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Echo & The Bunnymen to play Gigantic All Dayer Festival
6 years ago
Back for a fifth volume and boasting a line-up fit-to-bursting with indie rock colossi, the bumper one-day music bash will takeover the iconic Manchester Academy once more on Bank Holiday Saturday, 25th May 2019.
The Wonder Stuff will also take to the stage and  return as Very Special Guests in 2019 to perform their seminal second album âHUPâ in full. Released exactly thirty years ago to this year, their sophomore effort stands up as a landmark piece to this day. Chock-a block with Miles Huntâs arch lyricism and writhing with ear-worm worthy hooks, the album birthed classic singles including âGolden Greenâ, âPiece of Skyâ and âCircle Squareâ and so much more, earning cult status forevermore amongst their adoring fanbase. Confirmed to be dipping into the innumerable Top 40 hits that adorn their impressive back catalogue too, Stourbridgeâs finest will be pulling out all the stops.
With a reputation for whopper bills, the Gigantic All Dayerâs will of course be ensuring you have plenty more throughout the day to sink your teeth into.
Making a âSlight Returnâ after his rapturously received solo set at the festival in 2015, the affable Mark Morriss will be bringing his pals The Bluetones along to Gigantic for the first time. Back together and on the form of their career, the Hounslow Britpop champs have notched up thirteen glorious Top 40 singles and three Top 10 and will be here to remind you exactly why.
As a member of The Lemonheads, Blake Babies, Some Girls, Minor Alps, and well⌠The Juliana Hatfield Three, Gigantic Vol.5 is delighted to welcome the one and only Juliana Hatfield. She may have been in more bands than The Fall have had members, but in 2019 Juliana will be gracing the Manchester Academy with current outfit THE JULIANA HATFIELD THREE for a set of her sparkling indie pop.
And of course thereâll be plenty to see and do from the get-go at Gigantic Indie All Dayer Vol. 5.
With doors opening at 1pm, keeping you entertained throughout the day in the way Robbie Williams could most likely never do, revellers will be in the capable hands of hosts and MCâs Marc & Jason Jones who will be supplying all the ripe gags and top tunes you could wish for.
Plus back by popular demand, many will surely be delighted to see the return of the now-legendary Gigantic Indie All Dayer Raffle (taking place at 2pm), some habits die hard eh?