breakthrough artists announced for Next Big Thing Festival

The hotly tipped Ellie Goulding, and Marina and the Diamonds, lead the latest acts added to the line-up at London's Next Big Thing Festival.

The inaugural Next Big Thing will run between Friday 5th and Sunday 14th February 2010 and will showcase over 60 artists drawn from across the musical spectrum including newly-crowned BBC Sounds of 2010 poll winner and BRITs Critics Choice recipient Ellie Goulding, who will be one of the star performers at the Relentless Garage, and the No.2 in the BBC Sounds poll Marina and the Diamonds, who will headline Upstairs at the Relentless Garage.

Marina of Marina & the Diamonds commented, "HMV have provided a brilliant way for the public to see artists who are hopefully on the tip of something great, in an intimate setting very early on in their careers. It's also great for the artists, as it provides a platform to perform to a new range of fans, who will have never heard of them before, let alone seen them live."

Other acts announced today include Mystery Jets, Two Door Cinema Club, Little Comets, Rox, Eliza Doolittle, Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, Lights, You Me At Six, Young Guns, This City, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Georgia Ruth Williams, Erik Hassle, Tinashe, General Fiasco, Alan Pownall, The Boy Who Trapped The Sun, Krystle Warren, Andreya Triana, Slow Moving Millie, Birds of Tokyo, Goldhawks, Codes, Charli XCX, Lisa Mitchell, Comanechi, O'Children, Andrew Morris, and Davy Knowles.

They join a line-up that includes The Soft Pack, Tinie Tempah, Jesca Hoop, Lissie, Cate Le Bon, Hamel, Leddra Chapman, Hadouken!, Unicorn Kid, The Slow Club, The Low Anthem, The Wave Pictures, Johnny Flynn, Paloma Faith, Ian King, Example, Cosmo Jarvis, The Miserable Rich, Plastiscines, Chew Lips, Alex Gardner, First Aid Kit, Jersey Budd, Band Of Skulls, Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principles, and Joshua Radin.

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

The aim of Next Big Thing is to showcase the best new talent from the UK, Ireland and around the world through an annual, multi-venue festival, giving music fans an early and affordable opportunity at the start of each new year to catch some of the hottest acts tipped for breakthrough success. The festival, which is London-based but aims to develop into a nationwide event in time, also has a remit to support different music genres, ranging from Indie & Rock to Folk & Jazz and from Pop & Electronica to Hip Hop & Grime.

Each venue will host three acts per night and all gigs will be priced at £10, whichever the venue and whoever the artist bill. To buy tickets, click here.

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