Hospitality in the Park Announce Fred V & Grafix, Clipz, My Nu Leng, Calibre & DRS, Chimpo, Danny Byrd, Rusko + more
After already revealing a storm of supernovas for stage partner Deep Medi, the worldwide independent drum and bass brand fail to disappoint with the second announcement of an outstanding line-up for FABRICLIVE, the club that steals hearts of all clubbers; and coming over from Belgium, jump-up dons Invaderz.
Rallying around the legendary London Elektricity Big Band on Hospitality’s own main stage, are the first class of a scene in which the label has been the top of for over two decades. On the mainline since the millennium, Danny Byrd harks back to this history whilst to this day honing the future of D&B, again embracing new faces and influences on ‘Golden Ticket’.
Esteem for D&B heritage, with a healthy and hard-hitting dose of experimentation is what characterises Fred V & Grafix too, instrumental in realising the possibilities of the genre on a live stage with pop elements and chart guests. This meeting of the old and new schools is what keeps Hospitality vital, icons like Nu:Tone, Logistics and S.P.Y. Playing a special Hospital Records heritage set will be rising star, Krakota, Tokyo aesthete Makoto will join along with current instigators Hugh Hardie and BBC R1 resident Metrik.
A landmark in London, nightclub fabric, opened since 1999 and from that day onwards captivated clubbers. With the desire to dance outdoors, they will be bringing their bass-driven dance music FABRICLIVE to Hospitality In The Park. Brought up around 90’s warehouse rave culture in Bristol and with a string of releases on various drum and bass labels including Full Cycle and Digital Soundboy, CLIPZ will be making an exclusive comeback under his D&B alias for the first time since 2009.
Also announced for the arena, dominant duo My Nu Leng and their deep sounds complimented by Dread MC; a special live set from liquid drum and bass icon, Calibre and talented wordsmith MC DRS; and a B2B set from heavyweight emperors, Mefjus & Kasra (Critical Sound System) as well as Chimpo & Sam Binga & Trigga. There’s no doubt this 16-act showdown will blow you away!
INVADERZ will be sure to bring fresh, notorious beats to the mix. With impressive energy and an eclectic style from rising drum and bass star, Mollie Collins, to game elevation from multi award winning GUV. Four definitive DJs: Voltage, Serum, Bladerunner & Inja combine forces to recreate the jungle monarchy and guarantee a banquet of basslines with their concept The King Of Rollers is also confirmed – this unmissable line-up is sure to allure you into a Hospitality remedy.
The only festival of it’s kind in the UK, Hospitality In The Park returns to Finsbury Park on Saturday 23rd September 2017, for a day of jaw-dropping, body-popping and sensational sounds…
HOSPITALITY STAGE
LONDON ELEKTRICITY BIG BAND, DANNY BYRD, FRED V & GRAFIX [LIVE]
HUGH HARDIE, MAKOTO
KRAKOTA [21 YEARS OF HOSPITAL RECORDS DJ SET]
MAT ZO [MRSA DNB SET], METRIK B2B TC
NU:LOGIC [NU:TONE B2B LOGISTICS]
S.P.Y
HOSTED BY DYNAMITE MC, FAVA, GQ, STAMINA
FABRIC
MY NU LENG & DREAD MC, CLIPZ, BENTON
CALIBRE & DRS
CHIMPO B2B SAM BINGA & TRIGGA
MEFJUS B2B KASRA [CRITICAL SOUND SYSTEM]
RUSKO, SKEPSIS, BLAZEY BODYNOD
SKANKANDBASS, MANTMAST
MED SCHOOL STAGE
BOP PRESENTS MICROFUNK CREW LIVE
(BOP & OAK)
INCUBATOR STAGE
LINE UP TBC
DEEP MEDI MEETS ROOTS OF JUNGLE STAGE
MALA, SWINDLE, KAHN & NEEK
A/T/O/S (LIVE), BENNY ILL
COMPA, JACK SPARROW, KAIJU
KENNY B2B RANDALL & MC DET (JUNGLE HISTORY SET)
REMARC & NAVIGATOR, SILKIE
SIR SPYRO B2B SPOOKY & KILLA P
INVADERZ
BLACKLEY & PREMIUM, GUV
KING OF THE ROLLERS [VOLTAGE, SERUM, BLADERUNNER & INJA]
MACKY GEE, MOLLIE COLLINS, R3DX
TNA [DOMINATOR AZZA & GRIMA]
TOTAL RECALL, LUKE SKYWALKER
HARRY SHOTTA, YOUNGAFOX
STAGE TBA
MIST:I:CAL (MARCUS INTALEX B2B ST.FILES B2B CALIBRE)
LET IT ROLL
LINE UP TBC
Published on 01 April 2017 by Wayne Feltham