Beach House, Grizzly Bear and Fleet Foxes unite for Gene Clark collaboration at End of the Road

The Gene Clark No Other Band is announced today as the final headliner for this year’s End of the Road Festival.

The unique project sees Beach House’s Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen and ex-Fairport Convention member Iain Matthews come together with members of Wye Oak and Celebration to reconstruct Clark’s classic No Other.

The collective toured the show in the US earlier this year. A special special screening of the 2003 documentary The Byrd Who Flew Alone will also show at the festival.

33 more bands are also added to the line-up including St Vincent, Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Black Lips, Alice Boman, Chad VanGaalen, Felice Brothers and Kiran Leonard; the list of new additions is below:

Alice Boman
Archie Bronson Outfit
Arc Iris
Arrows of Love
Benjamin Booker
Black Lips
Celebration
Chad Vangallen
David Thomas Broughton
Felice Brothers
Jenny Lewis
Kiran Leonard
Laish
Lapland
Lau
Lonnie Holley
Lucius
Lyla Foy
Mazes
Otti Albietz & the voices
Phox
The Rails
Robert Ellis
Samantha Crain
St Vincent
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
The Districts
Theo Verney
Tides of Man
Tramms
tUnE-yArDs
Wye Oak
Zachary Cale

51 other bands were previously announced for the festival (notably headliners The Flaming Lips and Wild Beasts ) which takes place at Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset from 29-31 August.

Best Fit will again be working closely with organizers to plot secret shows and events around the site. Last year saw the likes of Frightened Rabbit and Money deliver impromptu sets in the forest and Efterklang and Braids square up with festival goers for ping pong and kubb.”

Ticket are now on sale (and usually sell out in advance) priced at £170 (adult/weekend including camping), £130 (Youth 13-17 years), £80 (Child 6-12 years) and £40 (Child 3-5 years). Children under 2 go free (via advance tickets). Campervan/Caravan passes £60 and advance car parking is a fiver (£10 if purchased on site). Find out more at endoftheroadfestival.com