Bloc Festival

Bloc Festival was an electronic music festival in England which began in 2006.^[1] It was devoted to electronic music of all genres including electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep, and incorporated both DJ sets and live shows.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Following a return of the festival in 2015, it was announced that the 2016 edition of the festival would be the last.^[7]

Bloc Festival
Genre	Electronic dance music, electro, hip hop, IDM, techno, house music, reggae, drum and bass and dubstep
Location(s)	England
Years active	2006-2016
Website	Bloc website

History

Year	Location	Capacity	Notable artists	Notes
2007	Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby	2200[8]	Autechre, Kool Keith, Basic Channel, Digital Mystikz, Robert Hood[9]
2008	Pontin's Holiday Camp, Hemsby	2200[10]	Karl Bartos, Amon Tobin, Juan Atkins, Phuture & Skream[11]
2009	Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead	6400[12]	Aphex Twin, Lee Scratch Perry, Afrika Bambaataa, Carl Craig, Modeselektor, Jamie Lidell, The Future Sound of London, Egyptian Lover[13]
2010	Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead	6400[14]	Autechre, Salt n Pepa, Boy Better Know, Flying Lotus, Grandmaster Flash, Mixmaster Mike, Roots Manuva Derrick May, Adam Beyer[15]
2011	Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead	6400[16]	Aphex Twin, Moderat, Apparat, Four Tet, Jamie xx, Laurent Garnier, LFO, A Guy Called Gerald[17]
2012	London Pleasure Gardens, London	30000[18]	Snoop Dogg, Orbital, Richie Hawtin, Nicolas Jaar, Jeff Mills, Ricardo Villalobos, Gary Numan, Flying Lotus, MF Doom, Battles	On Friday 6 July 2012, organisers took the decision to cancel and evacuate the festival during its first night due to 'crowd safety concerns'.[19]
2013	–	–	–	Festival was not conducted.
2014	–	–	–	Festival was not conducted.
2015	Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead	6400	Jon Hopkins, Ben Klock, Jackmaster, ESG & DJ Pierre, Jeff Mills, Marcel Dettmann, Moodymann[20]
2016	Butlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead	7000[21]	Thom Yorke, Andrew Weatherall, Four Tet, Jeff Mills, Omar-S, Holly Herndon Goldie, Steve Davis[22]

See also

• List of electronic music festivals

References

1. "REVIEW: BLOC, MINEHEAD 11-13 MARCH 2011".
2. Hancox, Dan (11 March 2016). "The Tumultuous True Story of Bloc Festival". The Fader. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
3. "Bloc festival organisers row over 'dull hipsters'". BBC. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
4. Quinn, Ben (6 July 2012). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
5. Gamp, Joe (10 February 2016). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". NME. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
6. Paine, Andre (9 July 2012). "'Worst festival ever': two-day Bloc 2012 is shut down as overcrowding turns into calamity". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
7. Coultate, Aaron. "Bloc festival to end after 2016 edition". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
8. "BLOC weekend 2007".
9. "BLOC weekend 2007 full lineup".
10. "BLOC weekend 2008".
11. "BLOC weekend 2008 full lineup".
12. "BLOC weekend 2009".
13. "BLOC weekend 2009 full lineup".
14. "BLOC weekend 2010".
15. "BLOC weekend 2010 full lineup".
16. "BLOC weekend 2011".
17. "BLOC weekend 2011 full lineup".
18. "BLOC weekend - CANCELLED 2012 - eFestivals.co.uk". www.efestivals.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
19. Quinn, Ben (7 July 2012). "Bloc Weekend shut down amid chaotic scenes". The Guardian.
20. "BLOC weekend 2015 full lineup".
21. "BLOC weekend 2016".
22. "BLOC weekend 2016 full lineup".

External links

• Bloc London website
• Bloc website
• Facebook Page