Rhythm & Alps 2022 Festival First Lineup Announced - Cosmo's Midnight, Dope Lemon, Sampa The Great + More

Freezing mid-winter cold snaps will be a distant memory when Aotearoa's annual summer festival Rhythm & Alps returns to Wānaka's Cardrona Valley from 29th to 31st December. Ushering in the new year with a mega stacked bill of international and local superstars, Rhythm & Alps have announced their first lineup today, including forty acts with even more to be revealed in the coming weeks. Welcoming overseas artists back to Rhythm & Alps for the first time since 2020, today's announcement notably highlights an emphasis on gender diversity and environmentally friendly sustainable camping.

Happening over three days and five stages, big names on the festival's lineup for 2022 include Sydney electronic groovers Cosmos Midnight, Zambian-born / Australia-based hip hop star Sampa The Great and the return of soul-pop crooner Dope Lemon. They'll be bringing the heat alongside such heavy hitters as Manchester DJ / drum 'n' bass production don Andy C, Concord Dawn, Kora, Halfqueen, Babyfacekilla, Pitch Black, Paige Julia, Mr Meaty Boy, Alice Agnes, lilbubblegum and more. Grip the official details revealed so far below, and keep it locked for even more huge additions to the Rhythm & Alps 2022 bill to be announced in late August...

"We are thrilled to welcome the festival back for 2022, this year we have focused on a very diverse lineup. We've also been building a brand-new stage for our acts to perform on that's probably the most dynamic stage in the country. I can't wait for people to experience it" — festival organiser Alex Turnbull

Rhythm & Alps 2022 Festival
Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st December - Cardrona Valley, Wanaka

Featuring... Alice Agnes, Andy C, Aunty El, Becca B, Bou, Chase And Status DJ Set, Concord Dawn, Cosmos Midnight, De-Tu, Deadbeat, DJ Marky, Dope Lemon, Flaxxies, Friction, Halfqueen B2B Babyfacekilla, Harriet Jaxxon, K+LAB, Kings Of The Rollers + Inja, Kink, Kora, Kornel Kovac, Kravis, Lil Bubblegum, MC Jewels, Memphis LK, Molly Payton, Motez, Moxie, Mr Meaty Boy, Ninja Las Vegas, Paige Julia, Patella, Pino, Pitch Black, Sally C, Sampa The Great, Sinjin, Sofia Kourtesis, Wattson, Workforce + more to be announced

Three-day festival and camping tickets on sale now at rhythmandalps.co.nz

Take in the summery vibes of Cosmo's Midnight's 2019 hit 'C.U.D.I' (Can U Dig It)...

Experience Sampa The Great's massive 2018 anthem 'Energy' featuring Nadeem Din-Gabisi...

Press release:

Rhythm & Alps have today announced 40 incredible and diverse acts for the 2022 festival lineup, which sees the return of international artists to the Cardrona site for the first time since 2020.

The festival welcomes the Electronic Duo Cosmos Midnight, the Smooth and Soulful Dope Lemon and Melbourne-via-Botswana-via-Zambia Poet and Rapper Sampa The Great from Australia.

One of the most iconic figures in global Dance Music culture Andy C, four-time award-winning DJ & Producer from Manchester, Bou, the exciting, unique and diverse Drum & Bass DJ Harriet Jaxxon and superstar Radio Host, Promoter and DJ, Moxie are just some of the talent coming out of the UK this year.

Dynamic acts from Brazil, Sweden and Germany are scheduled to perform alongside homegrown talents such as iconic Drum & Bass group Concord Dawn, up-and-coming indie Surf-Rockers Flaxxies, heavy Blues-Funk-Rock luminaries Kora, breakout gen z Soundcloud rapper Lil Bubblegum and the award-winning force in Aotearoa's Drum & Bass scene Paige Julia.

A second lineup announcement is expected in late August.