Musical proceedings are curated by the festival’s headliners, so its first-ever lineup is a smorgasbord of some of today’s finest electronic acts: Jamie xx takes over on June 7, enlisting the help of Venezuelan visionary Arca and The XX bandmate Romy, while June 14 headliner Charli XCX has curated a day for the party girls, including appearances from BRAT collaborators The Dare, A.G. Cook and The Japanese House.
Last year’s City Splash – a day dedicated to reggae, Amapiano and dancehall and the rich culture they’re born from – was quite literally a splash, with heavy rain turning Brockwell Park more into a swamp than a festival site.
But with such a big birthday to celebrate it’ll sure be a spectacle of stellar dance music yet again – just look at last year’s edition: stage takeovers were led by adored local hi-fi bar Jumbi, London’s hottest queer party Adonis and NTS Radio, a fierce supporter of underground DJs.
Behind BST Hyde Park, All Points East is perhaps the most well-known of London’s day festival series – past iterations have seen everyone from Stormy to Mitski and The Chemical Brothers pull in crowds in their thousands.
Giving London Pride a run for its money on the camp scale is Mighty Hoopla, which brings with it an army of glittered-up LGBTQIA+ pop fans and their galpals to Brockwell Park every late May bank holiday weekend.
