This article was published in 2013.

The initial line up for Live At Leeds 2013 was revealed this evening and you can watch our festival video playlist below.



Shortlisted for 'Best Metropolitan Festival' for the second year running, and now into its seventh year, Live At Leeds will take over the city centre on Saturday 4th May.

The event will host over 100 bands across 12 stages and the line-up features two Brit nominees and five of the BBC Sound of 2013 shortlist.

Highlights from the initial announcement include The Pigeon Detectives, Rudimental, Everything Everything, Darwin Deez. King Krule, Tribes, The Staves, AlunaGeorge, Peace, Laura Mvula, The 1975, and Swim Deep amongst many more.

Tickets for the Saturday multi-venue event can be bought now via Leeds Gig Tickets.

See the full list below:

ALUNAGEORGE
ARLISSA
BATTLE LINES
BLACKEYE
CHARLES BRUNO
CHARLIE STRAW
CHINA RATS
DAN CROLL
DANCING YEARS
DARWIN DEEZ
DEPARTMENT M
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
FAWN SPOTS
GEORGE EZRA
HAPPY DAGGERS
HARRY GEORGE JOHNS
HUDSON TAYLOR
HUNTING BEARS
INDIANA
JACOB BANKS
JAGWAR MA
JOE BANFI
JOEL BAKER
JORDAN ALLEN
KING KRULE
LAURA MVULA
LEWIS WATSON
LITTLE COMETS
MARIKA HACKMAN
MARSICANS
NICK MULVEY
OFEI
PEACE
PETE ROE
PETER & KERRY
POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS
ROO PANES
RUDIMENTAL
RYAN KEEN
SAINT RAYMOND
SAM SMITH
SEASFIRE
SJ.BRAVO
SKATERS
SOLEY
SONS AND LOVERS
SWEET BABOO
SWIM DEEP
SWIMMING LESSONS
THE 1975
THE CROOKES
THE FAMILY RAIN
THE GLASS CAVES
THE GRAND
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES
THE STAVES
THE STRUTS
THEME PARK
THOMAS J SPEIGHT
TRIBES
UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA
WAVE MACHINES
WE WERE FRONTIERS
WITCH HUNT
YADI

More bands will be revealed over the next couple of months.