The lineup for boutique festival experience – Lightning In A Bottle, has been revealed by Do LaB, the originators and creators of the event.
A unique blend of torchbearers from a variety of genres are expected to be gathered for five days on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-30.
The Lightning Stage remains a central artery, which will showcase performances in 2022 from British indie-rock phenoms Glass Animals, Canadian-Haitian beatsmith Kaytranada, American bass music’s prodigal son GRiZ, plus crossover leaders SG Lewis, Purity Ring, and Chet Faker. British-Nigerian rapper Little Simz and singer-songwriter Empress Of will make their LIB debut, while Monolink makes a triumphant return to center stage with a new album and global notoriety in tow.
The event’s bass music enclave, Thunder, will be a perfect container for a melting pot of styles topped by electronic composer and vocalist Big Wild, the cinematic tones of CloZee, and Los Angeles bass icon Ekali.
Excitement for fans of the low-end continues with the experimental soundscapes of G Jones B2B EPROM, LSDream, Mr. Carmack and OPIUO. In line with the event’s mission to inspire cross-genre pollination, American rapper and singer GoldLink will take center stage alongside Jamaican reggae singer and rapper Koffee, and New Orleans bounce legend Big Freedia.
Those in the know will tell you tales of LIB’s famed house and techno hideaway, the Woogie stage, which will expand to a full day of Thursday programming for the 2022 event. The international lineup is topped by South-African forerunner Black Coffee, the inimitable Four Tet, globe-trotter Seth Troxler, and purveyor of deeper shades of UK house Maya Jane Coles.
Jon Hopkins returns to the event with a new album designed for psychedelic therapy alongside fellow electronica pioneer Max Cooper, while melodic flag bearers Hernan Cattaneo, Yotto, WhoMadeWho and Innellea bring their emotive flavors to the show. Modern shades of house will too have their place at the Woogie, with next generation stars like VNSSA, Lubelski, SOHMI, HoneyLuv, and Carlita joining storied bellwethers like Kyle Watson, Detroit’s DJ Minx and LA’s Marques Wyatt.
LIB 2022’s truly five-day experience will be kicked off by none other than the Desert Hearts Crew’s Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, Marbs and Porky for a picturesque return of their famed Lakeside Launch Party, this time taking over the new sandy enclave appropriately dubbed LIBeach. Adding to this, there will be a 4-hr Joe Kay Experience (Soulection) set on Thursday night at The Stacks.
The festival is also premiering a new stage called The Junk Yard, which will be the home of the Junk In The Trunk art car. Seen at Burning Man, Junk in the Trunk will act as a stage backdrop and be mobile around the festival at times. The Junk Yard will replace Favela Bar as the event’s host for California’s favorite native house and techno artists.
Tickets will be on sale from 5th November 2021, at 10 AM PST. Know more on the festival’s website.
Lightning Stage
Glass Animals
Kaytranada
GRiZ
SG Lewis
Purity Ring
Chet Faker
Little Simz
Monolink
CHIKA
Empress Of
Rexx Life Raj
Elder Island
Lastlings
Blu DeTiger
Austin Millz
Gone Gone Beyond
Moontricks
Hermanos Gutiérrez
Muzi
Thunder Stage
Big Wild
CloZee
Ekali
G Jones b2b EPROM
GoldLink
Koffee
LSDREAM
Mr. Carmack
Big Freedia
Opiuo
Dirtwire
Ivy Lab
edIT
Memba
Elephant Heart
Rome In Silver
Of The Trees
Megan Hamilton
Jon Casey
The Librarian
A Hundred Drums
Kilamanzego
Khiva
Player Dave
Zebbler Encanti Experience
Woogie Stage
Black Coffee
Four Tet
Seth Troxler
Maya Jane Coles
Jon Hopkins
Sama’ Abdulhadi
Hernan Cattaneo
Yotto
Kyle Watson
Eli & Fur
Max Cooper
WhoMadeWho
VNSSA
Innellea
DJ Minx
Lubelski
Mira
Marques Wyatt
SOHMI
Carlita
Paraleven
HoneyLuv
Jeremy Sole & Nickodemus
Caleesi & Sarah Kreis
Liam Fitzgerald
J. Gill
