Outlook Festival announce over 40 boats setting sail on the Adriatic coast

Renowned as the world’s biggest, baddest bass music event, Outlook has a well-earned reputation as an unmissable party in the calendar for bass aficionados looking for a low frequency fix. A vital part of the experience is Outlook’s boat parties; with over 40 boats to choose from featuring labels, clubs and promoters alike all aboard for 2018, featuring Exit Records, Subdub, Rinse, Swamp 81, Deep Medi, Bandulu, Metalheadz, Levelz and many more. Setting sail from midday Thursday to Sunday evening, over 10 boats per day will be riding the Adriatic waves for with some of undergrounds finest DJs and MCs on board. Available only with an Outlook Festival ticket at £20 per boat party, tickets never stick around for long. Buy now to avoid missing the chance to take part. 

-THURSDAY-

Kicking off Thursday’s round of parties are Tuesday Club bringing Randall, AOB and Andy H along for the ride. Diplomats of Sound will bring unique groves to the Adriatic, with Children of Zeus and Layfulstop on soundtrack duties. For Hip Hop fans, High Focus Records supply wavy vibes with Dirty Dike, Fliptrix and the whole HF crew aboard. Next up, EXIT Records bring DnB heat with sets from dBridge, Skeptical and Fixate hosted by man like SP:MC. With the Thursday in full swing, Outlook call upon bassline champions Crucast to bring Skepsis, Darkzy, Notion and more. Uprise Audio’s boat party unites dubstep’s finest Seven, Juss B, Indiji, Asylum and A Grade, with Joe Raygun and Jman on hosting duties. Next up, the legendary Metalheadz dons welcome high BPM royalty including Goldie, Artificial Intelligence, Doc Scott, Blocks & Escher and more – one not to be missed! Rounding off the afternoon labels Sentry and Artikal will be going head to head, with J:kenzo, Youngsta, Nomine, Climm, Dub Diggerz and Sun of Selah.  Sunset boats come from Spent Shell with Flowdan, YGG, Irah, Grandmixxer, Spooky, Manga, Vital, Techniques and MC Pean.

-FRIDAY-

Keeping the momentum going, Friday’s line-ups are equally on point. Starting Friday with a bang is dancehall institution Hot Wuk, presented by the The Heatwave. Next up are 24 Hour Garage Girls with Shosh, Deadbeat UK, Vital Techniques & MC Pean and plenty others with the gun finger stamina. Stepping in to supply the hip hop dosage are Boom Bap with an unmissable crew of selectors. 25 years young this year, V Recordings bring together DnB kingpins for their outing, featuring the bossmen Bryan Gee and Jumping Jack Frost alongside Serum. Heading into the afternoon, Marky and Patife will be showcasing their unique Brazillian sounds under the Croatian sun, whilst London’s finest Swamp 81 bring bass laced, angular beats from Loefah, Pinch, Lamont, Chunky and T-Man. Plasma Audio are next in line, with bass legends Icicle and Truth on soundtrack duties with hosts Safire, T-Bone, Civil Din and Sphere are also reaching. Leeds institution Subdub will also be setting sail for the Adriatic waves, joined by Iration Steppas, OBF Feat Shanti D, Charlie P & Sr Wilson. Moving into the sunset boats are then Symmetry brings Break & Boston. Friday ends with SASASAS, DJ Hype with Eskman and Blazin for a Warning X Playaz special, then it’s Outlook family, Dispatch Recordings with Ant TC1, DLR & Kyrist.

 

-SATURDAY-

Saturday is a heavy hitter, with bass, grime, dubstep, drum and bass and all in between. The first outing of sees Zam Zam and Navy Cut going head to head, with J:Kenzo, E3, Jack Sparrow, Distinct Motive, and more. Underground cuts are found on the Kaizen boat, with Madam X, Walton, Silas & Snare hosted by the don, Chunky. Next up, Submission bring Youngsta for a dub heavy session with The Greys B2B Chad Dubs B2B Sicaria Sound, and Thanom B2B Dalek One B2B Max Mischief, with SGT Pokes on MC Duties. RA are next on boat duties, bringing the finest from Orson & Hops, Pinch, Anna Morgan and Sully. Moving on, there’s nothing but good vibes from The North Quarter crew, with label boss, Lenzman, as well as Zero T, DRS and Fox. A Mecca for any dub heads, Deep Medi’s boat is infamous, come meditate on weighty bass with Mala, Goth-Trad, Kahn, Gantz, Kaiju and rest of the Medi crew in full force. Randall, Storm, Total Science and Visionoboi take control on the Drum & Bass Arena boat party.. Things get spicy on Scotch Bonnet’s boat, bringing the Mungo’s Hifi fam; Charlie P, Danny T & Tradesman, Eva Lazarus & Shanti D. Wheel & Deal bring a solid crew of Outlook mainstays (think N-Type, Sukh Night, Silkie and more…). Bringing Saturday to a close are Dub Smugglers – V Nice Up! With dancehall and dub vibes.

