Mysterious post-rock duo Nordic Giants have been conformed as as the Theatre Stage headliners of Portals Festival, closing the Saturday night of the the experimental and alternative music festival.
“Nordic Giants are a band we’ve been trying to book for many years, and actually did in 2020 before the festival was rescheduled," says Festival Director Asher Kenton. "We’re delighted to finally have them perform on the Portals stage this year, alongside some of our favourite bands at our new and larger venue EartH in Hackney.”
Also added to the bill are Swedish post-rockers Ef, who play their first UK show in almost nine years, with the release of their first album in six years, and post-metal/blackgaze rising stars Svalbard.
Also announced is the psych/stoner-rock of Elephant Tree, mini-orchestra Human Pyramids, Big Lad, the chaotic alt-rockers The Guru Guru, math-rock band Axes, alt/math-rockers Bicurious, modern progressive rockers of Seims, and the psychedelic act Memory Of Elephants.
They join a bill that already features Northern Ireland post-rock quartet And So I Watch You From Afar, Korean experimental/post-rock innovators Jambinai (playing their first UK show since 2019), London-based ambient post-rock outfit VLMV, USA math rockers Shy, Low and Lakes.
“Nordic Giants are a band we’ve been trying to book for many years, and actually did in 2020 before the festival was rescheduled. We’re delighted to finally have them perform on the Portals stage this year, alongside some of our favourite bands at our new and larger venue EartH in Hackney.”
This year's event takes place at the multi-stage venue EartH in Hackney from May 27 and 28.
