Preview: Hideout is a ‘must’ this year because…

Croatian sunsets ahoy!.

Gone are the days of early nights, sangrias in the sun and that distinct smell of sun block. Summer has bowed out for another year and taking its place is the frosty counterpart, winter. But stop, wait, listen. There are already enough reasons to get excited about the sunshine months of 2015 - cue Croatian festival Hideout's mammoth line-up announcements.


Hideout is a must this year because…

  1. Although still very much an underground affair, there's no denying that the event continues to go from strength to strength each time, with music savvy fans and sun worshippers alike dancing until sunrise at the clubs that line Zrce Beach or setting sail aboard one of the many boat parties to the sound of house, techno and drum & bass. However, this year in particular Hideout 2015 celebrates its fifth outgoing and all the stops are being pulled out to make sure it's their most monumental year to date.
  2. There will be old friends in the form of Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Skream, Heidi, Loco Dice, Eats Everything and Gorgon City.
  3. New pals will be making their debut including Sigma, BBC Radio 1's Monki and Jungle icon Roni Size.
  4. Hooray for Sankey Ibiza fans! There's the 2014 residents Duke Dumont, Amine Edge & Dance and Steve Lawler on the bill.
  5. And there will be outstanding appearances from vinyl queen Nina Kraviz, man of the moment Ten Walls (live), and recent Red Bull Culture Clash winners David Rodigan MBE and Shy FX.
  6. In short, the crème de la crème of dance talent right now will be hotting up the island of Pag.
  7. Oh and let's just remember there's still the boat party line-ups to come yet….

FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

Duke Dumont / Eats Everything / Gorgon City / Jamie Jones / Loco Dice / MK / Nina Kraviz / Sigma / Ten Walls (Live) / Bondax / B-Traits / David Rodigan MBE / Derrick Carter / Dusky / George Fitzgerald / Hannah Wants / Heidi / Joy Orbison / Kink (Live) / Mistajam / Paul Woolford / Redlight / Richy Ahmed / Scuba / Shy FX / Skream / Citizen / Chris Lorenzo / DJ EZ / Dungeon Meat / Ejeca / Eton Messy DJs / Friction / Friend Within / Isaac Tichauer / Jonas Rathsman / MJ Cole / Monki / Patrick Topping / Ralph Lawson / Roni Size / Shadow Child / Special Request / Star Slinger / TCTS / Waff / Grainger / Mike Jones / North Base / People Get Real / The Sonic Emporium


SECOND ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT

Seth Troxler / Wilkinson / Amine Edge & Dance / Chez Damier / Dense & Pika / DJ Sneak / Catz N Dogs / Green Velvet (Cajmere) / Route 94 / Secondcity / Steve Lawler / The Magician / Waze & Odyssey / Blonde / Capulet / DJ Hype / Doorly / Geddes / Last Magpie / Mak & Pasteman / Matthew Styles / Simon Baker


VIDEO | Looking back at the highlights from the 2014 edition of the festival.


Date | Sun 28th Jun, 2015 - Thursday 2nd July 2015

Location | Zrce Beach, Novalja, Island of Pag

Price | £129 + SOLD OUT (another release in 2015)

Website | hideoutfestival.com