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Festival Line-Up Update: Electric Daisy Carnival, T In The Park, Iceland Airwaves and more

By Aly Barchi | Published on Monday 14 April 2014

The internationally famed and admired Electric Daisy Carnival is back in Milton Keynes again this year, which is nice if you like any of the following acts playing at its 2014 UK iteration: Avicii, Calvin Harris, Fatboy Slim, Steve Aoki, Paul Oakenfolk, A-Trak and/or Gorgon City. And I know you must like all of those. How could you not?

Electric Daisy’s parent firm Insomniac’s CEO Pasquale Rotella sums up the mood quite nicely with the following words: “Every time I think back to the last summer, I’m humbled that over 50,000 fans showed up to share their amazing energy and enthusiasm during our first international show, EDC in the UK. Because of their amazing support we’re bringing the festival back for its second year and, it’s going to be bigger and brighter than before. Milton Keynes Bowl is such a world renowned venue and we’re excited to transform it into something that’s never been seen before”.

Yeah, what she said. And now, to give Electric Daisy’s competitors at least a sporting chance, here’s a list of updates just made to festivals like Cheshire’s Farm Feast, the David Rodigan-featuring Festibelly, Iceland’s ever-brilliant Airwaves, Surrey vehicle Indietracks, North Wales’ main wave-chamber Wakestock, and, last yet not least (not even alphabetically), this year’s Biffy/Calvin/Arctics-headlined T In The Park…

ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL, Milton Keynes Bowl, Buckinghamshire, 12-13 Jul: Avicii, Calvin Harris, Steve Angello, Fatboy Slim, Steve Aoki, Nicky Romero, Martin Garrix, Showtek, Marco Carola, Dubfire, Joris Voorn, Hot Since 82, Davide Squillace, Timo Maas, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Orjan Nilsen, Simon Patterson, Ben Gold, Paul Oakenfold, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Nervo, R3hab, Carnage, Blasterjaxx, Dannic, DVBBS, Dyro, Julian Jordan, Laidback Luke, Rebecca & Fiona, Sander van Doorn, A-Trak, B Traits & Juma, Destructo, Dillon Francis, Gorgon City, Jack Beats, My Nu Leng, Shift K3y. www.electricdaisycarnival.co.uk

FARM FEAST, Claremont Farm, Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, 25-26 May: Peter Hook And The Light, Stealing Sheep, Emilio Pinchi, Charley Blue, David Hirst, The South Band, The Attic Band, Mikey Kenney, Mike Badger & The Shady Trio, Rob Vincent, Rangoon Sons, Roxanne Jones, The Levons, Springtime Anchorage, The City Walls, Rob Vincent, Ottersgear, Reva, Wirral Ukulele Orchestra, Dominic Dunn, The Ragamuffins, Silent Sleep, Mono LPs, Natalie McCool, Sugarmen, The Hazel Empire, Sparkwood & 21, Cousin Jac, Paul Straws, Silent Sleep, Mono LPs, Beaten Tracks DJs. farmfeast.co.uk

FESTIBELLY, Undershore, New Forest National Park, Lymington, 11-12 Jul: David Rodigan feat Jus Now & Reggae Roast, Mighty Oaks, Femme, Skinny Lister, Mausi, Dems, Wild Smiles, Ginger And The Ghost, Lexy and The Kill, Adam Street Singers, Annie Eve, Black Gold Buffalo, Charlie Cunningham, Dios Mio, Farmageddon, Feldspar, Gaps, The Operators, Plastic Mermaids. festibelly.com

ICELAND AIRWAVES, various venues, Reykjavik, Iceland, 5-9 Nov: The War On Drugs, Caribou, Future Islands, Oyama, Farao, Kaleo, Zhala, Spray Paint, Rökkurró, Emilie Nicolas, Endless Dark, Kippi Kaninus, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Brain Police, Beneath, Þórir Georg, Fufanu, Epic Rain, Skurken, AMFJ, Kontinuum, Ophidian I, Var, Atónal Blús, Mafama, Vio, Lucy in Blue, Conflictions. icelandairwaves.is

INDIETRACKS, Butterley Station, Ripley, Surrey, 25-27 Jul: The Hidden Cameras, Joanna Gruesome, Laura J Martin, Teen Canteen, Los Cripis, The Just Joans, Linda Guilala, Elopes, Big Joanie, Axolotes Mexicanos, Slum of Legs, Cosines, MJ Hibbett, & The Validators. www.indietracks.co.uk

T IN THE PARK, Balado, Kinross, Scotland, 11-13 Jul: Paul Weller, Soul II Soul, Earl Sweatshirt, Charli XCX, Neon Jungle, King Charles, Hudson Taylor, Jess Glynne, The LaFontaines, The Amazing Snakeheads, Lonely The Brave, Dolomite Minor, Little Matador, Carlia, Becky Hill. www.tinthepark.com

WAKESTOCK GWYL Y MOR, Perhos, Pwillheli, North Wales, 11-13 Jul: Charlotte Church, Gulp, Cian Ciaran, The Earth. www.wakestock.co.uk