Macy Gray to play Guernsey Festival

GUERNSEY Festival organisers have announced Grammy Award-winning

soul artist Macy Gray as the first of three main stage headliners.

Set to appear at Guernsey’s biggest music festival on Saturday 23 June,

the American R&B superstar will be joined by two other headliners over the

course of the two-day event.

Macy Gray shot to international fame in 1999 with the hit single ‘I Try’ and has

since amassed an impressive résumé including two Brit Awards, a Grammy

Award and a thriving acting career – appearing in films such as 2002’s

blockbuster Spider-man.

Macy is set to release her sixth studio album – Covered – on 26 March;

a collection of cover songs reinterpreting material by acts as diverse as

Metallica, Radiohead, Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs in her compelling

and unique vocal style.

West London indie musician King Charles, who is creating a stir in the music

world at the moment having won the International Songwriting Competition

in 2010, will also play the main stage. King Charles, known for his distinctive

Victorian costume dress and alternative, folk-pop sound has toured with

Mumford & Sons.

Scottish alternative folk-rock band, Kassidy, and Irish indie-rockers, General

Fiasco, will also appear along with the legendary country guitar virtuoso Albert

Lee and his band Hogan’s Heroes. Fast rising singer-songwriter Josh Kumra,

who recently had a number one collaboration with Wretch 32, will also be on

the bill.

Festival organiser Paul Stephen said: “Macy Gray is quite a coup and we’re

over the moon to have her confirmed to be one of the three big headliners.

“We are hugely excited about the strength of the line-up this year and feel

we are really building on the success of last year’s event. Many people don’t

realise the level of work that needs to go into booking artists and we will be

announcing other performers in the near future.”

Elsewhere in the festival grounds, the Other Stage will see legendary 2-Tone

ska revival band, The Selecter, alongside Nottingham power trio, Little Barrie

(whose members include Primal Scream guitarist Barrie Cadogan) and the

bizarre electro-swing outfit Kitten and the Hip.

The Dance Stage will feature a live set from Dutch music production duo

Mason, two times UK DMC Champion JFB and Sir Spyro, the official DJ for

UK Grime artist Tinchy Stryder

“Its exactly 100 days to go until the event and we have plenty more to

announce over the coming weeks including the other two main stage

headliners, we guarantee there will be something for everyone,” said Mr

Stephen.

The Guernsey Festival team will continue to make announcements until the

end of May.

Tickets are available online at www.guernseyfestival.gg

Group discounts are now on offer until 30 April. You can get a 10% discount

by buying tickets of ten or more.