Battles, Harmonia, Wooden Shjips, Earth and more for Birmingham's DiS-sponsored Supersonic festival

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 31 comments 17:03 February 21st, 2008

The initial line-up for this year’s Drowned in Sound-sponsored Supersonic festival in Birmingham has been announced.

Battles, Harmonia, Wooden Shjips, Earth and Efterklang are probably the most established acts to be appearing at the Custard Factory from the 11th ‘til the 13th of July.

Noxagt, Thrones and Oxbow also find themselves on the bill, organised by promotion duo Capsule (click for link) – find the fuller thing below:

Battles
Harmonia
Wooden Shjips
Earth
Efterklang
Noxagt
Thrones
Oxbow
Justice Yeldman
Dalek
Orthodox
Harvey Milk
Black Sun
The Owl Service
Max Tundra
Magnetaphone
Einstellung
Guapo

Tickets for the event, now in its sixth year, go on sale next month, from TicketWeb.co.uk.

As part of our partnership with the festival a Supersonic board will appear in the ‘Festivals’ section of our community. How nice. A new brother.

Watch a video (BBC Collective) of 2007's event:

Got news? Email us at newsdesk@drownedinsound.com

Battles: Coming your way in the near future 30 Oct 13:50
Various - Warp20 (Chosen) 09 Oct 10:36
Muse discuss U2 US tour, The Resistance + more 30 Sep 10:09
Listen: Tyondai Braxton - 'Platinum Rows' 01 Sep 13:26
Warp announce details of Sheffield celebration 30 Jul 12:11
Battles, Sunn O))), J Mascis and more for 10 years of ATP festival 02 Jul 12:29
Battles' Braxton to unleash more solo work on world this September 18 Jun 14:25
"I love to put layers on layers." DiS meets The Field 30 Apr 12:39

Battles

View profile

Supersonic 2008: the DiS review 15 Jul 18:05
Supersonic 2008: the DiS preview 07 Jul 16:58
Earth to tour after Supersonic Festival 21 May 11:54
Supersonic 2008: additions, tickets on sale in April 27 Mar 11:44
Earth at Camden Underworld, Camden Town, Tue 12 Feb 29 Feb 16:05
Earth at Camden Underworld, Camden Town, Tue 12 Feb 29 Feb 16:05
A Month In Records: February 2008 29 Feb 13:25
Battles, Harmonia, Wooden Shjips, Earth and more for Birmingham's DiS-sponsored Supersonic festival 21 Feb 17:03

Earth

View profile

Spotifriday #22 - This Week on DiS as a Spotify Playlist 30 Oct 16:05
Spotifriday #21 - This Week on DiS as a playlist 23 Oct 12:53
Efterklang - Performing Parades 22 Oct 09:48
Watch: Efterklang performing 'Performing Parades' 25 Sep 11:19
In Photos: End of the Road 2009 18 Sep 16:11
In Photos: Bestival 2009 14 Sep 18:20
Spotifriday #14 - This Week on DiS as a playlist 04 Sep 15:01
Danish Tasty: Efterklang sign to 4AD 03 Sep 14:21

Efterklang

View profile

Gett OFF to Poland: a festival preview 05 Aug 17:08
Spotifriday #7 - This Week on DiS as a Playlist 12 Jun 14:22
Wooden Shjips - Dos 10 Jun 10:17
Green Man Festival confirms Wilco, Bon Iver and more 03 Mar 11:05
Listen: ATP New York live on the interweb 18 Sep 15:28
ATP take Release The Bats on the road, announce second London date 11 Aug 16:15
Supersonic 2008: the DiS review 15 Jul 18:05
Release the guests: ATP's Halloween bash reveals its secrets 15 Jul 11:12

Wooden Shjips

View profile

Harmonia & Eno, Tracks and Traces ’76 (Groenland) 18 Sep 09:38
ATP Australia: the DiS review 27 Jan 08:36
Listen: ATP New York live on the interweb 18 Sep 15:28
Foals: on the past, the present, and the surf-rock future 26 Aug 15:43
Supersonic 2008: the DiS review 15 Jul 18:05
Supersonic 2008: the DiS preview 07 Jul 16:58
Two weeks 'til Supersonic: have you got your ticket to the Festival of the Year? 27 Jun 12:36
Supersonic organisers drawing up festival schedule 07 May 15:13

Harmonia

View profile

From the archive

You should:

Tweet This or

Share on Facebook

Comments

- Post a new comment on this article

If this runs as well as last year

It's going to be superb.

tobyprice | 21 Feb '08, 17:08 | X | Reply

If

Harvey Milk pull out again I'm gonna be angry.

Placid_Casual | 21 Feb '08, 17:09 | X | Reply

Battles, Wooden Shjips, Noxagt

and Magnetophone. Cracking line-up that...

domgourlay @tobyprice | 21 Feb '08, 17:10 | X | Reply

nothing

will beat dead sun rising last year.

NOTHING

hoorayforme | 21 Feb '08, 17:15 | X | Reply

AWE

SOME

holyellen | 21 Feb '08, 17:15 | X | Reply

Who are Harvey Milk?

I know not of them

leyrbpw @holyellen | 21 Feb '08, 17:24 | X | Reply

Can't wait

for this, great line-up so far.

HugeChromePeach | 21 Feb '08, 17:26 | X | Reply

THRONES!

Joe Preston is my bearded God.
This is a great line-up.

Battlecat | 21 Feb '08, 17:48 | X | Reply

I would like to add my support.

THIS IS ACE.

Mike_Diver @Battlecat | 21 Feb '08, 17:50 | X | Reply

HARVEY MILK!!!!!

Harvey Milk are *the* great lost sludge/post-Melvins band, 1990s underground titans from Athens. GA who reformed a few years ago

more here:
http://shop.relapse.com/artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10052
http://www.myspace.com/harveymilk

manish @Battlecat | 21 Feb '08, 17:54 | X | Reply

NOISE

I believe. They're on Release The Bats.

therapyrock @leyrbpw | 21 Feb '08, 17:54 | X | Reply

Thanks for the info!

I shall have a listen

leyrbpw @manish | 21 Feb '08, 17:56 | X | Reply

great lineup

Now to find a friend in Birmingham....

lemonbrickcombo | 21 Feb '08, 18:35 | X | Reply

of Americans greatest ever bands. 3 piece from Athens, Georgia. Pure rock, riff, sludge, doom stuff. Amazing. Their new record will be out this year WITH JOE PRESTON from THRONES playing bass on it. Also Stephen O Malley from Sunn O))) does some of there sleeve artwork. Just get some of their records now. Google.

TinyHawks @leyrbpw | 21 Feb '08, 18:35 | X | Reply