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Symbiosis Festival will be returning to Woodward Reservoir, CA for a second year, and will feature an array of electronic acts, including Bird Of Prey, Seth Troxler, and Santigold.

FKA Twigs will be headlining the event. The avant-garde singer-songwriter released her latest single “Good To Love” earlier this year, as a follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2015 EP, M3LL155X. The evocative set of songs propelled the artist to the top of many year-end lists.

Santigold will also be feautured at the event. The singer reutrns to the road after the release of 99¢, which features singles “Can’t Get Enough of Myself” and “Chasing Shadows”. She will spend her summer on the road, making stops at festivals including Float Fest and Mamby On the Beach.

The natural environment sets Symbiosis apart from other festivals. The Woodward grounds are on an estuary surrounded by meadows, woods, and plenty of birdlife. The area is also known for its nightsky, ideal for stargazing at night. The stages reflect the venue’s surrounding; standing areas are partially aquatic, with some stages that can be accessed by swimming.

Symbiosis will include activities and classes around permaculture and sustainable living. Courses will be offered daily, focused on distinct primal elements: fire, earth, air, and water. The topics will include overviews of permaculture principles, methods, and techniques; community building; and ancestral arts. Festival-goers can also look forward to more hands-on activities such as cartography and fire building.

It doesn’t end there. Additional offerings by the Symbiosis community include physical activities such as yoga and dance classes, hula hooping, and swimming. The right-brained can enjoy displays that include art boats, circus performances, live painters, large-scale installations, galleries, and hand-made clothing.

The festival takes place Sep 22 – 26. Passes can be purchased on the Symbiosis website.

Symbiosis 2016 Lineup:
FKA Twigs
Gramatik
RL Grime
Santigold
Ta-ku
Warpaint
4d
A-Wa
Ace Ventura
Allaby
Antennae
Ardalan
Astrix
Atish
Atmos
Austero
Balkan Beat Box
Baraka Moon
Bayawaka
Beats Antique
Bedouin
Bellhop
Biolumigen
Bird Of Prey
Bogl
Boogiemeister
Branko
Brooklyn Gypsies
Bumble
Bumbling Loons
Captain Planet
Charles The First
Christian Martin
Claude Vonstroke
Critical Choice
Danny Corn
Darashan
David Starfire
Dax
Delhi 2 Dublin
Dengue Dengue Dengue
Desert Dwellers (Live Experience)
Desert Hearts Crew
Desi Bass
Dickster
Dimond Saints
Dirtwire
Dirty Hippie
Dj Drez
Dragonfly
Earthling
Eitan Reiter
Ekali
El Papachango
Emok
Erothyme
Evil Oil Man
Extra Action Marching Band
Fanna-Fi-Allah
Fkj
Gaslamp Killer
Gaudi
Geometrae
Gibson
Gladkill
Gramatik
Headphone Activist
Hedflux
Hundred Waters
Ivy Lab
James Monro
Jazz Mafia
Jstar
Justin Martin
Karavan Sarai
Kaya Project (Live)
Kmln
Lee Foss
Loud
Marques Wyatt
Martins Garden
Mihkal
Mimosa
Mira
Morillo
Nico Stojan
Nicola Cruz
Nu
Oceanvs Orientalis
Oh Wonder
Onhell
Onness
Opiuo
Ott & The All-Seeing I
Pan-Pot
Patricio
Pegasus
Pena
Perfect Stranger
Plastician
Psy Fi
Random Rab
Rising Appalachia
Sabo
Sabota
Samo Sound Boy
Scorb
Shiba San
Sidecar Tommy
Soohan
Soulacybin
Sour Mash Hug Band
Spacegeisha
Spy From Cairo
Sun:Monx
Symbolico
Terrakroma
The Range
Ticon
Tongue & Groove
Treavor Moontribe
Tsuruda
Tube & Berger
Vndmg
Worthy
X&G