The first wave of artists who will be performing at the 1234 Shoreditch Festival 2012 have been announced.  Returning to Shoreditch Park on the 1st September 2012 the festival will be celebrating its 5th Birthday.

Artists to be announced include:

ICEAGE // THE DUKE SPIRIT // DIRTY BEACHES // FRANKIE ROSE // S.C.U.M // GABRIEL BRUCE // VISIONS OF TREES // LA FEMMES // GROSS MAGIC // LET’S WRESTLE // MINNY POPS // EAGULLS // BLEEDING HEART NARRITIVE // THE PROPER ORNAMENTS // SAVAGES // OFF LOVE // OFFICIAL BURNED TOAST // ATOMIC SUPLEX // BORED TEENAGERS // BLACK MOTH // THE PRE NEW // VIRGINIA WING // ARROWS OF LOVE // DEAD WOLF CLUB // VALKARYS // THE DISSIDENTS

We will bring you more details as we get them!

1234 Shoreditch Festival, Shoreditch Park, New North Road, Hoxton, London, N1 6TA
Saturday 1st September 2012

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American hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will be headlining Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012 on Saturday 23rd June. Announced this morning on the Chris Moyles Show, he is set to perform alongside a stellar line-up of acts already announced including Tine Tempah, Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, Florence + the Machine, Professor Green, Leona Lewis, DJ Fresh, Plan B, Flo Rida and Will.i.am. In the coming weeks, another international superstar will be announced to headline the event on Sunday 24th June.

BBC Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend 2012 will be staged across two days, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th June 2012, in East London’s Hackney Marshes. An incredible 100,000 free* tickets are available across the weekend which is part of the London 2012 Festival and will feature over 100 UK and international artists performing on six BBC stages including the Radio 1 Main Stage, Radio 1Xtra Stage, Dance Stage, In New Music We Trust Stage and the BBC Introducing Stage.
Tickets are free, but there will be a small fee of £2.50 per ticket to cover ticket handling and administration costs. Last year over 800,000 people applied for them at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Carlisle and demand is expected to be massive again this year.

Radio 1 listeners must register their interest to attend and upload a photo at bbc.co.uk/radio1. Registration is now open and closes at 11pm on Monday 19 March.

For those that have registered there will be two opportunities to apply for a ticket – 11am on Sunday 25th March and 4pm on Monday 26th March, online or by phone. The majority of tickets will be reserved for those from Hackney and the other five Olympic boroughs, with allocation on a first-come, first-served basis.

Other acts confirmed for the live event include:
Andy C, Azealia Banks, Bombay Bicycle Club, Boy Better Know Feat Skepta & JME, Calvin Harris, Chase & Status, Chip, Dappy, David Guetta, D’banj, Deadmau5, Devlin, DJ Fresh, Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande, Eric Prydz, Flo Rida, Flux Pavilion & Doctor P, Florence & the Machine , Jack White, Jay-Z, Jessie J, Labrinth, Lana Del Rey, Leona Lewis, Magnetic Man, Maverick Sabre, Michael Kiwanuka, Mindless Behaviour, Nero, Plan B, Professor Green, Rizzle Kicks, Sean Paul, Sub Focus, Swedish House Mafia, Taio Cruz, The Maccabees, The Ting Tings, Tinchy Stryder, Tinie Tempah, Will.i.am, Wretch 32.

Jason Carter, Event Director for Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend says:
“Our goal was to deliver the most ambitious and exciting event in Radio 1′s history and with the artists already announced I think we’ve achieved that, but to now add the world’s biggest hip hop icon, Jay-Z to the line-up, is fantastic news!”

Jules Pipe, Mayor of Hackney says:

“The Hackney Weekend is shaping up to be the outdoor music event of the year and with Jay-Z now confirmed, demand for tickets will be even greater. There’s still time to register to be part of the borough’s biggest ever event. ”
BBC Three has been confirmed as Radio 1′s television partner and will be the only channel where viewers can see the whole event. BBC Three will also produce an exciting range of additional programming in the run up to the weekend, details of which will be announced in the coming months. A truly multiplatform experience, the event will be broadcast on Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra with a major interactive presence online and many live performances able to watch on demand.

There are some huge names to be added to the line-up in the coming weeks – keep listening to Radio 1 and 1Xtra for details.  This special event is being produced in partnership with Hackney Council.
Radio 1 will also be embarking on a month of outreach activity in East London ahead of the main event, including the Radio 1 & 1Xtra Academy that opens on June 1st, keep listening to Radio 1 and 1Xtra to find out how to get tickets to the Academy.

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For some time now the Tech City initiative has been home to some of the most enterprising tech start-ups the city of London has to offer. Next year sees a showcase of the initiatives growth, as from May 21st to the June 2nd the Digital Shoreditch festival will be celebrating the outstanding creative, technical and entrepreneurial talent of East London and Tech City.

Digital Shoreditch aims to be East London’s answer to the popular South by South West festival and eventually rival the event in four years. The festival hopes to shine a spotlight on the ever flourishing digital community of East London, specifically the areas of;Clerkenwell, Stratford, Old Street, Bethnal Green and Dalston. That being said the festival promises to be an all-inclusive experience that celebrates London as a whole.

What is also interesting is the depth and diversity of local companies and organisations that comprise Digital Shoreditch’s list of founding partners, a list which includes;Unruly, Sports Interactive, Taylor Wessing, Hackney Council, PlayGen and Queen Mary, University of London.

Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at Sports Interactive had this to say about his companies involvement with the event:

“We’ve been on the doorstep of the digital roundabout since it was just, well, a normal roundabout, and over the years have seen so many tech and digital focused companies moving to the area. We’re delighted to be able to support Digital Shoreditch in what is our 20th year as a games studio so that we can learn, teach, admire and get to know lots of the people in the area doing great things with technology, and meeting those people from afar who will come into the area to attend the plethora of events that will be happening.”

Digital Shoreditch’s inaugural festival in 2011 attracted contributions from 180 companies, where 2,000 people attended 50 events in the first week of May. The festival is seeking to build upon their established success by enlisting 500 companies and individuals, attended by over 50,000 people in 2012.

The 14-day programme for 2012 will include talks, educational workshops, open studios, exhibitions, family days, awards and parties that will engage, inspire and celebrate the cream of the digital crop. There promises to be something for everyone, from the tech-head to the merely curious.

To find out more about the festival please visit www.digitalshoreditch.com

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