FOCUS ON THE MUSIC

Hear The Singing Of The Birds

Stage Hostings

The birds of Arcadiana sing loudly from many different nooks and crannies. Every day, we explore three of them here, telling you about what sort of song to expect at which stage.

Crystal Garden Anjunabeats

Originally founded in 2000 simply as an outlet for newly formed UK trance duo Above & Beyond’s music, Anunabeats was originally a trance label. Label heads Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki had the acumen to rapidly branch out into other styles as the tastes of electronic music lovers diversified as well, staying ever just ahead of the curve. Now, Anjunabeats is a veritable musical empire, with hundreds of releases across various sublabels. At their Crystal Garden hosting today, they bring some of their best artists, including versatile producer Mat Zo, big-room trance crowdpleaser Andrew Bayer and the label originators themselves.

Elixir

LONELY

At The Tap By Feestdjruud

In the Netherlands, there is only one DJ who is synonymous with ‘party’: FeestDJRuud. ‘Feest’ means ‘party’, after all! This legendary DJ and producer rose to fame with his 2012 single ‘Gas op die Lollie’, and solidified himself as the party animal of party animals, releasing dance hit after dance hit and building a reputation for making any floor explode. Every track he has ever put out has partying as its central theme, so we know exactly what to expect from his ‘Lonely at the Tap’ hosting at the Elixir stage. Expect FeestDJRuud and his DJ friends all day, playing party anthems in all styles and flavours, confetti, inflatable animals, and more. May the party be with you!

Rise Defected

What do major global dance music hits such as Bob Sinclar’s ‘Love Generation’, Dennis Ferrer’s ‘Hey Hey’, and CamelPhat & Elderbrook’s ‘Cola’ have in common? They were all released on Defected Records, a powerhouse of house music which will hit its 25th anniversary next year. Over the years, Defected have built up an enormous portfolio and ample experience in organising relatively intimate events from central London to Ibiza to Croatia. Rise is the ideal venue for one such sunny get-together for house music heads, with Gorgon City, Mambo Brothers, Ferreck Dawn and many others laying down beats that you can dance just as well as lounge to.