Dot to Dot festival which takes place from 25th - 27th May at various venues throughout Manchester, Bristol & Nottingham has announced its first wave of acts for this year's festival.  The festival will have its usual intoxicating mix of established performers and the best emerging artists from the UK and around the world.

This  year's Dot to Dot will be headlined by The Horrors, joining them will be rising stars Dermott Kennedy, Pale Waves, Marika Hackman, and Mahalia.  Also added to the bill are American indie rockers Turnover, Bristol's Bad Sounds, internet sensation Gus Dapperton, LA punk rockers The Regrettes and Macclesfield's three-piece Cassia.

Dot To Dot Organiser Anton Lockwood, of DHP Family, said:

“We’re delighted to welcome The Horrors to headline 2018’s Dot To Dot Festival. Over the course of 5 albums their relentless creativity has produced some of the best music the UK has to offer, and it’s great to have them at the UK’s most forward-thinking city festival. Beyond The Horrors, really the festival is about new music, and our other two main headliners are new artists destined for huge things. Pale Waves and Dermot Kennedy are both rising fast and we’re very excited to bring them to you just as they reach a wider audience. Of course, as befits an event that last year was recognised as the Best Festival for Emerging Talent, we also have an array of the finest brand new artists which will be announced very soon. We’ve seen many artists go on to huge success after playing at D2D and we can’t wait to see what this year’s bunch will go on to achieve!”

Dot to Dot Festival 2018 line up so far

The Horrors, Dermot Kennedy, Pale Waves, Marika Hackman, Mahalia, Turnover, Bad Sounds, Gus Dapperton, The Regrettes, Cassia, Adam French, Aka George, Arlo, Bexey, Bully, Connie Constance, Cuckoolander, Daniel Alexander, Daniel Docherty, Devon, Easy Life, George Glew, Grand Pax, Haiku Hands, Helena Deland, Kawala, Kyle Craft, Lion, Malena Zavala, Men I Trust, Noah Kahan, Our Girl, Peter Oren, Puma Blue, Shadowparty, Skegss, Soham De, Sports Team, The Kite String Tangle, The Mysterines, The Snuts, Winston Surfshirt

Tickets are available from the All Tickets, prices start at just £13.00