ArcTanGent announce first 39 bands

January 28, 2019 James Weaver

The first 39 bands for this year’s ArcTanGent have been announced!

It’s been a long wait since ArcTanGent revealed the mighty MESHUGGAH as their first headliner, back in September of last year in fact, but now, a whopping 39 bands have been announced for the festival.

Leading the charge in today’s massive announcement is BATTLES, who headline the Friday night, whilst 65DAYSOFSTATIC, DAUGHTERS, CULT OF LUNA and ZEAL & ARDOR will all perform across the festival.

Also confirmed to perform at this year’s festival is THE BLACK QUEEN, CASPIAN, THE CONTORTIONIST, THREE TRAPPED TIGERS, THE ALGORITHM, FRONTIERER, CONJURER, BOSSK, THE PHYSICS HOUSE BAND, MØL, GOST, AK/DK, BIRDS IN ROW, CAR BOMB, AZUSA, PIJN, SITHU AYE, LLNN, A.A.WILLIAMS, LETTERS FROM THE COLONY, INVALIDS, STANDARDS, COLLOSAL SQUID, AIMING FOR ENRIKE, FLORAL, CATTLE, WILD CAT STRIKE, LOST IN THE RIOTS, BIG LAG, VORONOI, OGIVES BIG HAND, HEXCUT and SUGAR HOUSE.

Speaking about performing at this year’s festival, 65DAYSOFSTATIC‘s Paul Wolinski says, “most festivals these days feel like being in Children of Men where brand manager shoot bottles of Coke at you from canons then charge you £5 for it and if they catch you smuggling in alcohol they brand you with a poker in the shape of Dave Grohl’s frowning face and MUSE are always headlining and there’s like one woman on the bill and it’s probably Hayley Williams and there’s phone charging stations provided by tax-dodging multinationals and zero-hour, underpaid cleaners are bussed in to put trampled plastic into plastic bags overnight so when people wake up the next morning they can pretend it isn’t the end of the world in slow motion. Anyway ArcTanGent is not like most festivals and so instead of filling us with dread we’re really looking forward to coming back. Another world is possible! In the future all festivals will be like ArcTanGent. Or capitalism will destroy us all. One of these two things.” Alexis S.F. Marshall of DAUGHERS adds, “ArcTanGent consistently books bands that defy genre, something that speaks near and dear to DAUGHTERS. We are honoured to play a festival that champions bands that push themselves and music forward.”

Festival organiser James Scarlett also says, “festival organisers always say it is their best line up ever. Well, this is our best line up ever! I really think people will be blown away by these 39 bands and there is much more to come let me tell you. We’ve been chasing BATTLES for the last seven years, so that feels like a big one for ATG and watching hem headline the Main Stage on Friday really will be something special. Personally I get very excited about bands further down the line up that people might not yet know. Check out BIRDS IN ROW, STANDARDS and A.A.WILLIAMS for starters. I cannot wait for August!”