ArcTanGent have today announced that Japanese instrumental behemoths MONO are to headline the festival alongside This Will Destroy You, Russian Circles and God Is An Astronaut. ArcTanGent will be MONO’s only European Festival appearance of 2014. The announcement comes via way of video made in conjunction with 7bitarcade and Laughing Duck Productions.  

Takaakira Goto of MONO says: "We are very honored to play at ArcTanGent Festival this year alongside so many incredible bands. Our new album is currently in progress for a release date later this year, so hopefully we will share a preview of it. As always, thank you for your support. Somewhere between the soundscapes on an open field, we meet again." 

ArcTanGent is expanding on its international draw with a line up of bands coming from the UK & Ireland, Europe, USA and Japan. Fans from all over the globe have purchased tickets to ArcTanGent with some travelling from as far away as Brazil and Chicago. 

James Scarlett of ArcTanGent says: “the 2014 ATG line up is definitely a great progression from last year. We’re so happy to have European exclusives for MONO and Russian Circles, plus a UK exclusive for This Will Destroy You. If you want to see these bands then Fernhill Farm is the place to be! Ticket sales are currently smashing our targets and the festival will certainly sell out well before the gates open in August.” 

Other acts on the line up include Maybeshewill, Jamie Lenman, Tera Melos (USA), LITE (Japan), Mutiny on the Bounty (Luxembourg), Mylets (USA), Tellison, Enemies, Her Name is Calla, 100 Onces (USA), And So I Watch You From Afar, Three Trapped Tigers, The Physics House Band, TTNG, Baby Godzilla, Nordic Giants, El Ten Eleven, Tall Ships, I Like Trains, Year of No Light, plus many more.  

The festival has huge aspirations with one UK Festival Award already in the bag. Goc O’Callaghan of ArcTanGent says, “we’re aiming to come away with Best Small Festival and a Grass Roots festival award this year. This would be a great recognition of all the hard work that goes into running ArcTanGent. We’ll be putting ourselves forward for a Golden Wellie AIM Award too and we’ll see what the judges have to say!” 

For those who cannot wait until the festival, there will be an ArcTanGent night held at the World’s End in Finsbury Park on the 13th June. Details of this will be announced soon. 

A few more bands are still yet to be announced. For more information and ticket links click here.  ArcTanGent 28^th – 30^th August 2013 Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, Compton Martin, Somerset, BS40 6LD

ArcTanGent 28^th – 30^th August 2013 Fernhill Farm, Cheddar Road, Compton Martin, Somerset, BS40 6LD.