BBC 6 Music launch own festival for 2014: Damon Albarn, The National, The Horrors, James Blake & more confirmed
21 January 2014, 09:45
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
BBC Radio 6 Music have announced details of their inaugural 6 Music Festival, a two-day event coming next month.
The fest will see over 30 artists and DJs perform across three stages at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, running from 28 February – 1 March.
The line-up includes: Damon Albarn, The National, The Horrors, Wild Beasts, Franz Ferdinand, Haim, James Blake, Jake Bugg, The Staves, Metronomy, Bombay Bicycle Club, Kiran Leonard, Midlake, Lykke Li, Jagwar Ma, Luke Sital Singh, Nick Mulvey, Jimi Goodwin and Drenge.
Tickets cost £25, available here. You can find out more info on the event here.
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