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Festival News Bulletin – 08.02.16

• 8th Feb 2016

NOS Primavera Sound

The Porto-based bash has released the full line-up for its fifth edition. After announcing french duo Air, authors of remarkable works such as “Moon Safari” and the original soundtrack to “The Virgin Suicides”, the festival reveals the names that will play at the Parque da Cidade in Porto, between June 9th and 11th.

Among the confirmed acts are such stand-outs as rock icon PJ Harvey, Sigur Rós, Brian Wilson in a special performance of “Pet Sounds”, Beach House, Animal Collective, Explosions In The Sky, German supergroup Moderat, Deerhunter, Ty Segall and the Muggers and Julia Holter.

As usual, the festival also saves some room for acts born in the nineties. The return to the stage of mythical hardcore band hardcore Drive Like Jehu, Dinosaur Jr., the instrumental and untethered rock of Tortoise, Mudhoney’s electrical discharge, the noise metal of the legendary Unsane, alt rock pioneers Loop or the live “life insurance “ policy that is Shellac are among the highlights of NOS Primavera Sound 2016.

http://www.nosprimaverasound.com/index

Best Kept Secret

The Netherland’s music festival Best Kept Secret, have revealed a further 38 names to play alongside the already announced Beck, Editors, Wilco, Beach House and Caribou. The fourth edition of the festival will see 100 acts take to the beautiful lakeside arena on 17th, 18th and 19th June.

Jamie xx, Dinosaur JR, Band of Horses, Low, Wolf Parade, Sleaford Mods Moon Duo, Rat Boy and Blossoms are some of the 38 new names for Best Kept Secret.

Besides these names come the addition of: The Slow Show, Ezra Furman, Wild Nothing, Koreless, BADBADNOTGOOD, Oneohtrix Point Never, Beach House, Beaty Heart, C Duncan, Bombino, Ho99o9, Israel Nash, Julien Baker, Petite Meller, Sevdaliza, Ryley Walker, Danny L Harle, Slow Magic Glass Animals, The Japanese House, VANT, HONNE, Samm Henshaw, Sevn Alias, Alice On The roof and Indian Askin.

www.bestkeptsecret.nl/

TheSoundYouNeedFestival

Here’s a brand new one for 20016 set in Malta, Europe’s most idyllic setting for it’s biggest party yet held from the 26th – 29th August. It was only a matter of time until TheSoundYouNeed’s head honcho, Olivier Dutertre decided to up the ante.

Bringing you 3 full days of island sun, fun and much much more this August 26th – 29th TheSoundYouNeedFestival will reject the standard electronic music festival format to deliver one of the most carefully curated lineups of the season. Dedicated to exploring the finest music of our time, TheSoundYouNeed Festival promises to bring festival goers only the best new music providing a truly unforgettable and transcendental experience.

Full Line Up TBA throughout February and March.

http://tsyn.co/signup/festival/

Download Festival 2016

Download Festival have revealed 36 new acts including Jane’s Addiction, NOFX, Sixx:A.M., Alien Ant Farm and Amon Amarth. In other news, this year’s event will honour a true rock ‘n’ roll icon who inspired so many others on the bill, Lemmy Kilmister. The Main Stage will be named ‘The Lemmy Stage’ in tribute to a much loved and missed legend.

Anti-Flag, Bury Tomorrow, Escape The Fate, Electric Wizard, Monster Truck, Municipal Waste, One OK Rock, Heck, Hill Valley High, Turbowolf, Grand Magus, Whiskey Myers,
Cane Hill, Zoax, Danko Jones, Shvpes, The King Is Blind, Kadavar, As Lions, Slaves, Wage War, Palisades, Ashestoangels, The Kenneths, Muncie Girls, Reigning Days, Black Peaks, Strange Bones and Good Tiger all join the bill.

Tickets for Download Festival are on sale now. A special early bird ticket rate is available until 12 February.

www.downloadfestival.co.uk