End Of The Road Festival was the light at the end of the tunnel in 2021, proving to be the “life-affirming live experience” (The Guardian ★★★★★) that we all needed. Last year showcased the very best of UK music but once again we see the End Of The Road team cast their gaze beyond these shores to handpick some of the leading artists - new and old - across the globe and bring them back to the stunning Larmer Tree Gardens site.
Having already announced that alternative rock icons Pixies will be bringing their primal storm to the 2022 edition, End Of The Road are also thrilled to announce harmony-rich indie favourites Fleet Foxes, one of the defining indie acts of the 2000s Bright Eyes, and far-out funk and soul psych-rock wizards Khruangbin, who join as Thursday’s headliners.
Beyond the headliners there is always so much to explore for music fans of all persuasions, and this year is already offering an incredibly strong, varied lineup. There is the avant-pop of Stephin Merritt’s legendary outfit The Magnetic Fields, indie-pop oddball Aldous Harding, the uncompromising and otherworldly Perfume Genius and poet-guitarist soul rebels from Mali, Tinariwen.
American acts have long had a strong presence at End Of The Road, and it is with great pleasure that they can welcome back the best, most forward-thinking Americana from the likes of Kurt Vile & The Violators, The Weather Station, Cassandra Jenkins and Kevin Morby. Elsewhere, Greentea Peng is bringing her unique psychedelic R&B, whilst hot new band Gabriels bring their modern take on doo-wop and gospel.
For those adventurous ears, experimental frequencies will be provided by Circuit des Yeux and Moor Mother, and there is once again a strong Jazz showing at the festival with breakout star trumpeter Emma-Jean Thackray, Nala Sinephro and Alabaster DePlume amongst the plentiful offerings.
Following their breakthrough set in 2019, experimental rock upstarts black midi return to End Of The Road alongside a whole new crop of leftfield guitar bands like Purling Hiss, Part Chimp, TV Priest and Geese.
Back by popular demand, Yard Act and Wu-Lu are joined by other exciting new names in alternative music such as Dehd, Bingo Fury, NewDad and Los Bitchos - who are on the tip of the tongue of every tastemaker. |
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