Wire's DRILL: BRIGHTON festival announces British Sea Power, These New Puritans and more
Wire and One Inch Badge's DRILL: BRIGHTON has just announced a goliath wave of major names for this year's event, 4-7 December.
Wire have brought DRILL to both London and Seattle, but the Brighton event is by far the biggest. According to the blurb, it's a method of exploring "the impact Wire have had on groups from younger generations."
The full line-up, complete with additions, can be found below. Grab more info and tickets here.
Thursday 4 December
Wire / The Pink Flag Guitar Orchestra (W/ Wire) / These New Puritans / Cassetteboy Vs Dj Rubbish / The Wytches / Telegram / Jesca Hoop / Younghusband / Games / Adrian Crowley / Monotony / Graham Duff
Friday 5 December
Savages / British Sea Power (W/ The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet) At All Saints Church / Toy / Three Trapped Tigers / Mono / Traams / The Physics House Band / Bad Breeding / Lonelady / Sauna Youth / Black Honey / Exes / Helen Money / Steve Beresford / Krautrock Karaoke
Saturday 6 December
Courtney Barnett / Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin Perform Suspiria At St Bartholomew’s Church / East India Youth / Fujiya & Miyagi / Esben And The Witch / Githead / Plank / Spectres / Man Forever / Negative Pegasus / The Slot Revolt / Cuts / Shabberoon
Sunday 7 December
Swans / Wire + Swans Perform Drill (World Exclusive) / Gold Panda / Young Fathers / Zu / Vessels / Ulrich Schnauss / Grumbling Fur / Dawn Of Midi / Samaris / God Damn / Gulp / Hexenschuss / Flies + Flies / Paul Kendall
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