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Festival update: More acts announced for Belsonic and Vital

Madness are among the latest acts announced for Belsonic
Madness are among the latest acts announced for Belsonic Madness are among the latest acts announced for Belsonic

BELFAST'S biggest annual music festivals just got a little bigger with the announcement of even more acts for Belsonic and Tennent's Vital.

The former, Titanic Belfast-based event has been extended from nine dates in June to 14 dates split between June and August.

Punters can now pick and choose between five new bills topped by The Corrs (August 18), Madness (August 20), Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Catfish & The Bottlemen (August 23), Disclosure (August 24) and Fatboy Slim (August 27).

As for Vital, the latest band to join the line-up at Boucher Road Playing Fields is Kentucky-based oddballs Cage The Elephant, who will play prior to Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fall Out Boy as part of the two day festival's opening bill of rock-orientated acts on August 25.

:: Tickets for both events are on sale now (Belsonic August dates from 9am) through Ticketmaster outlets and online via Belsonic.com and Tennentsvital.com.