Timedance celebrates its fifth birthday with killer UK and EU tour

Bristol label Timedance is set to celebrate its fifth birthday with a slew of parties across the UK and Europe.

Founder Batu has curated streamlined and exciting lineups for each night, combining label mates and collaborators to embody the history and future of Timedance as a label.

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There will be dates in Amsterdam, hometown Bristol, Glasgow, Manchester and London across February and March with more to be announced.

Celebrations kicked off in Leeds on Friday night with a thumping set from Shackleton, as well as some searing b2bs from Pinch and Kahn featuring Killa P, Batu and Simo Cell, 2562 (alternatively known as A Made Up Sound) and Peverelist, and Laksa and re:ni.

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2020 is set to be an exciting year for Timedance, with a five-year compilation in the works and Batu launching the debut edition of his new festival En Masse.

Check below for the full lineups for the announced dates.

Saturday February 8 - Trinity Centre, Bristol: Giant Swan, Shackleton, Anina, Metrist, Batu

Friday February 14 - De School, Amsterdam: Batu & Bruce & Ploy, Jasmín

Friday February 28 - La Cheetah Club, Glasgow: Batu & Metrist

Saturday February 29 - The White Hotel, Manchester: Batu, Loraine James, Ploy

Friday March 6 - Village Underground, London: Batu, Deena Abdelwahed, Ploy, Danielle, Laksa

Photo by Kasia Zacharko

Jemima Skala is Mixmag’s Weekend Editor. Follow her on Twitter

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