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Bjork, Albarn and Snoop Dogg for Manchester International Festival

• 18th Mar 2011

Bjork, Snoop Dogg and Damon Albarn are set to take part in the Manchester International Festival in July.

The Icelandic singer will play six shows at the festival, playing songs from her new album Biophilia. The album, her seventh, has been partly composed on an iPad and is set to be released in the form of a series of apps.

Bjork will perform at the Campfield Market Hall on June 30 then on July 3, 7, 10, 13 and 16. The shows all start at 8.30pm with the exception of the July 3 and 10 gigs, which begin at 4.30pm.

Damon Albarn is to premiere his new Doctor Dee show at the festival. Inspired by the life of 16th century scientist John Dee, Albarn has co-created the work with celebrated theatre director Rufus Norris.

Doctor Dee will be performed at the Manchester Palace Theatre on July 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

Snoop Dogg will play a one-off show at O2 Apollo Manchester on July 15. He will be performing his 1993 album Doggystyle in full, as he will at London's Lovebox Festival the same weekend.