First Acts Announced For Liverpool Sound City

The first bands have been announced for the inaugural Liverpool Sound City which takes place this summer.

As previously reported on Festivalwise the new four day festival in based on a similar premise to that of SXSW and In The City.

It will take over 30 venues over the weekend of May 27-30 with showcases being held by a numver of independent labels.

The acts announced today include Reverend And The Makers, The Wombats, Does It Offend You, Yeah?, Hercules and Lover Affair and The Rascals.

Alongside the night time gigs there will also be a host of daytime panels with talks about prescient issues currently affecting the music industry.

The line up so far is:

Reverend And The Makers
The Wombats
Hercules And Love Affair
Pete And The Pirates
Dj Yoda
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Rascals
Vetiver
We Are Wolves
Suzukis
A Human
Metronomy
Short Wave Set
The Ghost Frequency
Wild Beasts
The Mae Shi
Hot Club de Paris
Slow Club
Sons And Daughters
Lightspeed Champion
Infadels
Felix Da Housecat
Silver Jews
Laura Marling
Adem
King Creosote
The Wave Pictures