Field Day

Field Day is a yearly London festival, which is on its 10th year now. The festival specialises in electronic music, hip-hop, pop, indie and some other things here and there. This year the festival has some of the best artists from yesteryear, some of the best artists of recent years and some newbies who have all the potential to be greats. Naturally today was a great time. 

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith kicks off today with ethereal, otherworldly synth music. These songs are hypnotic and coma inducing with mystical textures. When Smith brings her own vocals into play, they sound tribal, making it feel even more like we're in a fantasy forest.

Watching Abra feels like watching a star in the making. Despite only being second on the bill on one of today's smaller stages, there's a ton of people filling this tent up, dancing and singing along to her lush, bare and honest alternative R&B. Abra herself has shining stage presence, pulling funky moves and having a blast to her jams just like anyone else. 

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"Don't forget your wellies" read the message on the Field Day Twitter account. Of course it did. Welcome to your British summer of music. And rain. And mud.

Wellington boots and waterproofs; it's a familiar tale at festivals across the country and there was a fine selection on show at this year's Field Day. But it wasn't just east London's finest array of ponchos that caught the eye this weekend. Oh no.

Field Day, celebrating its tenth year, managed to upstage the weather gods and put on a festival masterclass. Boasting one of the most eclectic and exciting line-ups at any UK festival this summer this was a proper birthday bash and undoubtedly the best Field Day to date.

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With Field Day 2013 less than two weeks away, now seems like a good time to look at the 5 must-see bands of the festival. 

After the success of the festival last year it was difficult to see how it could possibly be improved. As the line up announcements filtered through from Field Day HQ, it became clear just how special this year is going to be. A quite astonishing array of artists all playing in one field, on one day - what could possibly go wrong? Clashes, of course. The chances of you catching every artist you intended on seeing are slim, so here are the 5 must-see acts this year.

Savages
Arguably the most exciting band of 2013. Renowned for their extraordinary live performances, as demonstrated on Jools Holland a few months ago, Savages are one band you will not want to miss this summer. With their debut album having come out a few weeks ago, now's the time to catch them live. It will be an "I was there" moment.

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Each year there are many day-long events in our fair capital city, but few ever come close to the quality of line-up offered at Field Day. Taking place on 2nd Jun 2010 at the usual venue of Victoria Park located very close to Mile End tube station in the London's east side. 

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As one-day music festivals go, London's Field Day stands out from the crowd as being the most ambitious and forward-thinking certainly in terms of its booking policy. Concentrating on the more hip end of the spectrum along with legendary artists of yore, the Eat Your Own Ears curated event has hosted the likes of Wild Beasts, Laura Marling, Foals, The Horrors and Bat For Lashes at very early stages in their artistic development since its inaugural bash in 2007. Situated in Victoria Park just a stones throw away from Mile End tube station in the capital's east side, this year has seen Field Day expand its number of stages to seven, with the Do You Come Here Often? and joint venture between the Lock Tavern and Shacklewell Arms each hosting line-ups for the first time.

Continue reading: Field Day, Victoria Park, London. 6th August 2011 Live Review

Say what you like about the number of UK festivals currently bombarding the summer calendar months but in terms of quality control, there's no doubt the majority of the more intimate gatherings have upped their game this year. Take Field Day for example, brought to you by the Eat Your Own Ears collective and previously seen as little more than an excuse for East London's trendsetters and fashion victims to converge in one place and be seen while a selection of hot new artists and DJs play shambolic sets on badly organised stages. Over the past few years, it's fair to say Field Day hasn't always received the most positive of write-ups from various segments of the media, and while the 2010 model isn't without its minor gripes - £5 just to obtain a copy of the stage times, the inevitable clashes between stages and £4 for a can of lukewarm lager or cider - it's a vast improvement on previous years, not least due to a fairly impressive line-up from start to finish.

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Review of Field Day 2009 held at Victoria Park, London on 1st August 2009.

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