Gang Gang Dance get Dazed Live

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    Mon, Mar 28, 2011, 12:00
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  • Factory Floor and SBTRKT will join the New York group for Dazed and Confused's inaugural festival.
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  • On the weekend of the 9th of April, Dazed and Confused magazine will stage its debut festival in east London, across various venues including Village Underground, XOYO and 18 Hewett Street. The day will be populated by talks and exhibitions from "digital pioneers, musical mavericks and art rebels," which includes the UK debut of Postermat from Kathy Grayson's gallery, The Hole, and performance artists such as Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap fame. As night falls the music starts in Village Underground, leading with a headline show from the New York based Gang Gang Dance on Saturday, while Factory Floor headline the Sunday. Over in XOYO, Greco-Roman Soundsystem are programming the Saturday alongside Numbers, with the former drafting in Caribou, and latter calling upon Werk Discs boss Actress. Other names playing over the weekend include masked post-dubsteper SBTRKT, Darkstar, Black Devil Disco Club, Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip's About Group and Aidan Moffat.

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