NME Festival Guide 2008
Summer Sundae

Supergrass, The Coral, Lightspeed Champion for Summer Sundae Weekender

Supergrass

Supergrass

Leicester festival announces its first acts for this year

Supergrass, The Coral and Lightspeed Champion are among the acts confirmed for this year’s Summer Sundae Weekender festival.

The event, which is set to take place in Leicester’s De Montford Hall and gardens, will also see sets from Jeffrey Lewis, Simian Mobile Disco and The Whitest Boy Alive.

Other acts confirmed include Roisin Murphy, Of Montreal and Nina Nastasia.

Summer Sundae Weekender will take place between 8 and 10 August.

Early bird tickets are still available – for more information, visit Summersundae.com.


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