Scattered throughout Bristol (Saturday May 28th), Nottingham (Sunday 29th) and Manchester (Monday 30th), this year's
Dot to Dot returns, looking as essential as ever. Renowned for cracking a slew of newly hatched acts yearly, the 2011 edition promises to whisk up paralleled frenzy with a superlative rundown of ear-pricking cutting edge.
The Bristol leg of the bash comes highly recommended, and this year's bill boasts already-announced headliners
Hurts,
We Are Scientists,
The Naked And Famous and
Guillemots. Delving deeper into the line up however, there's a veritable wealth of preeminent acts on the cusp of ubiquity, for which we recommend haunting Scandinavian outfit
Niki & the Dove, eerie ethereality from
Becoming Real, the chilly, wave-ish stylings of
Braids, indelible bubblegum pop courtesy of
Dom,
and the treble-drenched jaunt of
Oxfordians
Trophy Wife. Joining those dots to reveal further aural appeal are Dots & Dashes faves
The Joy Formidable and a newly formulated live extravaganza from
SBTRKT.
The full line ups thus far include:
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Bristol & Nottingham)
* Allie Moss * Alpines * Ben Howard * Benjamin Francis Leftwich * Blawan * Braids * Colourmusic * Cults * Dananananaykroyd * Darwin Deez (Manchester only)
* Dom * Ed Sheeran * Fixers * Foreign Office * Get People * Guillemots * Hot Horizons * Hurts * Is Tropical * Lanterns On The Lake (Nottingham & Manchester only )
* Morning Parade * Niki & the Dove * Paramount Styles * Romance * Royal Republic * SBTRKT * Stagecoach * Swimming * The Joy Formidable * The Kill Van Kulls (Manchester Only)
* The Lines * The Naked & Famous * The Phoenix Foundation * To Kill A King * Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs * Trophy Wife * Various Cruelties * Veto * We Are Scientists * Wolf Gang * Zebedy Rays
More info on this year's multi-faceted, multi-city, multi-venue festival can be found on
the official site, whilst tickets, available as of now, can be acquired
here.
