1/7
Princess Nokia
Princess
Nokia is a 30-year-old rapper from New York who appeared in the early 2010s and
has released four LPs so far. Her influences came from many directions, not
only from hip hop, funk, soul and R'n'B, but also hardcore, punk, nu metal and
even house parties. FreeDome, 8.15pm
2/7
Kneecap
Provocative
by name, provocative by nature, this rap trio from west Belfast comprise Mo
Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí. Singing in Irish interspersed with caustic
interjections in English, Kneecap bring a little rock, funk and electronica to
flesh out their rap anger. Drop Yard, 8.30pm
3/7
Arctic Monkeys
It’s now
20 years since Alex Turner formed the Arctic Monkeys in Sheffield. Their
consistency in all that time has been astonishing, the last studio album Tranquility
Base Hotel & Casino veering off into new musical territory and still
selling squillions. The current tour – Pula Arena tomorrow, then Reading, Leeds
and beyond – represents their first live dates in three years, so expect plenty
of energy and a few old favourites. Main Stage, 9.15pm
4/7
Fontaines D.C.
Dublin
post-punksters Fontaines D.C. are long-established favourites on the festival
circuit, this time promoting their third album, Skinty Fia, released this April.
The previous release, A Hero’s Death, was Grammy-nominated. Expect an up-for-it
crowd and mosh aplenty. FreeDome, midnight
5/7
Sasha
Welsh not Russian,
DJ Sasha harks back to the classic acid house days of the late 1980s, teaming
up with John Digweed to conquer superclubs and festivals across the UK and far
beyond. Sasha's sets are special musical journeys that always take you to an
unknown world. Colosseum, 1am
6/7
Claptone
One person,
two or three, no-one quite knows, Claptone is a Berlin-based musical project
involving house and tech house performed in medieval plague masks. Anonymity
has its virtues, as Claptone land top gigs in Ibiza and prestigious collaborations
with the likes of Seal, and Peter Bjorn and John. Party Arena, 2am
7/7
TOKiMONSTA
A DJ-producer
from Los Angeles, Jennifer Lee has Korean ancestry, hence her stage name taken
from the words for ‘rabbit’ and ‘monster’. Tokimonsta has been most active in terms
of record releases, having issued several LPs and remix albums, DJ mixes and
EPs since 2008. FreeDome, 3am
