BLOC weekend 2015

BLOC weekend 2015 - around the festival site (crowd)
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BLOC weekend 2015

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th March 2015
Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset, TA24 5SH, England MAP
early bird from £169 per person
Daily capacity: 5,000
Last updated: Mon 9th Mar 2015

After being cancelled in 2012 BLOC weekend has been quietly making a comeback and returns in 2015 to offer three days of independent electronic music, held once again at Butlins Resort, Minehead, Somerset from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th March 2015.

Line-up

 Jon Hopkins as headliner, plus Luke Vibert, Mark Archer, Akkord, Alex Coulton, Andy Blake, Appleblim, Benton, Billy Nasty, Capulet, DeFeKT, DJ Pierre, DJ Qu, DJ Radioactive Man, DMX crew, Doc Scott, Duke Slammer, dynArec, Ed Chamberlain, Hodge, Jerome Hill, Joe Hart, Marquis Hawkes, Millie & Andrea, Nick Craddock, October, Pangaea, Paula Temple, Pip Williams, Placid, Posthuman, Randall, Richard Devine, Rubin, Samuel Kerridge, Saoirse, Scott Fraser, Second Storey, Shanti Celeste, Silicon Scally, Source Direct, Spencer, Steevio & Suzybee, Sync 24, The Advent, and Traxx. They join Jeff Mills, Ben Klock b2b Marcel Dettmann, Modeselektor, ESG, Autechre, Moodymann, Clark, Scuba, Robert Hood, Phuture, Levon Vincent, Rodhad, Karenn, DJ Funk, Egyptian Lover, Answer Code Request, Midland, Function, Inland, Dillinja, Livity Sound, Donato Dozzy, Objekt, Space Dimension Controller, Ron Morelli, Helena Hauff, Dean Blunt, DVS1, Joy Orbison, Mr Ties, Lee Gamble, Call Super, Vessel, Raime, TRER, Nick Hoppner, Ryan Elliott, Clouds, Ben Sims, Randomer, Cut Hands, Perc, Kerridge, Carl Craig, Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster, Omar-S, Karenn, Robert Hood, Hessle Audio feat. Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound, Moritz Von Oswald with more to be confirmed..

Acts confirmed include Jeff Mills, Ben Klock b2b Marcel Dettmann, Modeselektor, ESG, Autechre, Moodymann, Clark, Scuba, Robert Hood, Phuture, Levon Vincent, Rodhad, Karenn, DJ Funk, Egyptian Lover, Answer Code Request, Midland, Function, Inland, Dillinja, Livity Sound, Donato Dozzy, Objekt, Space Dimension Controller, Ron Morelli, Helena Hauff, Dean Blunt, DVS1, Joy Orbison, Mr Ties, Lee Gamble, Call Super, Vessel, Raime, TRER, Nick Hoppner, Ryan Elliott, Clouds, Ben Sims, Randomer, Cut Hands, Perc, Kerridge, Carl Craig, Hudson Mohawke, Jackmaster, Omar-S, Karenn, Robert Hood, Hessle Audio feat. Ben UFO, Pangaea and Pearson Sound, Moritz Von Oswald with more to be confirmed.

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Accommodation

There's self-catered, heated chalet accommodation on site, with ensuite and equipped with beds, kitchen, showers, and all mod cons. Butlins Minehead looks out across a sandy beach. The site is equipped with a supermarket, newsagent, cash points and restaurants.

Facilities

Onsite facilities include a Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride, plus ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include archery, football, basketball, darts, petanque, fencing, kwik cricket, netball, rounders, table tennis, outdoor bowls and crazy golf.

Tickets

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Tickets are done per chalet. Tickets have to be bought in groups of multiple berths according to the size of the apartment wanted - 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 berth. Standard chalets are like adjoining hotel rooms, with their own bathroom and TV but no kitchen or lounge. The early bird price is £169 (+ booking fee) per person, including all-arena passes. With the super early bird, 6 berth chalets are available for the price of 5 berths, which is £140 (+ booking fee) per person.

There are also chalets that have a kitchen and lounge priced at £189 (+ booking fee) per person, including all-arena passes. 'Silver' chalets also have a kitchen and lounge but are a bit posher and have a microwave and stuff like that and are £199 (+ booking fee) per person.

Top of the range is a ‘Gold’ apartment, priced at £209 per person (+ booking fee). These apartments also feature a kitchen and lounge, with with a more luxury feel than the rest and are situated closer to the arenas. They also feature a fully equipped modern kitchen, 100% Egyptian-cotton bedlinen, widescreen TV and DVD, a second TV in the master bedroom, shower rooms with towels included, hairdryer and personal safe.

Shuttle buses

Coaches will be departing from Taunton Station on an hourly basis on Friday 11th from 2pm until 11pm, tickets are priced at around £6 per person. There will also be a return service departing Resort at 7.30am until 10am on Monday 14th March. Return tickets will be available priced at around £10 per person.

More information will be here when available.




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