Slowthai Announces Happyland, His New One-Day Festival

Slowthai, British rapper and Mercury Prize nominee, has announced the details of his new one-day festival named Happyland.

 

The event, billed as ‘The Happiest Place in the Universe’ has the simple policy of “No Smile, No Entry” – not hard after over a year without live events and parties!

 

The festival is set to take place at Northampton Cricket Ground, on September 25, down the road from his mother’s home.

 

With a line-up that was curated by Slowthai himself, including IDLES, Beabadoobee, Easy Life, Greentea Peng, Shygirl and Pa Salieu – it's unmissable. Especially for Slowthai fans, as the man himself will be headlining!

In a statement by the artist, he said: “Happyland with happy folk. The place where we can laugh and joke. The place you can be yourself without judgment, expectations and impressions of someone else. The space from the shackles of the everyday. The mountain where we climb to run away.”

 

Sounds lush, right?

 

Tickets for Happyland 2021 will go on sale on Friday (May 14) – more information can be found here.

 

Words: Seeham Rahman