The Bloc weekend taking over Pontins in Gt. Yarmouth
A new festival will hit the UK this spring, focusing on leftfield dance music, Sound Generator can report.
The Bloc Weekend will run over the weekend of March 23-25 at Pontin's Holiday Park, Hemsby, Gt. Yarmouth, and will see headline performances from Autechre, Kool Keith aka Dr Octagon, Luke Slater, CJ Bolland and Alex Smoke.
In total, over 100 DJs and live music artists have so far been confirmed by the organisers, who are pricing the weekend tickets at £105.
Facilities will include a full private apartment with self-catered facilities, access to all of the park's leisure facilities and entrance to all three music arenas the whole weekend.
Full confirmed lineup:
ARENA 1: BASSBLOC
Kool Keith aka Dr Octagon / Dr Dooom - LIVE / Kutmasta Kurt / Newcleus aka Jam-on Productions - LIVE BAND / TwoLoneSwordsmen - LIVE BAND / Pest - LIVE BAND / Wevie Stonder - LIVE BAND / Toob - LIVE BAND / Clark - LIVE / TTC - LIVE / Skud presents: Mary Anne Hobbes / MRK 1 and the Virus Syndicate - LIVE / Vex'd - LIVE / Plastician / Downshifter / Therapy sessions feat. Technical Itch / Noisia / Dead Silence Syndicate - LIVE drum & bass BAND / Black Sun Empire DEXnFX / Congo Natty aka Rebel MC / Mu-ziq aka Mike Paradinas - LIVE / Tim Exile - LIVE / Urban Dub - LIVE BAND / SubDub present / Iration Steppas DJs / Exodus / Digital Mystikz / Loefah / MC SGT Pokes
ARENA 2 -TECBLOC
Autechre - LIVE / Luke Slater aka Planetary Assault Systems / The Advent - LIVE / Surgeon / CJ Bolland / Alex Smoke - LIVE / Rob Hood - DexNFx / Neil Landstrumm - LIVE / Universal Indicator aka Mike Dred - LIVE / Billy Nasty / Marco Passarani / Rhythm and Sound / Aux 88 - LIVE / DMX Krew - LIVE / Disco D / Michael Forshaw - LIVE / Kronos Device aka Bass Junkie and The Dexorcist - LIVE / Ceephax Acid Crew - LIVE / Cursor Miner - LIVE / Ugly Funk vs. Don't records present / Jerome Hill / Lusinda / Edit - LIVE / Ben Pest - LIVE / Luke's Anger - LIVE / Sigma / Sikaflex
ARENA 3: SMASHBLOC
Seed Records present Ardisson - LIVE / Kansas City Prophets - LIVE / Posthuman / Le Couteau Jaune / Rag and Bone present:DJ Controlled Weirdness / Noyeahno / Varial records present: Mat Carter / Derailleur - LIVE / Technique 6th Birthday: Dave Martin / Kid Blue / Mcqueen / Jay Kilka / The Cleaners / Wide present: Cutlass Supreme / Debasser - LIVE / Paul blackford - LIVE / Bola - LIVE / Silicon Scally aka Random Factor - LIVE / Vector Lovers - LIVE / Andrea Parker / Point B - LIVE / Rob Hall / Jacen Solo - LIVE / Abstrakt Knights - LIVE / Kelpe - LIVE / Cultek - LIVE / ADJ / Pathic - LIVE / Ed Chamberlain - LIVE / Synapse - LIVE / Mat Chester / Lee smith / Stormfield vs Scanone / Rebel Intelligence / Computer Controlled DJs / Plex DJs / BLOC residents: Joe Hart
Disco Dave, Symmetrik, Georgie Skull
For more info on the event visit www.blocweekend.com or to buy tickets call 0870 8031 626 (Mon-Fri 10pm)
