hackney, nightlife

Field o’ Win

So Field Day has jaunted into the festival season with a well-deserved “fuck you” swagger. The line-up is making my mouth water. It’s like a definitive list of the best djs currently involved in the London music scene bringing heavyweights such as Eat Your Own Ears, Beyond the Wizard’s Sleeve (Erol Alkan), Skull Juice, Filthy Dukes and my personal favourite Rory Phillips together in a West End-meets-East End music orgy.

Oh yeah, and Simian Mobile Disco are rocking up as well. If you haven’t already got a ticket, get one because I guarantee you’ll be dancing all day and night finding “your new favourite track” on an hourly basis. Here’s one to get you started:

If you can’t make it today, here’s Skull Juice latest radio installment which puts you half way towards having your own little house party.

Away from the DJ side of things, there are some interesting acts playing. Regular readers will know that Mystery Jets and Laura Marling are firm favourites of ours, so it’ll be good to see them again. The NME hype machine will be in full flow as Lightspeed Champion, Foals and Wild Beasts roll into town, if I’m honest, none of which do a great deal for me (aside from Foals – French Open). By the time Rob Da Bank takes the stage at 7pm, there will still be 12 hours of partying to be had considering the afterparty ends at 7am at the End! Expect to bump into characters like this…

If the sun comes out, I predict Of Montreal will have an epic set with their unique brand of camp experimental rock.

As a sucker for a generous helping of scuzzy guitar, my one to watch is New York rockers Les Savy Fav and ask yourself; what would wolves do?

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