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Mercury Rev announce only 2008 UK festival appearance

Mercury Rev 2005

Mercury Rev 2005

The US legends will be performing in Dorset

Mercury Rev have revealed that their British only festival appearance of 2008 will be at Dorset’s End Of The Road festival.

The event, which has in the past hosted bands such as Super Furry Animals, Midlake and Yo La Tengo, will take place on September 12, 13 and 14 at Larmer Tree Gardens.

Other acts already confirmed to play at the festival include Jeffrey Lewis, Two Gallants, Micah P Hinson and A Hawk And A Hacksaw.

Festival organisers have explained that the intimate festival will remain at its 5,000 person capacity for 2008.

For more information, visit the End Of The Road festival website.


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