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Festival line-up update: Truck, Slam Dunk, Hop Farm and more

By | Published on Thursday 13 February 2014

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Anyone for In The Woods 2014? I’m talking, of course, about London(ish)-based ‘magical anarchic utopia’-in-a-copse In The Woods, whose USP is that it doesn’t unveil its line-up until the last minute. This year’s festival takes place on 29-31 Aug, and a first release of 1000 tickets to it will be available, at the earliest, on 6 Apr. At this link.

With that, it’s time to take a look at actual line-ups of actual artists just added to all-day pop-punk bash Slam Dunk, the Brian Wilson-headlined ‘brand new’ Hop Farm Festival (this one), and all the other following outdoor music dos…

BRADFORD THREADFEST, various venues, Bradford, 23-25 May: Nissenenmondai, Robert Millis, The Witch Hunt, Nadja, Galaxians, Allusondrugs, Cut Yourself In Half, Dean McPhee, Grey Hairs, Chicaloyoh, Cleft, Philip Jeck, Female Band, Rattle, Monty Casino, Koala, Polymitas, Lee Patterson, Snack Family , Cantaloupe , Inspirational Sound. bradfordthreadfest.com

THE ELECTRIC FROG & PRESSURE RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL, Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Scotland, 3-4 May: Jamie Jones, Andrew Weatherall, Aphrohead aka Felix Da Housecat, Derrick Carter, Derrick May, Moritz von Oswald, DJ Sneak, Tiga, Visionquest, Vitalic. www.theelectricfrog.co.uk

FOCUS WALES, various venues, Wrexham, Wales, 23-26 Apr: John Cooper Clarke, All We Are, Keys, Kizzy Crawford, Yr Ods, Houdini Dax, Camera, HMS Morris. www.focuswales.com

HOP FARM MUSIC FESTIVAL, The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent, 4-6 Jul: James Blunt, Caro Emerald, Paul Carrack, Squeeze, The Feeling. www.thehopfarmmusicfestival.com

SLAM DUNK, Leeds University/The Foruym, Hertfordshire/Wolverhampton Civic, 24-26 May: All-American Rejects, Goldfinger, Letlive, The Ghost Inside, Zebrahead, Bury Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada, Canterbury, H2O, I Am The Avalanche, Crown The Empire, Real Friends, Neck Deep, I Killed The Prom Queen, Decade, Caliban, Fandangle. www.slamdunkmusic.com

SONISPHERE UK, Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, 4-6 Jul: Deftones, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Reel Big Fish, Protest The Hero, Alestorm, Truckfighters, Kerbdog, Only Crime, Blitz Kids, Itch, Max Raptor, Hounds. sonisphere.co.uk

SPORTBEAT, Oxstalls Sports Park, Gloucester, 7-8 Jun: T he Hoosiers, Reverend And The Makers, By The Rivers, Lucy Spraggan, The Struts, Menswear, Isaiah Dreads, Big Sixes, Shy Nature, George Barnett. sportbeatfest.com

SUPERSONIC, The Custard Factory, Birmingham, 30-31 May: Swans, Matmos, Ex Easter Island Head, Wolf Eyes, Sleaford Mods, Agathe Max, Basic House, Jenny Hval, If Wet. www.supersonicfestival.com

TRUCK FESTIVAL, Hill Farm, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 18-19 Jul: White Lies, The Cribs, Peace, Stornoway, Andrew WK, Los Campesinos!, Kids In Glass Houses, Swim Deep, Cerebral Ballzy, Itch, Eliza And The Bear, Lonely The Brave, Darlia, Circa Waves, Flyte, Nothing But Thieves, Nordic Giants, Black Moth. truckfestival.com

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