The Fall and Delphic for Liverpool Sound City

The Fall, and Delphic will both appear on the opening day of this year's Liverpool Sound City.

The Fall have been announced to headline the musical celebration event that follows The John Peel World Cup which sees 18 music industry football teams fighting out for the chance to be claimed winners for 2010. Led by the irrepressible Mark E. Smith, headline O2 Academy 2 on Wednesday 19th May. Cited by DJ John Peel as his favourite ever band, 2010 will see the band release their 28th studio album 'Your Future, Our Clutter'.

Also announced for the opening day of the festival which happens over four days and nights from Wednesday 19th until Saturday 22nd May are Delphic who headline at the O2 Academy on Wednesday 19th May. Support will come from Everything Everything, and Egyptian Hip Hop.

Completing the list of new acts added to the line-up of actts due to appear at multiple venues and spaces in Liverpool's cultural quarter are The Blackout who play The Masque Theatre on Friday 21st May, joinh them at this 14+ show will be My Passion, and Young Guns.

This year's line-up is headlined by Paloma Faith, and Speech Debelle, plus acts announced include The Maccabees, The Sunshine Underground, Hot Club De Paris, Attack! Attack!, Ian McNabb, Chilly Gonzales, Philadelphia Grand Jury, Teenagers In Tokyo, Naive New Beaters, Wave Machines, Gold Panda, Hook & The Twin, Grosvenor, and more with many more to be announced. For the line-up details day and stage splits, as available please click here.

Tickets are priced at £45 for a festival weekend ticket, with individual concert tickets also available. To buy tickets, click here.

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