With winter fast approaching and sunshine seeming like a lifetime away, one thing certain to warm your spirits is the 2027 festival season as lineups begin to drop.
Now, GALA, located in Peckham Rye, has announced its first wave of artists that will be gracing the south London park next spring.
Headlining the 11th edition of the electronic music festival, which runs from May 28 to 30, is Four Tet.
Four Tet, real name Kieran Hebden, will headline the festival for the first time ever
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A pivotal figure in electronic music, Kieran Hebden has been some of the world’s biggest underground stages for the past two decades. He will make his GALA debut next year on the opening day of the festival.
“His long-awaited GALA debut marks a significant moment for the festival, bringing one of dance music's most storied artists to Peckham Rye for the first time,” festival organisers said as they announced the news.
Joining him on the Friday, a more bass-heavy day, will be Shy FX, Skin On Skin, Blawan, Oppidan, Introspekt And Benji B & Judah. And there will be takeovers in the form of Rinse FM, Deviation, HVYWGHT and BORN N BRED, bringing together some of the UK's most iconic sound system and club communities.
Saturday is more focused on bringing the club energy, with performances from HAAi, Egyptian Lover, Angel D'lite, Peach, Freakenstein and Ogazon & Ryan Elliott.
London's queer party Adonis also returns for an open-air takeover on the Saturday, alongside Peach's Dreamland and FWEAKY.
And Sunday closes out the bank holiday festival with a celebration of house and disco, featuring Antal & HUNEE, Chez Damier, Gene On Earth,Louise Chen, Moxie and Soichi Terada And Tama Sumo & Lakuti.
Legendary DJ Harvey will take over GALA's Pleasure Dome for a special DJ Harvey & Friends takeover.
Presale tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, October 30, with presale registration open now. Tickets start from £49.50 + booking fee.
The link for presale registration is here.