Taking place in Brockwell Park on Saturday 25 May, the eclectic festival had already announced King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Mercury Prize-winning Young Fathers and shoegaze pioneers Slowdive on its billing.
They then added yet more zest, with post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning, PC Music’s Hannah Diamond, and female punk band Lambrini Girls among the further names.
And now, a month add, there’s still more names, with South Londoners Fat Dog, who are carving a name for themselves as a lve tour de force, queer avant-gardist Lynks and New Orleans DIY outfit Special Interest.
Texas-based multi-instrumentalists Being Dead (who gave us a wild little interview last year), and experimental psych quartet Plantoid are also on the lineup.
Wide Awake is brought to you by Bad Vibrations, LNZRT and the crew behind MOTH Club and The Shacklewell Arms; an independent festival that promises to be for music fans looking to discover something different, with the best in leftfield indie, post-punk, electronica, techno and more.
Aside from the music, there’s a range of talks and workshops to dive into; independent, anti-capitalist, ad-free publication hate zine is hosting a zine fair, whilst How To Catch A Pig Liv Wynter stages a discussion on being a DIY political artist, among the many talks and workshops available.
Wide Awake have also announced their partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières, the humanitarian medical care charity known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.
See the full lineup and panels and workshops timetable below.
Headliners
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Slowdive || Young Fathers
Sub Headliners
Modeselektor (DJ) || Sevdaliza || Squid
A-Z
Alice Glass || Al Lover || || Being Dead || Ben Ufo || Bodega || Byrne’s Night (Talking Heads Tribute) || Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul || C.O.F.F.I.N || Crumb || David Holmes || Decius || Deep Tan || Dry Cleaning || Eartheater || Etran De || Fat Dog || Faux Real || Grace Cummings || L’air || Lynks || Hannah Diamond || Helena Hauff || Htrk || Iniko || Lambrini Girls || La Luz || Model/Actriz || Mozart Estate || Ok Williams || Optimo (Espacio) || Special Interest || Sweeping Promises || Squid || Plantoid || The Babe Rainbow || The Dare || The Itch || The New Eves || Upchuck || Yeule || Yhwh Nailgun
Panels & workshops
hate zine: hate zine Publishers Fair, 12pm – 6pm
Woo presents: Wellness is dead, but feeling good isn’t
Liv Winter presents: Can you be a DIY & political artist in 2024, 3pm – 3:45pm
Sisters Uncut: Banner Making Workshop, 4pm – 5pm
Club Soda Takeover w Theophillus Oluwafifehami Ajayi, Transient Visitors and The Carbonators 5pm – 6pm
