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Artist News Festival Line-Up Update Gigs & Festivals
Festival line up update – 31 Apr 2009
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 31 March 2009
THE GREAT ESCAPE, Brighton, 14-16 May: Datarock, Soft Toy Emergency, Polly Scattergood, General Fiasco, Tucker, Thomas Dybdahl, Swarathma, Indigo Children, Wintersleep, The John Steel Singers, British India, The Shiny Brights and Cloud Control are among the latest acts confirmed. www.escapegreat.co.uk
OUTSIDER FESTIVAL, Rothiemurchus Forest, Aviemore, 20-21 Jun: Sharleen Spiteri heads up the first line up list to be published, and will be joined by Drever, McCusker and Woomble, King Creoste, Malcolm Middleton, James Yorkston, The Fence Collective, The Bum-Clocks, Karine Polwart and Attic Lights. www.outsiderfestival.co.uk
GLASTONBURY, Pilton, Somerset 24-28 Jun: Tony Christie to play the Pyramid Stage, joining headliners Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk
LOUNGE ON THE FARM, Merton Farm, Canterbury, 10-12 Jul: Mr Scruff, Gong, Bent, The James Taylor Quartet, Steve Hillage Band, Dub Pistols, DJ Food, S.C.U.M, Ipso Facto, Sargasso Trio, Greco Roman Soundsystem, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, DJ Format, Wild Beasts, The Invisible, Wave Pictures, Baddies, Toddla T & MC Serosee, Zomby and Joe Gideon & The Shark have all just been confirmed. www.loungeonthefarm.co.uk
T IN THE PARK, Balado, Kinross-shire, 10-12 Jul: Calvin Harris is among the latest names to be confirmed, as is that Jamie T fella, who will play in the King Tut’s Wah Wah Tent on the Friday. Metronomy and Priscilla Ahn are also confirmed, both will appear in the Futures Stage. www.tinthepark.com
GLOBAL GATHERING, Long Marston (Avon Park Raceway), Stratford Upon Avon, 24-25 Jul: Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren head up the latest additions list. Chase And Status, DJ Hype, Utah Saints, The Count And Sinden, High Contrast, Magnetik Man, Andy Whitby, Rusko, Darren Styles And Breeze and drum n bass legend DJ Marky also confirmed. www.globalgathering.co.uk
CAMBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL, Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge, 30 Jul-1 Aug: The Zutons, Lucinda Williams, The Saw Doctors, Booker T Jones, Bellowhead, Cara Dillon, Blazin’ Fiddles, the recently reformed Edward II, Alela Diane, Imelda May, Lau and Adrian Edmondson And The Bad Shepherds all set to appear. www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk
HOVE FESTIVALEN, Tromoya Island, Norway, 23-26 Jun: Faith No More have been confirmed as headliners for this one too, joining co-headliners The Killers and Slipknot as well as Franz Ferdinand, All That Remains, White Lies, The Gaslight Anthem and many more. www.hovefestival.com
ROSKILDE, Denmark, 2-5 Jul: The Pet Shop Boys have been confirmed. M. Ward and Danish talent Mikael Simpson & Solvstorm have also been added to the legendary Danish bash. www.roskilde-festival.dk
