A brilliant line-up for the festival's biggest year yet
Ed Keeble

11:40 3rd June 2014

London's premiere hipster festival is imminent, with Field Day taking place in East London this weekend. The Victoria Park event is home to one of the most innovative line ups in recent memory, featuring a heady mix of live and electronic music. The main focus appears to be making sure everyone has a damn good time and that is something that we wholeheartedly approve of.

This week, the stage times were announced and we, like many others, have begun planning our weekend. Here are the 12 bands and artists we reckon are a must-see for anyone at Field Day this weekend.

Oh, and wear wellies. It is going to be wet.

  • Saturday 17:15 @ Eat Your Own Ears - Blood Orange: Dev Hynes is an amazing live act to behold. His Village Underground shows this year were on another level, combining both a talent for creating a great party vibe and flawless musicianship.

  • Saturday 19:15 @ Resident Advisor - Daniel Avery: The accessible face of techno music, Avery takes a more laidback approach and layers up some truly incredible productions and DJ sets. Oh and this year he'll be playing back to back with the legendary Erol Alkan.

  • Saturday 19:05 @ RBMA - Ryan Hemsworth: Liquid trap music, hip hop and all with a brilliant sense of humor. He's a great forward thinking DJ and the perfect remedy to the po-faced genre of electronic music.

  • Saturday 16:30 @ Bugged Out! - Jackmaster and Oneman's Can You Dance: Two of the best DJ's in the world playing back to back on four turntables. Expect some serious genre spanning.

  • Saturday 19:45 @ Crack Magazine - Jagwar Ma: The band who are everything that the Stone Roses could have been (and more), their live reputation preceeds them. It's also hard to imagine a band more suited to a sunny day in a field.

  • Saturday 18:15 @ Bugged Out! - Jamie xx: One of the most unique producers on the scene, Jamie xx's music truly defies genre, his most recent single 'Sleep Sound' being nothing short of a slow-burning masterpiece. There are many reasons to check him out, including the chance to hear some new material from his collaboration with John Talabot.

  • Saturday 14:30 @ The Shackwell Arms stage - Only Real: Slowly picking up a buzz over the last six months (with even Samantha Cameron speaking highly - but ignore that), it's easy to see why, with material that harkens to lazy days hanging around east London. Another perfect booking for the festival and perhaps a glimpse at a future star.

  • Sunday 21:00 @ Eat Your Own Ears - The Pixies: Fresh of there amazing slot at this years Primavera, the band will be bringing Indie Cindy to East London's Victoria Park. It's hard to think of a band who better embody the spirit of good music, the central ethos behind Field Day.

  • Saturday 16:20 @ Crack Magazine - SOHN: Playing an early set, the Vienna based producer is one of the most exciting acts to emerge this year. His stage show is very much reliant on darkness, so it'll be interesting to see how it plays in the daytime. Either way it will be amazing.

  • Sunday 19:00 @ Eat Your Own Ears - The Horrors: New album Luminous has demonstrated exactly why The Horrors have managed to survive so long despite emerging from the now extinct 00's indie boom. Their flawless level of quality. Field Day will be one of their first festival dates, which will no doubt see them bringing a great stage show.

  • Saturday 18:40 @ Resident Advisor - Todd Terje: It's Album Time is arguably one of the best albums of the year. On first listen, it is completely bamboozling, featuring tracks that sound like they could be the soundtrack to a 70's TV show. Once it grows on you, your feet will never quit dancing. Seeing his live show is an absolute must.

  • Saturday 21:50 @ Bugged Out! - SBTRKT: Ready for a glimpse at the long awaited new material. Yes it is time Field Day!

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