2012
Târgu-Mureș, Romania

•    Netsky
•    Suie Paparude
•    N.O.H.A.
•    DIRTYPHONICS

“Euphoric synths, soaring vocal hooks and effortless drums”. After hitting the lights last year with his first album, now, with a new album on the horizon, he wants to kick of at Peninsula - Félsziget Festival. Young Boris Daenen aka Netsky continuous to surprise with his amazing music. “Come alive” single is a surefire dancefloor destroyer.

8.   Creamfields
24th - 26th August 2012
Daresbury, UK

•    Shy FX
•    Annie Mac
•    Alex Metric
•    James Zabiela

Shy FX is, without question, one of the original pioneers of the Jungle and Drum & Bass scenes. This is a surefire festival banger!

9.  Dimensions Festival
6th -9th September
Fort Punta Christo, Pula, Croatia

•    Carl Craig
•    Joy Orbison
•    Four Tet
•    Marcel Dettmann

An electronic music icon. We have the honor to present you… Carl Craig!

10.   Bestival
6th - 9th September 2012
Robin Hill County Park, Isle of Wight, UK

•    Stevie Wonder
•    DJ Shepdog
•    Camo & Krooked
•    Max Cooper

It may not be bass music but if you are a music lover, this is a show that CANNOT be missed!