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Liverpool Sound City Only Two Months Away

• 30th Mar 2010

Liverpool Sound City line-up is shaping up to be one of the most sought-after tickets on the festival circuit with Gil Scott-Heron, Paloma Faith, Ian McCulloch, Delphic, The Maccabees, The Fall, British Sea Power, My Passion, Speech Debelle, Wild Beasts, Field Music, Los Campesinos!, The Blackout, Wave Machines, The Sunshine Underground, Hot Club de Paris, Ian McNabb and Chilly Gonzalez to name but a few confirmed as playing the festival.

With just two months to go the current list of confirmed acts show the scale of this top music festival. Liverpool Sound City also hosts premiere movie screenings, photography exhibitions and a full music conference with names such as Seymour Stein already confirmed to attend.

The Liverpool Sound City Conference, Hilton Hotel – 19th and 20th May
Your chance to listen to, meet and question some of the top music industry insiders at the Liverpool Sound City Conference.
Panellists include speakers from: Warner Music, EMI, ActiVision Games, Topspin, McCartney Digital, BMG, Moshi Moshi, Headlock Management, etc.
Keynote sessions include Seymour Stein, the legendary music mogul who signed acts including Madonna, Blondie, Talking Heads, The Ramones, Echo and the Bunnymen.

‘Create Sound City’, Hard Days Night Hotel – 19th and 20th May
Liverpool Sound City will for the first time host ‘Create Sound City’ a series of educational panels, workshops, seminars and interactive sessions aimed at artists – both new and established, and young people.
Educational sessions from the Musicians Union, Diaspora and CMU on Music, Money and Management with special guest speakers.

The LSC conference is rapidly becoming a must attend event on the music business calendar with over 1,000 music business delegates including promoters, booking agents, managers, record labels, PR companies, publishers and media in attendance, it is THE place to meet and network with the music industry from the North, as well as the rest of UK.

Now in its 3rd year, more than 35,000 revellers are expected to attend Liverpool Sound City, creating an electric atmosphere that takes over the city streets and venues. A Festival Wristband is all that’s needed to truly experience what this festival is all about. The Sound City Wristbands allow entry to ALL shows (first come first served basis and excluding Gil Scott-Heron) over the 4 day festival and can be purchased through link for just £45. They carry a whole list of additional exclusives available to WRISTBAND HOLDERS ONLY including Wristband Only Gigs (exclusive entry only with your wristband), Goody Bags filled with record company and sponsor’s freebies, Text Alerts with news about last minute gigs and special events, Aftershow Party Invites only announced on the day, Competitions and exclusive prizes to wristband holders and ‘Money Can’t Buy’ prizes such as meet and greets.

Artists already confirmed for 2010 include:
Archie Bronson Outfit
Afrika Bambaataa
Baby Monster
Blood Red Shoes
British Sea Power
Chickenhawk
Chilly Gonzales
Crystal Fighters
Delphic
Django Django
Ed Sheeran
Egyptian Hip Hop
Eliza Doolittle
Errors
Esben & The Witch
Eugene McGuinness & The Lizards
Everything Everything
Fei Comodo
Field Music
Flashguns
Ganglians
Gold Future Joy Machine
Gold Panda
Goldhawks
Goldheart Assembly
Grosvenor
Here We Go Magic
Holy F***
Hook And The Twin
Hot Club de Paris
Ian McCulloch
Ian McNabb
InMe
Is Tropical
Islet
ispystrangers
Joe Worricker
Lights
Little Fish
LoneLady
Los Campesinos!
Male Bonding
My Passion
Naïve New Beaters
North Atlantic Oscillation
Oh No Ono
Paloma Faith
Panico
Philadelphia Grand Jury
Pulled Apart By Horses
Reverend Soundsystem
Rox
Sharks
Sleigh Bells
Sound Of Guns
Speech Debelle
stopmakingme
Stricken City
Swanton Bombs
TeenagersInTokyo
The Blackout – 2 shows
The Fall
The Hickey Underworld
The Maccabees – 2 shows including 14-18 yr old matinee show
The Sunshine Underground
The Suzukis
Thieves Like Us
Wave Machines
White Hinterland
Wild Beasts
You Say Party! We Say Die!
Young Guns