inSYNC | 2016 January

Major Lazer and The Cure to Headline Bestival

January 29, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Dance three-piece Major Lazer and West Sussex Rock band The Cure have been announced as headliners for this year’s Bestival. After releasing third album Peace is The Mission in June 2015, Major Lazer will headline Bestival for the very first time this year. The group last played the main stage

Above & Beyond Announced as SW4 Headliner

January 29, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

London Trance three piece Above and Beyond have been announced as the second Sunday night headliners for this year’s SW4 Festival. The group will join the already announced Chemical Brothers at the the top of the bill. Also announced across the weekend are Booka Shade Live, Hunter/Game Live, Joseph Capriati,

Chase & Status to Play Portsmouth Guildhall

January 28, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Dance duo Chase & Status have been announced for a one off show at Portsmouth Guildhall on Saturday 26th March. The exclusive event will be presented by Mutiny Festival and Soundclash Festival, of which the duo will headline the latter. Support will come from Rude Kid, Bitr8 and K1r3y. Tickets

Knife Party and Andy C Announced as Nass Headliners

January 28, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Aussie Dance duo Knife Party and British Drum and Bass pioneer Andy C have been announced as headliners for this year’s Nass Festival. Also announced are Stormzy, Wilkinson, Spor, Modestep, Oneman/My Nu Leng, Dirtyphonics, Gotsome, Delta Heavy and many more across the weekend, with one headliner and even more acts

Foals and Disclosure to co-Headline Reading & Leeds

January 28, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Oxford Indie/Rock band Foals and Surrey Dance duo Disclosure have been announced as co-headliners for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals. Foals played a secret set at Reading last year and released fourth album What Went Down in August 2015. Disclosure released second album Caracal in September last year and

GotSome To Headline Foreverland’s First Party Of 2016

January 26, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

The Foreverland train has shown no signs of stopping, and explodes back into Bournemouth University’s Old Fire Station for the first party of 2016. This time house duo GotSome are topping the bill, alongside Matt Jam Lamont and Bassboy + C4. Not to mention Foreverland’s excellent child-inspired content; ball pits,

Chemical Brothers Announced as SW4 Headliner

January 25, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Manchester dance duo The Chemical Brothers have been announced as Sunday night headliners for this year’s South West Four Festival. The duo had a productive 2015, releasing eighth album Born in The Echoes in July, as well as headlining Bestival and the Other stage at Glastonbury. Also announced across the weekend

Chase & Status to Headline Soundclash Festival

January 25, 2016 No Comments Luke Jackson

Drum and Bass pioneers Chase & Status have been announced as headliners for this year’s Soundclash Festival near Southampton. The duo along with MC Rage return after taking 2015 off, focusing on their upcoming fourth album, as well performing live with Rebel Sound – the duo’s side project alongside David

Alix Perez & Eprom Release New EP

January 25, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Belgian born producer Alix Perez is launching a new, self-released EP with like-minded DJ Sander Dennis, better known as EPROM. The new EP from ‘Shades’ is a perfect progression from the duo’s first EP released on label Alpha Pup. The new record oozes innovation and contains a perfect balance of

Review: We Are Your Friends Returns With Tough Love at The Old Fire Station, Bournemouth

January 23, 2016 No Comments Tobi Stidolph

Bournemouth’s Old Fire Station, known for booking big DJs, welcomed back the We Are Your Friends (WAYF) student event for its first event in 2016. Past events have included massive DJs like MK heading up WAYF, and last week’s event was no different. House duo Tough Love, best known for