Green Man announces Julian Cope, Josie Long, Howard Marks, & more

The first names for the line-up of comedy and literature has been confirmed for this summer's The Green Man Festival, including Julian Cope, Josie Long, Howard Marks, Jah Wobble, and more.

Confirmed for the Comedy Tent are Josie Long, Tony Law, Mitch Benn, Terry Saunders, Ian Cognito, Howard Read, and Liam Mullone who lead a cast of more than twenty comedians at this year's festival.

In the Literature Tent rock n' roll maverick Julian Cope ex-Teardrop Explodes singer will be readin extracts from his new book 'Japrocksampler', and Howard Marks will be recounting some of his hedonistic tales. They are joined on the bill by journalist and broadcaster Jon Savage, post-punk pioneers Jah Wobble and David Thomas, and industry insider Stephen Machat who will be lifting the lid on the music biz, reading from his expose 'Gods, Gangsters & Monsters', published in August.

Plus there's a Green Man Exclusive appearance from producer Joe Boyd reading from his memoirs 'White Bicycles', an alternative tour of Britain with Guardian music journalist Will Hodgkinson, and novelist Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen) with more additions to the bill yet to be announced.

They are the latest people to join a line-up that includes headliners Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, and Wilco, with support from acts including Bon Iver, Wooden Shjips, British Sea Power, Errors, The Fence Collective presents Rozi Plain / The Three Craws / The Pictich Trail, James Yuill, Emmy The Great, Noah And The Whale, Swanton Bombs, The Aliens, Four Tet, Grizzly Bear, The Phantom Band, Andrew Bird, Dirty Three, and Beth Jeans Houghton.

Also appearing will be The Amorphous Androgynous (AKA Future Sound Of London) taking you on a Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind for 7 hours of live acts and DJs. For the line-up details as available please click here
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An adult weekend camping ticket is priced at £115 for the weekend. Weekend teenager tickets (ages 13-17 years) are priced at £50, with children aged 12 and under free. All teenagers and children must be accompanied by a ticket playing adult. Live-in vehicles are an additional £35, and car park tickets are priced at £5. This year organisers are offering a Holiday Ticket, where for only an extra £30 festival goers can arrive on site on Monday 17th and camp for a further 3 days in Glanusk Park.

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This year's festival which takes place at Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales over the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August, will see more than 100 acts play indie, psychedelia, americana and folk across 5 stages, while DJs playing everything from psychedlia, dub-reggae, modern electro and stoner rock will keep the party alive right through the night.

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