Press release April 5th 2017. Free for publication 11 CET.
Top names in electronic music to perform at Flow Festival's new
Resident Advisor Front Yard
Flow Festival will offer a real club m usic treat at its new Resident Advisor Front Yard
outdoor venue. The Flow Festival area will grow to feature new sections of Suvilahti
in general this com ing sum m er.
Flow Festival's Backyard concept will move to a new area this year. The lush new Resident Advisor Front Yard offers
an even larger venue to see the top names in electronic music. Organized in collaboration with the world's leading
online media for electronic music Resident Advisor, RA Front Yard will feature e.g. Maceo Plex, Jon Hopkins,
Fatima Yamaha, Inga Mauer, Lena Willikens, Soichi Terada, Vladimir Ivkovic and Clara 3000. Some of
the performances will be streamed online in Resident Advisor's channels.
Resident Advisor Front Yard will see performances by Maceo Plex playing deep, emotional and futuristic house,
inventive aural architect Jon Hopkins who's equally at home with indie or club crowds, Dutch Fatima Yamaha,
known for her hit What’s A Girl To Do, Inga Mauer who peppers her sets with everything from edgy electro and
industrial techno to EBM and new wave, Lena Willikens whose playground is a mixture of proto-techno, synthetic
disco and raw house, Japanese house producer Soichi Terada and a back-2-back set by Lauri Soini and Salon Des
Amateurs club's resident-dj Vladimir Ivkovic.
Resident Advisor Front Yard green field will also host Clara 3000, the newest member of the famous Kill The DJ collective, a player in Montreal's alternative club and arts scenes Marie Davidson, promising British newcomer
Willow, an expert in all manner of house and techno, Moko Shibata from Tokyo aka Powder, one of the most
promising performers in modern house and disco, as well as Sadar Bahar, a specialist in the roots of house and
soulful, rare groove disco. Domestic acts include one of Finland's most respected djs Toni Rantanen aka Lil Tony,
one of the prime movers in Helsinki's club scene since the 90s and a force behind clubs like Kerma, Kuudes Linja,
Kaiku and Ääniwalli as well as a member of the Flow Festival team as well as Linda Lazarov who has in just a few
years risen to become one of the sharpest new djs in Helsinki with her sets consisting of EBM, electro and new beat.
The Flow Festival grounds will see a lot of improvements this year and moving around will be even easier than in
previous years. Resident Advisor Front Yard is one of the festival's new areas.
Acts announced for Flow Festival earlier include Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey, The xx, Aphex Twin, London
Grammar, Ryan Adams, Flume, Moderat, Young Thug, Goldfrapp, Death Grips, The Afghan Whigs,
Sparks, Car Seat Headrest, Sampha and Angel Olsen.
Flow Festival takes place in Helsinki's Suvilahti area on August 11–13 2017.
Flow Festival's confirmed partners for 2017 are main partner Lapin Kulta, partners Aalto University, American
Express, Bright Finland, Oatly, OP Financial Group, Paulig, Plan B, Stopteltat and Sun Effects, as well as media
partners Basso, Clear Channel, Helsingin Sanomat and Resident Advisor.
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Tickets:
Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.fi p.+358 600-10-800
Tiketti www.tiketti.fi p.+358 600-1-1616
3 days: 185€
2 days: 149€
1 day: 99€
Prices apply until further notice. Ticket price includes service fee.
Hotel packages:
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Press images: www.flowfestival.com/en/media
Additional information:
Press Officer Sini Tiainen, [email protected]
PR in the UK: The Zeitgeist Agency / Aimi Lewis-mattock, [email protected]
PR in Germany: Verstärker Medienmarketing / [email protected]
PR in Russia: Sarafun PR / Olga Dub, [email protected]
PR in France: Phunkster / [email protected]