Idles, Peace lead first names for Liverpool Sound City 2018

Idles, Peace and The Slow Readers Club are among the first ten acts to be confirmed for next year’s Sound City event in Liverpool.

They herald more than 250 artists who’ll eventually be added to the two-day event which is returning to the Liverpool city centre on May 5th and 6th.

“We are all immensely proud and happy to reveal our first artists for 2018,” Becky Ayres, Sound City’s COO, says. “We wanted to lay down a marker for what everyone can expect from our festival’s return to its roots, and we hope that the range and dynamism of these opening ten names reflects where we are taking Sound City for next year and far beyond.”

“Seeing these guys performing up close and personal across a wide spectrum of locations is going to be really special. And of course, there is plenty more to come too as we enter the new year – this is just the beginning!”