Well, they dropped the big one a month or so back when the Supersonic curators announced Swans as their headline act, but now they’ve got the awesome musical meet to add to that noisy sandwich. Or something.
Anyway, here’s the 1st series of bands announced for this year’s Supersonic festival:
SWANS
JAILBREAK FEAT. CHRIS CORSANO + HEATHER LEIGH MELT BANANA
JAMES BLACKSHAW
LICHENS
BONG
GNOD
VOICE OF THE SEVEN THUNDERS
NECRO DEATH MORT
GNAW
EAGLE TWIN
BLUE SABBATH BLACK FIJI
NOISE-TASTIC. Well, and James Blackshaw. Don’t forget, this year sees the festival moved to a new weekend, 22 – 24th October. Tickets available now www.theticketsellers.co.uk or www.seetickets.com.
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