The Notwist, Heems, Prefuse 73 join Le Guess Who? 2015
The full line-up for this year’s Le Guess Who? festival in the Dutch city of Utrecht has been confirmed.
Avant-garde German outfit The Notwist, former Das Racist member Himanshu ‘Heems’ Suri and experimental hip-hop producer Guillermo S. Herren – aka Prefuse 73 – have all joined the line-up, alongside the previously-announced Faust, Deerhunter and Destroyer among others.
New to the strand curated by drone godfathers SunnO))) are performances by Hildur Guðnadóttir of múm and veteran music critic and editor of The Quietus John Doran. The festival has also announced an Introducing strand of free gigs to coincide with the main programme, including Liverpudlian quartet Hooton Tennis Club and psych-rockers Younghusband.
Le Guess Who? takes place in various venues across Utrecht, the Netherlands on 19-22 Nov, featuring Deerhunter, Faust, Blanck Mass, Deerhunter, Josh T Pearson, Ought, SunnO))), Julia Holter and many more. Four-day festival passes are currently 100 euros and are available here.
New to Le Guess Who? 2015:
The Notwist; Hildur Guðnadóttir; Yung Gud & Sad Boys; Atlas Sound; Islam Chipsy / EEK; Prefuse 73; Heems; Huerco S.; Lee Gamble (DJ set); The Besnard Lakes; Michael Price Trio; Bob Forrest; Mark McGuire; Masayoshi Fujita; The Weather Station; Bölzer; Virus; Widowspeak; John Doran; Eartheater; Kodiak Deathbeds; Housewives; Sunflower Bean; Dan Friel; Car Seat Headrest; STUFF.; Saintseneca; Jack Name; Jessica Moss; Rami Zaidan; Elie Maalouf; Sahar Taha; Nâ Hawa Doumbia; Rats on Rafts; Dollkraut; The Homesick; Torii; HOEK; Torus.
Previously announced:
Deerhunter, Faust, Destroyer, Adrian Sherwood x Disappears, Shabazz Palaces, Kaki King performing The Neck Is A Bridge To The Body, Mirel Wagner, Bo Ningen, The Necks, Lotic. Sunn O))), Annette Peacock, Magma, Julia Holter, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Einheit Brötzmann and Aluk Todolo, Kamasi Washington, Tout-Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, Mikal Cronin with Strings & Horns, Ariel Pink, Josh T. Pearson, Adrian Younge & Friends, A Place To Bury Strangers, Lightning Bolt, METZ, Viet Cong, Suuns & Jerusalem In My Heart, Protomartyr, Titus Andronicus, Songhoy Blues, Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band, Mustafa Özkent ve Belçika Orkestrasɪ, Okay Temiz & La Fanfare Du Belgistan, Gaye Su Akyol, The Space Lady, Laura Cannell.