Irish indie-rock legends Hothouse Flowers have been confirmed as this year’s Vantastival 2014 festival in Dundalk on May bank holiday weekend.
One of Ireland’s most distinct indie acts, Hothouse Flowers will headline this year’s festival which will also include a plethora of exciting bands and artists that includes synth-pop trio Sleep Thieves, indie-pop outfit Little Xs For Eyes, indietronica three-piece Cove, death-pop group the Vincent(s), shoegaze band the Altered Hours and Decks N Drums (The Kilo 1977 & R.S.A.G).
Hothouse Flowers frontman Liam Ó Maonlaí also recently performed a series of solo shows in Chancery Lane theatre in Dublin (read full review here).
Tickets for Vantastival 2014 €95 (three nights of camping) for more information visit vantastival.com. See the full list of acts for this year’s festival so far below, more to be announced soon.
Vantastival 2014 line-up:
HOTHOUSE FLOWERS – JOHN SPILLANE – TUCAN – THE HOT SPROCKETS – ENGINE ALLEY – JINX LENNON – THE BARLEY MOB – DUBLIN CITY RAMBLERS – BIRDS OF CHICAGO – DECKS N DRUMS (THE KILO 1977 & RSAG) – BOOKA BRASS BAND – KING KONG COMPANY – THE BONNEVILLES – THE ALTERED HOURS – GANGS – THE VIKING PROJECT – FOX JAW – MUTEFISH – THE VINCENT(S) – BUNOSCIONN – BIG SEPTEMBER – THE BIONIC RATS – COVE – LITTLE XS FOR EYES – PRAIRIE DAWGS – SLEEP THIEVES – KAPITALS – THE PEARL HARTS – GERIKO – SUPER TURBO NINJA CLUB
AIDAN & THE ITALIAN WEATHER LADIES – I’D FIGHT GANDHI – RACE THE FLUX – ANALOGUE WAVE – THE COLD DRAW – NEW SECRET WEAPON – CULT CALLED MAN – MIKEY & THE SCALLYWAGS
OLD HANNAH – GERARD-I2 – DEANY DARKO – FOXGLOVE – ANIMAL BEATS – THOSE CREEPS – SULLIVAN & GOLD – FIRE & REIGN – THE GAKK – REVEREND JM’S PANIC WORSHIP – THE CRACKED – TWISTED SISTER – BERN – THE SCENES – STEPHEN YOUNG & THE UNION – SAL VITRO – RED DANCERS COMETH – DAVID KEENAN – EVIL PRESIDENTES (LIVE BAND) – FRANKO FRANKO – KEV – SHERIDAN – RED QUEEN CONTEST – MY PILOT – ICARUS RISING – SINEAD WHITE – GIGABYTE – THE CITY APPLES – RUFUS COATES & THE BLACKENED TREES – THE CRAVINGZ – WORDS THAT BURN – LAURA ANN BRADY – BEACHED WHALES – THE INISHOWEN GOSPEL CHOIR