Animal Collective announce their own festival, expand tour

Animal Collective have expanded their world tour, as well as announcing their very own festival. The spacebar-happy A N I M A L C O L L E C T I V E Camping Weekend takes place on 23rd-24th September at Fernwood Resort in California’s Big Sur. AnCo headline both nights and they’ll be joined by WIFE, Winter and Jessica Pratt. Following the release of ‘Painting With’, they’ve also added takes to their world tour. Check out the full schedule here. Catch up with DIY’s Animal Collective interview here.UK & Ireland dates below. APRIL 12 London, The Troxy 13 Manchester, O2 Ritz SEPTEMBER 02-04 End of the Road 03 Liverpool, O2 Academy 02-04 Electric Picnic Festival 06 Glasgow, O2 ABC 07 Leeds, Leeds Uni Stylus 08-11 Bestival Photo: Mike Massaro.