INDIEPENDENCE Festival

Now in its fifth year, things really are going from strength to strength for the Cork based INDIEPENDENCE Music & Arts Festival. Having already announced White Lies, Reverend & The Makers, The Coronas, Duke Special, Delorentos & Jape amongst tens of other top festival acts, last Fridays official media launch which took place in Dublin's Whelans venue saw the festival take things up another notch. Added to the August bank holiday weekend rock weekender are Brixton natives Alabama 3. Famous for their title track Woke Up This Morning from The Sopranos, the nine piece acid country house Londoners are well regarded as one of the best live festival acts around having performed at the likes of Oxegen and Glastonbury in recent years. Tracks like Hello I'm Johnny Cash and Mao Tse Tung Says are old school festival favourites and with new album Revolver Soul just about the hit the shelves, it really is time to ask not what your acid country house can do for you but what you can do for your acid country house!

 

Also added to the bill are former Choice Music Prize winners Super Extra Bonus Party who will bring their indie electro sounds to the fore. God is an Astronaut have also been added as they prepare for the release of their upcoming long player Age of the Fifth Sun. Festival organisers Curve Music Management are promising many more additions over the coming weeks for the five stage August bank holiday weekender. Weekend Camping tickets are a recession busting €79 with Non-Camping tickets just €59. INDIEPENDENCE also boasts onsite camping just a stones throw from the festival arena along with great Bavaria run bars and artisan food stalls.

 

Already announced: White Lies / Alabama 3 / The Coronas / Reverend & The Makers / Duke Special / Jape / Delorentos / Fred / Codes / The Chapters / Super Extra Bonus Party / God is an Astronaut / Wiggle / O Emperor / Fish Go Deep / The Flaws / Yes Cadets / Adebisi Shank / The Riptide Movement / Panama Kings / Hoarsebox / Disconauts / Dashka / Heritage Centre / Funeral Suits / Sweet Jane / Hot Sprockets / DC Tempest / Autumn Owls / Deaf Radio / Death Disco / Ladydoll / Ghostcat and many more to be announced.