Stages announced for 10 Years of Outlook

In the decade since its first outing, Outlook Festival has evolved into the world’s most loved celebration of soundsystem culture, each year uniting thousands of people in its fortress home for the best in dub, reggae, hip-hop, bass, dubstep and beyond. This year’s line-up is testament to Outlook’s 10 year history, spread across eight stages each with their own style; paying homage to artists who have pioneered genres from the beginning, plus looking to the future stars of the movement. Between 7th - 10th of September, Fort Punta Christo sees an all-encompassing programme spanning live acts, selectors, takeovers and more; with WU TANG bad man Ghostface Killah headlining, David Rodigan and his Ram Jam takeover, Deep Medi, Hatcha and Friends, Shogun Audio, Swamp 81 X Kaizen, Butterz, Just Jam, 15 Years of Critical Music and much more. With the baddest soundsystems in the world and an unparalleled line-up for any bass-obsessives, Outlook Festival will shake the fortress once again, and the 10 years will be something special indeed - don’t sleep on the chance to be part of this mammoth party.

THE CLEARING

Kicking off on Thursday night, expect heritage acts and legendary labels to collide with new kids on the block as WU TANG don Ghostface Killah headlines, with D’n’B Don Goldie slamming it out with guest MC GQ, plus Britain's freshest voice in hip-hop Loyle Carner. Jungle Maestro’s Congo Natty brings Congo Dubz, General Levy, Lady Chann, Iron Dread & Nanci to centre stage, following Dj Marky & Mc Lowqui, Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band, Eva Lazarus And Munky. Peckham's finest Giggs rounds off Friday The Clearing, with Bugzy Malone, Foreign Beggars, Chris Lorenzo and Bristol boys My Nu Leng with guest star Dread MC all on the bill. On top of that there’s grime allstars Newham General’s, UK spoken word artist Akala performing live and man of the moment Kojo Funds. David Rodigan’s Ram Jam party takes over The Clearing on Saturday, with a heavy bill headed up by the man himself, plus Shy FX and Stamina MC, Horace Andy, Digital Mystikz V Loefah & Sgt Pokes, Dub Phizix & Strategy and Mungo’s Hifi, with Gentlemans Dub Club live in the place, alongside Parly B, Eva Lazarus & Lady Chann. A soundclash to raise the Outlook Festival temperature - 100%. Sunday’s session is one for the grimey gang, with Godfather and Eski don Wiley headlining, plus breakout West London talent AJ Tracey, NINES and Plastician all aboard, as well as heavyweight drum’n’bass from Friction and Critical SoundSystem with a hip hop label showcase from High Focus Records.

THE VOID

Glowing green for its 10th round, it’s a fitting take over in the Void with Star Warz, presenting Dispatch Recordings Vs Soul:ution on the Thursday night of Outlook. It’s heavy duty and hi-energy from start to finish with the likes of Calibre, Alix Perez B2b Skeptical and Randall, with a one-off Blue Note set, a tribute the iconic London venue. An unmissable takeover year on year is Deep Medi, who’ll host The Void on the Friday with a ground shaking showcase of dubstep, as Commodo, Compa, Kahn, Mala, grime don Spooky and more step up. Moving on to Saturday, grime & dancehall wordplay marry from the likes of Jammz, Killa P, Lady Chann, Riko Dan & Capo Lee as revered Bristol label Bandulu own the penultimate night in the Void. With monstrous grime meets dub from the Bug, Kahn & Neek, Logan Sama, Hi5 Ghost & Boofy and more, plus there’s serious fire to come as Chimpo, Spooky, and Spyro come together in a mega b2b2b session. Finally, it’s OG don and Outlook family member Hatcha joined by an all-star cast for Hatcha and Friends, with P Money, Zed Bias, Youngsta, Truth and more on board for the final dance with the best in dance floor ready, bass laced selections.

