The Leccie Piccie line-up grows and grows with the following bands been added to it today: The Gutter Twins (Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan), Stephen Malkmus with The Jicks, Florence and the Machine, Leila, Late of the Pier Black Acid, Laura Izibor, Ham Sandwich, Wallis Bird, Kissy Sellout, A-Trak, La Rocca, New York Fund, These New Puritans, The Flaws, The Dodos, Pivot, Johnny Flynn, Cowboy X, Oppenheimer, The Urges, The Radio, Arno Carstens, Pinky, Liam O’Maonlai and Wolfgang Haffner.

Ireland's best festival gets better and better and makes me start to get worried that I may not get a ticket in time. Please god help me please.
Anyone not going or not trying to go is a fool and should be hung drawn and quartered. Unless you've got other festivals to go to in which case you can get a stay of execution.

Comedy line-up has also been announced and is in the read more.



Friday 29th August
MC: Des Bishop
Carol Tobin
Colm O’Regan
Aidan Bishop
Ian Coppinger
Damien Clark
Andrew Stanley
Andrew Maxwell
David O’Doherty

Saturday 30th August
MCs: Aidan Bishop & Barry Murphy
John Colleary
John Lynn
Gerry Mallon
Colum McDonnell
Jarleth Regan
John Bishop
Kevin Gildea
Bernard O’Shea
David McSavage
Adam Hills
Des Bishop

Sunday 31st August
MCs: Des Bishop & Aidan Bishop
Eleanor Tiernan
Willa White
Tommy Nicholson
Eric Lalor
Paddy Courtney
Maeve Higgins
Karl Spain
Colin Murphy
PJ Gallagher
Joe Rooney
Jason Byrne

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A few more Leccie Piccie acts have been announced including Joan as Policewomen, Booka Shade, Deadmau5, the awesome Dan Deacon and Grace Jones!!!

You may remember Grace Jones from "A View to a Kill" aka "The Bond movie where it got painfully obvious that Roger Moore was too old to play Bond but thankfully it was his last anyway" and in fairness thats pretty much the only place that I know her from as well but apparently she played music too and was pretty successful in the 80's which also happens to the be the decade in which her last album was released. She's got a new one of new shit coming out but in the meantime you can check out her natty cover of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control" in the read more

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So after months and months of chatter about it, Glastonbury is finally here. All of you who looked at the line-up and said "Jay-z *scoff*" I feel sorry for you. While he'll be peddling his own tiresome brand of Hip-Hop on Saturday night I will be at a completely different stage far from him watching MGMT, Battles and CSS back to back while getting very drunk on pear cider.
Irish acts representing this year include Jape, Ham Sandwich and Warlords of Pez.
Recognise.

See in you in a week

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So says the official website and Phantom FM at least but if you go to Ticketmaster you can still seem to buy them. In anyway if you head over to Toutless you can find some folks flogging theirs for face value so hope is not yet lost.

Check out the awesome line-up in the read more.



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So Electric Picnic have announced some additions to the lineup, and as usual they've managed to throw in a handful of smaller acts that make the whole festival unmissable.

Highlights include Santogold, Digitalism & Super Extra Bonus Party, but the big news is the inclusion of The Faint, playing (I'm pretty sure) their first ever Irish show.

For me, this is pant-wetting news, and almost worth the admission alone. Kudos, picnic folks, hella kudos.

All the additions in the readmore.


Santogold
Crystal Castles
Chromeo
Elbow
Cut Copy
Digital Mystikz
Tiga
Hercules & Love Affair
Antibalas
Gomez
Gemma Hayes
Giveamanakick
Super Extra Bonus Party
The Black Lips
Carbon/Silicon
The Faint
The Presets
Digitalism
The Congos
The Herbaliser

I know what you're thinking, and to save you time just click here for tickets.

Thanks to State for being Johnny on-the-spot with the updates.

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The nice folks at Bodytonic have announced their lineup for Electric Picnic, and while it's light on big names, the selection of homegrown talent is second-to-none.

Particular highlights include Mano (Mano le Tough to us) & the excellent Modeselektor, with the always great Bodytonic Djs and Lunar Disco's Barry O'Donovan also guarenteeing the fact that much dancing will supplement the usual Stradbally madness.

Still some picnic tickets going here.

Full lineup in the readmore.

Modeselektor
Roni Size presents Reprazent
The Count & The Sinden
Rob Hood
Toddla T
Trus'Me
Lindstorm & Prins Thomas
Charles Webster
Kerri Chandler
Redshape
Sambatuc Samba Band
Benga
Stevie G
Fish Go Deep
DJ Spinna
Aaron Jerome
Christian Prommer
Assquake Djs
Barry Redsetta
FVF Djs
Downtownsounds Djs
Billy Scurry
Dj Scope & Tu-Ki
Bodytonic Soundsystem
Stee Downes
Stereotonic Djs
Giles Armstrong
Mano
Barry O'Donovan
Tiddlerz & Lynam
Breakdown vs Breakology
Generic People
The Disconauts

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What looks to be the best lineup for Irish festival goers this year has gotten even better, with late additions including MGMT, The Ting Tings & dEUS.

