LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, MØ, Savages & more for Roskilde

The biggest Scandinavian festival of them all, Roskilde in Denmark has announced its first 53 artists out of a total of 175 for this year’s edition, which i, as ever, 8 days long, from Saturday 25 June to Saturday 2 July 2016.

Announced today are:

LCD Soundsystem, MØ, Tame Impala, Ghost, Chvrches, Savages, Destroyer, Ghost, Floating Points and many more.

That adds to previous announcements: New Order, PJ Harvey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Wiz Khalifa and Tenacious D.

Full list of additions:
LCD Soundsystem (US)
MØ (DK)
Ghost (S)
Kvelertak (N)
S!vas (DK)
Tame Impala (AUS)
Birdy Nam Nam (F)
Chvrches (UK)
Destroyer (CA)
DJ Paypal (DE)
First Hate (DK)
Floating Points UK)
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes (UK)
Gaye Su Akyol (TR)
Klub 27 (DK)
The Minds of 99 (DK)
Palace Winter (DK)
Protomartyr (US)
Recondite (DE)
Savages (UK)
Tal National (NE)

The full lineup is revealed in April. 75,000 full festival tickets and 20,000 one-day tickets are for sale.

Niall Byrne

Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.

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