third wave of acts for Liverpool Sound City

Miles Kane, F**ked Up, Young Knives, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Fri 25th Feb 2011

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Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st May 2011
Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6RR, England MAP
£40 for festival wristband
Daily capacity: 25,000
Last updated: Mon 9th May 2011

Miles Kane, Fucked Up, and Wretch 32 are amongst the third wave of acts announced for Liverpool Sound City.

The third wave of acts from Liverpool Sound City is also spearheaded by Canada's Miles Kane who headlines at St George's Hall, with Fucked Up, Wretch 32, Young Knives, Amanda Blank, Dutch Uncles, Trophy Wife, The Phoenix Foundation, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Rachel Sermanni, Fixers, and The Lines completing the latest billing.

Acts confirmed for Liverpool Sound City include Cast, Sound Of Guns, Black Lips, The Whip, Jamie XX, Frank Turner, Steve Mason, Funeral Party, Wave Machines, SBTRKT, Spank Rock, Willy Mason, Chain & The Gang, Chad Valley, Mugstar, Handsome Furs, Colourmusic, The Sand Band, Ed Sheeran, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Mona, Three Trapped Tigers, Yuck, The Chapman Family, Veronica Falls, Lower Than Atlantis, Zeus, Niki & The Dove, Worriedaboutsatan, Publicist, Those Dancing Days, Forest Swords, Lanterns On The Lake, Alessi's Ark, Teeth, Idiot Glee, Beat Connection, The Suzukis, The Red Suns, Dustland, and The Oxygen Thieves.

Liverpool Sound City returns for three days and nights from Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st May and is held at multiple venues and spaces in Liverpool's cultural quarter.

In total, more than 400 acts from around the world will play to 25,000 people across 30 of Liverpool's venues for four days, with the traditional series of label showcases, late night sessions and parties also happening across the city.Already over 3,500 bands have applied to play at Liverpool Sound City from all over the world.

Festival Wristbands and for Liverpool Sound City are priced at £35. To buy tickets, click here.

Sound City wristbands allow entry to ALL Liverpool Sound City 2011 branded gigs on a first come first served basis subject to the individual venues capacity. Please note some gigs will be 18+ only.


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