Bloc Festival
Electronic music festival in England
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Genre | Electronic dance music, electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep |
Location(s) | England |
Years active | 2006-2016 |
Website | Bloc website |
Bloc Festival was an electronic music festival in England which began in 2006.[1] It was devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporated both DJ sets and live shows.[2][3][4][5][6] Following a return of the festival in 2015, it was announced that the 2016 edition of the festival would be the last.[7]
History
Year | Location | Capacity | Notable artists | Notes |
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2007 | Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby | 2200[8] | Autechre, Kool Keith, Basic Channel, Digital Mystikz, Robert Hood[9] | |
2008 | Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby | 2200[10] | Karl Bartos, Amon Tobin, Juan Atkins, Phuture & Skream[11] | |
2009 | Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead | 6400[12] | Aphex Twin, Lee Scratch Perry, Afrika Bambaataa, Carl Craig, Modeselektor, Jamie Lidell, The Future Sound of London, Egyptian Lover[13] | |
2010 | Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead | 6400[14] | Autechre, Salt n Pepa, Boy Better Know, Flying Lotus, Grandmaster Flash, Mixmaster Mike, Roots Manuva Derrick May, Adam Beyer[15] | |
2011 | Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead | 6400[16] | Aphex Twin, Moderat, Apparat, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Laurent Garnier, LFO, A Guy Called Gerald[17] | |
2012 | London Pleasure Gardens, London | 30000[18] | Snoop Dogg, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Nicolas Jaar, Jeff Mills, Ricardo Villalobos, Gary Numan, Flying Lotus, MF Doom, Battles | On Friday 6 July 2012, organisers took the decision to cancel and evacuate the festival during its first night due to 'crowd safety concerns'.[19] |
2013 | – | – | – | Festival was not conducted. |
2014 | – | – | – | Festival was not conducted. |
2015 | Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead | 6400 | Jon Hopkins, Ben Klock, Jackmaster, ESG & DJ Pierre, Jeff Mills, Marcel Dettmann, Moodymann[20] | |
2016 | Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead | 7000[21] | Thom Yorke, Andrew Weatherall, Four Tet, Jeff Mills, Omar-S, Holly Herndon Goldie, Steve Davis[22] |
See also
References
- ^ "REVIEW: BLOC, MINEHEAD 11-13 MARCH 2011".
- ^ Hancox, Dan (11 March 2016). "The Tumultuous True Story of Bloc Festival". The Fader. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Bloc festival organisers row over 'dull hipsters'". BBC. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Quinn, Ben (6 July 2012). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Gamp, Joe (10 February 2016). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". NME. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Paine, Andre (9 July 2012). "'Worst festival ever': two-day Bloc 2012 is shut down as overcrowding turns into calamity". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Coultate, Aaron. "Bloc festival to end after 2016 edition". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2007".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2007 full lineup".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2008".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2008 full lineup".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2009".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2009 full lineup".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2010".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2010 full lineup".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2011".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2011 full lineup".
- ^ "BLOC weekend - CANCELLED 2012 - eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Quinn, Ben (7 July 2012). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". The Guardian.
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2015 full lineup".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2016".
- ^ "BLOC weekend 2016 full lineup".
External links
- Bloc London website
- Bloc website
- Facebook Page
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