Line-ups, updates and news for Land Of Kings 2012

When Frdiay 4th - Saturday 5th May 2012
Where: Various venues around Dalston
How Much: £30 for a two-day wristband
Dalston's rival to Shoreditch's Stag and Dagger and Camden's Crawl, Land of Kings is a one-wristband, mulit-venue celebration of everything that makes North East London such a hotspot for fixie-bike lovers and Guardian readers.
Taking over various venues around the Kingsland Road-Shacklewell Lane crossroads, the line-up is usually split directly down the middle, with half devoted to up-and-coming DJs playing everything from dubstep to crunk, and the other given over to the area's DIY band scene.
There's also a healthy dose of contemporary art, with this year's highlight probably an interactive experience by conceptual artist BestCleo, for which guests are invited to enjoy a three-course meal in Cafe Bliss on Dalston Lane, whilst also watching live music, bingo, a philosophy lecture and ballet performance. The aim, apparently, is to explore ideas around mental health. Intriguing.
Line-up so far...
BULLION
CAZE NOVE
CONNAN MOCKASIN
DAN BEAUMONT
DOLLOP DJS
ELIPHINO
FAMY
FUNKINEVEN
GREAT WAVES
KWES
LAZER CAVES
LOVELY JONJO
MOSHI MOSHI DJS
MY PANDA SHALL FLY
NIGHT ANGELS
RAY MANG
RORY PHILLIPS
ROYALTY
SLOW CLUB
THE INVISIBLE
TOY
TREVOR JACKSON
BEN WESTBEECH
BROWNSWOOD
CLASH
FACTORY FLOOR
GANG COLOURS
GWILYM GOLD
IS TROPICAL
KUTMAH
MARIA MINERVA
NTS
OWINY SIGOMA BAND SOUNDSYETEM
STANDARD PLANETS
TAYO
THE FOUR ACES ALLSTARS
THE HORRORS DJS
Art and Interactive line up
"DIET COKE IS ILLEGAL IN THE PHILLIPINES" by Bescleo
"LIVE ART SPEED DATE" by Stoke Newington International Airport
CLASSIC ALBUM SUNDAYS
DALSTON DARLING'S WOMEN INSTITUTE
LITERARY DEATHMATCH
LONDON FIELDS RADIO
THE AUSTERITY GAMES
HACKNEY FILM FESTIVAL
HAMMER AND TONGUE
LEGACY IN THE DUST
THE FOUR ACES BBQ
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