BLOC

BLOC

by: Spoonfed Festivals

Line-ups, news and updates for BLOC 2012.

Where: London Pleasure Gardens
When: 6th and 7th July 2012
How Much: £99 for both nights, £125 'express tickets'.

BLOC is the unparalleled electronic music festival renowned for thie progressive and enormous line-up coups. They were also infamous for keeping it real at Butlin's resort. Ravers got the use of chalets, ran amok in the twee Butlin's playpark with stuff like pools and wave machines to keep them occupied and enjoyed the cutting-edge raves every night held in various arenas.

BLOC have this year riled fans by moving their party to London Pleasure Gardens. The new site is the brainchild of Glastonbury's Shangri-La crew. It's a multi-faceted space designed to host art and cultural happenings during the Olympics and beyond.

The festival will make use of permanent structures - such as the Hub Stage from Shangri-La - plus a 30 metre geodesic dome. They will be building a main arena from shipping containers and delivering "next level sound and lighting" according to their website.

Check out the promo video for the new venue here.

The line-up this year though should placate the haters.

Check it:

Friday 6 July:

    Snoop Dogg
    Richie Hawtin
    Steve Reich

    Ricardo Villalobos
    DOOM
    Carl Craig – 69
    Nicolas Jaar
    Jamie Jones

    Hudson Mohawke DJ
    Appleblim
    Joy Orbison & Jackmaster
    Shackleton
    Art Department
    Sandwell District
    Joker
    Digital Mystikz
    Steffi
    Loefah
    Addison Groove
    Will Saul
    Mosca
    Xhin
    Midland
    T.Williams
    Transparent Sound
    Dusky
    Boddika
    Pinch
    Daniel Stefanik
    Oneman
    Deadboy
    Redinho
    Spencer
    Geddes
    Showcases From:
    Numbers vs Swamp81
    Resident Advisor
    Aus Music
    Mulletover

  Saturday 7 July:

    Orbital
    Gary Numan
    Flying Lotus

    Squarepusher
    Battles
    A.T.O.L.
    James Blake
    Jeff Mills

    Apparat Band
    Ellen Allien
    Four Tet
    Monolake
    Scuba
    Surgeon
    Martyn
    Levon Vincent
    Hype Williams
    Clark
    Kode9
    Tikiman with Scion
    Alva Noto
    Cosmin TRG
    L Vis 1990 b2b Bok Bok
    Jacques Greene
    Cooly G
    Space Dimension Controller
    Jon Hopkins
    Oneohtrix Point Never
    Ikonika
    RadioNasty
    Pariah
    Untold
    Byetone
    Illum Sphere
    SND
    Perc
    Objekt
    Lucy
    Truss
    Scratcha DVA
    Terror Danjah
    Showcases From:
    Raster-Noton
    Plex vs Perc Trax
    Resident Advisor
    Hyperdub
    Bleep
    World Unknown    

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