It’s fair to say Gottwood is really beginning to come into its own as one of the UK’s premier music and arts festivals. Returning to remote North-West Wales this June off the back of glowing reviews for GF ’15, the festival’s heady mixture of all-star lineup, considered arts and creative programming, and beautiful(-ly hedonistic) surroundings makes for a potent party at the height of what promises to be a glorious British summertime. Let’s hope we haven’t just jinxed it ay?

A quick glance at the lineup reads like a who’s who of those making waves in contemporary electronic music right now, but we’re gonna go right ahead and pick out a few that have peaked our interest: Perlon cult hero Zip, fan favourite and all-round top guy Hunee, punk Techno legend Andrew Weatherall, DC house maestros Beautiful Swimmers, cosmic disco cadet Felix Dickinson, and sultry analog-house whizkid Max Graef, who’ll be bringing the Max Graef Live Band to proceedings too – keep ’em peeled for a UE interview with Max himself in the build-up to June.

As much a treat for the eyes as the ears, Gottwood has also just announced a whole host of creative partners for this year’s edition, including trailblazing art agency Derelicht, Ruff Kutz – who’ll be reimagining the Wayne’s World garage in its full glory (dayum!) – film and distribution label Future Shorts, and Resident Advisor, who’ll be screening films from their popular RA Films catalogue. With London collective Behind This Wall also building a unique woodland cinema and restaurant front-centre on site, it’s clear Gottwood is once again gearing up for full-blown immersion – and we can’t flippin’ wait.

Still need convincing? Just take a look at the scenes from Gottwood 2015:

See you there X

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