The final part of the puzzle that is Leeds Reading Festival 2009 has been slotted into place in the shape of BBC’s Introducing Stage line up.
Comprising of a mix of Futuresound finalists, choice cuts from Raw Talent and bands selected by BBC Radio 1, the roster promises to be as varied and surprising as ever.
This is the second year for the BBC introducing stage, though Leeds Festival has featured an unsigned stage since the early 2000′s. Previous Introducing stage successes playing other stages this year are Grammatics, Pulled Apart By Horses and Dinosaur Pile Up.
The local music scene will be represented by Chickenhawk, The Old Romantic Killer Band, Wonderswan, Milk White White Teeth, Kinch, Ellen and the Escapades and Bear Driver. Futuresound winners Middleman will be playing the Festival Republic stage on Friday afternoon.
As well as the Introducing Stage line-up, recent Mercury Prize nominations have revealed that no less than 5 bands in the line up have been nominated (Florence and The Machines, The Horrors, Friendly Fires, La Roux and Glasvegas). “The crowds will have the chance to judge their own Mercury Prize,” quipped Festival Republic managing director Melvin Benn.
Full Introducing Stage line up:
- To The Bones
- Ellen and the Escapades
- British Intelligence
- Soft Toy Emergency
- Everything Everything
- Kasms
- The Ruling Class
- Goldheart Assembly
- Bear Driver
- The Teeth
- Horse Guards Parade
- Punch and The Apostles
- Boney Black
- The Living Daylights
- Chickenhawk
- Kinch
- The Old Romantic Killer Band
- Frontiers
- Our Fold
- Screaming Lights
- Come On Gang
- Kutosis
- What Makes You Beautiful
- Minnaars
- Sixty Watt Bayonets
- A PLastic Rose
- Surprise… Fire
- The NEAT
- Lovvers
- Wonderswan
- Milk White White Teeth
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