The Phase 2 announcement brings even more heavyweight talent into the mix. Drum & Bass powerhouses Netsky, Friction, K Motionz, Turno, Clipz and Serum join the bill, alongside rising stars A Little Sound, Sota, Kleu, Katalyst and Kalia. Flava D brings the bassline energy, while the electrifying DRS Live adds a special touch to an already stacked lineup. With over 30 more acts locked in, the vibes are guaranteed to be next level.

They join an already monumental lineup featuring Andy C, Hedex, Bou & Wilkinson, and Knife Party, Pendulum’s legendary side project. Expect hard-hitting sets from Joey Valence & , Caspa & Rusko, and jungle favourites 4am Kru, while the one and only Flowdan delivers his unmistakable lyrical fire.

Renowned stage hosts UKF, Fantazia, Fabric Live, and Breakin Science are curating immersive experiences that bring together the biggest names in bass music with the freshest breakthrough talent. From drum & bass and jungle to dubstep and hip hop, each stage will have its own distinct energy, ensuring an unforgettable journey through underground sounds.

After last year’s sold-out debut, Tribes Unite 2025 is levelling up with more stages, more artists, and an even bigger fusion of live and DJ performances. This isn’t just a festival—it’s a movement, uniting music lovers from all corners of the scene in one epic celebration.

PRICE INCREASE INCOMING!

Final £52.50 Second Release tickets are selling fast—once they’re gone, prices rise to £57.00 Third Release at 6:00 pm GMT on Wednesday, 19th February (unless they sell out sooner).

With Early Bird and First Release tickets already snapped up in record time, don’t wait—secure yours NOW before the next price jump! www.tribes-unite.com

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After smashing their first festival last year, there was no doubt going to be another one and Saturday 23rd September saw Hospital Records bring the bass back to Finsbury Park for another day of heavy drum and bass loving raving.

Having seen them smash it at Boomtown 2017, there was no better place to start then in the Invaderz tent for Kings Of The Rollers. The setting may not have compared much to the huge stage of Sector 6 but take nothing away from the set, roller after roller there was enough in there to bring everyones bass face out and heavy rollers such as ‘Serum – The Finger’  and “Bladerunner – Jungle Jungle’  did just that. Taking over after that set was certainly going to be a task but the follow up couldn’t have been any better. TNA, made up of Nu Elementz, Turno, Azza and Grima took to the decks for a very special set in tribute to the late DJ Dominator. The atmosphere in the tent was electric as the set was kicked off with the well known remix of ‘Ready or Not’ by Dominator and Logan D. 

It was time to have a break from the head banging beat of jump up and take a wonder over to the Med School Warehouse, a gritty squat rave type building which towered over the festival, for the last remaining half an hour of Alix Perez’ set. If you’re into your dark heavy and I mean heavy rhythmic DnB then this was the set for you. The setting was perfect, pitch black, apart from the glow of the stage, and a serious sound system. Perez has the place booming with his new one ‘Nighthawks’, the harmonic build up topped off with the perfect drop had the crowd in complete trance.

Where to next? With so many arenas and so many stella acts it was hard to decide but the Let It Roll stage was screaming out for some attention as Neurofunk heavyweight Audio took to the decks. Move further into the spectrum of DnB and you find yourself listening to Neurofunk, an extremely dark and hard hitting style of music which has had quite some attention over the years. Not from experience but from videos and photos I get the feeling that the Let It Roll stage was a pretty good miniature version of the Czech Republic based festival. The strange looking robot figures plotted around the stage with a huge monster like head behind the DJ really added to the vibe of the music. 

Once again it was time to move on for another experience. Plotted around near the food stall areas was a little stage called The Incubator. When I say little I mean little, it was literally a caravan like vehicle with enough room for three people inside and although the speakers didn’t do the music any justice it was another quirky and clever stage packed with some heavy rollers and the occasional liquid track.

Time moved on ever so quickly bringing the festival to its final acts. We found ourselves on stage for My Nu Leng who took charge of closing the FabricLive tent and it was certainly one hell of a way to close up a great day. You never know what you’re going to get with My Nu Leng these days, a full fronted bassline set or an absolute belter of a DnB set but they seriously didn’t disappoint. Starting off with the bassline festival hit ‘Chris Lorenzo & Zinc – Gammy Elbow’ giving the crowd something to skank about to. It was a great way to start the set, it gave everyone a little break from the DnB and allowed them to dance about a bit. But as expected the set slowly grew into a seriously heavy DnB My Nu Leng special. The combination of classic jungle tracks with some fresh jump up from the likes of Mackey Gee really set the place alight, the energy in the tent was unmatched as Dread MC hyped the crowd from front to back. A set with a bit of something for everyone, sends them home satisfied.

As the final beat of the plethora of DnB boomed out of the speakers it was time to call it day and without a doubt, it was certainly a day which exceeded all expectations. Two smash hit festivals in a row for the Hospital Records boys making it a must go to for any DnB lover.

Photo credit: Decoy Media

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The dissection of dubstep’s lifecycle has been done to death. If, however, you have managed to have had your head stuck in the sand for the last couple of years, Pangaea’s FabricLive 73 provides a tangible summary of the current climate. Kevin McAuley has been tasked with an entry on the breaks affiliated Friday night series, although the Hessle Audio man has turned in a mix that would comfortably sit in the ranks of the house and techno led Saturday night catalogue. It’s telling that the trademark rhythms of dubstep only really manifest in earnest halfway through the mix, preceded by what is an excellent sequence of muted techno and scalpel sharp breaks. As such, by the time the spatial choral strings of Mumdance & MAO “Truth” hits, it is a glorious release. There is the drop.

