Winchester Live announces first acts for week long festival

Art Brut, Die! Die! Die!, Emmy The Great, Thomas Tantrum, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Tue 9th Sep 2008

Winchester Live 2008

Monday 13th to Sunday 19th October 2008
various venues in Winchester, Hampshire, UK MAP
£25 for a wristband valid for the whole week

Winchester Live the new week-long festival running from Monday 13th until Sunday 19th October and happening across three venues in the city of Winchester, Hampshire has announced the first acts for the inaugural event.

The line-up which will also include an as yet unnamed headliner comprises of Art Brut, Die! Die! Die!, Emmy The Great, Thomas Tantrum, Peggy Sue, Beans On Toast, Imperial Leisure, Rosie Oddie & The Odd Squad, Subliminal Girls, Sam Isaac, Sixnationstate, Jay Jay Pistolet, Luke Leighfield, Ryan O'Reilly, Derek Meins, and Scarlet Soho.

They will be joined by more not yet announced acts from the London Folk Invasion and promoters Bloody Awful Poetry and Blissfields Festival.

Tickets for the series of gigs are available along with a very limited amount of wristbands for the whole week priced at £25, to buy tickets click here.

The festival will take place at The Railway, The Tower (previously a council owned Arts Centre) and the newly built Vault, which is part of Winchester University.