This Peckham party has a big focus on street food and craft beer alongside the DJ-driven line-up – beats and eats, as it were. With a line-up focussing on variations of underground electronic music (but mostly house and techno), and some live instrumental acts thrown in for extra jazzy measure, it's returning in 2022 with three days of programming and long-term collaborators Rhythm Section and Horse Meat Disco.
The first acts announced for Gala's 2022 edition include Gerd Janson, Goldie, Job Jobse, Shanti Celeste, and Josey Rebelle. Brilliant Corners' Giant Steps sound system will bring the noise. The Thursday line-up is all about live music, with Children of Zeus, Nu Genea, Ezra Collective founding member Joe Amon Jones, and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 playing across bass, soul, jazz and Afrobeat. More line up announcements will follow in the coming months.
Nobody does dance festivals like the UK. Nobody. Sure, you might find bigger, you might find louder, but you aren’t going to find anywhere on the planet that can put together a techno extravaganza like good old Blighty. The best dance music festivals in the UK are a colourful celebration of world-conquering producers and DJs who have redefined what it means to spin records in front of thousands of punters. Every corner of the country loves a rave, although that has never been in doubt. Check out our pick of the best the UK has to offer.
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