Overview
After a long time between drinks, the lid on the final line-up for this year's Rhythm and Vines festival has finally been lifted.
Ticket holders have already been treated to an eclectic bill featuring: UK electro-pop band Bastille, Belgian drum and bass maestro Netsky, NZ-born, UK-based broadcaster and music taste maker Zane Lowe, Danish electro-pop singer MØ, Detroit rapper Danny Brown and leading hip hop producer Just Blaze.
Heading the second announcement is the London drum and bass duo of Saul Milton and Will Kennard, best known as Chase and Status. For their third visit to R&V, the crowd favourites will be joined by their infamous hype man, MC Rage. After making their debut at the festival last year, sibling electronic duo Broods will top off a huge year with another performance between the vines. Canadian DJ Grandtheft will make his second New Zealand appearance within six months. London electronic duo Delta Heavy will appear off the back of releasing the fourth single of their forthcoming debut album, and Derrick Carter will show everyone why he's considered one of the best underground house producers.
The final line-up release in full, includes:
Chase and Status with MC Rage (DJ Set), Broods, Grandtheft, Delta Heavy, Derrick Carter, @Peace, Trei, Mi-Sex, Aroha, Borderline, Chores, Dan Aux, Dean Campbell, Dick Johnson, Frank Booker, Matt Drake & Tom McGuinness, MC Tali & Chiccoreli, PleasePlease, Sid Diamond, Summer Thieves, Team Dynamite, Terace, Thanks, Tim Phin, Tim Richards, Young Tapz, Ben Walker, Brazilbeat Sound System, Cymbol 303, Drax Project, G A S P, Haki, Hamish Pinkham, Jamie Fitzgerald, Jono Fektious, LAKES, LMC ???, Manuel Darquart, Mike Ross, Polo, Race Banyon, The Black Club with Mac Mylo, Uni-Fi, Witters.
Who join:
Bastille, Netsky Live, Zane Lowe, Chet Faker, Danny Brown, Just Blaze, Ta-ku, Jagwar Ma, London Elektricity, MØ, DC Breaks, Mr Carmack, ETC! ETC!, The Cuban Brothers, State Of Mind, Addison Groove, Ayah Marar, PNC, KiNK(live), Meta and the Cornerstones, Little May, Midland, The Funk Hunters, Estère,Kamandi, Team Dynamite, Third3ye, Young Tapz, Yumi Zouma and Holly Arrowsmith.
Tickets this year will be limited to 20,000. Get them from www.rhythmandvines.co.nz