Animal Collective to headline The Green Man Festival

plus Roky Erickson, DJHistory, and Idjut Boys added to the bill

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 8th Apr 2009

Animal Collective

Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August 2009
Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales, NP8 1LP, Wales MAP
adult weekend £115, teen £50 (children aged 12 & under are free) - SOLD OUT
Last updated: Wed 19th Aug 2009

Animal Collective have been announced as Friday headliners for this year's The Green Man Festival.

Animal Collective
Joining the American Friday night headliners on this year's bill is Texan songwriter Roky Erickson, founder of The 13th Floor Elevators. Also announced is an after hours funk-rock-rap-house-disco workout on the The Far Out After Dark Stage from DJHistory, Lowlife organisers and authors of 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' who will have Idjut Boys headlining.

The latest names join the line-up of confirmed acts including Wilco, Bon Iver, Wooden Shjips, British Sea Power, Errors, Four Tet, Grizzly Bear, The Phantom Band, Andrew Bird, Dirty Three, Beth Jeans Houghton, The Leisure Society, Peggy Sue, Megson, Pivot, It's A Buffalo, She Keeps Bees, Golden Animals, 6 Day Riot, No Thee No Ess, The Soundcarriers, Martin Carr, Beach House, Peter Broderick, and others. Also appearing will be The Amorphous Androgynous (AKA Future Sound Of London) taking you on a Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble Exploding In Your Mind for 7 hours of live acts and DJs.

An adult weekend camping ticket is priced at £115 for the weekend. Weekend teenager tickets (ages 13-17 years) are priced at £50, with children aged 12 and under free. All teenagers and children must be accompanied by a ticket playing adult. Live-in vehicles are an additional £35, and car park tickets are priced at £5. This year organisers are offering a Holiday Ticket, where for only an extra £30 festival goers can arrive on site on Monday 17th and camp for a further 3 days in Glanusk Park.

To buy tickets, click here.

This year's festival which takes place at Glanusk Park, Usk Valley, Powys, Wales over the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August, will see more than 100 acts play indie, psychedelia, americana and folk across 5 stages, while DJs playing everything from psychedlia, dub-reggae, modern electro and stoner rock will keep the party alive right through the night.


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