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APE Announces Despacio Residency

• 9th Apr 2018

Headlined by LCD Soundsystem, The xx and Björk alongside a huge supporting lineup including Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lorde, Beck, Justice, Soulwax, Phoenix, Sampha and Father John Misty, All Points East Festival in Victoria Park continues to expand with the addition of an exclusive three day residency from renowned travelling soundsystem Despacio.

A collaboration between James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem, DFA Records) and David and Stephen Dewaele (Soulwax, 2manydjs), Despacio’s bespoke soundsystem envelopes the crowd in amazing sound for a vinyl only experience like no other. The trio will be behind the decks for all three days of the festival for a UK festival exclusive.

Despacio join the line-up of All Points East, the ten-day event premiering this year. All Points East encompasses this huge, diverse three-day music festival followed by a free to access 4-day community-focused midweek programme of comedy, food, outdoor cinema and more to reflect the vibrancy of the park’s surrounding area. The event culminates in three huge APE Presents… shows with Catfish and the Bottlemen headlining the event on Friday 1st June 2018, Saturday is headlined by Grammy winners The National, and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds headline the finale on Sunday 3rd.