Dot to Dot festival reveals first bands for 2016

Dot to Dot festival has announced Mystery Jets as its headliners for 2016. The band will play all three instalments of the festival, which takes place in Manchester, Bristol and Nottingham between 27-29 May. 

The eleventh edition of the annual festival will also feature anthemic indie popsters The Temper Trap, Danish outfit LISS, and young singer-songwriter Lauren Aquilina – and some 'very special' co-headliners to be announced. The Manchester leg of the festival takes place in various venues around the Northern Quarter area of the city, with venues including Soup Kitchen, Gullivers and Night and Day all taking part. 

The festival prides itself on an eclectic lineup of up-and-coming talent, with previous editions having seen performances from The xx, SBTRKT, Peace and more. Many more acts will be added to the bill over the coming weeks – full details of the first wave of bookings can be found below: 

Dot to Dot 2016 is at various venues in Manchester on Friday 27 May, Bristol on Saturday 28 May, and Nottingham on Sunday 29 May. Tickets are priced at £11 and available via dottodotfestival.co.uk. 

Dot to Dot festival 2016 line-up so far:

Mystery Jets, The Temper Trap, Rat Boy, Lauren Aquilina, Sundara Karma, The Japanese House, The Sherlocks, Little Green Cars Ardyn, Barns Courtney, Bleeding Heart Pigeons, Chappo, Cigarettes After Sex, Crosa Rosa, Dancing Years, Ekkah, Estrons, The Jacques, Lewis Del Mar, LISS, New Carnival, Northeast Party House, Stephen Kellogg, and Trevor Sensor.