Following the recent success of local acts such as Peace and Swim Deep breaking into the mainstream, Birmingham’s thriving music scene is fast becoming one the UK hotspots for emerging talent. Such is the rise in popularity of second city bands that this summer two of region’s newest festivals, the Now We Are Weekender at The Public, and One Beat Festival at mac birmingham.
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Latitude, the UK’s favourite multi-arts festival, and winner of the 2012 Best Family Festival Award, is proud to reveal the first line-up announcements for the eighth edition
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The Cribs to headline the Saturday of the festival. The Twang, Dizraeli & The Small Gods and Propellers have also been announced.
2000 Trees have announced their first wave of acts for this year’s festival set to take place at Upcote Farm near Cheltenham between July 11-13. Notable acts include Oxfordshire’s Stornoway, Funeral For A Friend and Future of the Left.
Now We Are Weekender have announced the rest of the acts joining current headliners; Allo Darlin’, Darren Hayman, Kid Canaveral and Johnny Foreigner at this year’s festival taking place at The Public in West Bromwich between May 25-26.