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Festival line-up update: Latitude, End Of The Road The Big Mix and more

By Aly Barchi | Published on Wednesday 15 May 2013

So here we are again; examining, analysing and generally taking a look at today’s festival line-up updates. ‘But what are they, like, specifically?’, you may well ask. And since you did ask nicely, I’ll start today’s FLUU intro at this year’s Latitude, whose new-signed acts – the great Bobby Womack, DIIV, Deptford Goth, Wolf Alice, Rero Stefson and MØ, to name six – add extra decoration to an attractive billing headlined by Kraftwerk, Foals, and Bloc Party.

Another lot of FLUUs I’m bent on emphasising is the one just revealed over at this year’s Belle And Sebastian, Sigur Rós and David Byrne & St Vincent-featuring End Of The Road; the same one that names The Walkmen, El Perro Del Mar, Anna Von Hausswolff, Braids and Jessica Pratt.

And what of the initial listings revelation at London’s Macmillan-backing charity fundraiser The Big Mix? Well, it’s fairly great in the grand scheme of these things, and stars Slow Club, Nadine Shah, O Children and Lady Lamb The Beekeper.

Whilst there are really too many festivals adding artists today to detail them all, I’ll hand over to a neat summary featuring Bloodstock Open Air, premier DIY fest Leopallooza, Poland’s tip top OFF, Scotland’s aptly rockin Rock Ness, and pro-Nordic promotions co Ja Ja Ja’s first ever festival, a two-day Scandi extravaganza at London’s Roundhouse that so far stars Mew and Iceland’s múm. Hurrah! FLUUs!

THE BIG MIX, various venues, Shoreditch, London, 1-2 Jun: Slow Club, Nadine Shah, O Children, Lady Lamb The Beekeeper, Tom McRae, Drop Out Venus, Jesca Hoop, Candy Says, Zoe Konez. thebigmix.org.uk

BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR, Catton Hall, Walton-On-Trent, Derbyshire, 8-11 Aug: Gojira. www.bloodstock.uk.com

END OF THE ROAD, Larmer Tree Gardens, Tollard Royal, Salisbury, Wiltshire, 30 Aug – 1 Sep: The Walkmen, El Perro Del Mar, Anna Von Hausswolff, Braids, Crocodiles, Jessica Pratt, Mike Heron, Black Yaya, Broken Twin, Daniel Norgren, Duologue, Evans the Death, Filthy Boy, Trembling Bells, Andy Shauf, Frontier Ruckus, The Graphite Set, LandShapes, Tiger Cats, Wall, William Tyler. www.endoftheroadfestival.com

FOUND, Haggerston Park, Shoreditch, London, 15 Jun: Todd Terry, Subb-an. www.foundseries.co.uk/festival

JA JA JA FESTIVAL, Roundhouse, London, 8-9 Nov: Mew, múm. www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/productions/ja-ja-ja-festival-pass

LATITUDE, Henham Park Estate, Suffolk, 18-21 Jul: Bobby Womack, DIIV, James Rhodes, Deptford Goth, Wolf Alice, Josh Record, James Rhodes, Coves, Gabriel Bruce, Georgia Ruth, Hollie Cook, Joanna Gruesome, Mø, M O N E Y, Retro Stefson, Torres, Amore, Boom Bip & Charlie White, Grace Petrie, Mark Lamarr’s God’s Jukebox, Glenn Tilbrook & the Fluffers, The Dustaphonics, Hannah Williams & The Tastemakers, Lack of Afro. www.latitudefestival.com

LEOPALLOOZA, The Wyldes, Lower Exe Farm, Bude, Cornwall, 2-4 Aug: Bastille, Man Like Me, Jacob Banks, Swiss Lips, The Skints, Blue Rose Code, Jetta, Wet Nuns, Findlay, Eliza & The Bear, Bebe Black, Straight Lines, Kezia. www.leopallooza.com

OFF FESTIVAL, Dolina Trzech Stawow, Katowice, Poland, 2-4 Aug: Solange, Fucked Up, John Talabot, Shackleton, Julia Holter, Buke & Gase, Guardian Alien, Zbigniew Wodecki with Mitch & Mitch OrchestraAand Choir, UL/KR, Hera, Gowno, Hokei, Frozen Bird. off-festival.pl

PITCH FESTIVAL, Amsterdamn, Netherlands, 5-6 Jul: Omar Souleyman, S O H N,
Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, How to Dress Well, Junip, Daedelus, Lapalux, Last Night in Paris, Le1f, Quadron, Jungle by Night Soundsystem, Kaytranada, Breach, Dekmantel Sounsystem, Gallowstreet Brass Band. www.pitchfestival.nl

ROCK NESS, Loch Ness, Scotland, 7-9 Jun: Fenech-Soler, London Grammar, Public Service Broadcasting, The Correspondents, Jacob Banks, Fatherson, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, Clouds, Vector Lovers, Rubylux, Hernan Cattaneo, The Ramona Flowers, The Little Mill Of Happiness, Toby Michaels Rolling Damned, Filth DJs, Them & Us, Niteworks, Jemma Tweedie, Mimosa, Bigfoot’s Tea Party, Snafu DJs. www.rockness.co.uk

SUMMER SERIES AT SOMERSET HOUSE, London, 11-21 Jul: Chloe Howl, The Staves, The Staves, Tyler Ramsey, Mayy Crby, Tom Hickox, Milo Greene, Jo Rose, Asgeir Trausti, Wolf Alice, Denai Moore, Mikky Ekko, He’s My Brother She’s My Sister, Polly Scattergood, Bondax. www.somersethouse.org.uk/music/summer-series-2013

TENNENT’S VITAL, Boucher Road Playing Fields, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 14-15 Aug: Snow Patrol, Kodaline, Foy Vance. www.tennentsvital.com