arctangent 2 9 t h - 31 s t Au g u s t, B r i s t o l If the name looks like something you’ve long forgotten from that weirdo calculator you were forced to use in maths classes way back when, it’s no surprise – the three-day event in Bristol (with which DIY’s partnering) features a whole lotta math-rock and associated types. From headliners Fuck Buttons and 65daysofstatic via the likes of Rolo Tomassi, Brontide and Three Trapped Tigers, don’t expect any time signatures to remain the same for, oooh, about three seconds? But it’s not all full-on stop-start guitars; there’s also space for the city’s next local hero, with Neu favourite and Bristol boy, Oliver Wilde.
1 5 t h - 1 8 t h Au g u s t B l ac k M o u n ta i n s Once again the Brecon Beacons will be taken over with all kinds of pleasant noise as Green Man returns this August. The Horrors, Fuck Buttons, Parquet Courts, British Sea Power and Swans are among the names due to appear across the weekend, with other notable additions including Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Low and Local Natives. The cinema tent will host showings of LCD Soundsystem’s swansong Shut Up And Play The Hits and The National’s Mistaken For Strangers among others, while there’ll be talks from the likes of Caitlin Moran and Bob Stanley. Add to that Einstein’s Garden with its assortment of all things science-y, and just maybe the fancy beers on tap won’t rot so many brain cells.
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