More acts announced for Dot to Dot Festival

The Joy Formidable, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, SBTRKT, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and more have been added to the bill for Dot to Dot 2011.

Now in its sixth year, Dot to Dot takes place across three of the UK's most clued up musical cities from May 28th -30th, featuring a diverse line-up of established and exciting up and coming talent. This year's events in Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol are headlined by synth pop duo Hurts, with Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Ed Sheeran and The Phoenix Foundation already amongst the line-up.

First up for the latest line-up additions announced today is grunge pop trio The Joy Formidable. With a sack-full of praise for their long-player The Big Roar, expect big things from their appearance at all three Dot to Dot dates.

Austin Texas’s finest sons …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead will be joining Dot To Dot for the Bristol and Nottingham dates. Famed for their raucous live shows, the band’s latest album Tao of the Dead has seen them strip their sound back, continuing their boundary smashing visceral riffing to acclaimed effect.

UK Bass behemoth SBTRKT will be on hand to slay crowds with his crisp and driving sound. Alloying deep, techy vibes and heavy electro to broken beats and wobbly bass, his sound is as unmistakable as his voodoo mask.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich whose awe-inspiring guitar playing and amazing harmonies have marked him out as one to watch for 2011 will be traversing Dot To Dot’s triumvirate of cities, as will New York duo Cults, who have been causing a stir in the past six months with their faultless 60s inspired indie-pop.

Award winning folk singer songwriter Ben Howard will be entrancing crowds with just his acoustic guitar and his incredible voice that has won him a litany of accolades. Five-piece pop-rockers Wolf Gang, led by Max McElligott will be pushing their 80s tinged grooves to the limit, neo-dubstep synth duo Alpines will supply their glacial thrills, heads down acid action, replete with thunderous drums, will come courtesy of Blawan, Canadian up-and-comers Braids will demonstrate the dreamy baroque hooks that have the world’s music press all hot and bothered, DOM will amaze one and all with their infectious reverb drenched surfer sounds and Sweden’s Royal Republic will add a touch of searing rock to proceedings.

And with many more additions yet to be announced, Dot to Dot 2011 is looking set to be an exciting three nights in Manchester, Nottingham and Bristol.

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