Laura Marling, Los Campesinos!, more announced for Green Man 2008
New bands galore for this year’s Green Man Festival.
Laura Marling, Los Campesinos!, James Yorkston and Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man will all be at Glanusk Park in Brecon Beacons, Wales from the 15th ‘til the 17th of August.
They will be joined by the likes of Damien Jurado, O’Death, Cats in Paris and more – full line-up below – but one troupe who won’t be in town is Beirut, after Zach Condon cancelled all forthcoming live shows back last month.
His replacement will be announced soon and DrownedinSound will be the first place to let you know, officially anyway, chattering insiders. Those confirmed so far are listed below, with the new additions starred:
Super Furry Animals
(Friday night headliners)
Iron and Wine
The National
Richard Thompson
Black Mountain
Drive-By Truckers
The Cave Singers
King Creosote
Caribou
Magik Markers
School of Language
Devon Sproule
Alela Diane
Nina Nastasia
Jennifer Gentle
The Accidental
The Drift Collective
Cath and Phil Tyler
The Moon Music Orchestra
One More Grain
The Yellow Moon Band
Duke Garwood
Threatmantics
Mugstar
Radio Luxemburg
Cymbiant
Beth Jeans Houghton
Brygyn
Laura Marling *
Los Campesinos! *
Damien Jurado *
Truckers of Husk *
The Bowerbirds *
O'Death *
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man *
The Owl Service *
Prince Rama of Ayodhya *
Cats In Paris *
The Saffron Sect *
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir *
Wolf People *
Barbarossa *
Nic Dawson Kelly *
Pete Greenwood *
James Yorkston *
The Dulcimer Club Presents:
Badly Drawn Boy *
Heather Jones *
John Stammers *
Gwyneth Glyn *
Tickets are on sale now, for this year and next, priced at £105 including camping and parking. Find entrance at the festival’s website here.
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From the archive
Uh-Oh
Badly Drawn Boy - abort abort abort!
BDB, excellent.
Los Campesinos on the other hand.
Fail.
o'death?!
the bowerbirds?!¬
this might actually be worth a look-in now zach's cancelled.
Tsk
Don't be such a snob.
again,
that looks quite good, but #105? really?
i think festivals are getting too greedy
Well...
Still about 40 acts to be announced, hoping for Yeasayer, Fleet Foxes, Fujiya and Miyagi, of Montreal, Polyphonic Spree, White Rabbits, The Bees and Menomena. I can but hope!!


James Yorkston
Laura Marling
Beirut
Los Campesinos!
Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man
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