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Festival Guide: Close Up Festival 2018

Close Up festival 2018 is nearly here, this is what you need to know ...

Get involved with some mid-May musical madness.

What’s Close Up Festival then?

Close Up is a unique London one day festival that always aims to showcase the nation’s finest emerging indie/electronic talent. This year’s festival on May 12th at the Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen promises to be the best yet.

The iconic east London venue, regularly home to Club Close Up, will be transformed for the festival, showcasing 14 artists over 2 full stages including the brand new ‘Green Room’ stage.

CloseUp consistently hosts the most exciting and the most talked about new artists, so you don’t wanna miss their biggest party of the year!

Where’s it happening?

The heart of Shoreditch, East London, at The Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, one of the capital’s most prestigious music venues. Read more about the venue in our guide here.

What the fans say:

Get you best friends that will go and see @musickyko and @TheNewCoast with you ❤️

— Devike (@IndieNightSky) March 8, 2018

Close Up Festival lineup is looking sweet #closeupfestival

A post shared by Gavin Watson (@watsongc) on Mar 8, 2018 at 4:09pm PST

Who’s playing?

A whole host of up-and-comers & rising stars. You should seize this opportunity to catch these great acts in a small venue before they make it to the big time. The line up is stacked, just make sure you see:

TicketWeb fave Jerry Williams