Adem and more for first-ever Electric Elephant festival

Croatia might not be the first place you think of when talking folk music, festivals and, um, elephants, but the country's to play host to the first-ever Electric Elephant festival this summer, with Adem (pictured) among the confirmed live acts.

The Electric Chair club, Manchester, is setting up shop in the Croatian village of Petrcane on August 22-24. Festival organisers are promising “music, love, sun, liberation, escape, sex, togetherness and freedom” at the event, and have attracted a selection of promoters to run their own stages, including the Fence Collective, Red Bricks and The Local.

Get more information at the official website; tickets cost a cool £50; confirmed so far (live bands only, DJ bill on official site):

Adem
King Creosote
Pictish Trail
Quiet Village
Linkwood Family
Fudge Fingas
Liz Green
James Yuill
Superimposers
Denis Jones
Magic Arm
John Stammers
Birdengine