Radar Festival announce eight new bands

February 23, 2024 James Weaver

Radar Festival have announced eight new bands for this year’s festival!

Following December’s announcement, which saw the likes of THE MIDNIGHT, SUNGAZER, HUMANITY’S LAST BREATH and more confirmed, now, eight new bands have been announced for the forward-thinking festival in Manchester this July.

Leading the charge in the new announcement is progressive metallers TESSERACT, who headline the Saturday with a unique full immersion set, whilst cinematic rockers EARTHSIDE and VOWER (comprised of members of TOSKA, BLACK PEAKS and PALM READER) will perform across the festival weekend. Also confirmed for this year’s festival is THE FALL OF TROY, THROWN, HAIL THE SUN, ASHEN and KYROS.

Speaking about the new announcement, festival co-organiser Catherine Jackson-Smith says, “our second headliners are pioneers of the modern prog scene, TESSERACT. This announcement is a little closer to home for me personally, as I met the band in 2010 when they first started playing at my own venue, The Lounge Bar in Alton. They instantly stood out as exceptional artists and through that friendship, I’ve stood at the sides watching the stage sizes and fans increase steadily since, looking forward to the day returning when we can collaborate on a show again. Together, we’ve been working on an immersive experience for Radar, this will be something special and not to be missed!

The rest of our line-up additions showcase the health of this modern progressive scene, and our commitment to platforming new bands such as VOWER (built from TOSKA, BLACK PEAKS and PALM READER!), and introducing a wide variety of music, from pop synths in the form of KYROS right through to post-hardcore from THE FALL OF TROY.”

Additionally, the festival have also announced that they will be the first venue to donate a portion of ticket sales proceeds to Music Venue Trust, in order to support grassroots music venues.