The Quietus - A new rock music and pop culture website

News

More Names Added To Houghton
Christian Eede , February 7th, 2017 13:14

Hercules & Love Affair, Tony Allen and more join the lineup for the festival's first edition

Hercules & Love Affair, Tony Allen and Optimo are among the latest names announced for this summer's first edition of Houghton Festival.

Curated by fabric resident Craig Richards, and produced by the team behind Gottwood, the festival aims to bring together a strong lineup of electronic music with art installations in the surroundings of Norfolk's Houghton Hall. Cobblestone Jazz, Joy Orbison, Raresh, Rhadoo, Mixmaster Morris, Radioactive Man, Margaret Dygas, Magda, dBridge, Gerd Janson, Cassy and Derrick Carter are also among those newly announced for the festival.

They join a lineup that already includes Nicolas Jaar, Floating Points, Ricardo Villalobos, Vilod, Adrian Sherwood, Ben UFO, Convextion, Roman Flügel and more. The festival takes place from August 11-13. For more information, to get tickets and to check the full lineup as it stands, head here.