End of the Road Festival, 31 August - 2 September 2012, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset

The End of the Road Festival is delighted to play host to a fifteenth anniversary celebration for the ever-wonderful Bella Union label. 

Set up in 1997 by Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde, the label is behind some of the most important independent releases of the last two decades; this celebration will see them curate Friday's lineup, in a still-growing bill that includes the following acts: 

Alessi's Ark

Beach House

Cashier No. 9

Dirty Three

Hannah Cohen

I Break Horses

John Grant

Jonathan Wilson

Lanterns On The Lake

The Low Anthem

Midlake

Mountain Man

Our Broken Garden

Poor Moon

Roy Harper

Veronica Falls 

They join a weekend lineup that also includes Grizzly Bear, Tindersticks, Delicate Steve, Doug Paisley, Driver Drive Faster, First Aid Kit, Frank Fairfield, Jeffrey Lewis and the Junkyard, Justin Townes Earle, Moulettes, Outfit, Richard Buckner, Robert Ellis, Robyn Hitchchock, Sleep Party People, Stranded Horse and The Strange Boys. 

Said Bella Union founder and label boss Simon Raymonde: 

"Bella Union and End of The Road Festival have so much in common, most notably our taste in bands, and having several bands over the last 5 years who have headlined there, like Fleet Foxes, Explosions In The Sky, and Midlake, all of whom loved every minute, it seemed that when discussing what we should do for our 15th Anniversary a conversation with End of the Road was a good starting point. The outcome is something very special and this will be the pinnacle of our anniversary celebrations throughout 2012." 

The festival, now in its seventh year, recently won Best Small Festival at the 2011 UK Festival Awards following an amazing year with a critically lauded lineup led by Beirut, Joanna Newsom and Mogwai. 

Next year End of the Road will be joined by a sister festival, No Direction Home, which will set up camp at Welbeck Abbey on the edge of Sherwood Forest from 8 – 10 June 2012 and will be headlined by Richard Hawley, Andrew Bird and The Low Anthem. 

Ticket prices for End of the Road Festival 2012:Tickets
Adult weekend (incl. camping): £150
Youth 13-17 years (must be accompanied by an adult): £120
Child 6-12 years (must be accompanied by an adult): £50
Child 0 - 5 years (must be purchased in advance & accompanied by an adult): Free
Campervan / Caravan pass £50