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Scottish almost-instrumental rockers Mogwai (Stuart pictured - raaar!) have today confirmed that they will appear at ATP's Versus The Fans weekend in May.
States the festival's website:
"We are delighted to announce that the first ever curators of the ATP Festival, Mogwai, are confirmed to play on Friday 18th May 2007.
"Mogwai are big favourites in the ATP Office and their show last year at The Royal Albert Hall was one of the best concerts we have ever promoted."
The Versus weekend is the second of two three-dayers coming up in Spring - a The Dirty Three-curated weekend runs from April 27-29, with the second held on May 18-20.
Current line-ups are as follows:
Weekend One, April 27-29
Nick Cave (solo)
Grinderman
The Dirty Three
Low
Papa M
The Drones
Brokeback
Tara Jane O'Neil
Magnolia Electric Company
A Silver Mount Zion
Devastations
Felix Lajko
Bill Callahan
Josh T Pearson
Mick Harvey
Shannon Wright
Conway Savage
Cat Power
Spiritualized
Mum Smokes
Small Knives
Joanna Newsom
Yann Tiersen
White Magic
Psarantonis
Ian Wadley
Art Of Fighting
Afrirampo
Youpi Youpi Yeah
Alan Vega (of Suicide)
Roscoe Mitchell (Art Ensemble Of Chicago)
Einsturzende Neubauten
Faun Fables
Sally Timms (of Mekons)
Matana Roberts
Secretary
Ed Kuepper with Jeffrey Wegener
Weekend Two, May 18-20
Built To Spill
Sparklehorse
Akron/Family
The Notwist
Echo & The Bunnymen
Do Make Say Think
Death Vessel
Brightblack Morninglight
Shellac
Micah P. Hinson
The Books
Youthmovies
Edan & MC Dagha
Grizzly Bear
Band of Horses
Patti Smith
Ghost
Alexander Tucker
Capricorns
Tall Firs
Modest Mouse
Battles
Apples In Stereo
Explosions In The Sky
Mogwai
Cor blimey, these are pretty dang good, NO? Are you attending either, or both? DiS hopes to be there - do come over and pick us up from the floor, where we've no doubt fallen over drunk on three-for-£10 wine from the on-site shop. The red, go with the red. The white's awful.
ATP's website is 'ere. Check it for more information! On bands, not wine.
