A new music festival is launching in Leeds this summer.
Natural Selection presents Adaptations which will take place over 16 hours in Leeds city centre venues Belgrave Music Hall and Headrow House.
The event will feature DJs and live sets from 10 international artists, along with a full support line up showcasing some of the north’s rising names in electronic music.
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Late night headliners include techno stalwart Daniel Avery, his protégé and former guest of Natural Selection HAAi, hyperdub mainstay Loraine James and Actress with his archetypal searing beats. Dr Rubinstein will also make a return to Leeds, fresh from her lockdown Quarantine FM, with that recognisable pounding acid.
Other highlights include special live performances from UK techno trailblazers Giant Swan, party starter Manami and NTS regular Afrodeutsche, as well as homegrown Leeds talent, Spin City co-founder Tañ and Michael Upson of Leeds institution Love Muscle.
Festival headliner, Daniel Avery said: “I’m gassed and honoured to be a part of this line up in Leeds - a city that has always done clubbing properly.”
Adaptations will be taking place on Saturday, November 13.
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Festival organiser and Natural Selection resident, Andrew Devine said: “The past year has made us think about how we format these events. It’s so important to nurture the local talent we have in the city and give them the platform to grow as artists in their own right.
“We want to ensure we’re properly representing not only the lineage of the culture that we love but also making sure that the future is in very safe hands. We have to always move forward.”
Tickets
If you’d love to go to the festival tickets will be on sale from 10am on Friday, May 7.
You can get tickets for the event through Dice.
