The Green Man festival adds Lightspeed Champion

plus Wild Beasts, Eugene McGuinness, and Archie Bronson Outfit

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 23rd May 2008

Lightspeed Champion

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th August 2008
Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales, NP8 1LP, Wales MAP
£105 (children aged 12 & under are free). Live -in vehicles £35
Last updated: Tue 5th Aug 2008

The Green Man Festival which takes place from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th August in the Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales have announced that Domino will be taking over the Folkey Dokey stage on Saturday night at this year's festival.

There are four new additions for the line-up playing the Folkey Dokey stage, they are Devonte Hynes latest project Lightspeed Champion, folk blues band Archie Bronson Outfit, the distinct sounds of Wild Beasts and alternative songwriter Eugene McGuinness.

They will all be playing alongside a line-up including Spiritualized as the Friday headliner, Super Furry Animals the Saturday headliner, Richard Thompson and Howlin' Rain (featuring members of Comets On Fire and Sunburned Hand of the Man), Devon Sproule, Black Mountain, The National, Nina Nistasia,School Of Language and Pentangle amongst a host of other names. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Returning this year will be the campfire ceilidhs, a second stage and DJ tent. The festival will be remaining the same size as in 2007, at 10,000 people. The festival offers plenty of live music with lots of folk and folktronica bands, plus film, literature, workshop and children's areas, and DJs.

Tickets are priced at £105 for the weekend including on-site camping and parking, with children aged 12 and under free. Live-in vehicles are an additional £35. Click here to buy.

Lightspeed Champion



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