Indietracks 2009
February 27, 2009 – 2:30 pmThe tickets for Indietracks 2009 have gone on sale today, a snip at £55.
The press release states:
Hello everyone! We’re very, very excited to announce that Scottish pop legends Camera Obscura will be headlining this year’s Indietracks, held on 24-26 July, 2009, and tickets are now on sale! The band, who have recently signed to 4AD, are playing the Outdoor Stage, which is this year being curated by seminal indiepop record label Elefant Records as part of their 20th anniversary celebrations.
The band will be joined by fellow Glaswegians BMX Bandits, shimmering six-piece Lucky Soul, indie heroes The Frank and Walters, and hotly-tipped Welsh popsters The School. Other bands playing on the Elefant stage over the weekend include La Casa Azul, Cola Jet Set, Cooper, Nick Garrie, Single, Speedmarket Avenue, Tender Trap and Fitness Forever.
Elefant is a Madrid-based record label launched by Luis Calvo in 1989. The staunchly independent label has become internationally renowned for both its championing of cult music heroes such as Trembling Blue Stars and Helen Love, and its Singles Club releases from more established bands such as Cinerama and The Clientele.
Over 50 bands will play Indietracks this year, and a second headliner and more bands will be announced shortly - we can’t wait!
This is the third ever Indietracks festival, which is held at the Midland Railway in Ripley, in the heart of the Derbyshire countryside. The site houses a whole range of lovingly restored steam and diesel locomotives. Festival goers are allowed to have unlimited rides on the steam railway over the weekend and full access to other railway attractions including a farm and museum.
Weekend tickets cost £55 and are available from Friday 27 February from Ticketweb or by calling the railway direct on 01773 747 674.
The full list of bands announced to date is as follows:
Elefant Records stage
Camera Obscura
La Caza Azul
Cola Jet Set
Cooper
The School
The Frank And Walters
Nick Garrie
Single
BMX Bandits
Speedmarket Avenue
Tender Trap
Fitness Forever
Lucky Soul
The Carrots
Other stages
Mighty Mighty
One Happy Island
Downdime
Disasteradio
Pocketbooks
The Smittens
Northern Portrait
Countryside
Bonne Ideé
Little My
The Pete Green Corporate Juggernaut
The Lovely Eggs
Kevin McGrother
Le Man Avec Les Lunnettes
Ste McCabe
Hong Kong In the ’60s
Eux Autres
The Understudies
Ray Rumours And The No-Eyed Dears
More bands to be announced. Check the links below for updates.
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al listening.
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