The lineup has been announced for this year’s Field Day festival, following the news that the event will now take place at Brockwell Park in Brixton with the support of Lambeth Council.
The lineup is huge.
The first day of the festival is headlined by the iconic Erykah Badu, it’ll be your only chance to see Badu at a UK festival this summer. Also on the Friday, Jeff Mills and Tony Allen bring their collaborative show, there’s also Gilles Peterson, Jordan Rakei, NAO, Moses Boyd, Mafalda, Obongjayar, Sudan Archives and more.
Saturday’s lineup features another UK festival exclusive – this time it’s current Crack Magazine cover star Fever Ray. She’s joined by Earl Sweatshirt, Nils Frahm, Mount Kimbie, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Panda Bear, Thundercat, Princess Nokia, Daniel Avery, Helena Hauff, Thundercat and many more. There’s also a UK festival exclusive from legendary Japanese composer Cornelius.
The Barn, which launched at Field Day last year with a headline set from Aphex Twin will make a welcome return on the Saturday.
Speaking about the move to South London in a press release, the festival’s founder Tom Baker said, “Im excited about our move south to Brixton and having the historic Brockwell Park as our new home. As lots of Londoner’s know moving on can be a wrench but is also just a part of life in this amazing city, and we know there’s so much musical history to build on in our new place.”
Four Tet is playing live on the Saturday, and some eagle-eyed followers might have spotted the lineup in the below tweet which he posted yesterday.
— Four Tet (@FourTet) February 4, 2018
Check out the full lineup below, tickets are on sale now via the Field Day website.
Friday 1 June
Erykah Badu
Aaron L (Stamp The wax) // Beauty & The Beat // Brilliant Corners // Brownswood DJ’s // Children of Zeus // Church Of Sound // Donna Leake // The Comet is Coming // Ezra Collective // Ghost Notes // Gilles Peterson // Hailu Mergia // Jazz Re:Freshed // Jordan Rakei // Jeff Mills and Tony Allen // Lee Fields & The Expressions // Loyle Carner // Madlib // Mafalda // Mammal Hands // Masego // Matthew Halsall DJ Set (Gondwana Records) // Moses Boyd // Mr Jukes // NAO // Noble & Heath // Nubya Garcia // Obongjayar // Sons of Kemet // Sudan Archives // Total Refreshment Centre // Worldwide FM // Yazmin Lacey// Zara Macfarlane
Saturday 2 June
AJ Tracey // Avalon Emerson // Barely Legal DJ // Charlotte Gainsbourg // Cornelius (UK festival exclusive) // Daniel Avery // Daphni // DJ Seinfeld // DJ Boring // Earl Sweatshirt // Fever Ray (UK festival exclusive) // Floating Points (solo live) // Four Tet (live) // Gilles Peterson // HAAi // Helena Hauff // James Holden and the Animal Spirits // Jayda G // KURUPT FM // Lemmy Ashton // Moscoman // Mount Kimbie (live) // Nils Frahm // Oumou Sangaré // Panda Bear // Princess Nokia // Ross From Friends // SASSY 009 // Thundercat // Tzusing // Willow // ZHU