-SUNDAY-

Sunday’s boats will certainly be rounding off the festival with a bang. Bringing the garage vibes are Deeprot with El-B, N-Type and more to kick off the affair. On a much darker vibe – Deep Dark & Dangerous finessing dubstep / 140 music from Truth, Youngsta, Sepia and more. Khan and Neek rep their Bandulu imprint with Commodo, Killia P and Irah. Then, Spearhead records showcase their finest material from BCee, Villem & Mcleod, MC Tempza.  Moving into the PM, the next round of boats bring oldskool classics and Outlook faves from Hatcha & friends, featuring b2b sets from Hatcha, Distance, Oneman, Zed Bias, Truth, N-Type and Crazy D. The Infamous Channel One Soundsystem are next on the bill, alongside Jonny Clarke and Dubkasm. Manchester fam Levelz bring the whole crew for their boat extravaganza, expect vibes for this one. Star Warz x Contrast will be recruiting Spectrasoul, Icicle and more for their boat party stint. Slimzee – the godfather of grime supplies old school vibes with Slimzo’s – expect certified legends like As If Kid and Grandmixxer, alongside old school vibes from the boss. Taking things darker and deeper, Dub Phizix and Strategy bring Chimpo, Irah and more. Finally, bringing the boats to an almighty close, S.P.Y, Ant TC1, Elisia Do Brazil and more step up for Hyperactivity Music X Forever DNB.

Set in an abandoned fort on the coast of Croatia, Outlook is a festival like no other. Fresh from an almighty 10th year, Outlook is still bringing the finest artists to it’s unique location, making it an unmissable event in any music-lover’s festival calendar. As well as the hefty boat parties, this year’s festival sees J Hus, Andy C, Bonobo, Noisia, Mist, Stefflon Don, AJ Tracey, Goldie and more upon the festival’s many stages. £140 festival tickets are still available, so grab one quick.

Fort Punta Christo is easily accessible from nearby Pula, choose from plenty of hotels and apartments, on top of the onsite accommodation – more info here: https://outlookfestival.com/accommodation/. Main flight destinations from the UK are Pula, Zagreb, Trieste, Ljubljana, Venice Treviso and Venice Marco-Polo airports, with transfers to the site, which can be booked here: https://outlookfestival.com/travel/

 

-THURSDAY-

12:00-15:00 – TUESDAY CLUB – Randall | Andy H | AOB & Special Guests

12:00-15:00 – DIPLOMATS OF SOUND – Children Of Zeus | Layfullstop  & Special Guests

13:00-16:00 – HIGH FOCUS RECORDS – Dirty Dike | Fliptrix | Jam Baxter | Coops | Ed Scissor | Dj Sammy B-Side | Molotov | Talos

13:00-16:00 – EXIT – dBridge | Skeptical | Fixate | SP:MC

15:45 – 18:45 – CRUCAST – Skepsis | Darkzy | Notion | Mr Virgo | Bru-C | Lazcru

15:45 – 18:45 – UPRISE AUDIO – Seven | Juss B | Indiji | Asylum, A Grade | Joe Raygun & Jman

16.45 – 19.45 – METALHEADZ – Goldie | Artificial Intelligence | Doc Scott | Blocks & Escher | AD | Lowqui

16.45-19.45 – SENTRY v ARTIKAL – J:kenzo | Youngsta | Nomine | Cimm | Dub Diggerz | Sun of Selah

19.30-22.30 – DUB STUY X NUMA CREW – O.B.F | Shanti d & Sr Wilson | Dub-Stuy Sound b2b Numa Crew, Killa P | Ninjaz MC & XL Mad

20.30-23.30 – SPENT SHELL – Flowdan | YGG | Irah | Grandmixxer | Spooky | Manga | Vital Techniques & MC Pean

 

-FRIDAY-

12.00-15.00 – HOT WUK – The Heatwave

12.00-15.00 – 24 HR GARAGE GIRLS – 24hr Garage Girls | Shosh | Deadbeat, Vital Techniques & MC Pean | Mikey B | Cellardore | Dert Bagginz MC | MC Forca | MC Vapour

