first names announced for Wales' Gottwood 2011

The first names have been announced for electronic dance festival Gottwood, which returns for a second year from Thursday 30th June until Sunday 3rd July 2011 to the Carreglwyd Estate, in Wales.

A weekend of electronic music, visual displays and festival treats, Gottwood welcomes back DJ Format alongside A Guy Called Gerald, DJ Format, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Round Table Knights, Phil Kieran, Lee Foss, Max Cooper, Zeds Dead, Perc, Midland, Monkey Safari, Dark Sky, Dan Beaumont, Royalty, and Matanza, with more names to be announced in coming months.

Set in a forest clearing in Anglesey, Gottwood is a festival for the musically experimental and open-minded. With last year's early bird tickets selling out just hours after release, Gottwood Festival 2010 established itself as one of the leading underground electronic music festival in the North of England and Wales. Incorporating a variety of diverse festival treats and with intricate attention to detail, and 2011 promises to be bigger and better.

In addition to last year's stages, newcomers to the festival circuit Stop Making Sense Festival (SMS), will be hosting a stage at Gottwood this year. Also taking control of Gottwood stages in 2011 will be Berlin-based promoters Klangsucht, sure to recreate their infamous party atmosphere, whilst Corsica Studios' Trouble Vision is back for a second year, bringing everything from dubstep to disco.

Guaranteeing an array of local and international talent, Gottwood will be introducing some new faces at 2011's festival. Promising to set the techno scene alight are newcomers Eat Your Brains, in the Igloo on Friday night. Likewise, fellow newbies Louche will play host to a special, deeply nostalgic Sunday morning in the woods. Keen not to forget the dedicated resident artists, Gottwood will also be welcoming back Jackmode and You Can Call Me Pelski.

Early Bird tickets are priced at £70. Gottwood is an over 18s event and no children will be admitted onto site.

To buy tickets, click here.

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