SCOTLAND’S premiere celebration of electronic music is making up for lost time by adding an extra day to the September event.
Organisers of the Riverside Festival in Glasgow hope that by then pandemic restrictions will have eased enough to allow a “massive open air dance floor”.
Returning to its unique location in the grounds of the city’s iconic Riverside Museum on the River Clyde, the full line-up is now confirmed for the three day event on September 3-5.
Last year’s festival was cancelled because of the pandemic but festival co-director Dave Clarke said he was thrilled to announce the event would be back this autumn.
“It feels like a long time in the making with the stop, start nature of operating in such an uncertain environment this last 12 months, so we are absolutely delighted to finally be closer to our creation of a massive open air dance floor in the city where everyone can celebrate being back together again,” he said.
“We are thrilled with the line-up and can’t wait to open the gates on Friday, September 3.”
Clarke said he was more hopeful than ever that it would be possible to stage a safe event.
“It’s still almost six months to the festival and things are improving greatly week on week,” he said.
He added that health and safety would remain paramount.
“We believe that focusing on mitigating against the spread of Covid at mass gatherings can make events safe if the prevalence of the virus gets low enough first and any outbreaks are subsequently picked up through organised mass testing and dealt with by supporting those asked to isolate,” said Clarke.
“We are fortunate to be completely outdoors and we have space for many more people than on our event capacity. The events industry and the professionals working in it always have health and safety as a top priority and whatever measures of mitigation are required will be implemented.”
If the event does have to be rescheduled because of outbreaks or more restrictions, the artists on the lineup have been asked to hold the 2022 date.
Previously announced headline acts Jamie XX, Disclosure, Amelie Lens and Skream will be joined by an eclectic array of the world’s most cutting-edge DJs.
Ben UFO, Hunee, Call Super, Jayda G, Paula Temple, Ellen Allien, Palms Trax, Leon Vynehall, Eclair FiFi, AFRODEUTSCHE, and Anz will all feature while co-curators of the event Slam will debut with their brand new Hybrid Live concept.
Floating Points will play live in Scotland for the first time, Maya Jane Coles goes back-to-back with Mella Dee for a world exclusive, while Dax J and Kobosil will perform together in another Scottish first.
A new addition to this year’s event is the Satellite Stage, which will be showcasing some of the finest up-and-coming talent from the electronic music scene in the city.
On the newly added Friday, popular Glasgow-based community radio station Clyde Built Radio will take over the Satellite Stage and one of Glasgow’s best-loved clubs, La Cheetah, will host the Waterfront stage on Saturday and Sunday.
Visit riversidefestivalglasgow.com for more information.
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