MAIN STAGE
I BIFFY CLYRO Wake up with the hairy emo-thrash Glaswegian power trio
I ATHLETE
Bask in anthemic pleasantness from the MOR Radiohead
I RAZORLIGHT Unlike the Libertines last year. they probably won't split the week before TitP
I SNOOP DOGG Gin'n'juice in the sunshine? Fo‘ shizzle. we can but hope
I OUEENS OF THE STONEAGE
A TitP '05 must-see. although hopefully losing Nick Oliveri hasn't qureted their thunder
I TRAVIS Dependable Fran and the boys invite you to ‘Sing' along
I GREEN DAY Bush-baiting enormo- gig snot punks who age shall not mellow
RADIO ONE NME STA E
I THE DEPARTURE Sobering Joy Division references and 80s frostiness
I NINE BLACK ALPS Somewhere between Kurt Cobain and Elliot Smith. just not so SUlCldal
I EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Down-home blues-rock from the guitar of Baby Duck AKA OOTS's Josh
KT Tunstall
Homme
I THIRTEEN SENSES
Tipped as the new Starsailor. it should be lighters aloft for this Cornish quartet
I THE BRAVERY Here's the reason you've spotted an incongruous Gary Numan barnet queuing for beer vouchers
I KAISER CHIEFS You love them 'cos the NME says you should I BLOC PARTY Could Kele and co's winningly anthemic New Orderisms charm the mainstream again?
I KASABIAN Babble-rousing electro- garage Primal Scream
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I PRODIGY Mid-90s festival favourites have rediscovered electro with the rest of us
KING TUT'S TENT
I THE FAINT Omahan electro-funkers
and mates with Conor Oberst AKA Bright Eyes I THE BLACK VELVETS Whisky-rockers try to summon the spirit of Keef with guitars alone I MY LATEST NOVEL
Monolithic yet tender post-folk from well-read Glaswegian Bella Union signees
I SONS & DAUGHTERS
Genius rockabilly revival and Man in Blackisms I KT TUNSTALL Rapidly rising folk-pop songstress
I BRIGHT EYES Festivals-only performance of Digital Ash in a Digita/ Urn album
I ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
‘Play “The Cutter",' you'll roar. Just before 'Nothing Lasts Forever' I INTERPOL
Icy cool New York new wavers. fortunately shunning the daylight I IAN BROWN Monkey deity and ex- Stone Rose-in-chief attends to his flock
X-TENT
I CHERUBS
The Norwegian Libertines. say some; the new Hives. reply others
I LOUIS XIV
Saucy OC— soundtracking glam— punk by way of San Diego
I COUNTERMINE Bath five-piece with a loving for all things rocking and classic
I YOURCODENAME IS:MILO
Charging emo contingent with a tendency towards the eclectic. as nurtured by Steve Albini
I THE FRAMES Heart-melting indie-pop which may make them the Irish Teenage Fanclub
I THE DEARS Much-celebrated Canadians. who stretch janglesome Smithness to prog-like degrees
I THE SUBWAYS
Youthful boy/girl grunge-
punk verve from lan Broudie producees
I THE STANDS Contemporary Liverpudlian outfit who love the 603 and ‘a goodtune’
I THE GO! TEAM Avalanches-style party
SUNDAY IOJULY
tunes, from sample- friendly Sonic Youth fans I THE TEARS
Brett and Bernard back together again, picking up where Suede left off
FUTURES STAGE
I ALTERKICKS
The knowing bombast of Muse meets the sheer bravado of
Razorlight
I HUMANZI More Joy Division emulation. except this lot now have a home on Friction
I ENGINEERS Monumentally epic rock with tunes that are unafraid to go on for ages
I RED ORGAN SERPENT SOUND Beefheart-inspired eccentrics with a single entitled “In Search of Orgasmuz'
I BLUE VAN
Danes take on the Who. to maximum R'n'B eflect
I STEPHEN FRETWELL
More Damien Rice than David Gray in the arena of singer-songwriter respectability
I PADDINGTONS Signed by Alan McGee. produced by Owen Morris - the snotty- nosed new Oasis?
I DOGS
Bedroom punk-peppery from the scene which brought you the Libs
I HAYSEED DIXIE AC/DC covers. but in a bluegrass style - proper Crazy, quite frankly
Queens of the Stone Age
I THE OTHERS Doyens of the London scene. like the Jam but with added ‘oi!’ factor I ART BRUT
Great fun bedroom punk shoutiness from Eddie Argos and co
T-BREAK STAGE
I THIS FAMILIARSMILE Cumnock indie-rockers who have already boarded the Fierce Panda ship
I THE VERY Edinburgh garage-rock twosome. with one tune that SOunds just like the A- Team theme
I STACCATO SET Home-recorded power trio from Aberdeen
I FLYING MATCHSTICK MEN The ubiquitous FMM say: 'like Roxy Music if they were all on acid' I FICKLE PUBLIC Glaswegian post-rock. so they might sound like Mogwai
I DRAGGING THE LAKE
Emo from LeWis SOunds about as daft as house from Skye - eh. Mylo? I JO MANGO
Quirky jazz-folk srnger- songwriter
I THE CINEMATICS The Highlands' Talking Heads? Not now they live in Glasgow
I UNKLE BOB Glaswegian folk-pop collective who stray more towards folk
than pop
I MALCOLM MIDDLETON
Arab Strap's less talkative half tells it like it IS
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