March 16, 1998 12:13

PHOENIX RISING... AND READING TOO

[a]Shed Seven[/a] and [a]Travis[/a] have been confirmed for T In The Park, as [a]Super Furry Animals[/a] will appear at this year's Reading...

Shed Seven, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Travis, Therapy?, Asian Dub Foundation, 60ft Dolls, 3 Colours Red and Earl Brutus are the latest bands to confirm for this year's Phoenix Festival.

Other acts also added to the bill include Theaudience, Idlewild, Dawn Of The Replicants, Marion, Lionrock, Dodgy, The Supernaturals, Audioweb, Dust Junkys, Tortoise, Urusei Yatsura and Six By Seven. They join a line-up that already includes Ocean Colour Scene, New Order, Prodigy, Spiritualized, The Bluetones and Echo & The Bunnymen. The event takes place over four days at Long Marston, near Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire, on July 16-19.

Meanwhile, Super Furry Animals, who release their new 'Ice Hockey Hair' EP on May 25, are the latest band to be confirmed for this year's Reading Festival, which takes place on August 28-30. The band join a line-up which already includes Kenickie, Ash, Garbage and the Beastie Boys. Tickets for both Phoenix and Reading are available from the NME 24-hour Ticketline on 0870 1212 500. All calls are charged at national standard rate.