Festival Watch: Beacons, T in the Park, James Lavelle's Meltdown, and more

Article by News Team | 28 Mar 2014

Beacons (7-10 Aug), the festival set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales is this year being headlined by The Fall, Darkside, Jon Hopkins and Daughter. They recently announced a third wave of acts - joining the bill will be Phantasy boss Errol Alkan, Joy Orbison, Andrew Weatherall and Sean Johnston's A Love From Outer Space, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Cate Le Bon, Metz, Fat White Family, Sleaford Mods, Submotion Orchestra, Joanna Gruesome, The Wytches, Adult Jazz, Younghusband and others. Details and tickets here. The folk at Beacons have even curated a Soundcloud playlist for you featuring some of this year's featured acts – have a listen below.

Following an earlier announcement that 80s synth-pop legends The Human League were to join the bill, T in the Park (11-13 Jul) have announced a clutch of new artists. They will play host to The Charlatans, Reverend & The Makers, The Magic Numbers, Foxes, Wolf Alice, Circa Waves, Royal Blood, Chloe Howl and others across several stages, while big-hitters from the world of dance music also join the bill, including Factory Floor, Jackmaster, Alex Smoke, Joris Voorn, Robert Hood, Duke Dumont, Pretty Lights, Skream, Kerri Chandler, and Clouds, among others. Check the updated lineup here. Staying in Scotland, Glasgow's Riverside Festival (3-4 May) have confirmed another artist; this year's bill, which includes Andrew Weatherall, Cajmere and Laurent Garnier among others, will now be joined by Ghostly International founder Matthew Dear. Details and tickets here.

At Kendal Calling (1-3 Aug), Frightened Rabbit are joining the bill, along with Jimi Goodwin, Admiral Fallow, The Membranes, The Tea Street Band, Black Rivers and others. They join already-announced artists De La Soul2manydjs and the Happy Mondays, amongst others. Details and tickets here. London's Field Day (7-8 Jun) meanwhile will see headliners Pixies and Metronomy joined by Thurston Moore, Future Islands, The Wytches and Lovepark. Details and tickets here.

Taking the mantle of curator at this year's Meltdown (13-22 Jun) is Mo' Wax founder James Lavelle, which will see the Ninja Tune founder's carefully-curated lineup take over London's Southbank Centre, with artists announced so far including Neneh Cherry & Rocketnumbernine, Mark Lanegan, a reconfigured live band for Lavelle's own UNKLE project, Chrissie Hynde, Goldie performing Timeless with The Heritage Orchestra, ESG, Edwyn Collins, Glass Animals, Radkey, Keaton Henson and Petite Noir, as well as a programme of film screenings and other events. Details and tickets here

Lavelle spoke recently about Meltdown to The Quietus, saying: "I am deeply honoured to have been asked to curate Meltdown 2014. I intend to create a vibrant and exciting collage of counter-culture and collaboration from the worlds of music, film, art and everything in between. I want to bring together my influences from the past, the present and my work as an artist in contemporary society as well as transforming the space in a way that's never been done before, both artistically and musically. In curating Meltdown I have a responsibility to inspire the next generation of young artists in the same way that I was inspired as a teenager. Together we will push boundaries, shoot for the moon and create something that people will never forget."

Over in Croatia, Shore Beach (21-26 Jul) have announced a lineup of US hip-hop stars, with Pusha T, DMX, Method Man and Redman, and many more to be confirmed. They will play a series of select beach, pool and boat parties. Croatia's Unkown (8-12 Sep) have added Chic & Nile Rodgers to their bill, along with Moderat live, and DJ sets from Jamie xx, Disclosure and DJ Koze. In neighbouring Serbia, the MAD Festival (24-25 May), a new venture started by former members of the team behind EXIT and taking place in Belgrade, will feature Omar-S, Dixon, Kelela, Lindstrøm, Jam City, DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, Visionist, Evian Christ, and Dean Blunt. Details and tickets here.

Eden Sessions (various dates, 21 Jun - 14 Jul), the annual series of one-day events taking place at the Eden Project in Cornwall, have already announced dates with Dizzee Rascal (21 Jun), Ellie Goulding (8 Jul), and Elbow (14 Jul). This week they announced another concert, to be headlined by the Pixies (9 Jul). Details and tickets here. Over in Cambridgeshire, The Secret Garden Party (24-27 Jul) have confirmed hip-hop legends Public Enemy as headliners, along with Hercules and Love Affair, Foreign Beggars and others. Details and tickets here.