All Tomorrow's Parties Adds More Bands

The ever expanding live phenomenon known as All Tomorrow's Parties has made some new announcements for this year's shows, collectively called the United Sounds of ATP. It's a name for 6 ATP shows that will go down in May of 2006, in the original ATP home of Camber Sands, England. It will take place over two separate weekends, with 3 shows happening each weekend.

Broken Social Scene, Boredoms, Lightning Bolt and The Brian Jonestown Massacre have been added to the 2nd weekend show, and Magik Markers, The Flesh Eaters, The Watts Prophets have been added to the first weekend show.

What makes ATP unique is that rather than hiring a music industry person to book the bands, ATP organizers find a musician, artist, or writer to 'curate' the festival - that is, they treat it more like an experience than a business venture.

Curators then create the entire festival — programming bands, DJ sets and a television channel. Check out the information below to see which band or artist is curating which show and when they happen.

All Tomorrow's Parties Weekend One - May 12-14

May 13: Yeah Yeah Yeahs as Curators
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV on the Radio
Ex Models
Celebration
Blood Brothers
The Liars
Imaginary Folk
Tall Boys
Oneida
Magik Markers
Services

May 14: Devendra Banhart as Curator
Devendra Banhart
Espers
Vetiver
Bat for Lashes
The Metallic Falcons
Jana Hunter
Vashti Bunyan
Bert Jansch
Danielle Stech-Homsy
The Watts Prophets

All Tomorrow's Parties Weekend Two - May 19-21

May 20: Sleater Kinney as Curators
Sleater Kinney
David Cross (MC)
The Gossip
Spoon
Boredoms
Lightning Bolt

May 21: The Shins as Curators
The Shins
New Pornographers
Big Business
The Decemberists
Clinic
Destroyer
Triangle

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