Following last monthʼs big reveal, that saw earlybird tickets fly off the shelves in under 48hours, Eastern Electrics Festival announce a further 30 artists and 6 arena hosts forwhat is set to be the biggest underground house and techno festival line-up in the UK todate.

Electronica supergroup Moderat, the adroit fusion of Modeselektor and Apparat willrelease the follow on from their highly acclaimed self-titled album that saw them voted no.1 Live Act in 2009 by RA readers. The Berlin production trio will debut new material with avery special live performance at Eastern Electrics, set to coincide with the worldwidealbum release date. A meteoric rise to success has seen Maya Jane Coles become oneof electronic musicʼs most sought-after talents, and with her hotly anticipated debut albumdropping later this year, the pint-sized producer is only just getting started. Internationalsuperstar DJ Sasha will be making his first EE appearance as will Soul Bros, a headyunion of Soul Clap and the Martinez Brothers. After stand-out performances at lastyearʼs Festival and NYE, MK, Maceo Plex, Miguel Campbell and Huxley will all bewelcomed back for 2013.

Adding to the already robust techno constitution are some of the sceneʼs most influentialinnovators in the form of “The Baron Of Techno” himself, Dave Clarke, Ovum headhoncho Josh Wink, Moon Harbour founder and resident of infamous DC10ʼs CircolocoMathias Tanzmann, Luke Slaterʼs alter-ego Planetary Assault Systems and genremain-stays Raresh and Deetron.Honouring not only the cutting edge in house and techno, but celebrating itʼs heritage,Eastern Electrics 2013 will see a rare UK performance from one of house musicʼs mostinfluential production duos and true pioneers, Masters At Work. With a career spanningalmost two decades Ê»Littleʼ Louie Vega and Kenny Ê»Dopeʼ Gonzalez are celebrated foran eclectic body of work, instrumental in helping shape the course of electronic music andearning them the Ê»Outstanding Contributionʼ Award at the US Dancestar Awards at theMiami Winter Music Conference 2002.

With over 40 more artists still to announce including some of the biggest names, makingfor a total of over 100 artists, playing 24 parties over 3 days in 1 epic location.

Second wave of announced artists

Dave Clarke // Deetron // Felix Dickinson // Futurebogie DJs // Giles Smith //Huxley // Infinity Ink // James Priestly // Josh Wink // Jozif // Koze // LauraJones // Luca Pilato // Maceo Plex // Masters At Work // Matthias Tanzmann //Maya Jane Coles // Miguel Campbell // MK // Moderat // Nick Curly // PlanetaryAssault Systems // Ralph Lawson // Raresh // Robert James // Ryan Crosson// Sasha // Shadow Child // Soul Bros // Tama Sumo // Tommy Four Seven //Waifs & Strays

Second wave of arena hosts

Boiler Room // Junk Department Present: Culprit // Dirtybird Showcase //Krush Present: Live At Robert Johnson vs Life and Death // Louche.

Eastern Electrics Founder Rob Star said:
“We're really excited to be announcing another 30 quality electronic music actstoday, and we're still keeping some of our biggest headliners under wraps! The fullline-up pretty much consists of every artist I've ever wanted to book, my only worrynow is how we're gonna top this next year! - roll on the summer!”

Event details: Date: 2nd – 4th August 2013 Venue: Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, SG3 6PY

Line-up so far
Âme // Anja Schneider // Ata // Ben UFO // Blawan // Catz N Dogz // Chris Liebing //Claude VonStroke // Climbers // Clockwork // Damian Lazarus // Dave Clarke // Deetron //Dixon // DJ Sneak // DJ Tennis // Droog // Dyed Soundorom // Eats Everything // EllenAllien // Felix Dickinson // Francesca Lombardo // Futureboogie DJs // Gavin Herlihy //Geddes // Giles Smith // Guy Gerber // Heidi // Huxley // Infinity Ink // James Priestley //Josh Wink // Joy Orbison // Jozif // Justin Martin // Koze // Krankbrothers // Laura Jones //Levon Vincent // Luca Pilato // Maceo Plex // Magda // Masters At Work // MatthiasTanzmann // Maurice Fulton // Maxxi Soundsystem // Maya Jane Coles // Michael Mayer //Miguel Campbell // MK // Moderat // Nick Curly // No Artificial Colours // Pan-Pot // PBRStreetgang // Planetary Assault Systems aka Luke Slater // Prosumer // Ralph Lawson //Raresh // Robert James // Richy Ahmed // Roman Flügel // Ryan Crosson // Sasha // SethTroxler // Shadow Child // Soul Bros // Subb-an // Tama Sumo // Theo Parrish // TommyFour Seven // Waifs & Strays

Ticket info Tickets
- Earlybird weekend camping tickets sold out in 48 hours.
- Limited £115 + BF weekend camping tickets on sale now.
-There will be a group discount of Buy 4 and Get The Fifth Ticket Free on a firstcome first served basis and ONLY while stocks last, available througheasternelectrics.com and Resident Advisor.
-Standard Camping Tickets will be £145 + BF.
-Day Tickets will be available from mid April.
-VIP Tickets with exclusive fast-track entry, dedicated VIP camping with privateshowers and toilet facilities, parking next to your camp site, dedicated VIP arenawith private toilets, premium food outlets, seating and exclusive DJ sets areavailable at £180 + BF.

- Shuttle buses available from Stevenage for the 10 minute drive to the park.
- Car Parking passes on sale alongside Camping Tickets at £10 + BF.