Originally written by Mike Diver · 1 February 2007
Scottish almost-instrumental rockers Mogwai (Stuart pictured - raaar!) have today confirmed that they will appear at ATP's Versus The Fans weekend in May.
States the festival's website:
"We are delighted to announce that the first ever curators of the ATP Festival, Mogwai, are confirmed to play on Friday 18th May 2007.
"Mogwai are big favourites in the ATP Office and their show last year at The Royal Albert Hall was one of the best concerts we have ever promoted."
The Versus weekend is the second of two three-dayers coming up in Spring - a The Dirty Three-curated weekend runs from April 27-29, with the second held on May 18-20.
Current line-ups are as follows:
Weekend One, April 27-29
Nick Cave (solo) Grinderman The Dirty Three Low Papa M The Drones Brokeback Tara Jane O'Neil Magnolia Electric Company A Silver Mount Zion Devastations Felix Lajko Bill Callahan Josh T Pearson Mick Harvey Shannon Wright Conway Savage Cat Power Spiritualized Mum Smokes Small Knives Joanna Newsom Yann Tiersen White Magic Psarantonis Ian Wadley Art Of Fighting Afrirampo Youpi Youpi Yeah Alan Vega (of Suicide) Roscoe Mitchell (Art Ensemble Of Chicago) Einsturzende Neubauten Faun Fables Sally Timms (of Mekons) Matana Roberts Secretary Ed Kuepper with Jeffrey Wegener
Weekend Two, May 18-20
Built To Spill Sparklehorse Akron/Family The Notwist Echo & The Bunnymen Do Make Say Think Death Vessel Brightblack Morninglight Shellac Micah P. Hinson The Books Youthmovies Edan & MC Dagha Grizzly Bear Band of Horses Patti Smith Ghost Alexander Tucker Capricorns Tall Firs Modest Mouse Battles Apples In Stereo Explosions In The Sky Mogwai
Cor blimey, these are pretty dang good, NO? Are you attending either, or both? DiS hopes to be there - do come over and pick us up from the floor, where we've no doubt fallen over drunk on three-for-£10 wine from the on-site shop. The red, go with the red. The white's awful.
ATP's website is 'ere. Check it for more information! On bands, not wine.