14 January 2016 - 0 Comments

Fat Freddy’s Drop, Modest Mouse, Ladyhawke, Kamasi Washington, Broods, Highly Suspect and Jarryd James are amongst names added in today’s line-up announcement for the inaugural Auckland City Limits Music Festival.

Ten acts added today include five more international artists to join headliners Kendrick Lamar and The National and others at the one-day festival on Saturday, 19 March 2016. 

With 25 of forty artists now announced and a final announcement still to come, the promoters point to a well-rounded bill that has music fans salivating. 

Hi-tech soul legends Fat Freddy’s Drop lead the second line-up announcement for Auckland City Limits. They have been riding an incredible summer of sell-out live shows courtesy of their acclaimed new album Bays and perform at ACL on the eve of their departure for another massive world tour. Fifteen years into their career, Freddy’s are New Zealand’s premier live music juggernaut and not to be missed.

Modest Mouse, who became alternative rock million sellers with Float On, have just a single previous appearance here, a sold out show in Auckland in 2011. The Portland band continue to deliver quirky hits in the form of 2015’s Lampshades On Fire.

Emergent heavy rockers Highly Suspect also join the bill. This Grammy nominated New York trio have topped rock radio playlists in recent months with Lydia and earned comparisons to Queens of the Stone Age and Kings of Leon. 

Australian Jarryd James makes his live debut in this country. His Joel Little-produced Do You Remember was an ARIA Award winning radio smash on both sides of the Tasman. He is joined by another emerging indie act from over the Tasman, Gang of Youths.

Arguably the most intriguing and exciting new name on the bill is California jazzman Kamasi Washington. The saxophonist’s stunning album The Epic made many 2015 year-end lists and his influence as a musician writing and performing on Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly has been widely acknowledged as that ground-breaking album continues to make waves.

Also appearing are local festival favourites, Shapeshifter and Broods. The Nott siblings of Nelson can match any band in the world for air-miles accumulation in a fantastically successful 2015 and will be bringing new music to the ACL stage from the upcoming follow-up to Evergreen.

Plus we have the hugely anticipated return of Ladyhawke. The LA-based My Delirium star returns with new music next month in advance of her third album and Auckland City Limits will be Ladyhawke’s first show back in New Zealand in almost four years.

And the new Auckland act on the bill are Racing – the thrilling rockers emerging from the ashes of the much-loved The Checks.

Auckland City Limits Music Festival will announce additional performers in coming weeks, as well as details about Auckland Eats, local artworks, an artisanal market, Auckland Kiddie Limits and more.

Auckland City Limits Music Festival 2016 Line-up to date:

Kendrick Lamar
The National
Fat Freddy’s Drop
Modest Mouse
Action Bronson
The Naked and Famous
Shapeshifter
Cold War Kids
BROODS
Ladyhawke
Jarryd James
Grace Potter
Shakey Graves
The Phoenix Foundation
Highly Suspect
Lord Huron
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Houndmouth
Che Fu & the Kratez
Kamasi Washington
Tami Neilson 
Gang of Youths
MAALA
Kinetic
Racing 

Tickets for Auckland City Limits are available from http://www.aucklandcitylimits.com/ and Ticketmaster.

Earlybird priced tickets in limited numbers are still available.

Inspired by and aligned with the world-class Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas, Auckland City Limits Music Festival will fuse the best elements of Austin’s premier festival with a New Zealand flavour and spirit to create an event that will celebrate the spirit and heritage of Auckland for years to come. 

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