Labrinth, Frightened Rabbit, Lucy Rose, Dog Is Dead, Gemma Ray, Conor Maynard, New Look and Florrie are the latest names added to the bill of 200 new artists set to perform at 9 UK venues between 02 – 12 Feb 2012.
HMV is delighted to confirm the final artists to sign up to its hmv Next Big Thing annual new music festival, which, with the valued support of Red Stripe Lager Beer and media partners Time Out and Xfm, showcases the very best in new and emerging talent drawn from all genres across the music spectrum – tipped to make it big or to break-through in 2012.
Alongside the likes of – Emeli Sande, Spector, Modestep, Delilah, Lianne Le Havas, Stooshe and Dry the River, who are already signed up, Labrinth, Frightened Rabbit, Lucy Rose, Dog Is Dead, Gemma Ray, Conor Maynard, New Look, Florrie, Kwes, Gang Colours, AWOLNATION, Starboy Nathan, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Blitz Kids are the latest exciting names to be added to the bill – ensuring that the festival now has an impressive total line-up of 200 artists.
Featuring five artists recently shortlisted by both the BBC Sound of 2012 and MTV’s Brand New for 2012 respectively, the
hmv Next Big Thing festival – which last time out successfully showcased the likes of Jessie J, Anna Calvi, Wretch 32, The Pierces, Ed Sheeran, Rizzle Kicks and James Blake, and the year before brought us Ellie Goulding, Two Door Cinema Club, Marina & The Diamonds and Professor Green, is now firmly established as one of the main curtain-raisers to the UK festival season. It’s also become a credible barometer of all that’s fresh and exciting in new music at the very point it’s on the verge of making it big or bursting through to achieve mainstream chart success.
The third hmv Next Big Thing festival will run for over 11 days between 2nd – 12th February 2012 at nine venues around the UK: six in London – the Borderline, Camden Barfly, Heaven, the Jazz Café, the Garage and Upstairs at the Garage, and also outside of the capital at Birmingham's hmv Institute, the hmv Picture House in Edinburgh and, for the first time, Manchester’s hmv Ritz.
Each venue will host up to three acts per night and, in keeping with the remit of introducing new music to the wider public, entry to gigs remains at the bargain price of a flat £10 (incl. booking fee), whoever the artist and whichever the venue.
Tickets to all the events are selling fast and are available to purchase via hmvtickets at hmvnextbigthing.com. There are 3 ways to buy: Online at www.hmvnextbigthing.com; by phone to the hmvtickets call centre on 0844 822 2603; or in person at hmvtickets box offices at selected HMV stores nationwide.
The festival will also feature specially curated and label nights from the likes of Domino Records, Moshi Moshi and DJ Target presents. See list attached for confirmed details of full line up.
HMV is also pleased to announce that the hmv Next Big Thing’s charity partner this year is Teenage Cancer Trust.
