Beacons Festival 2014

Taking place in the unsuspecting location of Skipton’s Heslaker Farm, this year’s Beacons boasts a variety of acts: from larger-than-life rapper Action Bronson, to the psychedelic meanderings of London’s own TOY, all manner of artists will be gracing North Yorkshire with their presence later this summer.

There to entertain the masses will be Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington’s darkly electro lovechild Darkside, while 4AD’s ghostly darlings Daughter make one of just a few coveted live appearances this summer. Elsewhere, Mark E. Smith’s The Fall will be ruling proceedings, while Charli XCX is set proves just why she’s riding high at the top of charts on a daily basis.

Diving headfirst into the thick of it, Leeds troublemakers Eagulls return to UK shores following a lengthy stint over in the US, and after the education that has been their current tour, the five-piece are looking forward to return to Blighty.

“The US has been a learning curve for the band,” admits frontman George Mitchell. “It will be a breath of fresh air to play festivals this summer as we’ve been playing our own headline tour shows for months now. To be able to switch up and do things different like festivals will be a good thing for us. We’ll have a lot of energy to look forward to by then.