Roskilde Adds Arcade Fire, LCD, Wilco, Jaxx, Clipse

Plus: Beasties, Arctic Monkeys, Peter Bjorn & John, QOTSA, Mastodon, Beirut, CSS, Bonde
Roskilde Adds Arcade Fire, LCD, Wilco, Jaxx, Clipse Way back in February when we announced that Icelandic songbird Björk and inert sock-wearers Red Hot Chili Peppers would hold down Roskilde's headlining slots, that was but the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

Today's announcement of Roskilde's self-described "unequalled musical buffet" is, indeed, a smorgasboard, with the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, Wilco, and a whole bunch of your favorite bands (ours too) warmed up and ready for dishing out. Roskilde goes off July 5-8 in Roskilde, Denmark, and that's just about all you need to know. Well, that, and this:

Björk, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, Wilco, Queens of the Stone Age, Arctic Monkeys, Peter Bjorn and John, the National, the Thermals, the Who, the Killers, Basement Jaxx, Klaxons, Dizzee Rascal, Clipse, Mastodon, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, BORIS, CSS, Bonde do Role, Jean Grae, Camera Obscura, Roky Erickson, Annuals, Datarock, Eagles of Death Metal, Mando Diao, Explosions in the Sky, Loney, Dear, Electrelane, Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y., the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Matmos, Diplo, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Pelican, New Young Pony Club, Cold War Kids, Lee "Scratch" Perry, the Congos, Muse, Talib Kweli, the Whitest Boy Alive, Tunng, 120 Days, the Ark, Luomo, AGF, Trentemøller, Holly Golightly, Tenniscoats, and My Chemical Romance.

Scope the complete "preliminary full package of bands" here. Thanks to several readers for the tip.

Posted by Paul Thompson on Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 5:15pm