Thurston Moore Band, Evian Christ join Liverpool Sound City line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the bill for this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival at the city’s Bramley Moore Dock in May.
Merseyside electronic producer Evian Christ, Canadian punks Fucked Up and Los Angeles indie rock quartet Dum Dum Girls are new to the line-up, while The Thurston Moore Band have also been added – the erstwhile Sonic Youth frontman gave a keynote speech at the conference portion of last year’s festival.
Slaves, Roni Size Reprazent, Dutch Uncles and Jane Weaver are also on the bill, while The Vaccines have been announced as the weekend’s final headliners, joining Glasgow indie mainstays Belle and Sebastian and psych-rockers The Flaming Lips. Ramones manager Danny Fields, James Barton of Creamfields festival and The Fall frontman Mark E. Smith are the keynote speakers for this year’s Sound City Conference.
Liverpool Sound City 2015 runs from 22-24 May, while the Sound City conference runs takes place on 21 and 22 May.
Sound City 2015 line-up (updated 27 February):
The Vaccines • The Flaming Lips • Belle and Sebastian
Roni Size Reprazent • The Thurston Moore Band • Gaz Coombes
The Cribs • Peace • Swans
Fat White Family • Everything Everything • George the Poet
F*ckedUp • Evian Christ • Unknown Mortal Orchestra
The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger • Dum Dum Girls • Cymbals Eat Guitars
Spector • Iceage • Stormzy
Stealing Sheep • Dutch Uncles • Slaves • All We Are
Bill Ryder-Jones • The Bohicas • Neon Waltz
Honeyblood • Real Lies • Blossoms • Aquilo
Jane Weaver • Dave McCabe & The Ramifications • The Tea Street Band
Loyle Carner • Serpent Power • The Sundowners
Moon King • Clarence Clarity • Formation • The Griswolds • Astronomyy
Bad Breeding • Single Mothers • Bad Meds
YAK • KOF • Gulf • R Seiliog • Moats
Barberos • The Vryll Society • Strange Collective
Sekuoia • Okkyung Lee • M.O.
Thabo & The Real Deal • Prose
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