The Social announce phase three of lineup

Patrick Topping, George Fitzgerald, Paul Kalkbrenner, Ellen Alien and a new drum & bass arena feature in latest announcement for the two-day festival.

A wave of new acts set to play The Social have been unveiled complete with a wide range of genre spanning DJs set to join a lineup already containing Carl Cox, Sasha and John Digweed to name a few. The Social will be making it’s summer debut at the the festival’s new home at Kent County Showground on September 9-10^th.

Hot Creations mainstays Patrick Topping and Richy Ahmed lead the lineup additions, with George Fitzgerald, Mark Fanciulli and Tom Trago all returning for another taste of The Social. Further heavyweight additions include Solomon and Paul Kalkbrenner who will be headlining proceedings on the Friday along with Sasha and John Digweed.

2016 will seen the inception of a brand new drum & bass arena at the festival which will be home to legends of the game. Metalheadz’s pioneer Goldie is set to appear along with jazz fusion maestro LTJ Bukem, High Contrast and DJ Zinc. Roni Size & DJ Krust will be bringing the full force of Full Cycle to the drum & bass arena with support from Dynamite MC.

Click here to view the full lineup so far. Tickets for The Social 2016 are on sale now. 

Words by Elliot Ryder
Photos courtesy of Patrick Topping