more acts for Leicester 's Handmade

Deaf Havana, Swim Deep, The Xcerts, Beans on Toast, Three Trapped Tigers, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 16th Feb 2016

Handmade 2016 - Deaf Havana
Photo credit: Jason Richardson

Handmade 2016

Friday 29th April to Sunday 1st May 2016
O2 Academy, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 7RH, England MAP
£40
Daily capacity: 1,000

More acts have been announced for the 4th Handmade, the three day family friendly music festival held this year in multiple rooms at Leicester’s O2 Academy and in parts of Leicester University’s Students Union over May Day Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 29th April to Sunday 1st May 2016.

The latest names are Deaf Havana, Swim Deep, The Xcerts, Beans on Toast, Three Trapped Tigers, Big Deal, Oscar, Cleft, Black Honey, The Magic Gang, Estrons, Ash Mammal, Grace Petrie, Chris T-T, Robin Ince, Theo Verney, Her Name is Calla, USA Nails, NARCS, Axes, Happy Accidents, Cassels, Oh Boy!, Jurassic Pop, Big Deal, Oscar, Johnny Lloyd, Alpha Male Tea Party, Bear Makes Ninja, Noyo Mathis & Atiptoe, Charlotte Carpenter, Hannah Lou Clark, French Leave, Clubs, Ex Comets, Dayflower, Michael Kurtz, Weikie, Gallery 47, Elizabeth Cornish, Rosie Doyle, She Makes War, and Piles Of Clothes.

They join the previously announced We Are Scientists, 65daysofstatic, Lonely The Brave, Los Campesinos! and Pretty Vicious.

For the line-up details, day and stage splits, as available see the Handmade line-up page.

Plus there will be stand-up comedy, tetrad performance art, find the right words, house of verse, Leicester fridge, art installations, exhibitions & workshops from Leicester Lo-Fi, film, performance & photography across multiple indoor stages.

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The early bird offer has ended. A ticket is priced at £40.

Tickets will be exchanged for a wristband which gains you access to all Festival venues over the weekend. At particularly popular events please arrive early to guarantee admission.




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