Kings Of Convenience headline Green Man as a UK festival exclusive

plus Phosphorescent, Steve Mason, BEAK>, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 9th Apr 2013

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Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th August 2013
Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales, NP8 1LP, Wales MAP
£145 adult weekend ticket
Daily capacity: 10,000
Last updated: Wed 7th Aug 2013

Norwegian indie folk-pop duo Erlend Øye and Eirik Glambek Bøe aka Kings Of Convenience will headline the Friday night bill at the 11th The Green Man Festival as another UK festival exclusive, with more acts also confirmed.

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Also confirmed to appear at Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales over the weekend of Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th August are Phosphorescent, Steve Mason, BEAK>, Melodys Echo Chamber, Julia Holter, Olof Arnalds, Public Service Broadcasting, Peggy Sue, Parquet Courts, Ryan Francesconi & Mirabai Peart, Girls Names, Revere, Land Shapes, Joe Banfi, and Denai Moore.

Previously announced are Band of Horses, headline Saturday night (a UK festival exclusive), and Ben Howard is Sunday night headliner. Also confirmed Midlake, John Cale, Swans, The Horrors, Local Natives, Edwyn Collins, Roy Harper, Fuck Buttons, Villagers, Stornoway, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, Erol Alkan & Daniel Avery, Veronica Falls, The Pastels, Archie Bronson Outfit, Woods, James Yorkston, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Andrew Weatherall, Jon Hopkins (live), Matt Berry, Moon Duo, Arbouretum, This is the Kit, Ellen & The Escapades, Low, Lord Huron, Darkstar, Lau, Allah-Las, Sam Amidon, Mikal Cronin, Darren Hayman, Fernhill, Anna von Hausswolff, Gulp, Marika Hackman, Thought Forms, Grass House, Keston Cobblers Club, Man's An Idiot, Buke & Gase, Bear's Den, Fossil Collective, Rozi Plain, Rachel Zeffira, Half Moon Run, Sweet Baboo, Jacco Gardner, Teleman, Annie Dressner, Blaenavon, Zervas & Pepper, Trwbador, Wild Smiles, Fist of the First Man, DJ Fitz, Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog, Huw M, and Annie Eve. With the other headline act and more still to be announced.

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

The Green Man Festival is a four day event with three days of music and more than 100 acts playing indie, psychedelia, Americana, and folk across 5 stages, while DJs playing everything from psychedlia, dub-reggae, modern electro and stoner rock right through the night.

Literature, film, theatre, ceilidhs, all-night bonfires, comedy and secret gigs are part of the festival's identity. The festival has carved a niche as a non-corporate and ethically-minded festival.

An adult weekend ticket is on sale priced at £145 for adults, £125 for students, £75 for teenagers (aged 13 to 17 years), and £5 for children aged 5 to 12 years, infants and 4 and under can attend free, but need a ticket. A live-in vehicle ticket is priced at £60, and holiday tickets (bought in addition to a weekend ticket, allowing camping at Glanusk Park from Monday 12th August for 3 days before the festival opens) are priced at £40.

To buy tickets, click here.


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