The LeeStock Music Festival is delighted to announce it’s full line up for this year’s festival at AFC Sudbury’s MEL Group Stadium on June 3rd.  The Suffolk festival, now in it’s fifth year, will run alongside the successful Live and Kicking festival, held at the same venue on the following day.

Having already announced US indie rockers, Wheatus (Teenage Dirtbag, A Little Respect) and Sheffield indie group Babybird (You’re Gorgeous, The F-Word, Candy Girl) will be topping the bill, the full line up for this years event is detailed below with a brief band biography of the stellar list.  Mark Morriss of The Bluetones and Nigel Clark of Dodgy also both return to Suffolk after headlining last year’s festival.  Wheatus Frontman Brendan B. Brown said “We’re proud to be involved and can’t wait to play at LeeStock 2012″

LeeStock was launched in memory of music mad Lee Dunford who died aged just 21 after a four year battle against cancer. Since that time the festival has grown year on year.  The festival, and its related fundraising events, have so far raised nearly £30,000.00 in Lee’s memory for the Willow Foundation, a charity aimed at improving the lives of seriously ill young adults.

Joining Wheatus, Babybird, Mark Morriss and Nigel Clark will be:

The Crimson Dixies - Previous LeeStock headliners and main support for Dodgy last year its probably not a suprise as a LeeStock favourite returns to no doubt smash it out of the park again.

Ideals - From Ipswich now based in London, with cracking tunes like Lungs (it’s online video has had over 25,000 views alone!), it’s clear to see why these guys were snapped up.

Lemonparty - After their debut at LeeStock 2011, the Sudbury based band were certainly one of the first names on the list to be invited back, bringing you an ‘interpretive interpretation of funk, ska, rock, pop’. They certainly get your feet moving.

Sons Of Icarus - Where do you start with these guys?! maybe with the fact they have just annouced a tour of Scotland, maybe with them beating hundreds of groups to win Marshall Amplifiers’ ‘Ultimate Band Contest’, or maybe, just maybe, mention that they played Download and Sonisphere last year…!?  Don’t miss them!

The Tom Sanderson Band - Hailing from Ipswich, the stalwart of LeeStock Mr Tom Sanderson is the only act to have played every LeeStock.  For many fans he will be the first name they look out for, a LeeStock Legend.

Howl Griff - They were formed in Wales but are all from Aberystwyth, Bolton, Merseyside and Texas!! They played at our night before LeeStock gig last year and went down so well we asked them back for the 2012 LeeStock main stage.

Two Steps Twice - Have played London’s infamous O2 Arena, during the ‘Live and Unsigned’ competition. Overall, placing in the top twenty acts out of an initial ten-thousand. How can you say no to that?

Sudbury Upper School Battle Of The Bands Winner - The annual competition returns on Friday May 18th sifting through the best young local talent with the winners earning the right to open LeeStock!

Tickets for LeeStock are already selling well and can be bought online at http://www.leestock.org at th,e White Horse in North Street, Sudbury and from Sudbury’s Tourist Information Office.  At just £20, you won’t get a better value day out this Summer!

For more information on the Live & Kicking music festival visit http://www.afcsudbury.com

Weekend tickets securing entry to both events are available for £25.00.

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For more information please contact Matt Keogh on 07790 431127 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)