Dot To Dot Festival Preview

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Virgin Records) - The summer is here hoorah! It is festival time again, and where better to start off then a sojourn to the Dot to Dot festival? Now in its fifth year, this festival has been known to showcase some of the best up and coming talent in the business; Klaxons, Friendly Fires, Gallows, Ladyhawke and Laura Marling to name a few.

This year looks likely to be the best yet, with 3 dates over the May bank holiday weekend in Bristol, Nottingham and Manchester. This festival has been growing steadily over the last few years, and now looks at home with its southern counterparts, The Camden Crawl and The Great Escape.

Mystery Jets return as one of the headliners after their triumphant set in 2008; critically acclaimed Wild Beasts are surely not to be missed, and keep your eyes and ears out for the eminent Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe. Ellie Goulding has been eulogised over for quite some time, so perhaps now is the time to go and see what the fuss is about. Beach House and Los Campesinos! are also sure to encourage us all to sing en masse.

Ellie Goulding press shot 1

If you want to be in the know regarding the most hotly anticipated acts of the festival, stay tuned with Virgin Music where you will get great tips on everything from where to get a great roast dinner, to the best after parties in the city. Not be missed, this festival is sure to be one of the calendar events of the year.

This year's venues are:

BRISTOL:
Anson Rooms / O2 Academy / Thekla / Louisiana / Cooler / Fleece

NOTTINGHAM:
Rock City / Rescue Rooms / Trent Uni / Stealth / Bodega

MANCHESTER:
Manchester Academy 1 / Manchester Academy 2 / Manchester Academy 3 / FAC251 / Club Academy / Deaf Institute

Here is the Dot to Dot 2010 line-up so far:

Mystery Jets / Ellie Goulding (Bristol/Nottingham) / Los Campesinos! / Zane Lowe / Liars / Beach House (Nottingham/Manchester) / Twisted Wheel / Blood Red Shoes / Washed Out /Egyptian Hip Hop / Jakwob / Chapel Club / Daisy Dares You / Lonelady / Doorly / Field Music / Wild Beasts / Lights / The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster / Fun / Johnny Foreigner / Dead Confederate / Dan Sartain / Rox / Goldheart Assembly / Dog Is Dead and many more...