festivals 2013
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h, we do like to be beside the seaside. Except when it’s raining. Or overly windy. And, let’s face it, this is Britain. So it’s just as well there’s a lot going on during The Great Escape to distract us from the inevitable weather woes. If it’s not Dome headliners and former DIY cover stars Bastille, there’s the impending return of mid-00s dancefloor kings Klaxons to ponder - and that’s before looking at any of the gazillion brand new artists descending on the south coast this May. Because if it’s new acts you’re after, during this particular mid-May weekend, there’ll be one around every corner. Almost literally. From DIY favourites CHVRCHES, Drenge and Jagwar Ma to band of the moment Parquet Courts via the no less buzz-worthy London Grammar, Chlöe Howl or Wolf Alice, for every one-in-one-out set during the four days the event covers, there’ll be another three. Deap Vally will bring their LA rock n’ roll to less sunnier climes, while Charlie Boyer And The Voyeurs bring their post-punk yelps and Unknown Mortal Orchestra some 60s-style fuzz. And if all that wasn’t enough – there’s the small matter of DIY’s own stage. We’ll have Swim Deep (and any sea-based puns that entails), their Midlands compatriots Superfood, and Merseysidebased singersongwriter Dan Croll. Phew.
DIY stagE
we have Swim Deep, Dan Croll, Superfood, concrete knifes, parlour @ audio, 18th May.
18 thisisfakediy.co.uk