Red Bull Music Academy x Major Lazer Soundsystem x Notting Hill Carnival Party August 27, 2012

Red Bull Music Academy is proud to announce the return of their now-legendary Notting Hill Carnival party under the Westway on Monday 27th August, plus a new stage at Nottingham Caribbean Carnival on Saturday 18th August.

For the fifth year at Notting Hill, genre-defying selector Diplo, with his Major Lazer Soundsystem, hosts and tops the bill, bringing one of the craziest line-ups yet to smash the all-day event to pieces. Grammy Award winning international super star Sean Paul, Brooklyn-based producer and Major Lazer collaborator Dre Skull, Trinidadian soca hero Machel Montano and N’Walins bounce rapper Nicky Da B all weigh in with exclusive live performances. Next up, carnival mainstay and champion clasher David Rodigan MBE appears for one of his not-to-be-missed Notting Hill encounters. Joining them, Red Bull Music Academy graduates Hudson Mohawke, Doc Daneeka and Lunice bring their own strains of bass-heavy carnival sounds to W11’s hottest party, whilst Bedford’s funkiest export Lil Silva, man-of-many-rhythms Melé and the Labrinth-signed purveyor of glitch Raf Riley complete the bill.

As ever, there’ll also be a surprise guest dropping in to shake things up on the day. With previous guests including the likes of M.I.A, Santigold, Lee Perry and Toots & The Maytals, this year’s unannounced act promises to cause yet another almighty stir.

Tickets for the Red Bull Music Academy x Major Lazer Notting Hill Carnival Party event will be available for FREE exclusively via www.redbull.co.uk/carnival released at 10am on Thursday 16th August. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.