The day by day breakdown so far has also been released, along with the Dance stage lineup. Details in the read more..


Thanks to State for posting!

Friday 11th July 08:
Kings of Leon, Interpol, Editors, Aphex Twin, Bell X1, Cat Power, Paddy Casey, Groove Armada, The Coronas, dEUS, Battles, Future Kings of Spain, Unkle, Calvin Harris, Annie Mac, MSTRKRFT, Koze, Kosheen, Burns, Sneaky Sound System and many more.

Saturday 12th July 08:
R.E.M., The Verve, Amy Winehouse, The Prodigy, Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonics, Counting Crows, The Zutons, Newton Faulkner, Panic at the Disco, Feeder, Richard Hawley, Seasick Steve, The Hoosiers, Scouting For Girls, The Charlatans, Powderfinger, Declan O’Rourke, My Morning Jacket, The Ting Tings Camille O’Sullivan, British Sea Power, Black Kids, Delays, Concerto For Constantine, Paul Heaton, Pendulum, Justice, Bowling For Soup, Boys Noize, Mylo, Slam, Michael Mayer, Kavinsky, The Japanese Popstars and many more.

Sunday 13th July 08:
Rage Against The Machine, Kaiser Chiefs, The Swell Season featuring Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová, The Fratellis, Ian Brown, The Kooks, MGMT, The Feeling, Kate Nash, Roisin Murphy, Tom Baxter, Reverend and the Makers, Band of Horses, Lightspeed Champion, The Pogues, The Subways, The Stranglers, Ryan Bingham, The Courteeners, Alabama 3, David Guetta, Luciano, Kaz James, Crookers, Radioslave, Quiet Village, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Carl Craig and many more.

DANCE STAGE LINEUP

Fri 11th July:
Unkle, Calvin Harris, Annie Mac, MSTRKRFT, Koze, Kosheen, Burns and Sneaky Sound System.

Sat 12th July:
Justice, Boys Noize, Mylo, Slam, Michael Mayer, Kavinsky and Japanese Popstars.

Sun 13th July:
David Guetta, Luciano, Kaz James, Crookers, Radioslave, Quiet Village, Does It Offend You Yeah? and Carl Craig.

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I fucking knew I should have waited until the full line-up was announced because as per usual its the smaller stages that have all the goodness on it.

Full complete line-up after the jump and if I might draw your attention to the Park Stage on the Saturday night where I will be setting up residence with the back to backness of CSS, Battles and MGMT.
All those doubters can finally shut the fuck up. This is what an amazing and diverse line-up is supposed to look like


Friday June 27

Pyramid Stage:
Kings Of Leon, The Fratellis, Editors, The Gossip, The Feeling, KT Tunstall, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, The Subways, Kate Nash

Other Stage:
Panic At The Disco, The Enemy, We Are Scientists, Foals, The Hoosiers, Ben Folds, Vampire Weekend, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, Hilltop Hoods

John Peel Stage:
Jamie T, The Cribs, Reverend And The Makers, The Kills, MGMT, The Ting Tings, Young Knives, Lightspeed Champion, Make Model, Glasvegas, Patric Watson, Royworld

Jazz World Stage:
Jimmy Cliff, Estelle, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Candi Staton, Alabama 3, Phantom Limb, Mankala

Park Stage:
Pete Doherty, Dizzee Rascal, John Cale, Edwyn Collins, The Duke Spirit, Operator Please, Sons And Daughters, Santogold, Beggars, Magic Wands, Island Line, The Langley Sisters

Acoustic Tent
Seasick Steve, Sinead O'Connor, Newton Faulkner, Arno Carstens, Eddi Reader, Camille O'Sullivan, Eleanor McEvoy, Devon Sproule, Acoustic Stage Blues Club with Grainne Duffy

Avalon Stage:
Sharon Shannon and Big Band, Xavier Rudd, Hazel O'Connor, The Men They Couldn't Hang, Ron Sexsmith, Frank Turner, Kissmet, Hobo Jones And The Junkyard Dogs

Left Field:
John Byrne, David Ford, Frank Turner, Beans On Toast, Alabama 3, The Holloways, Kate Nash, Jenners Field, Charlotte Campbell, Dance For Life, Tawiah, Hebe Jones, Buddha Tears, Dockers MC, Brit School Presents – Dance For Life

