With less than a month to go until the first ever Liverpool Sound City music festival takes to the stage, festival organisers have today announced the unsigned acts who will share the company of acclaimed artists such as Reverend and the Makers, Hercules and Love Affair and many more.
This is arguably one of the most exciting elements of the four day and night event taking place between 27 and 30 May in the Capital of Culture. Over 100 unsigned bands and solo artists will descend upon the city from as far as the United States, Japan and even Australia, in the hope of impressing the many music label executives attending the festival and conference.
Thousands of applications have flooded in to play Sound City and the select few have been chosen to represent the full music spectrum; from indie-rock to acoustic acts and from raucous new-wave rave to heart-tugging balladeers, the depth and breadth of budding musicians is vast and for all to enjoy.
Taking some of the city’s coolest haunts including Revolution, The Cavern, Bumper, Magnet, Metropolitan, Alma de Cuba and 3345 Parr Street, the city will be inundated with fresh talent seeking to be the next big thing, and who knows which label boss or director might be passing when some of these guys get to play?
It’s all part of the magic of Liverpool Sound City which has been singled out by many as one of the unmissable music showcases of 2008. With less than four weeks to go, tickets and wrist bands are flying in a city synonymous for its music heritage.
Unsigned bands playing on Tuesday 27th May:
Alyssa Bonagura, Richard O’Flynn, Rachael Wright, Kristian Park, Prison Area, Ada & The Deadlocks, Ziroki, Dog With Human Skills, The Beehives, The Drellas, goFaster>>, The Troubadours, The Jacs, The Deconstructors, Whiskey Headshot, Man From Michael, The Fountains, The Kambourines, The Thirst, Greystar, Daniel Orlick & The Diplomats, Circle Sound, Autumn Attic, Lovecraft, The Fraktures, The Virgin Marys,The Underclass, The Compulsives, Eleven P’s, The Real Kicks, The Revolvers, Earl Grey & The Legomen.
Unsigned bands playing on Wednesday 28th May:
MonoBells, Millie, Lamoria, Untouched, Zoe-Nicol, Property Of Naydia Shanab, Hardly Holly, Anna’s Infusion, The Grant, Voo, Puzzle, My Amiga, Clipe Sexo Amador, Married To The Sea, Real Talk, National School, Arms At Last, Sorry Ok Yes, GK & The Renegades, Julius Martov & The Sexy Mistakes, Maxfield, Revenge Tragedies, The LP, Zombina & The Skeletones, Metro Manila Aide, Multi Purpose Chemical, Hellcyon, Jajuka, Carlis Star, The Laze and Friday’s Ghost.
Unsigned bands playing on Thursday 29th May:
The Aeroplanes, The Prelude, The Joy Vegas, The Grand Architects, Ziroki, The Vanities, The Vagabonds, The Kashmirs, Jewel Thief, The Sound Movement, Lyons & Tigers, The Pedantics, The Spectres, ASBOS, Flamingo 50, Penny Famous, The Sums, Test Card, The Howls, Some Velvet Morning, Pipers, Dirty Disco, Dan Torres, Ben Glover and Kaya.
Unsigned bands playing on Friday 30th May:
Tom Young, Gloria Cycles, Our New Noise, Town Bike, Shit The Bed, Seal Cub Clubbing Club, White Trash, Make Shapes, We Need Leads, El Policia, Le-Roux, Fawn, Nat McCool, Wilberforce, Rosie Jones, Digby, Always The Quiet Ones, Fiction By Far, Ian Britt, Polly Mackey and Emily Em.
