End of the Road Announce Grizzly Bear on line up for 2012 Festival

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The End of the Road Festival is pleased to announce that in a UK festival exclusive Grizzly Bear will be a headliner at next year’s festival and Tindersticks are confirmed as a co-headliner.

Also in this first artist announcement for 2012 Beach House will play a UK festival exclusive as part of a special celebration of Bella Union's 15th Anniversary.

The bill will also be joined by The Antlers, Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard, Mountain Man, Frank Fairfield, The Strange Boys, I Break Horses, Justin Townes Earle, Richard Buckner, First Aid Kit, Doug Paisley, Robyn Hitchcock, Stranded Horse, Outfit, Moulettes, Driver Drive Faster, Delicate Steve, Robert Ellis and Sleep Party People.

The festival, which in 2012 enters its seventh year, recently won Best Small Festival at the 2011 UK Festival Awards following an amazing year with a critically lauded lineup led by Beirut, Joanna Newsom and Mogwai.

End of the Road takes place at the Stunning Larmer Tree Gardens in Dorset on 31 - 2nd September 2012.  This festival is all about the music, embrace the surroundings and just enjoy all that's on offer from the lineup.

Tickets are now on sale for 2012.


Published on 08 December 2011 by Wayne Feltham

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