Liverpool Sound City Announce First Acts | The Quietus

Liverpool Sound City Announce First Acts

Ibibio Sound Machine, Idles and more have been confirmed to play the 11th edition of Sound City in Liverpool

With Sound City set to make its return to the city centre of Liverpool in the new year, the first set of acts has now been announced. Amongst them, Ibibio Sound Machine, Idles and Slow Readers Club have all been locked in to play.

Also confirmed today are Peace, Jaws, Baxter Dury, Low Island, Cassia, The Orielles and Zuzu. More acts will be announced in the coming months.

2018’s event will take place across Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, the site also used for Liverpool Psych Fest, with the festival set to take place from May 4-6. For more information and to get tickets, head here.

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