Photo: WENN.com
Rizzle Kicks, Carl Barat, The Temper Trap and Nicolas Jaar are amongst the latest additions to Damon Albarn's Africa Express tour.
The tour, which takes place in September, has also added Krar Collective, Kyla La Grange, Reverend and the Makers' John McClure, Nneka, Marques Toliver and Rye Rye to its bill.
This year's Africa Express will see the acts travelling by train and performing impromtu gigs in railway stations as well as traditional venues, will take in six live dates with acts playing once or twice across the six gigs. .
Names already announced for the tour include Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman, Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Charli XCX, Noisettes, Kano, Amadou & Mariam, Rokia Traoré, Baloji, Fatoumata Diawara and Jupiter & Okwess International.
Starting in Middlesbrough on September 3rd, the tour will then hit Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff and Bristol before winding up with a special London performance in the new outdoor venue Granary Square on September 8th.
Middlesbrough Town Hall (September 3)
Glasgow The Arches (4)
Manchester The Ritz (5)
Cardiff Solus (6)
Bristol The Big Top @ Creative Common (7)
London Granary Square at Kings Cross (8)
Tickets are available now priced £15 each. For more information, visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
.jpg)
