Future Musical Festival releases second announcement

5 December 2011 | 12:13 pm | Staff Writer
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The second round of bands for Future Music Festival has been released, boasting an impressive range of artists that is bound to please young and old dance music fans alike. The announcement is headed by none other than electronic and new wave pioneers New Order, who have been a powerhouse in the music industry for three decades with hits that include Blue Monday, Bizarre Love Triangle and Age Of Consent. Also making the trip out for the annual dance and indie festival are circuit mainstays Friendly Fires. The XL Recordings signees will be returning to our shores on the back of new album Pala, which was released in May. Rounding out the heavy hitters in the announcement are hip-hop/rock crossover band Gym Class Heroes and the legendary Mark Ronson, who will be performing DJ sets with Zane Lowe.

The second round of bands for Future Music Festival has been released, boasting an impressive range of artists that is bound to please young and old dance music fans alike. The announcement is headed by none other than electronic and new wave pioneers New Order, who have been a powerhouse in the music industry for three decades with hits that include Blue Monday, Bizarre Love Triangle and Age Of Consent

Also making the trip out for the annual dance and indie festival are circuit mainstays Friendly Fires. The XL Recordings signees will be returning to our shores on the back of new album Pala, which was released in May. Rounding out the heavy hitters in the announcement are hip-hop/rock crossover band Gym Class Heroes and the legendary Mark Ronson, who will be performing DJ sets with Zane Lowe.

See the full second announcement below:

New Order
Friendly Fires
Gym Class Heroes
Mark Ronson Vs Zane Lowe DJ set
Professor Green
Knife Party
Dubfire
John O’Callaghan
Flux Pavillion
Oliver Huntemann
Orjan Nilsen
Porter Robinson
Kill the Noise
Ruby Rose
Tydi
Timmy Trumpet


They join the originally announced:

Swedish House Mafia
Fatboy Slim
Paul Van Dyk
Tinie Tempah
The Wombats
Chase & Status
Skrillex
Jessie J
The Rapture
Sven Vath
Aphex Twin
Die Antwoord
Azari & III
The Naked & Famous
Gareth Emery
James Murphy & Pat Mahoney (LCD Soundsystem DJ set)
Alex Metric
Hercules & Love Affair
Jamie Jones
Frank Ocean
Holy Ghost!
Juan Maclean
Benoit & Sergio
Horse Meat Disco
The Stafford Brothers