The Automatic's snow fest

26-09-2008 13:15

The Automatic and The Enemy are set to headline a new festival next month.The bands will be at London's Battersea Power Station between October 23 to 26 for Freesports on 4 FREEZE, a winter sports and music festival.The event - which will be broadcast on Channel 4 later this year - will include performances from the 'Live and Die In These Towns' singers and the Welsh rockers, as well as Iglu and Hartly, Haunts, Cage The Elephant, Trouble Andrew, Les Gars, DJ Annie Mac, I Say Marvin and Underground Heroes in the 10,000 capacity arena. The Cuban Brothers - who have wowed fans in clubs worldwide with their combination of unique sounds and infectious excitement - have also been confirmed to open the festival.Among the other highlights of the four-day event will be an International Freestyle Ski Event and the LG London Big Air Event, which is set to attract snowboarders from across the globe as they compete for places in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. A 30m snow jump course is set to be constructed from 500 tonnes of real snow for the festival.Tickets for the event, which range in prize from £9.99 to £59.99, can be purchased via www.londonfreeze.com