Whitest Boy Alive, the critically acclaimed band headed by Erlend Øye of Kings of Convenience fame, will be performing during Leicester’s multi award-winning Summer Sundae Weekender festival.
The festival line-up also includes other Scandis Lykke Li, Jose Gonzalez and Efterklang along with international names such as Macy Gray, Supergrass and Roisin Murphy.
The Whitest Boy Alive, based in Berlin, originally started in 2003 as an electronic dance music project when lead singer Erlend hooked up with Marcin Oz, resident DJ at a club in the city. Later on, the duo discovered and joined up with the remaining two members Sebastian Maschat and Daniel Nentwig in Café Moskau.
Subtlety seems to be the overriding theme in the works of The Whitest Boy Alive. From the lyrics, hooks and infectious melodies on this, their debut and masterful album ‘Dreams’, to their attitude, persona and style, the songs on this album will probably find their way into your head in a very unassuming manner. They’re a fairly secretive band who let their music do the talking, but we do know they’re a four-piece based in Berlin and they recorded their music without any superficial layering or effects.
Tickets for Summer Sundae Weekender are now available starting at £95 for a full weekend ticket. There are also special offers for families including adult and 2 kids for just £154. Day tickets are priced at £40 for Saturday and Sunday and £35 for Friday. A weekend long camping ticket is priced at £5. For the full range of offers and to book tickets log on to www.Tixmob.com. There is a booking fee of £4 for each adult ticket purchased.
Saturday 9 August
Whitest Boy Alive,
Indoor Stage
For up to the minute announcements check out Summer Sundae online www.summersundae.com.