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Field Day announces first acts for Victoria Park

Foals, Fionn Regan, Of Montreal, Simian Mobile Disco, and more for London

By Scott Williams | Published:

Field Day 2008 - Foals
Photo credit: Scott Johnson


Field Day which brings together many of London's alternative concert and club promoters to produce a day of music in Victoria Park, London on Saturday 9th August has announced the first acts for this event which aims to have the charm of a village fete.

Foals, Fionn Regan, Of Montreal, Simian Mobile Disco, Richie Hawtin (Minus, Berlin) with visuals by Ali Demirel, Mystery Jets, Lightspeed Champion, White Lies, Huw Stephens, King Creosote (duo), Dirty Projectors, Tunng, Eat Your Own Ears DJs, Brodinski, Jeffrey Lewis, Crookers, Dan Deacon, Magistrates, The Notwist, James Holden, Emperor Machine, The Field, One Little Plane, Filthy Dukes, and Bloggers Delight with many more names still to be added to the bill.

There's multiple music stages hosted by Eat Your Own Ears, Adventures In The Beetroot Field, Bugged Out!, Homefires and Bloggers Delight as well as fete activities with a twist. In addition to the main musical activities expect food and drink, a brass band on the Victorian band stand, coconut shy, tombola, tea and cake stall, welly throwing, barn dancing, tug of war, Morris dancing, and other classic village fete activities.

The event will run from noon until 10.30pm.

Tickets are priced at £25.00 - click here to buy.

Attendees are advised to use public transport as there are no parking facilities. The nearest tube is Mile End.

The venue is accessible for wheelchair users, with accessible toilets on-site. No glass bottles, no alcohol.

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