AVICII, LOCO DICE, MARTIN SOLVEIG, FEDDE LE GRAND AND A-TRAK ALL CONFIRMED AS THE MYSTERYLAND 2012 LINE-UP IS REVEALED
“The Glastonbury of dance festivals, this bold, colourful and gigantic event packs more into one electrifying day than other, lesser dance events would dare explore in their lifetime.” (Virtual Festivals)
For nearly two decades, ID&T’s Mysteryland has been THE outstanding highlight of the Dutch festival season. This year, on August 25th 2012, the nineteenth edition of the globally celebrated one-day event will once again take place at the stunning 163 acre space that is Floriade terrain, just a stone’s throw from the nation’s capital, Amsterdam. With even more investment, time and effort pumped into every last detail than ever before – including flawless production and beautiful art installations, to world-beating lineup, mind-blowing new stage designs and surprises galore – Mysteryland 2012 is guaranteed to be a sure-fire sell out.
Ticket News
Be sure to keep Saturday 28th April, 10.00AM CET firmly penned in your diary. This will be your opportunity to obtain passes to what will be, hands down, and as per usual – the most exceptional dance music event in the Dutch festival calendar. Tickets are priced at €75 and are available exclusively from the official Mysteryland website – visit www.mysteryland.com
Due to the sheer demand expected both internationally and domestically this year, ID&T have opted for a ‘first come first served’ queuing system powered by ticketing partner ‘Paylogic’, who’ve a proven track record in dealing with events of this size. The queue will start at 10.00AM (as soon as tickets go on sale), and the website will keep track of your position in line. BE WARNED – DO NOT press F5/refresh – this will automatically take you back to the end of the line, and diminish your chances!
Lineup
This year sees the addition of the brand new and super massive ‘ Big Top’, the biggest tent ID&T have ever used. Inside, some of the hottest names in electronica will be tending to the decks and shaking Mysteryland to its very core. A-List guests in the brand new ‘Big Top’ will include Swedish wunderkind Avicii, Belgian brothers Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, French house maestro Martin Solveig and Holland’s very own Hardwell. The closing of Mysteryland each year is always one of the many highlights where no expense is spared; the man honoured with the task of closing The Big Top is the nation’s favourite – the one and only Fedde le Grand.
The remainder of Mysteryland’s twelve stages are marked by diversity. A-Trak presents his Fools Gold Clubhouse stage with guests including Fake Blood, Tiga and Riton, while Loco Dice, Reboot and Simian Mobile Disco will be headlining the new open air Monade Stage; there’s Drum & Bass by UK bass legend Goldie; techno by stars such as Jeff Mills and Speedy J; the all time favourite Dirty Dutch Stage with music provided by the likes of Chuckie, Zedd, Dillon Francis and Porter Robinson; hardstyle from Headhunterz and Zany; deep house by Seth Troxler, Subb-an and Laura Jones…the list of international and homegrown heroes goes on and on! For full lineup and stage details, please see below, or visit the official Mysteryland website – www.mysteryland.com
The Mysteryland Experience
Aside from delivering a truly world class lineup of musical talent year-in year-out, Mysteryland is renowned for being a creatively diverse, forward-thinking and above all BEAUTIFUL festival that dedicates extensive effort and resources towards creating truly magical and breathtaking surroundings for it’s guests. Revelers can feel free to dive into a plethora of workshops and other interactive activities to pass the time, should the music get too much. So you can either dance into the night, or let your creativity flow; or both, it’s up to you!
Tree House Festival
This year Mysteryland organizers are creating a spectacular Tree House Festival comprising multiple canopy-high hangouts where party people can climb into, chill out and enjoy small concerts, spoken word performances and much more. This is a first for any dance festival in the world and it’s shaping up to be a jaw dropping addition!
Sustainability
Every year, Mysteryland producers ID&T NL work exceptionally hard to inspire all of their visitors and partners into embracing more environmentally sustainable lifestyles. With a solid aim to raise environmental consciousness among future generations, the festival is at the forefront of the industry when it comes to all things ‘green’.
Food
Mysteryland offers a wide range of culinary delights; from pizza to pancakes, tapas to Mexican, vegetarian, vegan and organic; anybody who’s been to Mysteryland in the past can vouch for the fact that this festival has it all when it comes to cuisine. Another first this year is the introduction of the Bollywood snack bar ‘Oelalal Masala Dosa’ – providing yet more diversity for those in need of a bite to eat.
Sleeping Packages
Just like years gone by, Mysteryland 2012 are providing some pretty amazing Sleepover Packages for its international guests – and some of the really lazy Dutch ones too! All packages include a full Mysteryland day pass, transfer to and from the festival, as well as access to the super secret after party in Amsterdam. Accommodation differs between just one overnight stay in a nearby hotel, to bungalows for you and your friends near the beach. For the first time this year they have also included the option of flights from London, Oslo and Copenhagen, so if all you want to do is party and think about nothing else – you can let them plan your entire trip! Travel packages go on sale HERE at the same time as all other tickets – 10.00AM CET, Saturday 28th April, 2012.
Keep right up to date with all things Mysteryland at the following online portals.
www.mysteryland.com
www.facebook.com/mysteryland
www.twitter.com/mysteryland
Chase And Status – Hitz (Dillon Francis remix)
New Dillon Francis remix of Hitz! If you havnt seen Chase & Status Live you better get on it. Their energy is incredible, I had an opportunity to meet up with these guys backstage a show in the UK and they’re just as cool as their live show is. I’d recommend watching the Rolling Stone Documentary on their last US Tour. Hopefully DnB makes it big in the states soon.
