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Faust & Carl Craig For Field Day
The Quietus , March 10th, 2011 07:45

Line-up gets even better!

We're already more than excited about seeing Wild Beasts, The Horrors, Tortoise, Omar Souleyman and tonnes more at this year's Field Day Festival in Victoria Park, London. And now the line-up has got even better, with the addition of Factory Floor, Anna Calvi, Warpaint, Carl Craig, Zola Jesus and chainsaw-wielding nutbar Jean-Herve's Faust. Also newly confirmed are About Group, Casper C, Chad Valley, Chimes, Clock Opera, Connan Mockasin, Farnborough Concert Band Of The Royal British Legion, Givers, Glasser, Huw Stephens, James Blake, James Holden, Jamie xx, L-VIS 1990, Michael Mayer, Prizes, SBTRKT, The History Of Apple Pie, and Tribes. These artists join what's already one of the festival line-ups of the summer, thus: Electrelane, Wild Beasts, The Horrors, Tortoise, Konono No.1, Omar Souleyman, Sun Ra Arkestra, John Cale, Ducktails, Mount Kimbie, Oneohtrix Point Never, Gruff Rhys, Ariel Pink, CocknBullKid, Actress, Ducktails, Hype Williams, Jamie Woon, Mark Kozelek, Matthew Dear, Mount Kimbie, Pearson, Roska, The Coral, Trophy Wife, Twin Shadow and Willy Mason. Field Day takes place on August 6th in Victoria Park, London. Early bird tickets are a bewilderingly cheap 40 quid, go buy them here.