Festivals
The Xcerts head up latest Hit the Deck artists
Further bands have been added to the April event in Nottingham and Bristol.
The Xcerts head up the latest additions to this year’s Hit The Deck.
The all-dayer takes place in Bristol on Saturday 25th April and Nottingham the following day, and is already set to feature appearances from headliners Skindred, plus Frank Iero, Rolo Tomassi and the soon-to-be-departed The Swellers.
Now, a further list of artists has been announced, including The Xcerts, newcomers Black Peaks and Hacktivist.
The full list of new additions is:
The Xcerts
Hacktivist
MC Lars
Brawlers
Black Peaks
Tellison
Oceans Ate Alaska
Oath Breaker
Hundreth
Calabrese
Bad Sign.
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