Of course context is king and this particular drop is free from the instant gratification of EDM’s repeat-a-thon wubline pissing contest. Dine on your favourite food frequently enough and you’ll tire of, like a week of three course meals where every element is made from steak. Thankfully, the steps taken to reach this pivotal mid-point are less gluttonous. If first tracks set expectations for the session to come then McAuley’s own Recreational Slumming could not get proceedings off to a better start; its deep organ bassline is anchored by a leathery kick, giving instant propulsion, with the third beat clap providing a knowing wink to dubstep’s half tempo template. From there, the mood moves from the murky and percussive (Shifted “Untitled Side B2”, following the techno norm of imaginative track titles), the off-kilter house tones of veteran Jamal Moss (under his The Sun God alias) and some timely breaks in the cloud that perforate the storm (notably breaksy bounce of Stenny & Andrea’s “SEA (The Time Gate)” and Hodge “Resolve”). 

  After Psyk “Arcade” then provides a juiced techno feint, your feet are swept away by that drop moment, leading to cessation in the 4/4 metronomic thump. Far from being a reprieve from a pummelling, the appearance of Hessel companion Pearson Sound’s meaty bass/kick hybrid is like repeated body blows to the diaphragm. It’s utterly hedonistic, with the temptation to hit the rewind button to experience it over and over again. Press on, however, and you are rewarded a waltz of audio that dances from pillar to post. Kobosil “Osmium” is the inky black that exists between nebulae, this then peeling away for the triumphant call to arms in Pev & Kowton’s “End Point”, which in turn acts as a perfect rhythmic counterpoint to the clinical beats of Forward Strategy Group’s “Clean Neckline”. These closing strains showcase an effortless capability to switch from jack to bleep to thwack, each facet of which would usually make up the one dimension of your standard jock.   Just as you begin to reach the techno mix CD fatigue point, Imaginary Softwoods “Crystal Pond” acts as an unexpected shift upwards in tempo, allowing for a rip roaring conclusion. The pairing of Oscar Mulero and Astronomical Telegram eschew the standard euphoria of dewy synths for closing, the ragged industrial percussion squeezing the very last drops of any adrenaline you have left. After that it is a pause for breath, perhaps a running of the fingers through your hair as you blink stupefied, before you find yourself back at Recreational Slumming for one more tumble.  As such, Kevin McAuley has set 2014 on its way in some style, to the point where you wish you could write about every blend – highlighting the moments of smooth sleight of hand or sudden jaunty introductions – to underline the emotional impact of each transition.

However, some political questions have been posed of this mix: How is this a FabricLive mix? What is the purpose of maintaining two distinct series nowadays? What does it say about the current state of dubstep? What is the correct bass friendly house and techno to play? And the answer to these is an emphatic: who cares? The intangible matter of the dubstep big bang has coalesced into a framework without a framework. 2013 was the drawing of lines through terms such as “post-dubstep” and, if Ben UFO’s session last year wasn’t a strong enough strikethrough for you, FabricLive 73 is the chisel tip Sharpie to emphasise this sentiment. Instead of submitting to our stifling microscopic concerns about genres, expectations and fashion, the unsurprising realisation is that there are some people out there who are very good at selecting music. Instead of getting hung up about what belongs where or who is allowed to play what, let us just celebrate these jukeboxes with soul and revel in the sublime tunes they have selected for us.

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What happens when the country’s biggest club hands over the reigns to one of D&B’s biggest name DJ’s for their FabricLive mix CD compilation? Moving onto number 70 in the series it’s Friction’s time in the hot seat and he delivers another high quality, high impact mix for the crew down in EC1. 

Friction’s deck dexterity is well known. Comfortable on a multitude of turntables or CDJ’s he delivers an absolute aural onslaught from start to finish, packed with dubs, VIP’s, current crowd pleasers and upcoming beats. Setting his stall out early on the rowdy side, Swag by DC Breaks does the necessary damage over the top of the VIP version of Optiv & BTK’s Understand. Also making an appearance is Enei’s Liberation and Inside Info & Mefjus‘ Mythos to keep the high octane pace going. And this is all within the first five or so minutes! Hey, they don’t call him the Quartz Lock Kid for nothing. One sight that made me happy on the tracklist was the inclusion of Calibre’s remix of Badmarsh & Shri’s Signs, a classic cut of the Irishman’s production and a welcome addition to any mix in my opinion. The middle section switches up the style a bit, bringing more melodious vibes from the likes of Technimatic on Bristol & Sphere, Chord’s ultra funky Biting Point and the driving bass of the soon to be released Searching by Kove. Once you hear the thumping step of Break’s latest single Steam Train though you know its gonna be back to the gully sounds as the rest of the CD steps dark and heavy. A couple of Icicle classics get the VIP treatment and feature on the final furlong as Dreadnaught and the blistering Minimal Funk get a serious update. Keep your ear out for Anxious by the man too, good to hear some Icicle freshness in the mix and trust me, it’s an absolute stomper. 

Putting a mix in the more than capable hands of the Shogun Audio boss man was only gonna have positive results. If you’ve ever managed to catch Friction live then you’ll have a fair idea of the goodness on offer here. The tracklist is varied yet still caters to the heads, bringing that proper D&B sound. Fabric’s D&B mixes have always been spot on in their execution and quality. Friction has made sure number 70 is no different. 

Ahead of Friction’s FABRICLIVE 70 launch party on Friday, a night wherein fabrichave assembled the cream of the d&b crop to help celebrate, we’re stoked to be able to provide the streamable archive of his 30 minute radio mix below for a flavor of things to come from Friction when live in the basement

FABRICLIVE 70: Friction – 30 Min Radio Mix by Fabric on Mixcloud

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