Transgressive Records will be taking over the stages of some of the UK’s most anticipated festivals this summer to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The announcement comes after the release of shows sporting some of their impressive clientele such as Mystery Jets, Arlo Parks, Marika Hackman and more.
This fresh announcement will see the label take over The Wishing Well at Glastonbury this Friday the 28th of June between 11pm-6am. The set will include performances from Moonchild Sanelly, Miso Extra, Future Bounce B2B DJs, and other Transgressive DJs however fans are still waiting on the full-line up to be released.
The independent label, which also consists of a publisher and management company, will then head to Latitude Festival later this summer on July 25th to stage the Sunrise Arena which includes acts from he WAEVE, Graham Coxon, Mystery Jets, KOKOKO!, HotWax and a DJ set from Let’s Eat Grandma – these are some of Transgressive’s more revered creatives. Some of these show stoppers will also be taking on Green Man Festival’s Walled Garden on the 16th of August, with sets from HotWax and a collection of other DJs from Transgressive.
On September the 25th Transgressive Records are set to throw a party in New York, where they have just opened their first overseas office. The event will showcase the label’s US artists, which includes The Antlers, Mykki Blanco, and MICHELLE. If you’re interested, you can view tickets here.
As for the previously announced gigs, which you can get tickets for here, they are in collaboration with charities War Child and Music Venue Trust, and are due to take place across London venues this year. You can find more about the shows here. This comes after Mark Davydd, founder and CEO, made yet another push for the UK government to provide increased support grassroots venues ahead of the UK election on July 4th. With festival season well underway and increased support from artists and venues alike to prop up these independent, historic sites, it really is going to be the summer of music. If you want to learn about how you can help check out this page on the MVT website for a full list of events happening at small venues this summer and get yourself out there.
The celebrations will kick off at Glastonbury this weekend and continue throught summer. You can view the full lineup below.
JUNE
28 – Moonchild Sanelly (live) / Miso Extra (DJ Set) / Future Bounce B2B DJs / Transgressive DJs + Special Guests, The Wishing Well Takeover, Glastonbury Festival
JULY
15 – Arlo Parks / Marika Hackman (SOLO), Open Air Theatre, Regent’s Park
25 – The WAEVE / Mystery Jets / KOKOKO! / HotWax / Let’s Eat Grandma DJs / Transgressive DJs, Sunrise Arena Takeover, Latitude Festival
AUGUST
16 – HotWax / Transgressive DJs, Walled Garden Takeover, Green Man Festival
SEPTEMBER
12 – The Moonlandingz / University, The Garage, Highbury & Islington
19 – Johnny Flynn & The River Band / The Joy, Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith
24 – The Antlers / Mykki Blanco / Michelle / Mutual Benefit / Odetta Hartman / Julien Chang, Baker Falls, Knitting Factory, New York
27 – Mystery Jets, EartH Theatre, Dalston
