The Manic Street Preachers and James are at the top of the bill for this year’s Hardwick Live Festival.
The event will be held at Hardwick Hall in County Durham over the weekend of August 17th and 18th, with The Zutons, Ziggy Marley, Lisa Stansfield, Stiff Little Fingers and The Sherlocks some of the other invited acts.
The Manic Street Preachers, meanwhile, are about to join Bon Jovi for big outdoor UK gigs at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, Wembley Stadium and Coventry’s Ricoh Arena before an appearance at Cardiff Castle on June 29th.
Manic Street Preachers tour dates:
June
15 – Dublin, RDS Arena
19 – Liverpool, Anfield Stadium
21 – London, Wembley Stadium
23 – Coventry, Ricoh Arena
29 – Cardiff, Cardiff Castle
July
6 – Festivalpark Hradec Kralové, Rock For People
19 – Sheffield, Tramlines Festival
20 – Nottingham, Splendour Festival
27 – Lowther Deer Park, Kendal Calling
August
16 – Brussels, Brussels Summer Festival
17 – Hardwick, Hardwick Live
22 – Vilar de Mouros, Festival de Vilar de Mouros
September
26 – Tokyo, Zepp DiverCity
27 – Tokyo, TOYOSU PIT