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With the summer hotting up, everyone’s getting ready for the Up in Birmingham drum & bass gets its chance to shake the Skibba, Det and Fearless perform a live PA of “Flava For
party weekend of the year: Bank Holiday. In London it’s Carling Academy to its foundations. Legends Of The Dark Black Ravers”. The whole thing goes down at The Coronet in south
carnival weekend too, but across the country there’s events bring the noise on Sunday 24th. How does Hype b2b with London. Yes, there’s been plenty of talk about this venue of
bringing the ruckus. So if you’re up for getting down then Hazard, Shy FX, Micky Finn, Nicky Blackmarket, Simon Bassline late, but Devotion assure us that from August 1st it will reopen,
here’s some options. Smith, Un-Cut, Kosheen, Twisted Individual, Mampi Swift, Fresh just in time for Navigator’s own night. Tickets are a very
and Devize sound? Sounds heavy to us. MCs are Magika, reasonable £10 before 1st August, £15 after. £10 for that many
Trouble On Vinyl are hosting a huge Carnival Afterparty on Shabba, Skibadee, Foxy, Biggie, Moose and GQ DJs? That’s a bargain mate.
Sunday August 24th. Fresh from hosting the drum & bass
stage at the Carnival, Clash Of The Titans sees over 60 DJs and Back in London Micky Finn’s Innovation will be taking over On Saturday 23rd Gridlock are opening their doors for the first
MCs over 4 arenas in Brixton Academy. Tickets are £20 in the Lighthouse on Saturday 23rd. The last standing lighthouse time for a weekly d&b session. The line up is Peshay, Storm,
advance. The event runs 8pm – 6am: just check the line up. on the Thames, it’s an exclusive venue with the Dome as its Pascal, Digital, Sonic & Silver, Flight, Cabs and Blunt. The
The Drum & Bass Arena sees Dillinja, Goldie, Marky, Fabio and backdrop. Nice. This year Micky’s on a new flex, bringing in breaks arena is hosted by Tempo Tantrum and features Reza,
Grooverider. That not enough for you ru’bwoy? How about funfairs, half pipes, grind rails, plus pro skate and BMX teams. Danny McMillan and Matt Juice. The event takes place at
Shy FX, Krust, Die, Swift, Zinc, Bad Company and Hype. MCs The line up is pretty heavy too with Andy C, Hype, Bad Brixton’s Fridge. “Our aim is to bring together the finest young
Dynamite, Skibba, Shabba, GQ, Dynamite, Navigator, Eksman, Company, Shy FX, Kenny ken, Brockie, Adam F, J Majik, talent in drum & bass...” say Gridlock. “We will be bringing in
IC3 and Fearless. Crikey! Mampi Swift, Logan D plus Micky himself. MCs include Skibba acts not only from London but also across the UK and the rest
& Shabba exclusive all night, Fearless, Det, Bassman, IC3 and of the world... The line-ups will be constantly changed to keep
That’s just one of the arenas. In the Renegade Hardware Riddla. In the other area, going on a grimy techy tip are Dom the night fresh, and prevent it from going stale.”
room Friction, Raiden, Ink, Loxy, Dylan, Keaton and more step & Roland, Ed Rush, Friction, Total Science, Teebee, Bailey,
up. The UK Hip Hop Arena is hardly shabby with Killa Kela, Loxy Inc and Canada’s Flipside. MCs include Moose, Fats, Finally, Breakbeat Connection returns for a carnival soundclash
Fallacy, Jhest, Plus One, The Mixologists, Rodney P, Skitz and Flux, GQ and Freaky Flow. at The Electric Ballroom on Sunday August 24th featuring the
DJ 279. Finally there’s a heavy dark garage line up with Hatcha, cream of the UK’s breakbeat scene: Freestylers v Raw As F**k,
Youngsta, Jay Da Flex and Oris Jay running the dubstep / The Friday of bank holiday there’s a celebration of the art of the Freq Nasty v Krafty Kuts, Shut Up & Dance v DJ Deekline, The
grimy breakbeat flavours. Femme Fatale and Martin Larner back2back: Devotion Back 2 Back Carnival Special Part Two. Mixologists (block party set), Arthur Baker (old skool electro
bring the 8-bar/sub low beats. After last year’s Part 1, Devotion and Pyromaniacs come again. set) and Skool of Thought v Ed209. Only £10 as well.
Check this clash out: Andy C b2b Grooverider, Mampi Swift b2b
If that wasn’t enough TOV and Drive By are running a Clash Fresh, Nicky Blackmarket b2b Phantasy, Ed Rush b2b Optical, FRONTLINES CARNIVAL TOP FIVE
Of The Titans event in Bristol on Sunday 24th too. Grooverider, Filthy Dirty Rich b2b Probe, Shy FX b2b Brockie, Twisted Goat curry
Zinc, Swift, Bad Company, Nicky Blackmarket, Distorted Individual b2b Hazard. Now if them mans don’t draw tune for Carnival special VIP dubs
Minds, Clipz, Amo, Cybin and Interface bring the freshest bank that set of clashes, we’ll be well surprised. The MC line up is no Sipping rum
holiday dubs. 10-5am at Bristol Academy, the tickets are less impressive: Skibba b2b Shabba, Navi b2b Spyda, Det b2b Dancing outdoors
£10 before 15th August. Fearless, IC3 b2b Rage, Eksman b2b Fatman D and Foxy. Sunshine: it brings out the buff gyals/mans.
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