Bang Face (sometimes written as Bangface[1]) is an electronic dance music event that has been taking place at various venues across the UK and Europe since 2003.
[3] Starting as a monthly club night in London, it has grown to include an annual weekender, a boat party on the River Thames, as well as guest shows at festivals such as Glastonbury.
[7] Bang Face is known for its fun and creative party atmosphere featuring inflatables being bounced above the crowd, banners bearing comedic slogans and fancy dress themes.
[10] Bang Face began as a monthly club night in London and quickly became increasing popular with a resurgence in electronic dance music.
Event organiser, James Gurney, was interviewed by The New York Times in 2007 and said the dance-music scene has been “snowballing” and the crowd is “getting younger and younger.”[11] It gained attention early on with a video endorsement from Ozzy Osbourne who described it as "the Punk Rave Place".
After five years of monthly club nights, Bang Face launched the first Weekender in 2008, held over three days at Pontins in Camber Sands.
[15][16] In 2012 the Bang Face Weekender was held at Trevelgue Holiday Park, Newquay, Cornwall and headlined by Aphex Twin.