Bloc Festival

Bloc Festival
GenreElectronic dance music, electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep
Location(s)England
Years active2006-2016
WebsiteBloc website

Bloc Festival was an electronic music festival in England which began in 2006.[1] It was devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporated both DJ sets and live shows.[2][3][4][5][6] Following a return of the festival in 2015, it was announced that the 2016 edition of the festival would be the last.[7]

History

Year Location Capacity Notable artists Notes
2007 Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby 2200[8] Autechre, Kool Keith, Basic Channel, Digital Mystikz, Robert Hood[9]
2008 Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby 2200[10] Karl Bartos, Amon Tobin, Juan Atkins, Phuture & Skream[11]
2009 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead 6400[12] Aphex Twin, Lee Scratch Perry, Afrika Bambaataa, Carl Craig, Modeselektor, Jamie Lidell, The Future Sound of London, Egyptian Lover[13]
2010 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead 6400[14] Autechre, Salt n Pepa, Boy Better Know, Flying Lotus, Grandmaster Flash, Mixmaster Mike, Roots Manuva Derrick May, Adam Beyer[15]
2011 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead 6400[16] Aphex Twin, Moderat, Apparat, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Laurent Garnier, LFO, A Guy Called Gerald[17]
2012 London Pleasure Gardens, London 30000[18] Snoop Dogg, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Nicolas Jaar, Jeff Mills, Ricardo Villalobos, Gary Numan, Flying Lotus, MF Doom, Battles On Friday 6 July 2012, organisers took the decision to cancel and evacuate the festival during its first night due to 'crowd safety concerns'.[19]
2013 – – – Festival was not conducted.
2014 – – – Festival was not conducted.
2015 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead 6400 Jon Hopkins, Ben Klock, Jackmaster, ESG & DJ Pierre, Jeff Mills, Marcel Dettmann, Moodymann[20]
2016 Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead 7000[21] Thom Yorke, Andrew Weatherall, Four Tet, Jeff Mills, Omar-S, Holly Herndon Goldie, Steve Davis[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ "REVIEW: BLOC, MINEHEAD 11-13 MARCH 2011".
  2. ^ Hancox, Dan (11 March 2016). "The Tumultuous True Story of Bloc Festival". The Fader. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Bloc festival organisers row over 'dull hipsters'". BBC. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ Quinn, Ben (6 July 2012). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  5. ^ Gamp, Joe (10 February 2016). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". NME. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  6. ^ Paine, Andre (9 July 2012). "'Worst festival ever': two-day Bloc 2012 is shut down as overcrowding turns into calamity". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  7. ^ Coultate, Aaron. "Bloc festival to end after 2016 edition". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  8. ^ "BLOC weekend 2007".
  9. ^ "BLOC weekend 2007 full lineup".
  10. ^ "BLOC weekend 2008".
  11. ^ "BLOC weekend 2008 full lineup".
  12. ^ "BLOC weekend 2009".
  13. ^ "BLOC weekend 2009 full lineup".
  14. ^ "BLOC weekend 2010".
  15. ^ "BLOC weekend 2010 full lineup".
  16. ^ "BLOC weekend 2011".
  17. ^ "BLOC weekend 2011 full lineup".
  18. ^ "BLOC weekend - CANCELLED 2012 - eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  19. ^ Quinn, Ben (7 July 2012). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". The Guardian.
  20. ^ "BLOC weekend 2015 full lineup".
  21. ^ "BLOC weekend 2016".
  22. ^ "BLOC weekend 2016 full lineup".