The Whip, Instra:mental, & more for Beached

The Whip, and Instra:Mental lead the first acts confirmed for Beached the annual bank holiday beach festival returning for a second year to the pop-up beach in Manchester's Castlefield Basin on Jubilee Saturday 2nd June.

The one day event with a capacity of 5000 will host over 30 acts throughout the day including Zed Bias, Scratcha DVA, Heavy Rain, Knee Deep DJs, Selective Hearing, Total Garage, The Paris Riots, The Minx, Turrentine Jones, and Seeing Hester.

The event runs across three stages from 12pm – 11pm and will have a beach party atmosphere with a beach bar, barbeque, summer cocktails and plenty of deckchairs on hand for a little rest and relaxation between acts. Partygoers are encouraged to enter the spirit of the day with limbo contests, sandcastle competitions and hula hooping the order of the day.

Event organiser Mark Lippmann, commented, "We were absolutely delighted with the success of last year’s Beached Festival and this year is a huge step up with a fantastic lineup. We have lots more still to announce so watch this space!"

Early bird tickets are priced at £10. To buy tickets, click here.

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