aaamusic | On 20, Jan 2011

>> LAURENT GARNIER // FULL LIVE SHOW TO CLOSE BLOC. 2011!

Nothing says ‘Happy New Year’ quite like the announcement that Laurent Garnier’s full live show will close Bloc. 2011.

A massive addition to the lineup, Laurent Garnier presents LBS – live, featuring Laurent Garnier, Scan X and Benjamin Rippert – will see out Bloc. 2011 on the main stage.

Bloc’s closing parties have always been a bit special. Whether celebrating 20 years of acid house with Phuture 303 and Ben Sims in 2008, Carl Craig nailing the party to the wall in 2009 or Derrick May’s unforgettable end to Bloc. 2010 – when it comes to Sunday at Bloc night you know you’ll be carried away by a megastar you can rely on.

This year techno colossus Laurent Garnier steps up to close the biggest ever Bloc. weekender. Restlessly inventive, heroically relentless and unquestionably innovative, Garnier will be joined on stage by Benjamin Rippert and Stephane Dri – a.k.a Scan X – to create a once-in-a-lifetime live techno living dream. Epic, is not the word…

>> SHINE CLOSING PARTY // MATTHEW DEAR

For the first time ever, Bloc. has invited a collaborator to programme the final day on the main stage. Belfast techno institution Shine will be doing it in the way only they know how: fielding the veritable talents of Matthew Dear to support LBS live.

Shine is a heavyweight techno institution from Belfast, and in its esteemed 15 year history has hosted everyone from Sven Vath to Aphex Twin via Richie Hawtin and Ricardo Villolobos. And this March Bloc. welcomes their storming Belfast vibe to Minehead for the first time.

>> BLOC. 2011 FULL LINEUP

Aphex Twin / Magnetic Man

Laurent Garnier presents LBS – live

LFO / Moderat / Four Tet / Vitalic / Speedy J / Matthew Dear

Dopplereffekt / Black Devil Disco Club / The Advent / Oscar Mulero / Billy Nasty

Union: Magnetic Man / Beardyman / Claude Von Stroke / Toddla T / Drop the Lime / Union

Modeselektion: Ben Klock / Modeselektor / Apparat / Ramadanman / Ikonika / Siriusmo

Subloaded: Joy Orbison / Shackleton / Mala / Loefah / Pinch / Gemmy / Guido / DJ Pete /
Untold / Mensah

Overkill: Venetian Snares / DJ Funk / King Midas Sound / Daedelus / Alva Noto /
Jimmy Edgar / N>E>D

Mulletover: Visionquest feat. Seth Troxler, Lee Curtiss and Shaun Reeves / dOP / Geddes

Numbers: Jamie XX / Rustie / SBTRKT / Numbers DJ’s

Mary Anne Hobbs Presents: L-Vis 1990 / Addison Groove / Roska /
Al Tourettes / Mary Anne Hobbs

Resident Advisor: Soul Clap / Floating Points / Will Saul / Space Dimension Controller

Outlook: Gentlemean’s Dub Club [TBC] Iration Steppas / Redlight / Top Cat / Kenny Ken / Exodus

Bleep.com: Very Special Guest TBA / Kyle Hall / Luke Abbot / Boxcutter

Plex: Ancient Methods / Silent Servant / Datassette / TVO / Plex DJs

I Love Acid: A Guy Called Gerald [’84-’89 Acid House Set] / Global Goon / Mark II [Altern-8] / B12 / Posthuman / AGT Rave Cru / Placid

Bodyhammer: Legowelt / Orgue Electronique / TLR / Emptyset / Joe Hart / Bodyhammer DJs

Bloc. 11th/13th March 2011

Butlins Minehead Resort

Somerset UK

TA24 5SH

Tickets are now available:

£140 +BF per person in a standard apartment

£160 +BF per person in an apartment with a living room & kitchen

£180 +BF per person in a ‘Gold’ apartment with a living room & kitchen

All tickets include four nights private accommodation, access to all Bloc arenas and all of the resort’s facilities – including the water park.

*All venues and accommodation are indoors

Book tickets: www.shop.blocweekend.com / 0844 414 2464

Travel: www.blocweekend.com/venue

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