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Green Man Rising 2017

This year's Green Man Rising line-up is the festival's biggest and best yet. Get close up with some of the emerging artists they've tipped for big things in this week's playlist...

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 18 Aug 2017
  • min read
This year's annual Brecon Beacons shindig is underway with a stunning array of UK and international artists on-site, including PJ Harvey, Future Islands, Kate Tempest, Ryan Adams, Jon Hopkins and The Shins.

But behind the headliners and far-out DJs, there's a new wave of artists shaking their feathers for the 10,000-strong crowd, who have been hand-picked to play under the festival's Rising banner.

Honed down from hundreds of applicants, this year's crop of acts include Dead Pretties, Bess Atwell, Keto, LICE, H. Grimace and Pale Seas.

Together, they've made for the strongest Rising crowd yet, so we've decided to dedicate this week's playlist to getting to know them better...