Dot To Dot Festival Announces First Wave Of Acts For 2012
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Dot To Dot, the UK's only tri-city travelling festival returns for 2012 announcing its first salvo of artists. Renowned in its seven-year history for offering crowd-pleasing bands alongside the first live glimpses of some of today’s biggest acts, which have included double BRITS winner Ed Sheeran, The xx, Florence & The Machine, The Naked and Famous, Friendly Fires,Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons, this year’s multi-venue event will take place across the Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, visiting Bristol on June 2nd, Nottingham on June 3rd, making its triumphant finale in Manchester on June 4th.
Dot To Dot Organiser Anton Lockwood commented: “More than ever Dot To Dot 2012 will see a great line up of exciting new music alongside the hottest live acts at the moment. Our first announcement of indie titans The Drums and fast rising rockers Pulled Apart by Horses sets the tone for Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester to each have a great day of fresh and exciting music.”
Kicking off this year’s line-up are one of the biggest success stories of recent years, The Drums. Previous recipients of the NME’s coveted Philip Hall Radar Award, their eponymous debut album and follow up, 'Portamento', have singled them out as one of the most acclaimed bands around, making them a sure-fire hit for Dot To Dot 2012. Adding a fiery edge to proceedings, co-headliners Pulled Apart By Horses will be showcasing their incendiary live show across Dot To Dot’s three home cities this year. With their second album, 'Tough Love' cementing their reputation as one of the UKs most essential bands, the Leeds post-hardcore four-piece have been described by the Observer as ‘the best live band in Britain’ so they’re certain to captivate the crowds.
Other acts set to traverse the triumvirate of cities include timeless folkster Willy Mason, whose recent hook up with Lianne La Havas opened him up to a whole new audience, Nottingham art-pop quintet and fast-rising stars, Dog Is Dead, bliss-drenched duo Summer Camp and Bombay Bicycle Club collaborator Lucy Rose. And there are still many more acts to be announced in the coming months.
Dot To Dot Tickets are on sale now Please visit www.dottodotfestival.com for more festival and ticket information.
Bristol: £20.00
Nottingham: £20.00
Manchester £20.00
Full Line Up So Far:
The Drums / Pulled Apart By Horses / Willy Mason / Dog Is Dead / Summer Camp / Lucy Rose / ThePetebox / Pearl And The Beard / Wonder Villains / Vadoinmessico / Broken Hands / Deaf Club / Dirty Goods
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Dot To Dot Organiser Anton Lockwood commented: “More than ever Dot To Dot 2012 will see a great line up of exciting new music alongside the hottest live acts at the moment. Our first announcement of indie titans The Drums and fast rising rockers Pulled Apart by Horses sets the tone for Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester to each have a great day of fresh and exciting music.”
