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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Ben Beaumont-Thomas

All Points East festival announced for London, replacing Field Day and Lovebox

Romy Madley-Croft and Jamie xx of the xx.
Romy Madley-Croft and Jamie xx of the xx. Photograph: Rick Kern/WireImage

All Points East, a new festival from the organisers behind Coachella, has been announced for Victoria Park, London, in May 2018.

It opens with a three-day festival, with moody London three-piece the xx the only confirmed headliner so far, and closes with three standalone concerts on consecutive nights – Ohio alt-rock band the National have been announced as one of the latter, supported by the War on Drugs, Future Islands and Warpaint.

The festival site will be free to enter in the interim four days, featuring comedy and food events along with an outdoor cinema.

Organisers AEG and Goldenvoice beat competition from previous Victoria Park events Lovebox and Field Day to win the exclusive contract to host events in the park. Field Day recently announced it would no longer be in east London for its June 2018 festival, while Lovebox is yet to announce a 2018 edition.

AEG currently manage the British Summer Time series of outdoor concerts in Hyde Park and live venues such as the O2 Arena, while Goldenvoice are known for their hipster-pleasing US festivals Coachella and FYF Fest in California, and Panorama in New York. Tickets to All Points East go on sale on Friday 27 October.

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