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Artist News Festival Line-Up Update Gigs & Festivals
Festival line-up update – 1 May 2012
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 1 May 2012
BRAINLOVE FESTIVAL, The Windmill, Brixton, London, 26 May: New additions AK/DK, Väljasõit Rohelisse and tipped producer Enjoyed update a stellar Brainlove line-up, as also features Crushed Beaks, Dad Rocks!, Female Band and Napoleon IIIrd. www.brainloverecords.com/festival
FESTIFEEL, Queen Of Hoxton, London, 4 Jun: With Fearne Cotton appointed as its curator (no, really), Festifeel will host artists including Slow Club, The View, Newton Faulkner, The Milk, Jamie N Commons and Chew Lips across its all-day roster. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards breast cancer charity CoppaFeel!, of which Cotton is a patron (see, now it makes sense). www.festifeel.com
POPTRONIK FESTIVAL, Sitges, Spain, 1-2 Sep: Kazaky, Monarchy and Martika (the actual Martika) share headline credits at Poptronik’s first ever edition, with Bright Light Bright Light, Woman E, Adam Tyler, Nina and resident Scissor Sisters DJ, Sammy Jo, appearing lower down the festival’s initial listings. www.poptronik.com
SECRET GARDEN PARTY, Mill Hill Field, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, 19-22 Jul: Lianna La Havas, Daughter, I Blame Coco and Tashaki Miyaki are late additions to this year’s now sold-out Secret Garden Garden Party, and accompany existing bookings Orbital, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, KT Tunstall, Little Roy, Little Dragon, Alabama Shakes, Tim Minchin and Lamb. secretgardenparty.com
Y-NOT FESTIVAL, Matlock, Derbyshire, 3-5 Aug: The View are confirmed as main stage supremos of Y-Not’s Friday roster, and thus align with co-headliners The Wombats and We Are Scientists and those previously announced, who include The Pigeon Detectives, Reverend And The Makers, Frightened Rabbit, The Subways, Summer Camp, Future Of The Left, Ghostpoet and British Sea Power. www.ynotfestivals.co.uk