Temper Trap, Kids In Glass Houses, for Liverpool Sound City

with Space, Django Django, The Wedding Present, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 20th Mar 2012

The Temper Trap

Thursday 17th to Friday 18th May 2012
Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 6RR, England MAP
£30 for festival wristband
Daily capacity: 25,000
Last updated: Wed 18th Apr 2012

The Temper Trap, Kids in Glass Houses, and Django Django are just some of the latest wave of acts announced for Liverpool Sound City taking place this May.

The Temper Trap
Also announced today are Tim Hecker, James Vincent McMorrow, Merseyside's own Space who have reformed, The Wedding Present, Pikachunes, Princess Chelsea, Midnight Youth, Step Panther, Millions, Inland Sea, Ben Salter, Bonfire Nights, Oliver Tank, Wim, Jackson Firebird, The Bowers, Sietta,and Jordan Cook, Kestrels, and Ben Caplan.

Other acts added to the line-up are Slow Down Molasses, Strangers On A Train, The Second Grace, Stealing Sheep, Lower Than Atlantis, Don Broco, Futures, The Big Sleep, Willis Earl Beal, Thunderbird Gerard, Lulu James, EJ, Still Corners, The Heartbreaks, Mugstar, Eugene McGuinness, Stephen Langstaff, Sissy And The Blisters, The Kill Van Kulls, The Night, Electric Guest, White Arrows, Said The Whale, Dan Croll, Capac, and Ex-Easter Island Head.

Professor Green is one of the headliners, with Mystery Jets, Michael Kiwanuka, Alkaline Trio, Slow Club, Willy Mason, GhostPoet, The Jezabels, ALT-J, Niki & the Dove, Toy, Forest Swords, The History of Apple Pie, Bear In Heaven, Folks, The Computers, Still Flyin', Jonquil, Shields, Towns, PINS, Bleached, White Denim, Death In Vegas, Cloud Nothings, Yukon Blonde, Charli XCX, Fixers, and many more acts to be confirmed.

For the line-up details as available please click here.

Liverpool Sound City returns for three days and nights from Thursday 17th to Saturday 19th May and is held at multiple venues and spaces in Liverpool's cultural quarter.

Alongside live performance Liverpool Sound City also hosts a 'Convention' each year which focus is on bringing together a vast array of creative and digital industries business professionals, artists, music, film and art fans to enjoy today's best new music and chart the future course of the music, digital and creative industries.

Sound City wristbands allow entry to ALL Liverpool Sound City 2012 branded gigs on a first come first served basis subject to the individual venues capacity. Please note some gigs will be 18+ only.

Liverpool Sound City also features conferences and panels with seasoned veterans and younger voices, the commemorative John Peel World Cup, and legendary keynote speakers and special guests.

Festival wristbands are priced at £30. To buy tickets, click here.


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