New East London festival to launch with Horse Meat Disco headlining
It's taking place at Hackney Wick’s Three Mills Island in August
A new festival will be launched in East London in August with Horse Meat Disco topping the bill.
Headed up by the founder of Eastern Electrics and the team from Street Feast, Eastival will welcome independent musicians and food traders for one day of music, food and drink at Hackney Wick’s Three Mills Island on August 7.
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Launching with Horse Meat Disco, festival goers can expect the best in disco, soul and hip hop.
The festival promises: “Eastival will deliver a seasoned festival experience suited for a happy day of disco in the sun.”
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Rob Star, the festival founder, said: “It’s great to be back and putting on new events, Eastival has been in the works for some time now and we’ve finally managed to get everything lined up for the first event this August.
“We’ve got so much planned over the course of the one day event and we can’t wait to share more.
“We’re keeping a lot under wraps until we get closer but we can tell you it’s going to be something special.
“Having Street Feast onboard as well will add some major weight to our line-up. You won’t be disappointed.”
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The festival added that further line-up details would be announced soon. Get tickets here.
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