Featuring Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Last Shadow Puppets....
Andrew Trendell

09:42 21st January 2016

Summer can't come soon enough - as Primavera Sound have announced one of the best and most exciting line-ups of the year so far. Full bill and ticket details are below. 

Held across many stages at the Parc Del Forum in beautiful Barcelona, Spain, this year's line-up seems to boast the best of who'll be on the festival circuit. 

Are you ready? They've announced the return of Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, and PJ Harvey in headine slots, alongside Tame Impala, Sigur Rós, Animal Collective, Beach House, the Last Shadow Puppets and Brian Wilson performing The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds.

Want more? They've also got John Carpenter, Pusha T, Neon Indian, Ty Segall and the Muggers, Julia Holter, Savages, Air, Action Bronson, Vince Staples, Explosions in the Sky, Moderat, Drive Like Jehu, Dinosaur Jr., Deerhunter, Chairlift, Kamasi Washington, Battles, Thee Oh Sees, Holly Herndon, Protomartyr, Sheer Mag, DJ Koze, Empress Of, Beirut, Dâm-Funk, Parquet Courts, Shellac, Hudson Mohawke (DJ), Floating Points, Titus Andronicus, Nao, Freddie Gibbs, U.S. Girls, Black Lips, Evian Christ, Beak>, Jenny Hval, Royal Headache, Car Seat Headrest, Wild Nothing, Mudhoney, Cass McCombs, Tortoise, Suede, Downtown Boys, Alex G, Jay Rock, the Chills, Moses Sumney, Dungen, DJ Richard, White Fence, and many others.

Here's hoping it can top the sheer perfection of Primavera Sound 2014

Ladies and Gentlemen, we're in orbithttp://bit.ly/1VaalUT#primaverasound

Posted by Primavera Sound Festival on Thursday, 21 January 2016

Primavera Sound Festival takes place at Parc Del Forum from 1-5 June. For tickets and more information, visit here

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  • Rock Am Ring (3-5 June, Mendig, Germany) + Rock Im Park (3-5 June, Nurburg, Holland)

  • Electric Castle: 14-17 July, Banffy Castle, Romania

  • Super Bock Super Rock: 14 -16 July, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Tinderbox: 23 - 25 June, Odense, Denmark

  • Hellfest: 17 - 18 June, Clisson, France

  • Sonar: 16 - 18 June, Barcelona, Spain

  • Sziget: 10-17 August, Budapest, Hungary

  • Groezrock: 28-29 April, Meerhout, Belgium

  • Melt! Festival: 15 - 17 July, Ferropolis, Germany

  • ATP Iceland: 1-3 July, KeflavIk, Iceland

  • Northside: 17-19 June, Jutland, Denmark

  • Arenal Sound: 4-7 August, Valencia, Spain

  • Sweden Rock Festival: 3-6 June, Solvesborg, Sweden

  • Hideout: 26-30 June, Island of Pag, Croatia

  • Greenfield: 9-11 June, Bern, Switzerland

  • Nova Rock: 9-12 June, Neusiedl , Austria

  • Rockavaria: 26-28 May, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Annie Mac presents Lost & Found: 31 March - 3 April, Malta

  • Sonar Reykjavik: 18 – 20 February 2016 - Harpa Concert House, Reykjavik

  • Horizon Festival: Saturday 12 - Tuesday 17 May - Bansko, Pirin Mountains, Bulgaria

  • Snowbombing: 4-9 April, Mayrhofen, Austria

  • Open Air St Gallen: 30 June - 3 July, St. Gallen, Vaud, Switzerland

  • Oya: 9-13 August, Oslo, Norway

  • Primavera Sound: 1-5 June, Barcelona, Spain

  • Nos Alive: 7-9 July, Lisbon, Portugal

  • Roskilde: 25 June - 2 July, Roskilde, Denmark

  • Bilbao BBK: 7-9 July, Bilbao, Spain.

  • Nozstock: 22-24 July, Herefordshire, UK


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