Pitchfork

We're still recovering from Glastonbury, Reading, T in the Park, Bestival, Leeds, Roskilde, Oya and Pukkelpop, but it's never too early to plan for next year's European summer festival season. Start saving up for plane fare now, because the next installment of the revered All Tomorrow's Parties festival, which takes place in Camber Sands, England, has been announced. But before we go any further, let us just warn you that Ween is involved.

"The United Sounds of ATP" will happen on the weekends of May 12-14 and May 19-21, and will be curated by a different American act on each day. Mudhoney, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and an unannounced band will handle the first weekend and Sleater-Kinney, the Shins, and Ween will take over on the second. All six groups will perform, select their day's lineup of bands and DJ sets, as well as program a television channel. We guess that Mudhoney will show Russ Meyer flicks, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will show a bunch of Spike Jonze videos, Sleater-Kinney will show stoner comedies, the Shins will show Garden State on repeat, and Ween will show nothing but "Stankervision" episodes.

Since its inception five years ago, the ATP festival has been curated by a variety of musical adventurists and aficionados, ranging from electronic innovators Autechre to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons. The event was brought to the U.S. in 2002, with Sonic Youth at the helm. Past performers have included Aphex Twin, the Boredoms, Television, Yoko Ono, Sigur Rós, Slint, Wire, Boards of Canada, and other high-falutin' acts.

Come to think of it, compared to that list, next year's lineup is looking pretty lame. Hey Ween, better hurry up and book the Neutral Milk Hotel reunion already.

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