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Jersey's latest music and visual arts festival, Reasons 2015, has announced its second raft of artists and tickets for the July event are on sale - including 90s west-coast hip-hop legends The Pharcyde.
The inaugural Reasons Electronic Music and Arts Festival is set to take place on July 11, at Coronation Park, Millbrook. The festival will feature not just music but a wide array of visual content, from films to installations.
There will be four stages for the one day festival and it's hoped around 3,000 people will go along. Both Super Early Bird and Early Bird tickets have already sold out.
Confirmed artists include: Aim, Avalon Emerson, Hannah Wants, Horse Meat Disco, Jagerverb, Jazzie B OBE, Justin Robertson, Maribou State, Mella Dee, Secondcity, DJ Sheepdog, Simian Mobile Disco, Space Dimension Controller, Tessellate & Tharindu, Josh Win, Secondcity, Josh Butler, Bizarre Ride II - the Pharcyde LIVE, Jazzie B OBE (Soul II Soul), The Mouse Outift ft Dr Syntax, Sparkz & Thruthos Mufasa, Norman Jay MBE, Daddy G (Massive Attack), DJ Woody - Hip Hop is 40 Live AV show, Mo'Matic, Wilkinson & MC Ad-apt, MJ Cole, TCTS, Logistics, Jon1st, 99 Souls and Mo Steph.
Organisers are promising a lot more than music, they've said there'll be a variety of other entertainment, including spoken word & poetry performances, art installations, live street art demonstrations and short films. Local caterers will provide food on the day and there'll be free bottled water throughout the event.
Hospitality tickets are available with exclusive entertainment. The hospitality area will be hosted by Ce Soir and include a champagne cocktail on arrival, complimentary meal, free after party passes, posh loos and other exclusives.
Free shuttle buses will run from Liberation Station and Les Quennevais to the festival, and back to St Helier after the event.
The Festival will run from 11am to 11pm with two after parties at Rojo and Havana in St Helier.
Tickets can be purchased from www.reasonsfestival.com or at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reasons-electronic-music-arts-festival-tickets-15761280414.
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