This year’s independently run Indiependence Festival in Mitchelstown, Co Cork has signed British bands Super Furry Animals and Ocean Colour Scene to fill the headline slots. The three-stage festival will take place on August 1st and 2nd, going head-to-head with the similarly managed Castle Palooza, over in Tullamore, Co Offaly. Some acts will play both festival bills.
Welsh psychedelic rockers Super Furry Animals will headline the main stage on August 1st, topping a bill that includes The Blizzards, Fred, The Stone Roses Experience, 202s, R.S.A.G, Messiah J The Expert and Mundy. August 2nd sees Ocean Colour Scene joined by the likes of Paddy Casey, The Frank Walters, Delorentos, The Chapters, The Aftermath, Dark Room Notes, Saville, Grand Pocket Orchestra and Villagers, among others.
Indiependence was first established in 2006, and has seen international acts such as The Proclaimers perform, although the focus is primarily on popular Irish acts. Last year Cathy Davey, Gemma Hayes and Fight Like Apes pleased the crowds for no charge.
Unlike previous years, Indiependence 2009 won’t be a free event. Non-camping two-day tickets are €59 and one-day passes are €39. They’re on sale at Ticketmaster from tomorrow.