THE MOAT

Undoubtedly one of the Outlook highlights, The Moat is probably one of the world’s most loved festival stages. Starting with a Swamp 81 and Kaizen collab on Thursday, it’s all bass-laced bangers from Biome, Chunky, Lamont, Loefah, Madam X And Paleman, Plus Silas & Snare,T-Man and Walton, hosted by the one and only MC Chunky. Early proceedings on Friday start with Children Of Zeus then it’s time to welcome Dub Phizix & Strategy’s “Well Good Do”takeover, alongside Chimpo & Flirta D, Grandmixer and Capo Lee. With a serious focus on selection, Saturday is something special, repping sister festival, Dimensions and UK talent. Festival lynchpin Dan Shake, Dimensions Sound System, Josey Rebelle and Bane play ahead of a throwback set in the hands of Randall, spanning 88-92. Dedicating Sunday to The Love Of Garage, its 2 step and vintage feel good vibes all the way as OG’s and dancefloor mavericks Wookie, Matt Jam Lamont, Scott Garcia, Conducta rewind, with Mighty Moe & Flirta D back behind the mic.

MUNGOS HIFI

Presented by Scotland’s soundsystem legends, Mungo’s Hifi, Mungo’s is a stage for the audiophiles and the bass heads; ready for to experience custom built systems that can rattle your bones. Thursday’s is an all dub / 140 affair with the ZamZam sounds takeover headed by Dub Dynasty (Alpha & Omega meets Alpha Steppa,) with support from mainstay Jack Sparrow, Deep Medi signee Compa, plus Von D, Egoless, E3 and Suns of Selah and Rider Shafique on mic duties. There’s more dubby explorations on Friday with the True Soliders Productions team presenting dub, ragga and jungle sounds catch The Bug playing a rare acid ragga set featuring Miss Red and Lady Chann, then Adrian Sherwood, Mad Professor, Loefah, Mungo’s and Brad Selecta. On Saturday Mungo’s Hifi’s weekly Walk’N’Skank Glasgow session relocates to Pula with guests Stand High Patrol, Disrupt and Speng Bond, Charlie P, Danny T and Tradesman ft Parly B and Part 2 Style will all join the soundsystem inna dancehall affair . Sunday is one for the dub heads hosted by Leeds Subdub headed up by Michael Prophet with Vibronics, plus two of the world's most revered systems join - Leeds born Iration Steppas and Brixton born Channel One, ran by the one and only Mikey Dread. Digitron and J.Robinson WhoDemSound also play.

THE STABLES

Set to cause ruckus on Thursday at The Stables are London studio legends, Radar Radio, with an all-night no nonsense takeover with friends and family, catch Hi5 Ghost & Boofy, Jammz, Big Zuu, Kojo Funds, Amy Becker, Mungo, Jetsss, Jossy Mitsu, Kenny Allstar And Oscar # Worldpeace in tow. Ocean Wisdom, Jehst, Jonwayne, MNDSGN, Mr Thing plus Chris P cuts and Tropico crew follow on Friday night with hip-hop flavours and beat explorations presented by Boom Bap. Saturday will be a madness, as cheeky Manchester crew LEVELZ bring a full squad of MCs and DJs to Outlook for their Stables showcase, with Chimp, Chunky, Sparkz, T-Man, Fox, Skittles and the rest, joined by Zed Bias, Madam X, Dub Smugglers and more. Sunday is aneclectic affair headed up by Swamp 81 bossman Loefah and selector supreme Josey Rebelle, who’ll journey through jungle, bass, house, techno and everything inbetween. Here catch Dimensions Soundsystem too, as well as 8 strong crew Grade 10 joining the dots between collective oddities new and old.

