Hadouken! and Roni Size lead first acts announced for Freeze

Hadouken!, and Roni Size lead the first acts to be confirmed for this year's Freeze Festival, the snow sport and music event which returns to Battersea Power Station in London from Friday 29th October to Sunday 31st October.

Hadouken! will play on the last night of Freeze (formerly London Freeze). Further acts for Sunday will be announced soon. Roni Size will headline opening night's dance line-up, and will appear with MC Jakes. Joining them on the dance line-up for Friday night are The Nextmen with MC Wrec, Krafty Kuts alongside MC Dynamite, Jaguar Skills, Scratch Perverts, Charlie G, DJ Klimax, and MC Benny C.

Headlining The Relentless Energy Drink Stage on Saturday are Bedouin Soundclash, with Welsh band Skindred the headline act on Sunday.

Andrew Topham, Event Director, commented, "Last year, our unique offering of world class winter sports combined with cutting-edge global and UK acts attracted over 20,000 festival-goers to the action at Battersea. This year's event will see our biggest and best line up to date, and we are delighted to announce the first acts to perform under the iconic towers. Look out for further acts to be announced, including the headliners for Saturday and Sunday."

Battersea Power Station will be transformed into a real life ski resort with the London leg of the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup, International Freestyle Ski Comp, alpine themed bars and 2 live music stages including the Main Stage Tent and the Relentless Live Stage.

The focal point of the event is the 17m table top real snow jump created for the LG London Big Air Event, part of the LG FIS (International Ski Federation) World Cup. While this event is for snowboarders there will also be some amazing skiing action. The run down of events includes The LG London Big Air, The International Freestyle Ski Event, and The Battle of Britain (BOB).

Tickets are priced as follows:
3 Day Pass: Adult £86 - Children (8-13) £35.
Adult day ticket (for any day) £36, Children (6-14) £15.
Children aged 7 and under can enter this event for free and do not need a ticket. Please note all under 16's must be accompanied by an adult of 18 or over.

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Elsewhere there will be a resort style retail village with the brands showcasing their latest stock and selling all the new winter gear for the season ahead. Around the event there will be a number of bars and caterers serving up food and icy cold pints with Apres style resort bars and the winter themed chill out zones.

The festival kicks off on Friday with a Battle of Britain ski and snowboard contest. The best of British talent will battle it out for the title of top dog in the UK. Last year's winner's Paddy Graham and Jamie Nicholls will return to defend their titles.

On Saturday the LG London Big Air event, part of the FIS LG Snowboard World Cup, takes centre stage: the main competition for snowboarders. All riders taking part can score crucial ratings points in their quest to become World Champions. Last year's event winner and World Cup Champion, Stefan Gimpl (AUT) will be returning to defend his title.

The International Freestyle Ski event on Sunday features some of the world's most accomplished skiers, with 2009 winner Russ Henshaw confirmed to appear at this year's event. Other names competing for the $10,000 include Bobby Brown, Jacob Wester and Simon Dumont.

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