Easy Star All Stars, Idlewild, and more for Summer Sundae

including Emmy the Great, Jenny Lewis, Mr Hudson, Fanfarlo, & others

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 12th May 2009

Summer Sundae Weekender 2009

Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August 2009
De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RU, England MAP
£102 w/e, camping £7 per tent extra

Easy Star All Stars, Idlewild, and Emmy the Great are amongst the latest additions for this year's Summer Sundae Weekender.

The latest confirmed names for the line-up include Jenny Lewis in her only UK festival appearance this year, The Airborne Toxic Event, Mr Hudson, Filthy Dukes, and New Beautiful South (renamed after the departure of Paul Heaton).

Also playing will be Flashguns, Devon Sproule, Kid British, The Cheek, The Dykeenies, and Monotonix who will be setting up in the middle of De Monford Hall's floor.

There's also acts confirmed for The Phrased and Confused stage with Beth Jeans Houghton, and Jeremy Warmsley.

The latest raft of new acts is concluded with Fanfarlo, My Latest Novel, and Dananananaykroyd, who are all announced for the Friday night on the Rising Stage.

They join a line-up that includes headliners The Streets, The Charlatans, and The Zutons, and also performing will be Bon Iver, sharing top billing. Plus Baddies, Beardyman, Broken Records, Chairlift, Dan Black, First Aid Kit, Frank Turner, Future Of The Left, Horace Andy And Ashley Beedle, Hugh Cornwell, Imelda May, James Yuill, John Smith, Karima Francis, Micachu & The Shapes, Mystery Jets, Noisettes, Oi Va Voi, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Port O'brien, Saint Etienne, Teitur, The Kabeedies, The Qemists, and The Yellow Moon Band have also been announced. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Summer Sundae Weekender is a three day festival offering camping which happens from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August at De Montfort Hall, Leicester and offers more than 100 acts over six stages, along with comedy in the eFestivals Comedy Tent.

Weekend tickets are on sale priced at £102 for an adult ticket or £109 for an adult ticket with camping. An adult and child combination ticket is priced at £136, an adult and child with camping is priced at £143, and an adult with 2 Kids is priced at £170, with an additional £7 for camping.

A Friday adult day ticket is priced at £37, adult Saturday or Sunday day tickets are priced at £42. An adult + child ticket is priced at £49 (Fri) or £57 (Sat/Sun), there is also an Adult + 2 Children ticket which is priced at £61 for Friday or £72 for each of the other days.

To buy tickets, click here.

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