Flow Festival’s Reaktor Backyard is the verdant oasis full of good vibes for club music aficionados in the post-industrial Suvilahti area. Reaktor Backyard’s lineup presents an eclectic selection of dance music from house to soul and Italo disco to Detroit techno.
On Friday, Backyard will be taken over by Fred P with his futuristic take on house and techno, the soul, gospel and disco influenced Tone B. Nimble, one of the leading lights of New York’s house renaissance Levon Vincent and Mafalda, who was born in Portugal and has established herself as one of the most interesting names on the London club scene. Friday’s Finnish performers at Backyard are Tomi K who plays soulful dance tunes and Sebastian Holm & Marju with their charmingly playful touch.
On Saturday Reaktor Backyard hosts Detroit techno ambassador and progressive house producer Theo Parrish, the Raw Silk duo with their blend of soul, disco and jazz, and Chilean producer of dark-hued deep house Valesuchi. Also taking the stage, and stirring up the dance floor will be the highly praised Palms Trax and Jeremy Spellacey, known for his multifaceted touch as a selector. The home team will field Olli Koponen mashing some downbeat and ambient up into a bit of trance and house, and Sansibar’s unique soundscapes.
On Sunday, the Reaktor Backyard audience will dance to the rhythms proffered by Darryn Jones with his collection stretching from soul to punk, Belgian eccentric Nosedrip and long-time members of famous German club Salon des Amateurs Lena Willikens and Vladimir Ivkovic. Domestic representation will be by the cosmopolitan music enthusiast Lauri Soini and the Männikkö siblings with their Disco Obscura concept.
This year, Backyard is partnering with Finnish strategy, design and technology company Reaktor.
FLOW FESTIVAL 2019
Fri 9.8.2019 - Sun 11.8.2019 Helsinki, Suvilahti
Basci and Gold Area tickets from Tiketti!
Fri 9.8.2019
Cardi B, Erykah Badu, Earl Sweatshirt, Neneh Cherry, slowthai, Nitzer Ebb, Leroy Burgess Full Band, Makaya McCraven, Donato Dozzy, Dj Python (live), Eva Geist (live), Ash Lauryn, CCL, Denzel & J.lindroos, Fred P, Levon Vincent, Mafalda, Tone B. Nimble, Tomi K, Sebastian Holm & Marju, Ville Valo & Agents, Pyhimys - Neljä vuodenaikaa: Kesä, IBE Special, Katakombi, Maustetytöt
Sat 10.8.2019
Tame Impala, Robyn, Blood Orange, Big Thief, Pond, Yves Tumor, Amnesia Scanner, Astrid Swan & Stina Koistinen feat. Owen Pallett (WORLD EXCLUSIVE), The Black Madonna, Juliana Huxtable, Dream 2 Science (live), Carista, Katerina b2b Linda Lazarov, Yu Chuan, Theo Parrish, Palms Trax, Valesuchi, Jeremy Spellacey, Raw Silk, Sansibar, Olli Koponen, Gasellit, Ruusut, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Sofa, Bizi, F & SITOI, Jesse Markin, Henrik!
Sun 11.8.2019
The Cure, James Blake, Father John Misty, Tove Lo, Modeselektor (live), Stereolab, Mitski, Cupcakke, Pharoah Sanders Quartet, Khruangbin, Nina Kraviz, Baba Stiltz, K-Hand, DJ Yeboyah, D.Tiffany, Willikens & Ivkovic, Darryn Jones, Nosedrip, Disco Obscura: Tero Männikkö & Kristiina Männikkö, Lauri Soini, J. Karjalainen, Iisa, The Holy