Press info
Available for the first time in the US, this package features the massive No More Idols tracks “End Credits” (featuring Plan B), “Let You Go” (featuring Mali), “Hypest Hype” (featuring Tempa T), “Blind Faith” (featuring Liam Bailey),” “Time” (featuring Delilah),” “Hitz” (featuring Tinie Tempah) and “Flashing Lights” (featuring Sub Focus & Takura), plus videos and remixes from some of the hottest names on the global scene including Brookes Brothers, Feed Me, Trolley Snatcha, Wilkinson, 16Bit, Dillon Francis and Nero – Chase And Status protégés who are signed to their own MTA record label.
In 2011 Chase And Status achieved levels of success rarely touched by an electronic music artist. Since its release in January 2011, No More Idols has picked up platinum certification with over 500,000 albums sold, featured six huge singles – all A listed at BBC Radio 1 – with a combined sales of over one million; and charted at #2 in the UK (second only to Adele) staying in the top 10 for over 10 weeks. Live, Chase And Status sold out their November 2011 UK Academy Tour months in advance as well as touring the UK, European, Japanese and Australian festival circuits, playing to over 1 million people before the year was out. The band also sold out their spring 2011 USA tour. In all, Chase And Status were officially the biggest selling UK band of 2011.
Chase And Status – Hitz (Dillon Francis remix)
Stream the album in its entirety clicking HERE
Watch the Live USA Tour Documentary HERE
ULTRA DAY 2 LIVE STREAMING
Those sneaky UMF masterminds of course made their Youtube streaming links different for every day of Ultra… here’s your direct viewing for Day 2 LIVE from Ultra Music Festival in scorching hot South Beach, Miami! Having already seen talent along the likes of Hardwell and Zedd, the day has still just begun. None other than the Dutchman Laidback Luke tearing up the main stage as this post goes live 
Watch Ultra LIVE from ANYWHERE via UMF TV
Once again, Ultra has gone above and beyond (pun… intended?) For the first time ever, you can watch the festival LIVE streaming from youtube. Enjoy the epicness wherever you may be!
Upcoming "Lights All Night" Festival
This New Year’s Eve, a number of this year’s most highly regarded electronic music acts will be heading to Dallas to headline the event, which has quickly become one of the biggest electronic music festivals in the country. Tiesto, Laidback Luke, Dada Life, Wolfgang Gartner, Benny Benassi and Porter Robinson round out the star-studded roster of “Lights All Night,” a two-day event being held in Dallas on December 30th & 31st.
This year’s “Lights All Night” festival is set to be the biggest yet, with an explosive lineup that also includes: Sandro Silva, Diplo, Flux Pavilion, Excision, RJD2, Archnemesis, Crizzly, Big Gigantic, Bonobo, Paper Diamond, White Panda, Zoogma, Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory, MSTRKRFT, Neon Indian, Pendulum, Caspa, Zeds Dead, The M Machine, Treasure Fingers, Kill The Noise, Savoy, Michal Menert, Nadis Warriors and Govinda.
The event will boast state-of-the-art production that is set to include a captivating light show, live dancers and a dynamic array of art installations. “Lights All Night” will showcase performances on three main stages, dubbed Dance Hall, Bass Hall and Groove Hall.
The Ghost With The Most Step
I first stumbled upon Figure earlier this year. I had just started to really get into drum n bass from dubstep and a friend recommended Figure’s drumstep as the unholy offspring of the two, filthy and glorious at the same time.
The massive drop in his remix of The-Dream’s “Take Care of Me” almost eviscerated my car speakers by going from 0 to WOMPWOMPWOMP in less than 3 seconds. See for yourself. Warning: deathbyelectro is not responsible for damage to self or music equipment.
The Dream – Take Care Of Me (Figure Remix) by Figure
You can preview his upcoming release Monsters of Drumstep Vol. 2, which builds upon the monster themed breaks and cuts of the first installment of Monsters of Drumstep in the first release from Figure’s new Doom Music imprint. Perfect for those upcoming Halloween parties.
Figure is promoting his new release with a monster jam (literally) “Beetlejuice”. Fans of the movie or TV show will recognize the music and Lydia saying Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, BEETLEJUICE which unleashes hell (again, literally).
Figure – Beetlejuice (Dubstep Mix) – Free DL at ImFigure.net by Figure
If you like what you hear, Figure’s soundcloud is chock full of downloadable goodies to put in your trick or treat playlist.
Pallada – Dreamcatcher
“Drums + Bass + Synth = Pallada!” This is how London native producer Pallada describes his music, and he does not disappoint with his new single release “Dreamcatcher”. This epic synth track reminds me a bit of Porter Robinson’s recent tracks, which is always a good thing! Also released on the EP is a bootleg of another Pallada track by Spencer & Hill which you will want to check out!!
Chase & Status – Time
This crew is blowing up huge across seas so here’s a little DnB flavor you (try it on, see how it feels). If you ever get a chance to see them live I suggest you take it. They’re known for their banging fast beats and MCs that murder it on stage. Here’s their new EP Single release called Time. Make sure to peep the music video right meoawww. They had Delilah come in for an amazing vocal track. If you don’t have Blind Faith in your iTunes you best fix that, here you go.
Time (Radio Edit) – Chase & Status
Time (Wilkinson Remix) – Chase & Status
Blind Faith – Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey
Blind Faith (Trolley Snatcha Remix) – Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey
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