Wide Awake have piled on a bunch of new scintillating artists to it’s line-up for 2022, among which are the die-hard Australian rockers Amyl And The Sniffers, who will take the stage in Brockwell Park on Saturday, 28th May. Take a gander at the updated billings down below.
NEW LINE UP ADDITIONS. @amylandsniffers @notionofanguish @PistIdiots and more join Saturday’s bill. Tickets https://t.co/d8KQPh9INr pic.twitter.com/dgYiy5th12
— Wide Awake (@wideawakeldn) March 31, 2022
Alongside Amyl And The Sniffers, the Brooklyn synth-pop act Nation Of Language will join the roster, totting up to a total of 11 additional acts which also include; Fergus Clarke, Harry James, Curses, Pist Idiots, Veronica Vasicka, Tia Cousins, Trish K, Marcus Harris and Nathan Gregory Wilkins.
Three years after its inception, the independent festival has been going from strength to strength, having been named as the Best Small Festival by at the BandLab NME Awards in 2022 hosted at Brixton Academy, London (pipping other such festivals as End Of The Road, Lost Village, Mighty Hoopla and Live AT Leeds to the post), amassing an impressive line of credits of acts such as Metronomy, Idles, Black Midi, Crack Cloudand Black Country, New Road. Looking forward, the festival seems set to become marked on calendars year on year for its championing of the most exciting indie/alternative talent.
The rise of Wide Awake has led to spanning 2 full days that boast a broad and eclectic mix of artists old and new. Friday will see Bicep close out the night with a live headline set that follows performances from Caribou, Working Men’s Club, Alewya, Overmono, Sofia Kourtesis, Leon Vynehall and Club Fitness to name a few.
Announced back in December 2021, Saturday’s main event will see Primal Scream cap off the weekend with an extra-special Screamadelica set that will mark the iconic album’s 30th anniversary, supplemented by appearances from Fat White Family, Yard Act, Billy Nomates, The Comet Is Coming, Boy Harsher, Alex Cameron and Kevin Morby (among many others).
Tickets for both days of Wide Awake Festival 2022 available on their website.
Amyl And The Sniffers have released a double-disc expanded edition of their latest album Comfort To Me, which also features a live recording from a show in Williamstown, Australia. Copies of this latest release along with other goods can be purchased here.
Details of the Aussie punk quartet’s upcoming UK shows can be found down under;
28/05/2022- Wide Awake Festival- Brockwell Park- London, UK
29/05- Stylus- Leeds, UK
31/05- Albert Hall- Manchester, UK
01/06- O2 Academy Brixton-London, UK
05/06- Rock City- Nottingham, UK
06/06- O2 Academy Bristol- Bristol, UK
07/06- O2 Academy Oxford- Oxford, UK
Tickets for the shows are located here.
