MERTHYR ROCK FESTIVAL  31 AUGUST- 2 SEPTEMBER 2012 

RISE TO REMAIN AND SONIC BOOM SIX ADDED TO THE BILL 

JAMES MCLAREN HONOURED WITH SECOND STAGE 

FINAL FULL LINEUP ANNOUNCED & STAGE SPLITS

MERTHYR ROCK are proud to announce the full line for one of the last alternative festivals of the Summer with the additions of Sonic Boom Six and Rise To Remain on the Saturday night.

Independently run and with a huge community focus, the festival is situated in the beautiful historic Cyfarthfa Park, a public, Grade II space in the heart of Merthyr.  This boutique festival brings a mix of indie and rock bands, both home-grown talent and further afield.

The second stage has been named after James McLaren, the BBC reporter who tragically died earlier this month. Promoter Rhodri says “James was a good friend and a true champion of welsh music. We wanted to give a fitting tribute to a great man and we thought this would be the best way to do it. James was all about new music and supporting emerging acts, and this year the stage was curated by lostprophets and the blackout - two bands he saw had potential for greatness in the very early stages. James was a great supporter of the festival in it's first year, for which we are very grateful, and we hope this is a good way to celebrate the life of someone who really made a big difference to so many people in the local scene”

FULL LINEUP/ STAGE SPLITS
Friday 31st August:

Main Stage:
RAZORLIGHT
SAVES THE DAY
FUTURES  

Second Stage:
Dirty Goods 
The People the Poet
The Lash
The Undivided

Saturday 1st September

Main Stage:
SKINDRED
LOWER THAN ATLANTIS 
YASHIN 
RISE TO REMAIN
EXIT TEN
SONIC BOOM SIX
THE DIRTY YOUTH
DOPAMINE
PROSPERINA

Second Stage - Lostprophets takeover:
Pulled Apart by Horses  
Save Your Breath
Neil Starr & Gavin Butler
Exit_International
Black And Reds
Bastions
Astroid Boys
The Dead Formats

Sunday 2nd September

Main Stage:
KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES 
DEAF HAVANA
WE ARE THE OCEAN 
FUTURE OF THE LEFT
DON BROCO
STRAIGHT LINES
THE JAMES CLEAVER QUINTET
SHADOWS CHASING GHOSTS
REAPER IN SICILY

Second Stage - The Blackout Takeover
A  (EXCLUSIVE)
Canterbury
Marmozets
Proxies
Page 44
Blowgoat
Verses
Buried in Alaska

Merthyr Rock is the UKs best new 3 day alt/rock festival in the heart of Wales. The festival will run from Friday 31st August- Sunday 2nd September 2012.

TICKETS:
Advance Weekend tickets are £65
AdvanceDay Tickets are priced at Friday £20 - Sat & Sun £25
Camping is £15 per person, for 3 nights (Fri, Sat, Sun)

Bus Home to Cardiff: £7 and £5 (U16) Coming to Merthyr Rock and want to leave the car behind? The Merthyr Rock Express Bus allows you to come to Merthyr by train and then get home by late night buses. The buses leave the Festival Site at 11.30pm and will call at the following stations en route to Cardiff: Abercynon, Pontypridd, Cardiff Central.

Merthyr Rock is a 14+ years only event and under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
 
External ticket stockists: Ticketline UK 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Merthyr Rock runs Music Industry Workshops through the season.
Review Writing (14+)
pt I 28th August 10am-2pm
pt II One day at the festival
pr III: 4th & 11th September

Interview Technique (16 +)
pt I: 29th August 10am-2pm
pt II: one day at the festival
pr III:5th & 12th September

THE GREEN FACTOR
N.B: In 2006 the organisers started the HAY-ON-EARTH Project and for six years Hay Festivals have been engaged in a programme of managing and mitigating the Environmental impact. The aim is that all waste created by MERTHYR ROCK will be separated and recycled.