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Houghton Reveals 2020 Line-Up
Christian Eede , February 4th, 2020 10:00

Helena Hauff, Floating Points, Four Tet and more will play the Norfolk festival

Houghton has confirmed its first wave of acts for 2020.

Returning for its third edition, the Norfolk festival, which is curated by fabric resident Craig Richards, will host some of the biggest names in electronic music.

DJs returning to play the festival this year include Helena Hauff, Ben UFO, Call Super, Ricardo Villalobos, Andrew Weatherall, Margaret Dygas, Joy Orbison, Shanti Celeste, Optimo, Hunee, Vladimir Ivkovic, Jane Fitz and Pearson Sound.

A number of DJs will also play the festival for the first time, including Four Tet, DJ Stingray, object blue, Pangaea, Lena Willikens, Palms Trax, Powder, Bruce, Sassy J and Dark Entries label head Josh Cheon.

Floating Points is billed to play live, alongside live sets from Karen Gwyer, dBridge (who will also DJ), DMX Krew, Radioactive Man, Convextion and Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force.

Limited tickets are now on sale for the festival which takes place from August 6-10. For the full line-up, and to get tickets, click here.

Houghton will return for 2020 after last year's edition was cancelled due to extreme weather conditions. Read tQ's review of 2018's festival here.