51ST STATE FESTIVAL – Saturday 6th August

51st State – the festival dedicated to soulful dance music – announce the lineup for the second edition at London’s Trent Park on Saturday 6th August.

Presented by Found Series, the lineup features tastemakers, trail-blazers and seminal figures from house, garage, soul, funk, dub, dancehall and disco with Kings Of House, Soul II Soul, Body & Soul, Roy Ayers Ubiquity, Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, Dimitri From Paris, Crystal Waters, The Basement Boys, Barbara Tucker, Matt Jam Lemont, Mr Vegas, The Heatwave, Jazzy B, Joey Negro, Horse Meat Disco, Marshall Jefferson and many more set to perform at the leafy North London location.

With six stages playing music all day long, highlights include Main Stage headliners Kings Of House, made up from three of the genre’s most legendary figures; Louie Vega, Tony Humphries and David Morales. Grammy Award winning Soul II Soul will also play a must-see set from the open-air stage. A who’s who of house music heroes follows on as Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson andMike Dunn all take to the stage hosted by iconic soul singer Barbara Tucker.

Other festival highlights include the Groove Odyssey arena with performances from Body & Soul lynchpins Francois K, Joe Claussell and Danny Krivit as well as The Basement Boys: Spen,Karizma and Teddy Douglas. Crowds at Groove Odyssey will also enjoy live sets from stage hostsAdeva and Monique Bingham.

Bringing Caribbean carnival vibes to 51st State Festival, Hot Wuk welcomes Dancehall superstar Mr Vegas to headline their arena. Tippa Irie will play an exclusive vintage 80s Dancehall set and Dawn Penn brings a live PA to the arena. Legendary soundsystem Channel One and Found Series favouritesThe Heatwave will also be dishing out the party atmosphere at Hot Wuk.

For those seeking style and comfort, the Studio 51 VIP arena returns for 2016 offering a chill-out seating area, exclusive bar, posh loos and fast-track entry, as well as an additional stage of music with Joey Negro, John Morales, Horse Meat Disco and more…

Standard tickets are already on the third tier with VIP tickets close to selling out. Remaining tickets are expected to sell fast, so act quickly to avoid disappointment.

Found Series are proud to partner with mental health charity Mind for their 2016 festival series.