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Savages, The Twilight Sad, Perfume Genius added to Plisskën Festival

Acts join the likes of The Horrors and Waxahatchee at Athens bash

Savages, Perfume Genius and The Twilight Sad are amongst a host of names added to 2015’s Plisskën Festival.

The event, which takes place in Athens on 5th-6th June, has already announced The Horrors, Squarepusher and Mogwai as its headliners, performing alongside the likes of Waxahatchee, Iceage METZ and Mudhoney.

Savages are currently working on the follow-up to their debut album ‘Silence Yourself’ after releasing a collaborative effort with Bo Ningen, titled ‘Words To The Blind’, at the end of 2014. The band have been announced for a number of summer festivals including 2015’s Field Day.

Plisskën 2014 hosted the likes of Wild Beasts, Mount Kimbie and 65daysofstatic, and takes place at Athens’ Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Centre.

View the full list of announced names for the festival below.

THE HORRORS
MOGWAI
BRODINSKI
MUDHONEY
SAVAGES
SQUAREPUSHER
ELECTRIC WIZARD
ARIEL PINK
THEE OH SEES
PERFUME GENIUS
AME
THE TWILIGHT SAD
BEARDYMAN
WAXAHATCHEE
AUSTRA
…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF THE DEAD
ICEAGE
SOUL CLAP
RATKING
GERD JANSON
SLEAFORD MODS
WHOMADEWHO
GONJASUFI
TONY ALLEN
HAPPA
APANEMIC
VERVEINE
NEGROS TOU MORIA
LARRY TEE
ANDY STOTT
PHAROAHE MONCH
EVIAN CHRIST
MIKAL CRONIN
PHARMAKON
STRAND OF OAKS
METZ
WERKHA
CULT OF YOUTH
POW!
LITURGY
TIGER & WOODS
DALHOUS
GIOUMOURTZINA
CAIRO LIBERATION FRONT
AMATEURBOYZ
LIVIO & ROBY
AFFORMANCE
XYLOURIS WHITE
THE COATHANGERS
FORT ROMEAU
JAAKKO
ACID BABY JESUS
DELS
BAD SPENCER
WOZ
MORGAN DELT
STEVE GUNN
CLIP!
MONONOME
SEKUOIA
TENDTS
WARM GRAVES
GUS & BONZO

Tags: Perfume Genius, Savages, The Twilight Sad, News, Festivals

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