Queen's Head:
DJ Tayo's Tracksuit Party, DJ Smash 'n' Grab, Kate Nash, The Script, Young Knives, Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong, The Holloways, Captain, Babel, Team Waterpolo

The Glade:
Steve Hillage's Mirror System, Dreadzone, Tayo, Freefall Collective, Nick Warren Sunset Set, Sian Evans and Simon Kingman, Dr. Meaker, Clive Craske, Simon Atkinson and the Ben Marcato Trio, The Charles Hazlewood All Stars

Dance Village East:
Fatboy Slim, Roisin Murphy, X-Press 2, Hercules And Love Affair, Cicada, 20/20 Soundsystem

Dance Village West:
Booka Shade, James Zabelia, The Count and Sinden, Freestylers, Infadels, Zion Train

Dance Lounge Ozomatli, N Dubz, Djs Queens Of Noize, DJ Pete Gooding, Kid British, DJ Beardyman

G Stage:
Stanton Warriors, Utah Saints, Soul Of Man, Drum Monkeys, Beber and Tamara

Pussy Parlure:
House Meat Disco, Yard Dogs Road Show, Soul Train, Martina Topley-Bird

Saturday June 28:

Pyramid Stage:
Jay-Z, Very Special Guest TBC, Manu Chao, The Raconteurs, James Blunt, Crowded House, Seasick Steve, The Hold Steady, Shakin' Stevens

Other Stage:
Massive Attack, Hot Chip, Elbow, Duffy, The Wombats, Neon Neon, Black Kids, The Golden Silvers, The Travelling Band

John Peel Stage:
Biffy Clyro, The Futureheads, Band Of Horses, Black Lips, The Courteneers/The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, British Sea Power, Holy Fuck, The Teenagers, Hilltop Hoods, Emmy The Great, Dogtanion

Jazz World Stage:
Ethiopiques, Buddy Guy, Imagined Village, Joan Armatrading, Eric Bibb, Massukos, The Blessing, Bedouin Jerry Can Band

Park Stage:
CSS, Battles, MGMT, Music Through Unconventional Means, Kool Keith and Kutmaster Kurt, Alphabeat, St Vincent, Jape, Eugene McGuinness

Acoustic Tent
Gilbert O'Sullivan, The Swell Season featuring Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, Glenn Tilbrook and the Fluffers, Seth Lakeman, Andy Fairweather-Low and the Low Riders, The Gilmore, Sid Griffin and the Coal Porters, Emily Maguire, Acoustic Stage Blues Club with Grainne Duffy, The Travelling Band

Avalon Stage:
The Proclaimers, Will Young, Alabama 3 unplugged, The Handsome Family, The Wurzels, Rachel Unthank and the Winterset, Bacalao, Malarchy, One String Loose

Left Field:
New York Fund, Lazy Habits, Reverend And The Makers, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Neville Staple, The Krak, The Mentalists, Rock Against Racism, Cars On Fire, Flykiller

Queen's Head:
DJ Sean Rowley, DJ Annie Mac, The Pigeon Detectives, White Denim, Ron Sexsmith, Teddy Thompson, The Duke Spirit, Modern Skirts, Edenheight

The Glade:
Squarepusher, Mark Broom, Massonix, DJ Donna Summer, Six By Seven, Danny Howells, Cassette Boy and DJ Rubbish, Radioactive Man, Robert Logan, Rob Hall, Symmetrik, Vexkiddy

Dance Village East:
Unkle, DJ Eddie Temple Morris, Roni Size Reprazent, Simian Mobile Disco, Kid Sister, A-Trak

Dance Village West:
Dj Dave Seaman, Black Dog, Nicky Holloway and Trevor Fung, The Grid, Atomic Hooligan, A Skillz

Dance Lounge:
DJ Format, Audio Bullys, Cadence Weapon, Nightmovies, Natty, Trojan Sound System

G Stage:
Pendulum (DJ set), Roland Bastard, Beat Torrent, The Japanese Popstars, Sub Focus

Pussy Parlure:
We Don't Play, Yard Dogs Road Show, Healer Selecta inc. Sound System, Size 9, Healer Select

Sunday June 29:

Pyramid Stage:
The Verve, Leonard Cohen, Goldfrapp, Very Special Guest TBC, John Mayer, Gilbert O' Sullivan, TBC

Other Stage:
Groove Armada, The Zutons, The Pigeon Detectives, Mark Ronson, Scouting For Girls, Jack Penate, Newton Faulkner, Black Mountain, Hoodoo Gurus

John Peel Stage:
The National, Spiritualized, Crystal Castles, Brian Jonestown Massacre,
The Stars, The Courteneers/The Black Keys, Rocket Summer, Friendly Fires, The Whup, Yeasayer

