Maximo Park, Echo & The Bunnymen, and Amelia Lily for Godiva

Maximo Park, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Amelia Lily will headline the Midlands' biggest three-day FREE festival Godiva Festival, attracting over 100,000 people from Friday 5th until Sunday 7th July 2013 at War Memorial Park.

Only the main stage acts for the festival's five stages have been announced. On Friday Maximo Park top a line-up featuring The View, Lucy Rose, Steve Cradock, Reverend And The Makers, The Dancers, SixtyFours, Russian Gun Dogs, and The Fallows.

The night before, on Friday Echo and the Bunnymen top a bill including Pint Shot Riot and Dark Actors.

Whilst on the final day Amelia Lily closes the festival with support from The Risk, The Loveable Rogues, Tich, Katie Sky, Sonrisa, Severn Trent Choir, and Jill Freeman dance, plus Masterclass Dhol drummers, and a DJ.

The line-up still has a few more acts to announce including the Godiva Unsigned competition winners, and some special guests.

The FREE event is held annually and was set to attract over 85,000 people to an eclectic mix of rock, hip-hop, folk, comedy, poetry, and world music. In addition to live musical the free and ticketless event was also set to host an annual carnival, a fairground and many more family and community based activities and entertainment.

Last year after rains of biblical proportions, thunderstorms and hailstones the size of golf balls battered Coventry and Warwickshire the Midlands' biggest three-day FREE festival Godiva Festival due to be headlined by Echo and the Bunnymen, Cast, and Maroon Town had to be cancelled.

For more information on the festival please visit the official website.

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