KT TUNSTALL JOINED BY NEWLY ANNOUNCED JESS MILLS, THE ARCADIAN KICKS, KATE LAWLER, JOSEPHINE, HORSE, ROSIE WILBY, AMITY AND MORE AT LADYROCK FESTIVAL 

LadyRock Festival – the first ever women’s festival to come to the North West – has just announced the second part of its fantastic line-up for Saturday 26 May 2012. 

Supporting the likes of KT Tunstall, Heather Peace  and New Young Pony Club  includes Jess Mills – hotly tipped for 2012 - whose hit ‘Pixelated People’ has made waves of impressions on the underground music scene. Jess has recently supported singing sensation Emeli Sande on tour, and recently played with Sande, Katy B and Annie Lennox at EQUAL Rocks. 

In addition to Mills is The Arcadian Kicks,  one of 2012’s hottest indie bands, managed by Charlatans’ drummer Jon Brookes. The band, fronted by Rebecca Wilson and Rebekah Pennington, has enjoyed success in Ayia Napa, the Isle of Wight Festival and KerrangFest, and will bring a shoegaze edge to LadyRock Festival this May. 

Alongside Mills and Arcadian Kicks is model and DJ Kate Lawler. Kate has enjoyed mass success in Europe and Japan spinning records, and is a resident DJ at Manchester’s renowned venue Sankeys. She will be turning the heat up on Saturday 26 getting the crowds revved up on the LadyRock mainstage. 

Josephine is the next star announced for the women’s event’s bill – whose name has been hot throughout XFM, 6 Music and numerous publications such as ID magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, the Manchester Evening News, High Voltage and Female First. Lauren Laverne claims to “love her the most of all”, whilst the Sunday Times labels her “keen, astonishing new soul voice”. Her track ‘A Freak A’ is gaining huge airplay – and she is one to watch this year. 

Joining Josephine and other acts announced for the festival will be singing sensation Horse, acclaimed comedienne Rosie Wilby, singing sensation  Sophie Ballamy and AMiTY  – as part of their supporting tour for singer and actress (Waterloo Road, Lip Service) Heather Peace – who will be exclusively performing at LadyRock this summer as part of her UK tour. 

Founder and Director Jackie Crozier said: “I am absolutely thrilled to be able to announce our final line-up for LadyRock Festival. I could not be happier. We have found the perfect, slick balance of everything we want to represent: strong, sexy female performers, with no gimmicks. I am delighted that our line-up is made up of acclaimed, commercially successful females alongside some extremely cool and upcoming artists. Everyone on this bill is relevant, in one way or another – and it is a top-quality bill that we have not had to compromise.” 

LadyRock Festival will take place across a number of stages and areas, with designated spots for acoustic sessions, comedy and alternative entertainment. Alongside KT Tunstall, Heather Peace  and the above include New Young Pony Club, Ronika, Second Hand Wings, Sarah Archer and more. 

To purchase tickets click HERE. Tickets can also be purchased by calling Quay Tickets on 0843 208 0500. 

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