We shift through the line-up so you don't have to...
This Saturday, Victoria Park turns from a peaceful, tranquil place where people can sit down to enjoy ukulele lessons into a 12-hour riot of drunks, hipsters and bemused policemen. Why is this happening? The simple answer is that it's Field Day – probably one of London's best festivals. It's kind of like ATP meets Glasto meets Lovebox – in a good way.
There's quite a range of acts playing, from the poptastic brilliance of Django Django to the lush electronic vibes of Grimes, “We just don't know who to see?” you say? Suffering from choice fatigue are we? Well fear not, for here is our guide on who to catch at Field Day.
We've even compiled a few suggestions in chronological order. So you don't have to.
Friends
13:05, Shacklewell Arms Stage
Friends - I'm His Girl (Live in Session, BBC Radio 1) by The Line Of Best Fit
A band who party old school, Brooklyn’s Friends make a groove-laden mash up of funk, punk and disco influences that comes across like the Delta 5 fronted by Janet Jackson.
Sunless ‘97
14:20 Red Bull Music Academy Stage
Body Weather by SUNLESS '97
Muddling together kosmiche, psychedelic pop, ambient drone and crushed house with a liberal squeeze of pure pop syrup, Sunless ’97 are probably the best/worst kept secret in Hackney right now. That’ll all change soon though, mark our words!
Peaking Lights
14:45, BleeD/Lanzarote Stage
LO HI by Peaking Lights
Floating on electronic pulses, tightly controlled feedback, tape loops, organ, synths, guitar and vocal harmonies, Peaking Lights are a glorious slice of psychedelic noise pop who never fail to have us staring open-mouthed with amazement.
Sleigh Bells
19:40, Laneway Festival/Last FM stage
Sleigh Bells - Comeback Kid by Sleigh Bells
A duo made up of Derek Miller and Alexis Krauss, Sleigh Bells feel like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs from an evil dimension, replacing the fuzzed up, bass-pumping post punk with distorted siren wails, gated guitars, caterwauling synths and a sound that is pretty much post – everything.
The Men
19:40, Shacklewell Arms Stage
The Men - Bataille by sacredbones
A band who have managed to focus the smart-arse hardcore characteristic of early ...And You Will Know Us By Trail Of Dead into all sorts of weird no wave and krautrock jams, The Men are like a time-tunnel back to the loud, messy post hardcore groups of the late Dischord era. They’re also bands who definitely live up to the hype for once!
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