Liverpool Sound City has revealed their third wave of artists featuring some of the hottest names in the industry such as Jagwar Ma, Public Service Broadcasting, East India Youth, Bipolar Sunshine, Blood Red Shoes, Pins, Glass Animals, Bird, Factory Floor, Ratking, Say Lou Lou and Sunshine Underground.

The new wave includes an additional 75 bands bringing the total number of live acts announced to date to over 100 with a stunning array of talent from Jon Hopkins to Jimmi Goodwin, Albert Hammond Jr and Jungle. Headliners include Kodaline, Clean Bandit, Gruff Rhys, The Hold Steady and Fuck Buttons – Plus it gets even better with an extra 200 bands due to be announced in April with some lovely surprises yet to come.

In addition, Sound City have also announced that headliner Gruff Rhys will be performing as well as taking part in a Q&A at the high profile industry conference, which forms part of the event. Exploring the themes of music, style and football, the conference will also feature music legends John Cale and Thurston Moore and FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne.

Said CEO David Pichilingi: “Our mission has been to grow and get better every year and attract an ever bigger, more exciting and eclectic line up of acts to this city. This year we’ve surpassed all expectations. Sound City has now firmly established itself as the premium event of this kind in the UK and we’re not done yet.”

Line up so far

65daysofstatic, Alana Henderson, Alberto Montero, All We Are, And So I Watch You From Afar, Animic, Bad Rabbits, Ballet School, Bang Bang Bang, Battle Lines, Beach Beach, Big Sixies, Bipolar Sunshine, Bird, Bleeding Heart Pigeons, Blood Red Shoes, Boreal Sons, Cats Park, Chloe Howl, Death At Sea, Demi Louise, Denai Moore, Dune Rats, Dz Deathrays, East India Youth, Embers, Ex-Easter Island Head, Eyedress, Fabienne, Factory Floor, Fickle Friends, Flyte, Fred Page, Gengahr, Gentleman Rogues, Gentlemen, Gianna Lauren, Glass Animals, Gory Glory, Grizfolk, Hermitude, Hero Fisher, Hibou, Hugh Keice, Jack Garratt, Jagwar Ma, Jaws, Jeremy Neale, Joan Colomo, Kan Wakan, Kid Mac, Kill It Kid, Le Couleur, Life, Lizzo, Lovepark, Luke Sital-Singh, Malojian, Mama Kin, Moats, Mojo Fury, Moko, Money For Rope, Mumiy Troll, Natalie Mccool, Norma Jean Martine, Nozinja (Shangaan Electro), Pawws, Pearl Negras, Penterpan Complex, Phoria, Pins, Ports, Powder Blue, Public Access Tv, Public Service Broadcasting, Radiophonic Workshop, Rae Morris, Raleigh Ritchie, Ratking, Rosie Lowe, Say Lou Lou, September Girls, Shy Nature, Sivu, Slaves, Taylor Fowlis, Team Rkt, Tennis, The Beaches, The Bohicas, The Bug, The Creases, The Delta Riggs, The Districts, The Dumblings, The John Steel Singers, The Magic Gang, The Neighbourhood, The Parrots, The Physics House Band, The Scenes, The Shimmer Band, The Sunshine Underground, The Tea Street Band, Theo Verney, Tourist, We Have Band, White Male Actors, Woman's Hour, Years & Years, Young Kato & Youth Man.

Hosted in an incredible range of unique locations and venues across Liverpool Sound City takes place between 1-3 May. The final acts and further conference speakers will be announced early next month.

Tickets are available here.