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Festival line-up update – 3 Mar 2010

By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 3 March 2010

BEAT-HERDER, Gisburn, Lancashire, 2-4 Jul: Easy Star All Stars, Zion Train and Chew Lips are amongst the first acts to be announced for this year’s Beat-Herder Festival, along with Andy C & MC GQ, The Mighty Jah Shaka Sound System, Alex Metric, Utah Saints, Layo & Bushwacka! and The Lancashire Hotpots. www.beatherder.co.uk

HARD ROCK CALLING, Hyde Park, London, 25 – 27 Jun: Hard Rock Calling has announced Paul McCartney as the Sunday headliner for this year’s Hyde Park event. www.hardrockcalling.co.uk

ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL, Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle Of Wight, 11-13 Jun: Paul McCartney has also been confirmed to headline the closing night at this year’s Isle Of Wight Festival. Macca joins the previously announced headliners Jay-Z, The Strokes and Pink. www.isleofwightfestival.com

LIVE AT LEEDS, various venues, Leeds, 30 Apr – 2 May: Hadouken! and The Drums are the latest acts to be confirmed for Live At Leeds. Also added to the line-up are Rolo Tomassi, Blue Roses, Darwin Deez, Duke Special, Everything Everything, Male Bonding, Sky Larkin, The Invisible and Woodpigeon. www.liveatleeds.com

SONISPHERE, Knebworth, 30 Jul – 1 Aug: Skunk Anansie and Apocalyptica head up the latest additions for this year’s Sonisphere, along with Gallows, Funeral For A Friend, Fightstar, Madina Lake and Family Force 5. www.sonispherefestivals.com

TRUCK FESTIVAL, Steventon, nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 23-25 Jul: Mew are the first act to be confirmed for this year’s Truck Festival. They will headline the main stage on Saturday. www.thisistruck.com

WOOD, Braziers Park, Oxfordshire, 21-23 May: Frank Turner has been announced as the headliner for this summer’s Wood festival, joining the previously announced Fionn Regan, Tunng and Peggy Sue. www.thisistruck.com/wood