Following a colossal sold-out debut last year, United Festival returns to Finsbury Park on Sunday 13th September to close the summer for the second year running. Celebrating over 25 years of British rave culture, United have enlisted leading instigators of a movement that resonated across the globe to shape the face of modern-day club culture. Eight stages of music will feature sets from over 150 acts including DJ Hype, 808 State, Lisa Lashes, The Ratpack, Force & Styles, Fabio & Grooverider, DJ Hazard, Randall & DJ Storm, Slipmatt, Kenny Ken & Jumpin jack Frost, DJ Luck & MC Neat, Pied Piper, Robert Owens, Marshall Jefferson, Graeme Park, Mark EG, Andy Farley, Baby D and many, many more...
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United's Main Stage will host an electrifying line-up, with multi-award winning drum & bass and jungle producer DJ Hype taking headline duties to showcase his revered Playaz sound. The original Queen of Dance Lisa Lashes returns after a memorable set at last year's festival, whilst seminal acid house collective 808 State will make their United debut. Drum & bass stalwart Harry Shotta will present The Harry Shotta Show, showcasing the best of his new album, whilst Force & Styles are to play an exclusive, one-off set celebrating the world's biggest hardcore classics.
Old skool lynchpins The Ratpack and Fabio & Grooverider will also be in session alongside Deckajam and a flurry of live PAs from British dance music icons Baby D, Jungle legend General Levy and old skoolers Shut up & Dance. Showcasing the best in drum & bass, Slammin' Vinyl's flagship party brand One Nation will host United's second arena, and jungle and drum & bass classics will be on show in United's third arena hosted by revered party brand Moondance.
Representing UKG, seminal 90s garage hub Twice as Nice host United's fourth arena with a live PA from scene originator Robbie Craig, and classic house will be the order of the day at Promised Land's arena, with a headline set from one of the scenes most modest and unassuming talents in Robert Owens.
Showcasing the darker side of trance, Indecent Noise will roll up to United with a host of key players from much loved label Mental Asylum Records, and Frantic are set to host one of United's most popular arenas with a no-nonsense programme of hard trance, hard house and hard dance headlined by Frantic favourite Lisa Pin Up.
For those seeking to party in style, United are offering a VIP Classics arena headlined by Slipmatt - who will play an exclusive old skool house and trance set - plus a garden seating area, VIP toilets, private cocktail bar and a selection of gourmet street food.
First release tickets sold out quicktime so grab yours now from the United website.