ATP excitement: De La Soul and Battles for May weekender

by Mike Diver, pictures by Gary Wolstenholme [Edit this content] ▾ 14 comments 12:20 January 14th, 2008

Exciting news, ATP fans: both Battles and hip-hop legends De La Soul have been confirmed for the Explosions in the Sky-curated weekend of May 16-18.

Says the festival's own website:

Are you excited? Well you should be because we have news just in that the legendary De La Soul have just signed for May alongside Battles who return to slay you all with two late night sets in Centre stage like Aphex Twin did in December.

More good stuff is coming over the coming weeks and this line up is starting to be a hot ticket as the 2 and 5 berths are selling faster than you can say Glastonbury is for Sex Tourists! So I would advise you book soon before all the tickets go.

Get your more information fix at ATP's website, HERE.

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de la soul??

haha sweet

fela_ransome_snooty | 14 Jan '08, 12:36 | X | Reply

My god!!

this is hot hot hot!! But would they add No Age - PLEASE????

suedeheadscot | 14 Jan '08, 12:36 | X | Reply

No Age

are playing the Pitchfork one I think

Taylor123 @suedeheadscot | 14 Jan '08, 12:58 | X | Reply

dear god

it just gets better and better, this weekend will be amazing.

Severed799 | 14 Jan '08, 12:58 | X | Reply

god

damn

Ass_Hat | 14 Jan '08, 12:58 | X | Reply

Mwaha!

I knew I made the right choice with this weekend.

redsleepingrichey | 14 Jan '08, 13:51 | X | Reply

Aaaaarrrgghhhh...

...this is the problem with two weekends. I have tickets to vs Pitchfork which is sporting a descent line up. I was feeling quite smug until I looked at all the bands added to this one over the past few months. The line up is INSANELY good. But can I afford this one too? Probably not. What to fricking do?

On the up side, we have the Fav. Hallelujah!

quick-brown-fox | 14 Jan '08, 19:18 | X | Reply