Are you heading to Unknown? Surrounded by forestry and flowers, this Croatian institution ticks the boxes for the mandatory festival abroad expectations of sun, sea and sand. Before you jet off to the Adriatic, we’ve complied seven unmissable artists you just have to see…

CHVRCHES

This Scottish trio released their debut album last year to critical acclaim. Listen out for Mayberry’s incredible live vocals.

CLEAN BANDIT

Their single ‘Rather Be’ went straight to Number 1 in the UK charts at the beginning of this year. We’re sure the band will still be just as excited to perform at Unknown as they were about their success in the New Year.

LONDON GRAMMAR

Pop music at it’s best: the smooth instrumentals and silky vocals created by Hannah, Dot and Daniel make for unquantifiable listening pleasure.

EATS EVERYTHING

He’s one of the biggest names in house right now and we are all hungry for more. Having worked with labels from Dirtybird to Crosstown Rebels and released a string of hit anthems, he’s sure to have you dancing until the sun comes up.

DISCLOSURE

Having already churned out a platinum-selling number one album, and worked with the likes of Sam Smith, Aluna George, and Jessie Ware, the Disclosure brothers are pioneering their own garage fuelled groove.

SETH TROXLER

The American Dj and producer from Michigan with a penchant for house and techno. He’s collaborated with Art Department, Deetron, Tiefschwarz and Subb-an along with a whole host of others and if his music ain’t enough, the multi-talented musician also owns a restaurant in East London.

TOTALLY ENORMOUS EXTINCT DINOSAURS 

Aka Orlando Tobias Edward Higginbottom, TEED ended his Trouble tour last year at Unknown, and now he’s back for more. We’re expecting lightning bolts and confetti cannons like last year along with another stellar set of  solid electro.

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Most musicians don’t expect to play New York in the middle of a tropical storm, but that’s basically the situation TEED found himself in during the Governor’s Ball earlier this year. Luckily, the London DJ was also playing in the only sheltered tent, which meant his extravagant stage costume (involving gold roses, a shimmery waterproof and a fringed golden cape Karen O would be proud of) escaped the rain unscathed.

“It was a proper muddy festival, like we do in the UK, ” he says approvingly. He even demonstrates his signature dance move, the soft diva palm (think Mariah with one hand out, mid-glissando), which is probably the gayest and simultaneously most endearing thing we’ve ever seen a DJ do. Sorry, Seth Troxler.

We can’t promise you a pair of Higginbottom’s custom Soft Diva Palm Nikes, but we are giving away five copies of his new album with Crosstown Rebels, Get Lost VI – the sixth volume in the infamous Get Lost series, which specialises in obscure tracks and rarities (plus, our men’s director Andrew Davis designed the cover). It’s a double disc compilation stacked with cutting edge house and techno, all curated by TEED, and includes an exclusive track made by him with Eats Everything.

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