Godspeed You! Black Emperor to headline ArcTanGent

ArcTanGent Festival 2016

Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th August 2016
Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, Compton Martin, Somerset, BS40 6LD, England MAP
£95 for 3 day ticket

Daily capacity: 5,000

Canada post-rock titans Godspeed You! Black Emperor are to headline ArcTanGent Festival happening from Thursday 18th until Saturday 20th August 2016 at Fernhill Farm, Cheddar, in Somerset.

Organiser James Scarlett said, "Godspeed headlining ArcTanGent is going to be incredible. We’re giving them a two hour set and their full production which includes some awesome visuals. The ATG 'Arc Stage' is already a magical setting for post-rock & math-rock fans but this will take it up another level for sure!"

USA's American Football, and Japan's Toe who will both be playing their only UK shows of 2016. There will be over 70 bands announced for ArcTanGent. The full list so far is Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Canada), American Football (USA), Toe (Japan), La Dispute (USA), Sikth, MONO (Japan), Meet Me In St. Louis, Three Trapped Tigers, Rolo Tomassi, Caspian (USA), Nordic Giants, Errors, TTNG, Animals As Leaders (USA), Yndi Halda, Mutoid Man (USA), Agent Fresco (Iceland), Owen (USA), Good Tiger, Raketkanon (Belgium), Talons, Tangled Hair, Body Hound, Axes, Quadrupede (France), Delta Sleep, Samoans, Poly-Math, MNHM (Holland), Tiny Fingers (Israel), Gulfer (Canada), Svalbard, Alarmist (Ireland), Falls, Totorro (France), Alma, Town Portal (Denmark), Dialects, Cheap Jazz, Kusanagi, Chiyoda Ku, SkyHitch, Anta, Floral (USA), A Werewolf! and Exxasens (Spain)..

To see who is playing when see the ArcTanGent line-up page.

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Tickets are priced at £75. An early entry ticket is priced at £20 (allows entry from 1pm on Thursday). A child (aged 0 to 10 years old) can attend for free. There is also a joint ticket offer with sister event 2000tress priced at £171.

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