Bay Dreams Unveils Its First Artist Lineup

The slump after New Year's Eve can be brutal — 12 months is just far too long to wait for another blowout on the dance floor. That's where Bay Dreams comes in. The music festival will once again carry the shenanigans through into the new year with its third outing on January 2, 2018.

Following last year's sold out event, Bay Dreams will again be held at Mount Maunganui's Baypark — though this time with more focus on space and comfort. Leading the first lineup announcement is French producer DJ Snake, whose collaborations stretch as far as Major Lazer and Justin Bieber.

Aussie drum and bass heavyweights Pendulum will also drop by for the festival, as well as Californian indie-pop band Foster The People off the back of their new album Sacred Hearts Club. Rounding off the international contingent includes Brooklyn hip hop collective Flatbush Zombies, Sydney psychedelic-reggae band Ocean Alley, Brit producer Krafty Kuts with Charli 2na and New Orleans dark rap duo $uicideBoy$.

Local acts are a large part of the lineup and will include: bass producer Opiuo, Diplo-backed electro duo Sachi, hip hop collective Homebrew and rising electro-pop act Theia. A second lineup announcement will be made in August.

BAY DREAMS 2018 FIRST LINEUP

DJ Snake
Pendulum (DJ set)
Foster The People
$uicideBoy$
Flatbush Zombies
Ocean Alley
Homebrew
Classixx
Krafty Kuts + Chali 2na
Opiuo
FKJ
Sons of Zion
Hybrid Minds
Swindail
Theia
Sachi
Concord Dawn
Eptic
Skism
A.Skillz
P-Money
Cynatific
Koven
Truth
Willaris.K
Nyxen
Bailey Wiley
T1R
TwentyTwo
Matrix & Futurebound

Tickets and more information from baydreams.co.nz.

Image: James Sales, Bay Dreams