Threadfest: Richard Dawson, Circle & More

Sir Richard Bishop, Vision Fortune, tQ's John Doran and many, many more join line-up for May Bank Holiday three-dayer

Threadfest, Bradford’s excellent independent music and arts festival, returns this year at the city’s Playhouse venue from May 22-24, with a sterling line-up. So far announced are firm tQ favourite Richard Dawson (read our in-depth interview here), Vision Fortune, Sir Richard Bishop, Jooklo Duo, Drunk In Hell and Michael Chapman, and today they’ve added Finland’s mighty Circle, alongside The Wharves, Commiserations, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, Cowtown, The Horse Loom, Makanitza, Mwstard, War All the Time, Jung Witches, Big Love, The Family Elan, Lord Adonis, Dean McPhee, Laura Milnes and Quatsch. As well as this, tQ co-editor John Doran will be in attendance, reading from his upcoming debut book.

For the time being, head to the festival’s website for full details and tickets, keep an eye on tQ for updates and watch the video for Richard Dawson’s peerless ‘The Vile Stuff’ below:

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