13.00-16:00 – BOOM BAP – Killa P | JMan | The Purist | Datkid | Sonny Jim | Kev Brown | Pete Cannon | Kotei | Jives | Kannaman | Caps | B.O.C | Franko Fraize

13:00-16:00 – V RECORDINGS – Bryan Gee | Serum | Jumping Jack Frost

15:45-18:45 – MARKY & PATIFE

15:45-18:45 – SWAMP 81 – Loefah | Pinch | Lamont | Chunky | T-Man,

16.45-19.45 – PLASMA AUDIO – Icicle | Truth | Safire | T-Bone | Civil Din | Sphere

16.45-19.45 – SUBDUB – Iration Steppas | O.B.F Feat Shanti D | Charlie P | Sr Wilson

19.30-22.30 – SYMMETRY – Break  | Boston  & Special Guests

20.30-23.30 – WARNING X PLAYAZ – SASASAS | DJ Hype + Eksman | Blazin

20.30-23.30 – DISPATCH RECORDINGS – Ant TC1 | Kyrist | DLR | Visionobi

 

–    SATURDAY –

12.00-15.00 – ZAM ZAM V NAVY CUT – J:Kenzo | E3 | Jack Sparrow | Distinct Motive | Dub Diggerz | Sun of Selah

12.00-15.00 – KAIZEN – Madam X | Walton | Silas & Snare | Chunky

13.00-16:00 – SUBMISSION – Youngsta | The Greys B2b Chad Dubz B2b Sicara Sound | Thanom B2b Dalek One B2b Max Mischief | Mc Sgt Pokes

13:00-16:00 – RESIDENT ADVISOR – Pinch | Sully b2b Anna Morgan | Orson b2b Hops

15:45-18:45 – THE NORTH QUARTER – Lenzman | Zero T | DRS | Fox

16.45-19.45 – DEEP MEDI – Mala | Kahn | Silkie | Kaiju | Commodo | Compa | Gantz | Truth | Goth-Trad | Jack Sparrow | MC's Sun of Selah  & Crazy D 

16.45-19.45 – DRUM & BASS ARENA – Randall | Storm | Total Science | Visionobi

19.30 – 22.30 SCOTCH BONNET – Mungo's Hifi | Charlie P | Danny T & Tradesman | Eva Lazarus | Shanti D | Sr Wilson

20.30-23.30 – WHEEL & DEAL – N-T ype   |  M r K | Sukh Knight | Silkie | Sepia | Unikorn Fukr | Cimm | Sgt Pokes, Crazy D & Illaman

20.30-23.30- DUB SMUGGLERS V NICE UP!- Dub Smugglers | Riddim Punks | Compa | Red Eye Hifi | Shepdog | XL Mad

 

-SUNDAY-

12.00-15.00 – DEEPROT – El-B, N-Type (Garage set) | Vital Technique | Deadbeat UK | Sammy Virji | Forca

12.00-15.00 – DEEP DARK & DANGEROUS -Truth | Youngsta | Sepia | Distinct Motive | Khiva | Taiko |Coltcuts | Dalek One | Mc's Sgt Pokes

13.00-16:00 – BANDULU – Kahn & Neek | Commodo | Killa P | Irah

13.00-16.00 – SPEARHEAD RECORDS – Bcee | Villem & McLeod | Mc Tempza

15:45-18:45 – GRM DAILY – Jaykae | President T | MJ Cole | DJ Spooky

15:45-18:45 – HATCHA & FRIENDS – Hatcha b2b Distance | Oneman b2b Zed Bias | Truth b2b N-Type & MC Crazy D

16.45-19.45 – CHANNEL ONE – Channel One | Johnny Clarke | Dubkasm

16.45-19.45 – LEVELZ – Black Josh | Bricks | Chimpo | Chunky | Fox | Metrodome | Rich Reason |  Skittles | Sparkz | T-Man | Truthos Mufasa

19.30-22.30 – STAR WARZ X CONTRAST – SpectraSoul | Icicle | Blind Judge b2b RedEx | One87

19.30-22.30 – SLIMZO'S – Slimzee (Old Skool Set) W/ Flowdan  & Jamakabi | Grandmixxer | As If Kid

20.30-23.30 – DUB PHIZIX & STRATEGY'S WELL GOOD BOAT PARTY – Dub Phizix  & Strategy | Chimpo & Irah | Fixate | Chunky

20.30-23.30 – HYPERACTIVITY MUSIC X FOREVER DNB – S.P.Y | Ant TC1 | Elisia Do Brazil | BRK & MC Lowqui