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Grandaddy to play "new music" during first show in four years at Green Man 2016

01 March 2016, 10:00 | Written by Laurence Day

Grandaddy are playing Green Man Festival 2016 - their first show in four years.

The indie rock icons' new live shows will be their first since they played the UK and End Of The Road festival back in 2012 as part of a reunion tour.

Grandaddy's Jason Lytle has confirmed on Twitter in recent months that a follow up to 2006's Just Like The Fambly Cat is on the way, although no date has been set. Green Man themselves have said that Grandaddy will be "bringing brand new music to the party".

Other highlights from this latest wave of Green Man acts include Warpaint, Kamasi Washington, Dungen, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Gengahr, Ryley Walker, Kiran Leonard,The Weather Station, Emma Pollock, Whitney, and Julianna Barwick.

Belle & Sebastian, James Blake, and Wild Beasts are headlining the event, with Battles, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, White Denim, and loads more also confirmed.

Green Man are celebrating their 14th year in style, with ten other areas of fun, food, and festivities. Expect music, arts, comedy, and much more - for all the family.

The full line up so far:

Belle & Sebastian, James Blake, Wild Beasts, Warpaint, Grandaddy, Battles, Floating Points (live), Jason Isbell, White Denim, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Julia Holter, Kamasi Washington, Michael Rother, Songhoy Blues, Ezra Furman, Jagwar Ma, Cate Le Bon, Fat White Family, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Dungen, Julianna Barwick, Miracle Legion, Gengahr, Yorkston, Thorne & Khan, The Besnard Lakes, Kiran Leonard, Phil Cook, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Ryley Walker, Joan Shelley, Daniel Norgren, Meilyr Jones, The Moonlandingz, The Weather Station, Nikki Lane, Whitney, Trader Horne, Emma Pollock, Sunflower Bean, The Magnetic North, Mothers, Formation, The Membranes, Gun Outfit, Fews, Steven James Adams, Amber Arcades, Kelly Lee Owens, Palace Winter, Deep Throat Choir, and Ardyn.

Green Man 2016 takes place in Wales' Brecon Beacons from 18-21 August.

Tickets are available now.

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