The BBC Radio 6 Music Stage will return to All Points East Festival this year, as announced by Mary Anne Hobbs on air today (Thursday 6th July).

All Points East takes place in Victoria Park, London from Friday 18th – Saturday 19th August, and Friday 25th August – Bank Holiday Monday 28th August, 2023.

The 6 Music Stage will feature an eclectic line-up of acts, including dreamcastmoe, Chloé Robinson, Indie Sleaze, Redlight, Kirollus and Peach, selected by some of 6 Music’s best-loved presenters.

Joining these artists on stage for DJ sets across the two weekends will be Gilles Peterson (Friday 18th August), Mary Anne Hobbs (Saturday 19th August), Steve Lamacq and Nathan Shepherd aka Good Future (Friday 25th August) for an Indie Forever takeover, Jamz Supernova (Saturday 26th August), Tom Ravenscroft (Sunday 27th August) and Don Letts and Deb Grant (Monday 28th August).

The full line-up for the 6 Music stage is as follows:

Friday 18th August

Gilles Peterson
Rampage Sound
Jordss
dreamcastmoe
DJ Karaba

Saturday 19th August

APE Presents Field Day
Mary Anne Hobbs x All Queens
Anastasia Kristensen
Chloé Robinson
Deena Abdelwahed
Effy
Ella Knight
Mary Anne Hobbs
quest?onmarq
Yunè Pinku (DJ set)

Friday 25th August

Indie Forever Takeover with Nathan Shepherd (Good Future) & Steve Lamacq
Good Future
Steve Lamacq
La Roux & Jamie Reynolds (DJ set)
Carl Barât & Gary Powell (DJ set)
Indie Sleaze
Goddess

Saturday 26th August

Jamz Supernova
Redlight
Teki Latex
MoMa Ready
Bok Bok & Girl Unit (15 Years of Night Slugs)
Karen Nyame KG
Scarlett O’Malley

Sunday 27th August

Tom Ravenscroft
salute
LB aka LABAT
Kirollus
Finn
Flo Dill

Monday 28th August

Don Letts
Deb Grant
Marie Davidson (DJ set)
Peach
Eclair Fifi
anu

As the official broadcast partner of All Points East, 6 Music will also bring listeners performance highlights from across the weekend on air. Gilles Peterson (Saturday 19thAugust, 3-6pm) and Mary Anne Hobbs (Monday 21st August, 10.30am-1pm) will play out sets from their chosen line-ups over the opening weekend. On Friday 25th August (9-11pm), Indie Forever will broadcast live from Victoria Park with sets from earlier in the day, and Jamz Supernova will bring listeners all the live action directly from the festival on Saturday 26thAugust (1-3pm).

In addition, throughout the following week (Monday 28th August to Sunday 3rd September), 6 Music will revisit some of the best moments from the festival in usual shows New Music Fix Daily (Monday 28th – Thursday 31st August, 7-9pm), Steve Lamacq (Tuesday 29th August, 4-7pm), Indie Forever (Friday 1st September, 9-10pm), Jamz Supernova (Saturday 2ndSeptember, 9-11pm), and Don Letts (Sunday 3rd September, 10pm-12am).

All shows will be available to listen to on BBC Sounds after broadcast.

Mary Anne says: “I’m delighted to be hosting a killer ALL QUEENS takeover on the 6 Music stage for the third year. My headliner is Chloé Robinson, who opened our first ever stage coming out of lockdown, and returns after meteoric success on dancefloors across the globe, to top the bill in 2023.”

Camilla Pia, Assistant Commissioner, 6 Music says: “The 6 Music Stage at All Points East was the place to be last year – that iconic X in the field packed full of people dancing to an unmissable line-up of DJs. We’re thrilled to be back for the third year running, with even more of our DJs getting involved across all six days of the festival. Deb, Mary Anne, Steve, Don, Gilles, Tom, Nathan and Jamz will be bringing the vibes and the bangers for 2023, and we’re creating our own exciting line-ups of artists to play alongside them. Can’t wait!”