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Snoop Dogg, & Richie Hawtin for London's BLOC weekend

plus Steve Reich, Hype Williams, Kode 9, and more

By Scott Williams | Published:

<s>BLOC weekend</s> - CANCE.. 2012 - Snoop Dogg
Photo credit: Karen Williams


Snoop Dogg will perform an exclusive show at BLOC Weekend ahead of the release of his latest album, 'Reincarnated'.

Snoop Dogg
Also confirmed today for the event happening at London Pleasure Gardens, Royal Victoria Docks, in London, on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th July 2012 is fellow main stage addition Richie Hawtin.

Added to the Resident Advisor line-up is Steve Reich, with Aus Music hosting T Williams, Midland, and Dusky.

Newly confirmed for Mulletover are Jamie Jones, Art Department, Steffi, and Geddes.

Whilst the Plex vs Perc Trax bill now includes Truss, Perc, James Tec, and Luke Handsfree.

The first acts announced for Hyperdub are Hype Williams, Kode 9, Ikonika, Coolie G, Terror Danjah, and Scratcha DVA.

They join headliners Orbital, plus Nicolas Jaar, Carl Craig, Xhin, Monolake, Surgeon, Flying Lotus, Gary Numan, Ricardo Villalobos, Squarepusher, Battles, Jeff Mills, Carl Craig, Apparat, ATOL = Modeselektor + Marcel Dettmann + Shed, Scuba, Shackleton, Ellen Allien, Sandwell District, Doom, Four Tet, Actress, Clark, Martyn, Joy Orbison b2b Jackmaster, and Raster Noton feat Alva Noto, Joker, Scion feat Tiki Man, Jacques Greene, L-Vis 1990 b2b Bok Bok, Digital Mystikz, Cosmin TRG, Martyn, Levon Vincent, Appleblim, Objekt, Lucy, Daniel Stefanik, Byetone, SND NMBRS vs Swamp81 feat Hudson Mohawke, Addison Groove, Boddika, Pinch, Loefah, Oneman, Deadboy DJ, Redinho, and Spencer, with more acts to be announced.

All of the venues for Bloc are being intelligently designed, from scratch, with sound in mind - using acoustic draping, sound proofing and high spec systems. For the line-up details, and stage splits, as available please click here.

Tickets are now on sale priced at £99 for the weekend, or £125 for an express weekend ticket offering quick entry queue jump, separate bars and more. To buy tickets, click here.

For more on the London Pleasure Gardens and an interview with team leader Debs Armstrong, who is also the creative Director and co-producer of the Shangri-La area at Glastonbury Festival, click here.