With a focus on the best up and coming new music, Blissfields festival has announced the first wave of acts who will be performing at the festival this July in Hampshire.
Taking place from 2 - 4 July, the festival will be headlined by The Horrors, John Grant and Simian Mobile Disco. They will be joined by a host of exciting performers at the family friendly 5,000 capacity festival near Winchester. The bill includes Public Service Broadcasting, Grandmaster Flash, Glass Animals and Ibibio Sound Machine.
Appearances at the festival in previous years by breakthrough acts include Bastille in 2012, Sam Smith in 2013, and Years & Years in 2014. Some of the acts which are tipped as ones to watch at Blissfields this year include Palace, Flo Morrissey, Gengahr, Loyle Carner, Kiko Bun, Alex Adair, Ekkah and Songhoy Blues.
The full line up so far can be found below.
THE HORRORS / JOHN GRANT SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO GLASS ANIMALS / PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING /GRANDMASTER FLASH / IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE/ SONGHOY BLUES / MELÉ / THE CORRESPONDENTS NOVELIST / MISSILL / COSMO SHELDRAKE / GENGAHR /LOYLE CARNER / KIKO BUN / WE HAVE BAND / DUB PISTOLS /ALEX ADAIR / ETON MESSY / SUBGIANT / THE MISPERS /FLO MORRISSEY / PALACE / SPRING KING / EKKAH / MATTHEW AND ME ANDY COMLEY / BIG CHILD MAN CHILD / BITR8 / BLACK FEATHER / CHOLOMBIAN DAN MUNRO / DEADPROUD / ECHOTAPE / ESPAI / FABLE / FLOELLA GRACE GYPSY DISCO / HEADSESSIONS SOUNDSYSTEM / JOHNNY BOXCARS / JOLTA / JOSH SAVAGE K1R3Y / LIONFACE / MARY MISS FAIRY / MILLY UPTON / MINI DA MINX MORGAN HISLOP / NOVATONES / ONE STEP TOO LATE / ØNLY / PACHANGO / POPOBAWA RATZI / SCIENCE OF 8 LIMBS / SHUDDERVISION PRESENTS DIGITS MCPHEE & GUESTS /SOUL & FIRE / THE KINGS PARADE / THE SUBGIANT SOUNDSYSTEM THIS CITY LIMITS / TRANSEND / WINTERHOURS + MANY MORE TO ADD OVER 5 STAGES