Our uncompromising humidity has definitely been a setback at the big festivals here, but in a casual, laid-back setting, things can still work out.

With this year's Garden Beats Festival, it allowed us to do one thing we'd never thought we would willingly do in a festival setting: soak in the tropical weather. Yes, the ultra-chill environment was too good for us to retreat to the nearest shade. 

The great news is that Garden Beats is eschewing the "once-a-year" format to return much sooner than expected — happening on July 30th at Fort Gate, Fort Canning Park. 

Dutch melodic house maestro Bakermat is set to helm the decks as the first headliner announced so far, and other acts revealed are "future house" trio Autograf, Austrian duo MÖWE, Thailand's Moodwax and Singapore's Joshua P., KFC, and recent Bandwagon Riverboat DJ Maurice Simon.

Limited flash sale tickets are only going for SG$55 until 17th June, and early bird tickets will run at SG$75 until July 1st. Find out more info about Garden Beats Festival and purchase tickets here.

Watch the teaser for Garden Beats Festival here: