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Festival News Round-Up #13
JoeDiddly by Luke Slater June 4th, 2010

Number 13. Unlucky for some, including me, whose computer crashed about 50 times in the writing of this piece. Still, here are the relatively few goings on in the festival world from the UK and slightly further beyond, like Norway and Ireland.


Green Man:

New additions: Avi Buffalo, The Hundred In The Hands, El Goodo, The Lowland Hundred, Plank, Katell Keinig, Rachel Sermanni, Fellix, Brigyn, Christopher Rees, Outshine Family, Hail! The Planes and Jack Hadley.

Already on the bill: Bear In Heaven, Beirut, Billy Bragg, Chew Lips, Efterklang, Egyptian Hip Hop, Fuck Buttons, Johnny Flynn, Je Suis Animal, Laura Marling, Lone Lady, Neon India, Joanna Newsom, Field Music, The Unthanks, The Wave Pictures, These New Puritans, Wild Beasts

When: 20-22 August

Where: Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons, Wales

Info: Official website and tickets.

Godspeed curated ATP:

New additions: Weird Al Yankovic, NoMeansNo, Josephine Foster, White Magic, Emeralds, Boban I Marko Markovic Orchestra, Daniel Higgs

Previously on the bill: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Neurosis, Bardo Pond, The Ex, Deerhoof, The Dead C, Black Dice, Francisco Lopez, Tim Hecker, Mike Watt, Scout Niblett, Wolves In The Throne Room, Marissa Nadler, Growing, Rangda

When: December 3-5

Where: Butlins, Minehead

Info: Official website and tickets.

Hop Farm Festival:

Newly added: Stornoway, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Villagers

Previously on the bill: Bob Dylan, Laura Marling, Mumford and Sons, Devendra Banhart, Van Morrison, Blondie, Ray Davies, Seasick Steve

When: 3-4 July

Where: Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent

Info: Official website and tickets

La Route du Rock:

Newly added: Yann Tiersen, Liars, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Owen Pallett, Massive Attack, Two Door Cinema Club, Martina Topley Bird, Hope Sandoval & The Warm Intentions, The Flaming Lips, The National Ganglians, The Rapture, Archie Bronson Outfit, Serena Maneesh, Ganglians

When: 13-15 August

Where: Saint-Malo, France

Info: Official website and tickets.

Øya:

New additions: Flaming Lips, Broken Bells, The Specials, Field Music, Diskjokke, Ost & Kjeks, Todd Terje & Dølle Jølle

Already on the bill: The National, Fucked Up, Robyn, LCD Soundsystem, Pavement, Big Boi, Fools Gold, Raekwon, Local Natives, Panda Bear, Air, Trash Talk, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Miike Snow, Paul Weller

When: 10-14 August

Where: Middelalderparken, Oslo, Norway

Info: Official website and tickets

Oxegen:

Full line-up for RMBA stage announced: Broken Social Scene, The Drums, Dirty Projectors, Gabriella Cilmi, Chipmunk, Tinie Tempah, Darwin Deez, The Minutes and Delphic.

Already on the bill: Laura Marling, The Drums, Delphic, Hurts, Yeasayer, Tinie Tempah, The Middle East, Villagers, Bombay Bicycle Club

Where: Punchestown, Ireland

When: 9-11 July

Info: Official website here


Photo by Eddie on Flickr



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