Do LaB Announces Lineup for Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2022

Returning to Buena Vista Lake in Southern California Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-30

Do LaB Lightning in a Bottle 2022 Photo Credit: Get Tiny
Do LaB Lightning in a Bottle 2022 Photo Credit: Get Tiny

The lineup for Lightning in a Bottle’s 2022, which will return to Buena Vista Lake in Southern California, has been revealed by Do LaB, the founders and creators of the boutique festival experience. LIB will bring together a unique blend of torchbearers from a variety of genres and origins to its renowned creative tapestry for five days on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-30. Each artist will play a unique role in reuniting the LIB community after a long hiatus.

Do LaB has been a curatorial beacon for the west coast festival movement since 2006 and has since inspired a global movement within the larger festival movement. LIB continues to be a sought-after destination for artists from all over the world to showcase their unique talents in immersive and awe-inspiring stage environments. As a result, there is a strong bond between the audience and the performer, allowing for peak musical experiences and genre-defying discoveries.

Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2022 lineup.

The Lightning Stage at LIB continues to be a vital conduit for live and electronic acts. Glass Animals, Canadian-Haitian beatsmith Kaytranada, American bass music’s prodigal son GRiZ, as well as crossover leaders SG Lewis, Purity Ring, and Chet Faker, will all perform on the stage in 2022. 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.

Thunder, which is known for being the event’s bass music haven, will be transformed into a tree-lined theater where multiple genres will be showcased in the open-air with the event’s most diverse lineup to date. Big Wild, an electronic composer, and vocalist, CloZee’s cinematic tones, and Ekali, a bass icon from Los Angeles, continue to make it the ideal container for a melting pot of styles. Excitement for fans of the low-end continues with the experimental soundscapes of G Jones B2B EPROM, LSDream, Mr. Carmack, and OPIUO. GoldLink, an American rapper, and singer, will perform alongside Koffee, a Jamaican reggae singer, and rapper, and Big Freedia, a New Orleans bounce legend, as part of the event’s mission to encourage cross-genre pollination.

More stages and artists.

The Woogie stage, LIB’s famed house, and techno hideaway will expand to a full day of Thursday programming for the 2022 event, according to those in the know. South African forerunner Black Coffee, the inimitable Four Tet, globetrotter Seth Troxler, and purveyor of darker shades of UK house Maya Jane Coles lead the international lineup. 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. Next-generation stars like VNSSA, Lubelski, SOHMI, HoneyLuv, and Carlita will join storied bellwethers like Kyle Watson, Detroit’s DJ Minx, and LA’s Marques Wyatt at the Woogie.

The Desert Hearts Crew’s Mikey Lion, Lee Reynolds, Marbs, and Porky will kick off LIB 2022’s truly five-day experience with a picturesque return of their famed Lakeside Launch Party, this time taking over the new sandy enclave appropriately dubbed LIBeach. In addition, on Thursday night at The Stacks, there will be a 4-hour Joe Kay Experience (Soulection). Do LaB will also debut The Junk Yard, a new stage at LIB that will be home to the Junk In The Trunk art car. Junk in the Trunk, which was first seen at Burning Man, will serve as a stage backdrop and will be mobile around the festival at times. California’s favorite native house and techno artists will perform at The Junk Yard, which will take the place of Favela Bar.

Do LaB continues its creative partnership with LIB alumni RÜFÜS DU SOL around the band’s upcoming triumph at downtown LA’s Banc of California Stadium on November 12-14, furthering its mission to reconnect the LIB community early and often. During all three days, Do LaB will bring a 150-foot-long immersive sound reactive video sculpture to the grounds outside the stadium, which will serve as a preview of the LIB installation. They have tapped The Glitch Mob’s Boreta to soundtrack the experience and LA media house Strangeloop Studios to create audio-reactive visuals for fans to get lost in. Come experience something uniquely Do LaB in its birthplace of Downtown Los Angeles. Do LaB remains ingrained in RÜFÜS’ Los Angeles identity and beyond as an early supporter before the band went on to play some of the world’s most renowned stages.

Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2022 lineup
Lightning in a Bottle Festival 2022 lineup

A new VIP experience.

LIB will offer a new VIP experience only Do LaB can dream up for those looking for the joy of a camping festival with expanded creature comforts. VIP pass holders can relax in backstage lounges at Lightning, Thunder, and Woogie, grab a quick drink from full bars, and watch headlining acts from the elevated Lightning Stage viewing area. Visit libfestival.org for more information on VIP tickets.

Atlaswyld, a festival-within-a-festival with glamping options and elevated content ready to be explored, is another new boutique camping experience announced by LIB. Each morning, wake up in a luxurious Bell Tent, Kodiak, or Airstream to tailored yoga and wellness classes, culinary programming, Happy Hour mixers, and other high-end experiences designed to dazzle alongside the festival’s immersive landscape of wonder and discovery.

When and where?

These new additions will add to the festival’s nearly three-decade commitment to bringing together forward-thinking music on multiple stages, educational and cause-driven discussions and activities at The Compass, and intriguing immersive programming from favorites like The Grand Artique, Unicorn Palace, The Mixtape, and many more.

Lightning in a Bottle is ready to reclaim its traditional Memorial Weekend date – May 25-30, 2022 – on the beautiful shores of Buena Vista Lake in Southern California. Buena Vista Lake, with its swimmable waters, lush grassy topography, and dense shade trees, provided immediate comfort and familiarity to the LIB community. This magical playground will come to life even more in 2022, providing an idyllic setting for the reconnection we all so desperately need.

Do LaB Lightning in a Bottle 2022 Photo Credit Don Idio
Do LaB Lightning in a Bottle 2022 Photo Credit Don Idio