Playing her only UK festival since the release of Divers, one of the albums of 2015, the dazzlingly talented Joanna Newsom will headline End of The Road with her harp-led sonic odyssey. In 2011 she entranced us with a truly magical headline performance, and we’re delighted to have her back to do it all over again. Joining Joanna in a 2016 UK festival exclusive, will be the mercurial and mesmerising singer-songwriter Cat Power. Playing with a full band, Chan Marshall’s famously raw live show is sure to captivate Larmer Tree Gardens.
Making their first ever appearance at End of The Road will be the technicolor, genre-hopping, experimental vocal harmonising one offs Animal Collective, who release their eagerly awaited tenth studio album Painting With featuring the likes of John Cale and Colin Stetson, later this month. Also playing End of The Road for the first time, we are very happy to welcome Bat for Lashes who has long been on the festival wish list with her unique brand of otherworldly pop. Fresh from her forays into 70s world psychedelia with Toy and Dan Carey last year, with the electrifying side project SEXWITCH, Natasha Khan is due to return as the much loved Bat with a new album in 2016 and we can’t wait to see what she has in store for us.
John Dwyer’s peerless Thee Oh Sees need no introduction. After their acclaimed 2015 album Mutilator Defeated At Last, the San Francisco legends bring their thrilling garage rock to this year’s festival. This year will also feature a rare appearance by masked psychedelic Swedish collective GOAT, set to deliver their signature joyous and intoxicating live show. End of The Road are also excited to welcome the alt-rock shaman Devendra Banhart who will also be playing at End of The Road for the first time.
End Of The Road Festival 2016 Line Up:
Joanna Newsom
Animal Collective
Bat For Lashes
Cat Power
Devendra Banhart
GOAT
Thee Oh Sees
Phosphorescent
M. Ward
Jeffrey Lewis & Los Bolts
Steve Mason
Field Music
Bill Ryder-Jones
Eleanor Friedberger
Dr. Dog
U.S Girls
MONEY
Shura
Dilly Dally
Sunflower Bean
The Big Moon
Meilyr Jones
Mothers
Amber Arcades
Kath Bloom
Basia Bulat
Dawn Landes
Shopping
Weaves
James Canty
Martha
Holly Macve
Bas Jan
EERA
Hard Skin
Martha Ffion
Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
Lail Arad
More acts to be announced soon
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5/5 The Guardian
“End of the Road can feel their birthday wishes all came true here” 9/10 NME
“One of the UK’s best festivals” Q Magazine
“Unforgettable” Financial Times
“End Of The Road is nearing festival perfection” CLASH
“End of the Road captures a covetable mix of aesthetic, atmosphere and artful curation” Crack