Every year I find myself writing about Field Day and every year I feel a bit dubious about it.  The reason is that every time I have been I have not been that impressed with the organization – I have always found myself having to queue for the toilets for an hour at a time and then queue for the bar for the same length of time, leaving me feeling like I actually just spend the whole day in one queue or another.  Despite this, I still continue to write about them.  Why?  Well firstly because I am surprised they are still going after the ragingly awful reviews the festival gets every year – that kind of pluck deserves some recognition – and secondly because the lineup this year has a large number of bands on it that I would want to see.  So were it not for my negative experiences in the past it would be exactly the kind of event I would recommend.  And I am recommending it, in the hope that this year, there will be enough toilets and bar staff not to detract from all those wonderful bands.

Field Day happens on 31 July in Victoria Park and has the most admirable philosophy behind it – kind of a very cool village fete atmosphere with sack races and the like, combined with some excellent music and (hopefully this year..) copious amounts of booze.  But it is the lineup that is the festival’s real selling point so I have included it in its entirely below.

EAT YOUR OWN EARS STAGE

Andrew Weatherall (Dj Set)

Anna Calvi

Bethan Elfyn And The Vinyl Vendettas Dj Set

C.t.m Dj Set

Caribou

Eat Your Own Ears Djs

Erland And The Carnival

Gilles Peterson Dj Set

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

Lightspeed Champion

Phoenix

Ramadanman

Steve Mason

The Fall

The Invisible Dj Set

Thisaintnodisco

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ADVENTURES IN THE BEETROOT FIELD IN ASSOCIATION WITH LAST.FM STAGE

Atlas Sound

Babeshadow

Cate Le Bon

Chapel Club

Egyptian Hip Hop

Is Tropical

Last.fm Dj Team

Matthew Herbert’s One Club

No Age

The Kissaway Trail

These New Puritans

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BUGGED OUT! IN ASSOCIATION WITH FULL CIRCLE STAGE

Carte Blanche (Riton & Dj Mehdi)

Chilly Gonzales

Fake Blood

James Holden

Joker + Mc Nomad

Memory Tapes

Moderat

Rory Phillips

Simian Mobile Disco Dj Set

Tensnake

The Golden Filter

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BLOGGERS DELIGHT STAGE

Blogger’s Delight (Casper C, Nikniknik, Skull Juice)

Dam Funk & Master Blazter

Deadly Rhythm Soundsystem

Gold Panda

Hudson Mohawke

Mount Kimbie

Night Slugs (L-Vis 1990 & Bok Bok)

Off Modern Djs

Pantha Du Prince

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VILLAGE MENTALITY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE QUIETUS STAGE

Amiina

Archie Bronson Outfit

Beth Jeans Houghton

Esben And The Witch

Flower–Corsano Duo

Gruff Rhys Vs Tony Da Gatorra

Max Tundra

Mouse On Mars

Shula’s Wigwam Djs

Silver Apples

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XOYO/LOCK TAVERN STAGE

Dam Mantle

Don’t Die Wondering Dj’s

Double Denim Djs

Factory Floor

Hounds Of Hate

Leather Boy Dj’s

Mim (Black Cab Sessions)

No Pain In Pop Djs

Prizes

Sunday Girl

Toro Y Moi

Von Haze

Walls

Yuck