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Manic Street Preachers are set to break their two-year absense from the UK live scene, having been confirmed this year's Festival No.6 in North Wales.
The band have revealed that the invitation to perform at the new and critically acclaimed festival was all they needed to break their exile from UK performances.
"Festival No.6 is the only thing that could break our self-enforced two year British gig ban," say the band in an official statement. "To be able to play in Sir Clough Williams-Ellis’ iconic village is something of a dream for us. See you in September."
The festival takes place in the picturesque setting of Port Meirion in North Wales, where the front cover of the band's iconic album This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours was shot in 1998.
Other band confirmed for Festival No.6 2013 include James Blake, Everything Everything, I Am Kloot, AlunaGeorge, Laura Mvula, Mount Kimbie, Caitlin Rose, Chapel Club and Dutch Uncles.
The festival won a host of awards after its first ever event in 2012, including Best New Festival at the UK festival awards and Best Small Festival at the recent NME Awards.
Port Meirion makes for a unique and spectacular festival setting
Speaking of his excitement at the Manic Street Preachers' headline performance, co-founder Gareth Cooper says: "We’re delighted and very proud that we’ve managed to entice one of the biggest Welsh bands of all time to end their hiatus and play Festival No.6.
"There’s a wonderful synchronicity in the fact that this year’s event falls on the 15th anniversary of one of the Manics’s greatest albums This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. The cover of that record was shot on the beach at Portmeirion, which makes it all the more special. "We feel it’s important to maintain Welsh heritage within our line up and entertainment and there is no bigger way to do it than by booking this band!"
Tickets for Festival No.6 are on sale now. For more information visit Gigwise Gig Tickets.
Below: Manc Street Preachers perform live in the UK before two-year exile
