Feature article: Summer Sundae Festival 2009

See our coverage of Summer Sundae 2008

National level bands to look forward to include

• Bombay Bicycle Club
• The Beat
• The Charlatans
• Dananananakroyd
• The Dykeenies
• Idlewild
• The Mystery Jets
• Sonic Boom Six
• The Streets
• The Zutons

Leicester bands playing include

• Dumbfound
• Deap People
• Echolocation
• Free control
• Great Imitation
• The Heroes
• Megadub
• Minnaars
• Missing People
• Out of Karma
• Refuge
• Shortwave Fade

and a variety of local singers.

This year's lineup promises to be even more exciting and promising that last year's.

Arts in Leicestershire plans to bring you daily coverage of the festival.

Footnote: City Council Press Officers decided to refuse to grant Arts in Leicestershire reporters official access to the festival in 2009. We were there unable to publish an coverage of the local bands playing there.