Hydro Connect announces stage details

Hydro Connect festival which takes over the weekend of Friday 29th to Sunday 31st August have revealed the day splits for the festival held at Inveraray Castle, Loch Fyne, Argyll, Scotland.

This year the capacity of the Unknown Pleasures Tent has been extended to provide entertainment all day long effectively taking over from last year's Manicured Noise Stage. All entertainment within the tent will be curated by Optimo (Friday) Soma (Saturday) and Slam with late night entertainment coming from Vegas and Club Noir. Soma have already announced that Dave Clarke will be playing a rare electro set on the Saturday.

This Sunday (1st June) will also see the announcement of the 20 acts chosen to play the Your Sound Bandstand at the festival thanks to funding made available by the Scottish Arts Council Youth Music Initiative.

Hydro Connect festival director Geoff Ellis says, "The line-up is looking really special and I am excited about some of the recent additions like Conor Oberst & The Mystical Valley Band, Dave Clarke who will perform a rare electro set, Joan As Policewoman and Stephen Malkmus. Plus we still have some more really exciting names to add over the coming weeks. I thought at launch time we announced some particularly strong headline acts that will go down a storm at the festival but you can't really get a proper feel for a line-up until you add all of the other bands around the headliners and the additional entertainment."

The line-up for each day, so far confirmed, is as follows:

Friday 29th August

Oyster Main Stage
Kasabian
Manic Street Preachers
Amy MacDonald
Howling Bells

Guitars And Other Machines
Mercury Rev
The Breeders
Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks
Sia
Asobi Seksu

Unknown Pleasures
Curated by Optimo the full line up is still to be announced.

Saturday 30th August

Oyster Main Stage
Bloc Party
Paolo Nutini
Grinderman
Spiritualized
Levellers
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Joan As Police Woman

Guitars And Other Machines
Gossip
Gomez
Black Lips
Passenger

Unknown Pleasures
Curated by Soma
Dave Clarke
The Roots
Beardyman
plus more to be announced
Late night burlesque presented by Club Noir

Sunday 31st August

Oyster Main Stage
Franz Ferdinand
Sigur Ros
Goldfrapp
Elbow
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Young Knives

Guitars And Other Machines
Duffy
The Coral(acoustic)
The Gutter Twins
Camera Obscura
Foy Vance

Unknown Pleasures
Curated by Slam the full line up is still to be announced.
Late night cabaret presented by Vegas

There will also be an enchanted forest party and a chill out tree area and 'gourmet food' on offer, including Loch Fyne Oysters, Venison Burgers, Bumble Pudding as well as Fyne Ales and 70 whiskies to sample in the Whisky bar. There will also be the Rest and Be Thankful Spa with massage, manicure and other spa facilities on offer. The Speakeasy Café will offer coffee, culture, conversation and comedy. There will also be bespoke camping options available.

Organised by the same people as T in the Park, Hydro Connect's Inveraray Castle is a spectacular backdrop for the main stage with two other stages providing indie rock, folk, experimental and dance acts, for around 20,000 people, and aimed at a more mature and affluent audience and offers

Ticket prices are as follows:
Weekend ticket with camping £140.00 (Child 5-11 £70.00)
Weekend camping package (With Bus) £162.00 - £175.00
Weekend ticket only £120.00 (Child 5-11 £60.00)
Weekend Package (With Bus) £163.00 - £195.50
Car park ticket £15.00

To buy tickets click here.

For the green-friendly option you can travel by coach. Coach tickets are likely to go on sale when the event announces the first acts.

Both the car parks and coach drop-off point are a fair walk from the campsite entrance, so make sure you don't take more than you can carry.

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