Dizzee Rascal to headline Shakedown

first act announced for Brighton bash

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 30th Mar 2012

Shakedown 2012 - Dizzee Rascal
Photo credit: Andy Zhang

Shakedown 2012

Saturday 6th October 2012
Stanmer Park, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9QA, England MAP
£40
Daily capacity: 10,000

Dizzee Rascal has been announced as headliner at this summer's Shakedown Festival happening in Brighton's Stanmer Park on Saturday 6th October 2012.
Dizzee Rascal
The first name announced for 2012, Dizzee Rascal will headline the main stage. The showman whose who fuses Grime, House, Hip-hop, and Pop will be driving the crowd 'Bonkers' with hits including 'Dance Wiv Me', 'Holiday' and 'Dirtee Disco'.

Mr Rascal said, "Been a while since I last played in Brighton. Looking forward to Shakedown, it's gonna be massive this year!"

Shakedown Festival returns to Brighton for a second year and is set to bring some of the most exciting names in contemporary music to the UK's party capital. Further acts will be announced next month.

Festival organiser Steve Jones added, "We're hugely excited to be bringing Dizzee back to Brighton - he's been away for far too long! Aside from his upcoming new album, watching thousands of people jumping in unison to 'Bonkers' is going to be something pretty special and the perfect way to close an incredible day of music."

A limited number of early bird tickets are now sale at 2011 prices until 11am on Monday, 2nd April. Tickets will be priced £40 from this date onwards.

Tickets are priced at £35. To buy tickets, click here.



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