Field Maneuvers, the Norfolk-based festival, has released the first wave of names that will be partnering on stage takeovers and programming acts this August. In keeping with its history, the lineup features the return of staple collectives and partners to the weekender, including such names as Dalston Superstore, Dialled In, Machine, Neighbourhood, and Pacifist Techno Sanctuary.
Additionally, the festival has welcomed new recruits such as KALLIDA, LOCAL, and Intervention curated by Ifeoluwa, as well as Laser Dome and Low End Dreams for their debut takeovers. Although the complete lineup has yet to be announced, Field Maneuvers has indicated that it intends to scale-back the festival and “go back to its roots” to become a more intimate affair.
Field Maneuvers has partnered with Resident Advisor to share recordings from last year’s 10th anniversary of the festival. The sets were from Bored Lord, Hannah Holland and Josh Caffé, Optimo (Espacio), I. JORDAN, and Ben Sims b2b DJ Bone.
Last year, organizers of the festival shared on social media that 2024 will mark the last edition of the Norfolk-based festival in its “current form,” with plans to make it a “smaller and more intimate” festival. This move comes after a previous field maneuver, where the festival set up a crowdfunding campaign to save the event after no-shows at the 2022 edition led to £40,000 in losses.
Tickets for this year’s Field Maneuvers are now available to purchase at the festival website. The 2024 edition will take place in a yet-to-be-revealed location between August 16 – 18
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