MORE artists have been announced for this year’s Are You Listening? festival.
The independent music event will take place in multiple venues in Reading on Saturday, May 7, and tier two tickets are now on sale.
A further 30 artists have now been added to the line-up. This adds to the 20 names announced in February, covered by Reading Today here.
Hotly tipped Manchester trio Porij lead the second announcement. The BBC 6Music favourites will bring their blend of dance, indie & lo-fi pop to the stage.
Indie-pop producer and multi-instrumentalist Pixey, who describes herself as “the indie Britney Spears”, will also perform.
Joining the bill are post-punk new wave band deep tan, punk-infused vocalist and DJ Grove, and psychedelic indie-rock group The Goa Express.
More artists revealed for the festival’s line up are experimental hip-hop and electronica collective Nukuluk, raw punk band Talk Show and iPhone produced daydream pop by tinyumbrellas.
The festival’s offering this year now includes alt-folk duo Memorial, who are songwriters Jack Watts and Oliver Spalding, “post-macho” noise pop trio The Byker Grove Fan Club, pianist Isaac Stuart, and Canadian post-rock group Slow Down, Molasses.
Musicians representing the local scene are Oxford’s Aphra Taylor, instrumental post-rock duo Boredoms in The Bathroom and Reading’s Afro-fusion group Limpopo Groove.
Festival venues in Reading town centre are the AYL? Market Place Hub, Sub 89, Milk, Purple Turtle, Oakford Social Club, Rising Sun Arts Centre, The Facebar and Saint Laurence Church.
Since starting in 2013 the festival has raised over £70,000 for their partner, learning disability charity Reading Mencap. The charity is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.
Tickets cost £15 aged 14 to 17, and £25 for adults.
Previous AYL? guests include IDLES, Ezra Furman, BC Camplight, Field Music and Anna Meredith.
Tickets and a full list of bands can be found on the festival’s website areyoulistening.org.uk
