The first of over 50 artists have been announced for this year's Monegros Festival, which takes place this July in the northeast of Spain.
Now in its 17th year, Monegros has a reputation for star-studded line ups that draw from house, techno, hip hop, drum & bass and dubstep. Set in the midst of the barren Monegros desert, this 40,000 attendee behemoth of a party runs for 20 hours straight, from Saturday afternoon until 1PM the next day. In this initial announcement the organisers focus mainly on 4/4 beats, with Cadenza boss Luciano topping the bill. Other DJs include Steve Aoki and electro superstar Boys Noize .
Along with Berliner Paul Kalkbrenner , Vitalic is one of three live acts confirmed. He'll be delivering an updated version of his retina-burning "V Mirror" light show. Adding a bit of variety to the bill are drum & bass/dubstep/electro mash-up artists, Dirtyphonics.
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