Johny and Joj help you get a feel of Field Day
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 Veronica Falls to the lush electronic vibes of Darkstar, “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 our list in chronological order. So you don't have to.
12:00, Village Mentality Stage
What better way to open the festival but with some krautock legends? That's right, everybody's favourite krautrockers are the first band on the Village Mentality Stage. Whilst we'd much prefer to see them in a headline spot, we like to see this as a sort of easing-in process to the festival. As it will get hectic later on.
Faust - Herbststimmung by Glassdub
12:50, Laneway Festival Stage
Numerophiles who are allured by sweet lo-fi sounds are in for a treat today as 2.54 grace the Laneway Festival Stage. “They even have a decimal in their band name!”we hear you proclaim. Calm down you dirty numerophiles. The fact that they're absolute beauts doesn't make it easier too. We might need to enforce the first ever strapped in audience gig.
2:54 - Creeping by morrisday
Darkstar
14:45, Bloggers Delight/Lanzarote Stage
Since breaking through with the single ‘Aidy’s Girl is a Computer’ (below) in 2009 the London three-piece have made themselves known for their hushed, shoegaze flavoured electronica. Audible twangs of early synth pioneers interject their otherwise modern and futuristic ambience – an expertly crafted progressive yet retrospective sound. Perhaps at Field Day you’ll find yourself torn between great bands and incredible electronic acts, Darkstar give you both.
Darkstar - aidy's girl is a computer by MSCOTT
Zola Jesus
16:50, Bloggers Delight/Lanzarote
Zola Jesus is the musical project of 22-year-old Nika Roza Danilova. With her third studio album in the works, punters can expect to hear a mix of old and new material. As well as feeling slightly overwhelmed by her beauty and stage presence.
18:30, Do You Come Here Often? Stage
Some of these stages have weird names don't they? It's fine for bands to have weird names, because that's creative and whatnot. Maybe we're just going through a transitional period where stages are christened with weird names. Anyway, Still Corners is a band name that makes you think of noir cinema, which is a pretty classy thing to think about. Oh, they're also a really good band. So think about that for a while.
John Cale
17:45, Eat Your Own Ears Main Stage
We could simply copy and paste “Legend” endlessly for this. But we'd rather write about doing it than actually doing it Some might feel that they have to see him out of obligation. Some feel that they have to see him because he's old. Well, we feel that we have to see him because he's one of the best musicians to ever grace the planet, who sadly didn't get as much recognition of Velvet Underground co-founder (and all-around hip cat) Lou Reed.
Hallelujah by John Cale by Lorenzenaar
Kieren Hebden b2b James Holden
19:45, Bugged Out! Stage
Hebden, better known as Four Tet, generates a brand of electronica that is unmistakably his own. Abstract samples, seemingly plucked from the ether, glitch in and out of time, defying the metronomic groove of brooding house beats. Coupled with long standing techno maverick and all round legendary DJ Mr James Holden for a rare back-to-back set, these are certainly our headliners.
Pinnacles by Four Tet
James Holden - Solstice by deep groovy
Don't forget the Field Day After-party, featuring Ariel Pink, Baio and Tortoise.
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