Jazz World Stage:
King Solomon Burke, Eddy Grant, Dub Colossus, Asere and Billy Cobham, Balkan Beat Box, Almasala, Portico Quartet, Sense Of Sound

Park Stage:
My Morning Jacket, Tunng, Vetiver, Caribou, Laura Marling, Mystery Jets, Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl, The Cave Singers, Alberta Cross, Mumford and Sons, Alan Tyler and The Lost Songs of Littlefield, Redbridge Brass Band

Acoustic Tent
Joan Baez, Suzanne Vega, The London Community Gospel Choir, Stackridge, Tom Baxter, Tift Merritt, Foy Vance, Acoustic Stage Blues Club with Grainne Duffy, Amsterdam, Lazenby

Avalon Stage:
Katie Melua, Blazin' Fiddles, Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, John Tams and Barry Coope, The Baghdaddies Big Band, the Family Mahone, Rafven, Nuala and The Alchemy Quartet, Prison Love

Left Field:
Night Of Treason, Neck, Billy Bragg, Dirty Pretty Things, The Bluetones, Build A Band – Youth Music, Jail Guitar Doors (film), Phill Jupitus, Left Field Rally with Tony Benn, Carnival Collective

Queen's Head:
DJs The Voguettes, Soulsavers, Elbow, Noah And The Whale, Florence And The Machine, Congregation, Dengue Fever, Dawn Kinnard, the Cock'n'bullkid, Ladyhawke

The Glade:
Eatstatic, Tristan, Lucas, Flip Flop, Regan, ZubZub, Aliki, Pathaan

Dance Village East:
Kosheen, DJ Annie Mac, Sam Sparro, The Black Ghosts, Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Dance Village West:
Derek May, System 7, Kraak and Smaak, Lee Coombs, The Whip

Dance Lounge:
Annie, The Presets, Punks Jump Up, Ladyhawke

G Stage:
Magnetic Man, Caspa and Rusko, Appleblim, Basecleff, Moody Boyz, Digidub

Pussy Parlure:
Generals HiFi, Balkan Beat Box, Kokolo Ray, Ipek, Loungeclash

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Some crud in here but enough to keep me interested for the whole weekend and only three of the main stages are here.

Afer the jump for full line-up



June 27:

Pyramid Stage

Kings Of Leon
The Fratellis
Editors
The Gossip
The Feeling
KT Tunstall
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
The Subways
Kate Nash

Other Stage

Panic At The Disco
The Enemy
We Are Scientists
Foals
The Hoosiers
Ben Folds
Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong
Vampire Weekend
Hilltop Hoods

John Peel Stage

Jamie T
The Cribs
Reverend And The Makers
MGMT
The Ting Tings
Young Knives
LIghtspeed Champion
Glasvegas

June 28

Pyramid Stage

Jay-Z
Very Special Guest TBC
Manu Chao
The Raconteurs
James Blunt
Crowded House
Seasick Steve
The Hold Steady
Shakin' Stevens

Other Stage

Massive Attack
Hot Chip
Elbow
Duffy
The Wombats
Neon Neon
Black Kids
The Golden Silvers
The Travelling Band

John Peel Stage

Biffy Clyro
The Futureheads
Band Of Horses
The Courteneers/The Black Keys
Vampire Weekend
The Teenagers

June 29

Pyramid Stage

The Verve
Leonard Cohen
Goldfrapp
Very Special Guest TBC
John Mayer
Gilbert O' Sullivan
TBC

Other Stage

Groove Armada
The Zutons
The Pigeon Detectives
Mark Ronson
Scouting For Girls
Jack Penate
Newton Faulkner
Black Mountain
Hoodoo Gurus

John Peel Stage

The National
Spiritualized
Crystal Castles
Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Stars
The Courteneers/The Black Keys
Rocket Summer

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The initial lineup for the no-longer-Carling festival which takes place on August 22nd-24th in Reading & Leeds has been revealed.

And (as usual) it's rather interesting.

Highlights include Justice, Conor Oberst, and obviously Rage Against The Machine.

Tickets are on sale now at £145 for the weekend, and £62.50 each for day tickets (not including booking fee).

Full lineup (so far) after the jump...


Rage Against The Machine

Metallica

The Killers

Queens of The Stone Age

Foals

Justice

MGMT

Manic Street Preachers

The Cribs

Feeder

Tenacious D

Slipknot

Conor Oberst

Pendulum

Biffy Clyro

Serj Tankian

Dizzee Rascal

Taking Back Sunday

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Anti-Flag

Babyshambles (shudder)

The Fratellis

The Enemy

Bloc Party

The Raconteurs

Editors

Bullet For My Valentine

The Wombats

Vampire Weekend

We Are Scientists

Dirty Pretty Things

The Subways

Avenged Sevenfold

Dropkick Murphys

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