two more for ATP: Explosions In The Sky

All Tomorrow's Parties has announced two new additions to the line up for the Explosions In The Sky curated May event.

The new acts, who join an eclectic line-up are New York hip hop legends De La Soul and fellow American rockers Battles.

De La Soul, rose to fame with their jazz-rap infused album '3 Feet High and Rising' which was for many, the album of the year in 1989 and included their signature tune 'Me Myself And I'.



Battles, could be considered a supergroup of musicians drawn from other rock acts. These include ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka, and Tyondai Braxton (son of avant-garde jazz musician Anthony Braxton), who also plays guitar and keyboard. Their debut album 'Machines with Magnets', was released last year and singles 'Atlas' and 'Tonto' were well received by the music press. Battles will play two late night sets in Centre stage, just like Aphex Twin did at ATP last December.

As well as Explosions In The Sky, the line-up includes Broken Social Scene, Iron And Wine, Dinosaur Jr, Adem, ....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead, Polvo, Animal Collective, A Hawk And A Hacksaw, Eluvium, Ola Podrida, Lazarus, The Paper Chase, Four Tet, Western Keys, Silver Jews, Jens Lekman, Mono, Tony Teardrop, The Drift, The National, Liars, Sunset Rubdown, Lichens, Stars Of The Lid, Battles, De La Soul, and Ghostface Killah.

The event which happens at Butlins Holiday Camp, Minehead, Somerset; takes place over three days from, Friday 16th May to Sunday 18th May. Check in begins on Friday and check out on Monday morning.

For the up-to-date line-up details, please click here. More acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Tickets are on sale, priced from £140 per person, and selling well according to the organisers, bookings will need to be made per room or per chalet. Room Only accommodation is available in 2 to 6 berth chalets and offers either double, single or bunk beds with private bathroom and TV, but no kitchen facilities or lounge, more like a hotel room (£140 + booking fee per ticket). Self Catering accommodation is available in 4, 6 or 7 berths and offers private bathroom, full kitchen facilities and separate lounge area with TV (£150 + booking fee per ticket).

To buy tickets, click here.

Note: this is an over-18s event.

Onsite facilities include a brand-name food takeaways, a cinema, Splash Water World - a sub-tropical environment that has a huge wave pool, a swimming pool, 3 flumes and also a flume based raft ride - Ten-pin bowling and amusement arcade. Sports include Archery, Football, Basketball, Darts, Petanque, Fencing, Kwik Cricket, Netball, Rounders, Table Tennis, Outdoor Bowls and Crazy Golf.

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