Top five acts

VINCE STAPLES

Californian rapper Vince Staples is a curious choice of headliner but is bound to give an absorbing performance when he hits the stage tomorrow night.

His most recent albums FM! and

Big Fish Theory were very clubcentric and he has laced his shrewd raps over woozy lowend production since 2015 debut

Summertime 06 which could ignite R&A into a rumbling frenzy.

Orchestra of Spheres

If one act is to prove a departure from Rhythm and Alps’ mode of heaving club music, Orchestra of Spheres is the ticket.

The Wellington ensemble which features former TrinityRoots drummer Riki Gooch are experimental in both music and aesthetic — as they perform clad in vibrant costumes and tinkering with a range of percussive instrumentation.

Nightmares on Wax

George Evelyn aka Nightmares on Wax takes to the decks tomorrow — noone will assemble a more eclectic set than the Leeds veteran.

After 30 years, Evelyn is a prolific producer and selector and will undoubtedly weave everything from funk, reggae, disco or anything with a dynamic bassline into the ultimate party.

DamFunk

Damon Riddick aka DamFunk will offer up a dazzling slice of Californian boogie.

For the past decade, he has been reviving classic late’70s funk and collaborated with Snoop Dogg and Kiwi expat Mark de CliveLowe.

With keytar in hand, he’ll blur the line between retro and futuristic.

LTJ Bukem

R&A lives and breathes drum and bass, but there are no acts more respected than pioneering force LTJ Bukem. As the head honcho of record label Good Looking

Records, Bukem spearheaded a smoother and jazzy take on jungle culture in the 1990s.

He will be joined at the mic by local d&b figure MC Tali for a set of silky smooth breakbeats.