The Brainwash Festival returns for a third year having hosted Oceansize, This Et Al, iLiKETRAiNS, Clark, Youthmovies, Unsane, Adem and many more the last couple of years... again it'll be at the king of live music in Leeds, the Brudenell Social Club, with the smaller stage next door at the Royal Park Cellars. This year the event is sponsored by Rock Sound, who'll be DJ-ing the afterparty on the Saturday night. We also have our friends Forest Of Sound running a third stage on the Saturday, plus cake and all profits going to charity; this year will be split between Sheffield Children's Hospital and a new project that's being set up in Laos to help poor villages. The bonus with the Laos project is that the guy running it will be keeping me updated on progress, so you'll actually be able to see what the money you've helped raise has done.

Most importantly, we have some amazing bands/artists booked to play! Most of the bands are here, plus there's a few surprises to be added...

FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER

Headlining for a hometown return to the Brudenell will be iFORWARD,RUSSIA! - http://www.myspace.com/forwardrussia

Added to these we have:

THAT FUCKING TANK - http://www.myspace.com/landsandbody
DANANANANAYKROYD - http://www.myspace.com/dananananaykroyd
ROLO TOMASSI - http://www.myspace.com/rolotomassi
WINTERMUTE - http://www.myspace.com/wintermuteband
CHICKENHAWK - http://www.myspace.com/chickenhawk
JON GOMM - http://www.myspace.com/jongomm
I CONCUR - http://www.myspace.com/iconcurband
THE ABC CLUB - http://www.myspace.com/wearetheabcclub[/b]

SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER:

Headlining will be LITE, coming all the way from Japan - http://www.myspace.com/liteband

“Japanese quartet LITE pack an impressive emotional weight alongside the inevitable barrage of musical technicality. At times recalling the much-missed Frodus, the warm guitar tones of track such as ‘Human Gift’ are sent skyward on the back of the band’s extravagantly gifted rhythm section while the sweeping e-bow of ‘RE’ possesses a grandeur worthy of Explosions In The Sky. Indeed it’s this unashamedly epic and accessible streak that makes LITE so appealing - Minus The Bear fans will likely find much to love here - and ‘Filmlets’ should prove a more than worthy substitute for math-rock aficionados mourning the decline of Don Cab.”
Rock Sound

Also playing:

HUMANFLY - http://www.myspace.com/humanfly
THESE MONSTERS - http://www.myspace.com/thesemonsters
54-71 - http://www.myspace.com/fiftyfourseventyone
THE FREEZING FOG - http://www.myspace.com/thefreezingfog
SKELETONS - http://www.myspace.com/salvationandtheskeletons
PULLED APART BY HORSES - http://www.myspace.com/pulledapartbyhorses
COWTOWN - http://www.myspace.com/cowtownsuperstars
TIGERS! - http://www.myspace.com/tigers3000
THE OLD ROMANTIC KILLER BAND - http://www.myspace.com/theoldromantickillerband
MANATEES - http://www.myspace.com/manateetheband
TWO MINUTE NOODLES - http://www.myspace.com/twominutenoodlemen
RAMPANT RABBIT - http://www.myspace.com/rampantrabbitsafe
KHUDA - http://www.myspace.com/khudamusic
MAYBESHEWILL - http://www.myspace.com/maybeshewont
ADEBISI SHANK - http://www.myspace.com/adebisishank
GREG HAINES - http://www.myspace.com/greghainesmusic
GOLDEN DISKO SHIP - http://www.myspace.com/goldendiskoship
YELLOW6 - http://www.myspace.com/jonyellow6
GLISSANDO - http://www.myspace.com/glissando
THE WINDOW RIGHT - http://www.myspace.com/thewindowright
BLEEDING HEART NARRATIVE - http://www.myspace.com/bleedingheartnarrative

SUNDAY 19th OCTOBER:

Headlining will be OLAFUR ARNALDS - http://www.myspace.com/olafurarnalds

"An auspicious debut from a promising young talent." // Drowned In Sound

"A series of orchestral movements that pull the heartstrings like a marionette." // (8/10) Top 12 Album Of The Year - The Silent Ballet

Also playing:

PAUL MARSHALL - http://www.myspace.com/paulmarshallyeah
SKY LARKIN - http://www.myspace.com/skylarkinskylarkin
VESSELS - http://www.myspace.com/vesselsband
GENTLEMAN'S PISTOLS - http://www.myspace.com/gentlemanspistols
RED STARS PARADE - http://www.myspace.com/redstarsparade
ERRANDER - http://www.myspace.com/errander
FRAN RODGERS - http://www.myspace.com/francesrodgers
7 HERTZ - http://www.myspace.com/the7hertzband
BRENDA - http://www.myspace.com/brendaband
TUBELORD - http://www.myspace.com/tubelord
SECONDSMILE - http://www.myspace.com/secondsmile
THE DECLINING WINTER - http://www.myspace.com/thedecliningwinter
MI MYE - http://www.myspace.com/mimye
FINN - http://www.myspace.com/finndotpromotion

Tickets now available from:

http://www.wegottickets.com/f/380
http://www.jumborecords.co.uk
http://www.crashrecords.co.uk

Facebook event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21121964170

http://www.myspace.com/brainwashpromotions