Thursday 13th March 2014 by Michael Baggs

Tags: Eastern Electrics

Eastern Electrics festival has announced the first details of its 2014 plans, including a brand new venue and the first acts to perform at this year's event.

This year's Eastern Electronics festival will take place in Hatfield House in Hertfordshire, but organisers have reassured any travel-phobic Londoners that this is only 22 minutes train journey from Kings Cross. The first acts confirmed for the hugely popular dance event are Art Department, Ellen Allien, Kerri Chandler, Route 94, Tania Vulcano and tINI.

"The feedback from the event last year was so good that it made sense to stay in the Hertfordshire countryside, so we decided to relocate to the beautiful Hatfield House," says promoter Rob Star of the new venue and choice to keep the festival outside the capital. "It’s such a great move for us, and comes with the advantage of being right across the road from the train station, so you walk off the train and straight into the festival grounds.

"The new venue also means that we can retain all of the attractions that made last year’s event at Knebworth so special, including the Electric City, the fairground rides, the bespoke stages and our favourite pub the Star of EE. Hatfield House ticks all the boxes for us and we're certain that this will be the first of many Eastern Electrics Festival events here. Welcome to your new EE home!"

Eastern Electrics takes place on Saturday, 2 August 2014. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.

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