BEACONS FESTIVAL

7th - 10th AUGUST 2014 - SKIPTON, YORKSHIRE DALES

FASTEST GROWING FESTIVAL IN THE NORTH REVEALS HEADLINE ACTS: DARKSIDE, DAUGHTER, JON HOPKINS, THE FALL, NIGHTMARES ON WAX, HOOKWORMS, DIXON

FIRST ACTS:

DARKSIDE / DAUGHTER / JON HOPKINS  / THE FALL / NIGHTMARES ON WAX / HOOKWORMS / TOY / KING CREOSOTE / EAST INDIA YOUTH / EAGULLS / SWEET BABOO / MELT YOURSELF DOWN / MONEY / TRAAMS / PINS / GIRL BAND / CHEATAHS/ MENACE BEACH /  GALAXIANS / GOLDEN TEACHER/ CHAMPIONLOVER / AUTOBAHN

FIRST DJS:

DIXON / ROMAN FLUGEL / MANO LE TOUGH / SPECIAL REQUEST / DANIEL AVERY / MAX GRAEF / AARTEKT

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Following a hugely successful 2013 which featured Django Django, Bonobo, Local Natives and more, Beacons Festival returns for 2014 over the weekend of 7th August to 10th August.

Beacons Festival is pleased to reveal the first acts for 2014. New York opulent disco / astral funk duo Darkside, ethereal and intimate yet mountain-range massive sounding London trio Daughter and the elegantly crafted electronica tunes of Jon Hopkins will headline the festival.  

The Fall, who will make a rare festival appearance are joined by Hookworms off the back of a huge 2013, Dixon who was Resident Advisor DJ of the year, Jools Holland favourite Melt Yourself Down, TOY, Daniel Avery, King Creosote, Sweet Baboo, Eagulls (after that Letterman performance) Max Graef, Money, Girl Band, Pins, Galaxians make up some of the first wave of bands.

The Thursday night welcome party will feature entertainment, expanded from last year to include a late night silent disco with special guest DJs. Art and Culture will again be an integral part of the festival. A new field named Hunters Field will accompany an expanded arts area, The Space Between, a larger Dawsons Art Hashhouse and the new outdoor stage, The Argyle. Entertainment will range from spoken word, yoga, film and documentary Q&As and meet The Brewers, with 5 Point Brewery being confirmed so far.

Beacons Festival has grown a reputation for providing festivalgoers of all ages with an extensive selection of award winning street food. This year the area is larger with confirmed vendors by REDS true BBQ, Laynes Coffee, Patty Smith burgers, Dough Boys pizza, Mothercluckers chicken and Bundobust (Indian street food/ craft beer combo).

Other festival highlights include The Diddy Rascals family area, which is also getting a revamp and will double in size. The Whitelocks Ale tent will feature the anticipated and expanded Ale festival. A new beer tent from Leeds’ hottest new venue, Belgrave Music Hall are amongst the new additions to Beacons Festival.

“Keeping Beacons going after the flood in 2011 has been really hard, but when Wild Beasts headlined in 2012 the stars realigned and it was totally worth it. Now I don’t think about booking acts just to sell tickets. With Dixon, Jon Hopkins and Daniel Avery on site over the weekend we genuinely feel we have the 3 best producers in the world at the moment so we are well chuffed”  Ash Kollakowski, Beacons Festival

ALL CONFIRMED BANDS:

DARKSIDE
 DAUGHTER
JON HOPKINS 
THE FALL
 NIGHTMARES ON WAX
HOOKWORMS
TOY
KING CREOSOTE
EAST INDIA YOUTH
EAGULLS
SWEET BABOO
 MELT YOURSELF DOWN
MONEY
TRAAMS
 PINS
GIRL BAND
 CHEATAHS
MENACE BEACH
GALAXIANS
GOLDEN TEACHER
CHAMPIONLOVER
AUTOBAHN

FIRST DJS

DIXON
ROMAN FLUGEL
MANO LE TOUGH
SPECIAL REQUEST
DANIEL AVERY
MAX GRAEF
AARTEKT

Tickets:
See / Crash / Jumbo / Ticket Arena

All early bird tickets are sold out. Weekend tickets £99.50 + booking fee. Deposit tickets available for £25 up front cost.

Address:
Beacons Festival, Funkirk Estate, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 3AB

Partners:
Red Bull Studios, Resident Advisor, The Skinny, Crack Magazine, The City Talking, Bugged Out, Belgrave Music Hall, Whitelocks,The Physical Network, Flux, Eat Your Own Ears, ELFM, The Ladybird Project, Kopparberg, Noisey, Vice, The Deaf Institute.

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