The Futureheads guitarist Ross Millard has secured the services of The Charlatans, The Drums and Frankie & The Heartstrings as part of his new role as the curator of Sunderland festival Split.
“We’re incredibly excited about The Drums, it’s pretty exclusive and for Split and Sunderland to boast that is pretty amazing,” said Millard on the bill.
“It was really important that on the Saturday night we’ve got a new band that has an immense level of excitement around them and they are the band that is summing up the modern element of Split Festival this year, with the other side of the coin being Sunday night’s headliners, The Charlatans, who have innumerable anthems.”
“At the end of the Sunday when everyone is getting a little bit emotional and a little bit carried away with themselves, on come the Charlatans to play you through a greatest hits set and it couldn’t really be better.”
The event is due to take place at the Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland between September 17th-18th.