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Farr Festival is excited to announce an array of artists who are a true representation of the current electronic music culture. Recent additions to the lineup include Dixon, Mount Kimbie, Tom Misch, Maribou State (live), DVS1, Optimo B2B Young Marco, Moodymann, and many more! The festival takes place less than an hour from bustling London in the beautiful Bygrave Woods, from July 5-8, 2018. For four days, attendees can enjoy a blend of cutting-edge music, arts, and wellness events across six stages for a truly unique and enriching experience.
Farr Festival opens on Thursday, July 5th with a captivating live set from Canadian producer Jacques Greene. Bringing in some of the Motor City’s vibrations, the lone masked prince of Detroit, DJ Stingray is joined by Shanti Celeste to showcase their high-velocity DJ skills. Prosumer, Tama Sumo, Lakuti, Dan Beaumont and newcomer Wes Baggaley are set to elevate Thursday’s emotions even higher, whilst Antepop, Ozel AB, Jacques Bon and Telfort bring things deeper than deep at the esteemed Campfire Headphase stage. Shadow City Soundsystem, Champagne Funk, GIRL and Kiara Scuro will be performing to conclude Thursday’s bill.
On Friday, “Original Nuttah” Shy FX warms up the crowd at the Factory before Mount Kimbie are joined by a full band to perform their recent krautrock inspired long player “Love What Survives”. Multi-instrumentalist Tom Misch also joins Friday’s proceedings followed by a DJ set from Daphni. Mr G will bring the heat as he hosts a stage bringing in favorites including DVS1, Afrikan Sciences, Byron The Aquarius. There will be lots of live performances on Friday to look forward to including a captivating live sunrise set from Chilean experimental beat producer Natureboy Flako.
Saturday will bring some of the most notable names in electronic music with Moodymann taking center stage. Maribou State and George Fitzgerald will both perform live at The Factory, preceding dub aficionado Jah Shaka and Adrian Sherwood plus BBC Radio 1’s very own Benji B. Dixon will be joined by Job Jobse, Gerd Janson, Willow and Ma Dahu for a special three-hour set at The Shack.
Sunday’s line-up will be revealed in February, bringing the festival to a thrilling conclusion.
In addition to an amazing lineup, festivalgoers can expect artisanal food and drink, holistic activities; including workshops, yoga and meditation, plus hot tubs, talks and cocktail workshops. The ninth edition of Farr Festival offers a beautifully balanced weekend of music, arts, wellness and lots of fun in summer 2018.
Tickets: https://tickets.farrfestival.co.uk
FestPop Staff Writer, Azita Lotfi