THE BEACH

Blissed out beats on the idyllic Outlook Festival waterfront makes way for a musical meltdown with a host of legends performing. Thursday unites a handful of DJ’s and live acts, including Stones Throw and NTS affiliate Sofie, plus The Mouse Outfit, first lady of reggae Dawn Penn and soulful songstress Jorja Smith. One of the breakout artists of 2017, Princess Nokiaalso performs, plus the legendary Roots Manuva aka Rodney Smith, who at six studio albums deep shows no sign of slowing. Friday sees DJ Marky holding the beach down on a higher tempo tip, bringing a host of MC’s and DJs covering jungle and DnB, with LTJ Bukem & Lowqui, Fabio, Junior SP and DJ Busyfingers through. Manchester’s carnival collective ‘Swing Ting’ unite a solid gold crew for their seriously feel-good party on Saturday, recruiting Madd Again! feat Zed Bias, Killa Benz, Specialist Moss and Trigga, Equiknoxx feat Shanique Marie and the revered Swing Ting residents. Sunday’s Just Jam hosts Tom Misch, Dan Kye (Jordan Rakei Solo) with their signature laid back beats, alongside a Principe Label Showcase and performances from IamDDB, Freewizeman, Sleazy F Baby and Inka.

THE GARDEN

Expanding in capacity this year, Outlook’s Garden stage lifts off with Butterz mega takeover. It’s club ready grime drawing on the best in garage, UK bass and bassline with Vital Techniques, ft. Pean, Murlo, Royal T, Elijah & Skiliam, Flava D, Swindle, DJ Q, Champion and MC Serious and bassline trio, TQD. Critical 15 take the Garden to another dimension with their key players and renowned sound. Expect maximum tempos and relentless energy and DnB with Austrian powerhouse Mefjus, Emperor, Enei, Kasra, Ivy Lab, Sam Binga, Signal, One87 and MCs DRS GQ & SP:MC holding it down for 15 years of Critical. Firing on all cylinders on Saturday night, high rollers, Shogun Audio, present a stellar line up with Deadline and Safire, plus a mega set of dual acts including Spectrasoul w/ Linguistics, Icile w/ LX one and Fricton with SP:MC. Sunday sees underground heroes and junglists unite for a hefty closure of the Garden. Kenny Ken, Randall, Luke EP and Ant TC1 are joined by Defacto, Fleck, Sam Binga B2b Chimpo, Benny Page, Marcus Visionary and Gardna - ready to whip ravers up into a frenzy.

THE BALLROOM

Outlook’s coziest arena, the Ballroom opens up with dancefloor ready DnB from Crux & Scimmia, Ocho, Ros and more. Amongst the must see’s is New Bass Order’s head honcho Joe, flexing his ability to mixing everything from DnB, garage, grime and beyond seamlessly. Parisian stronghold "Vandal Records" takeover on Friday, with label players and French national talent - Future Skankerz and Elisa Do Brasil join Shield, Arkaik, SKS, Monthy and Signs from Toulouse alongside plus Velasquez & Jayh Mo'fire and many more. Saturday highlights collab culture with a series of Ballroom b2bs leading well into the night. Afruit, Not Guilty, and many more give way to sets from Milage B2b Jayfor W/ Mc Snipes, Scope B2b Kopex B2b Rvs and Danox B2b Wolfy B2b Haxby to name only a few. Bringing the arena to a close on Sunday, it's an all-star Australian and New Zealand takeover. Repping the scene down under, Safire, Sphere, T-Bone, Ill Figz & Dapht One, Ncrypt, Skopus, Buck Rogers, Ewol and Truth to round out the Ballroom’s mayhem.

A lot can change over ten years, but Outlook Festival’s dedication, passion and ability has secured their place as one of the leading festival promoters worldwide. Though grown, the family feels the same, with artists and punters coming back year on year to experience and discover new music on world class, bespoke built sound systems. From the ambitious settings (we’ve all seen the speaker stacks in The Moat), to blissful boat parties, and the recent addition of the Opening Concert, the team have never shied away from taking things to the next level, whilst staying firmly grounded to their roots. Here’s to another ten.