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Festival line-up update: Bestival, Green Man, Iceland Airwaves and more
By Aly Barchi | Published on Wednesday 10 April 2013
Diving straight into today’s FLUU pool, let’s all thrash excitedly about in the tide of new-added artists soaking the Wales-based Green Man to its skin. Yes, I said that. In the wake of the wave, CMU notes that headliners Kings Of Convenience plus Julia Holter, Parquet Courts, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Peggy Sue and Icelandic contralto Ólöf Arnalds, to name several, have aligned with the likes of Band Of Horses, Ben Howard, Midlake and Local Natives upon the GM listings.
Iceland Airwaves, too, has spilled another phase of acts onto its live programme; choosing AlunaGeorge, Zola Jesus, On An On, Stealing Sheep and Mariam The Believer as ideal partners to pre-existing players like Kraftwerk, Björk and Gold Panda.
And finally it’s over to Bestival. Metaphorically, that is. The HMS-themed festival’s captain of captains, Rob Da Bank, has complemented his Snoop Dogg and Elton John-starring line-up via the addition of ‘Need U (100%)’ hitmaker Duke Dumont. And of that, Rob says: “I’ve been playing out the Duke’s remixes and productions for a few years now and never really expected him to have a huge number one smash… it couldn’t happen to a more deserving chap and he’s gonna slay our new concept stage where he’s playing at Bestival… more news on that very soon!”
As we await that news, why not amuse yourself with info on new additions to the following fests:
BESTIVAL, Robin Hill Country Park, Isle Of Wight, 5-8 Sep: Duke Dumont. www.bestival.net
GREEN MAN, Planusk Park, Powys, Wales, 15-18 Aug: Kings Of Convenience, Phosphorescent, Steve Mason, BEAK>, Melody’s Echo Chamber, Julia Holter, Olof Arnalds, Public Service Broadcasting, Peggy Sue, Parquet Courts, Ryan Francesconi & Mirabai Peart, Girls Names, Revere, Land Shapes, Joe Banfi, Denai Moore. www.greenman.net
KAPPA FUTURFESTIVAL, Parco Dora, Turin, Italy, 13-14 Jul: Apollonia, Carl Cox, Damian Lazarus, Ellen Allien, Erol Alkan, Kerri Chandler, Marco Carola, Nicole Moudaber, Richie Hawtin, Zombie Nation. www.kappafuturfestival.com
KISSBEACH, Great Yarmouth Beach, Norfolk, 29-30 Jun: Rita Ora, Chase & Status. www.kissbeachfestival.co.uk
ICELAND AIRWAVES, various venues, Reykjavik, Iceland, 30 Oct – 3 Nov: AlunaGeorge, Zola Jesus, Robert Forster, Mariam The Believer, On An On, Diana, Stealing Sheep, Mammút, Pedro Pilatus, Muck, Grísalappalísa, Vök, In The Company Of Men, Aragrúi, Reptilicus, Rúnar Magnússon, Jónas Sen, Þóranna Dögg Björnsdóttir/Trouble, Björk Viggósdóttir/Lala Alaska, AMFJ. icelandairwaves.is
LAND OF KINGS, various venues, Dalston, London, 5 May: Chrome Hoof, Paradise, Bo Ningen, PVT, Circle Traps, Night Works, Seams, Dark Sky, Dan Beaumont, Lowlife DJs, Clancy, Public Information DJs, Petit Records DJs. wwwlandofkings.co.uk
LARMER TREE, Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire, 17-21 Jul: Imelda May. www.larmertreefestival.co.uk
LOVE SAVES SUNDAY, Castle Park, Bristol, 26 May: Chic feat Nile Rodgers, Om Unit, Brackles, TRC, TOYC, Hodge, Shandy, The Kelly Twins, Spooks, Shaun P. www.lovesavestheday.org
TENNENT’S VITAL, Boucher Road Playing Fields, Bangor, 14 Aug: Kings Of Leon. www.tennentsvital.com
