Dry Cleaning announced to headline town festival

South London-based Dry Cleaning have been announced as the festival's first headliners

A Suffolk multi-venue music festival has announced its first wave of artists.

The Brighten the Corners festival will return to Ipswich on 13 and 14 June, with multiple acts performing across five stages.

English post-punk band Dry Cleaning will be one of the headline acts.

Brighten the Corners festival programmer Marcus Neal said his team were really pleased to be announcing the fourpiece.

The independent festival is set to take place on the 13 and 14 of June

The festival was previously known as Sound City Ipswich but has been running independently since 2023.

South London-based Dry Cleaning are described by the organisers as "one of the most exciting names in alternative music".

Marcus Neal continued: "The programme as a whole continues our tradition of showcasing a broad spectrum of emerging artists across a wide range of genres."

Other artists who have been revealed include Lime Garden, corto.alto, Gruff Rhys, and JD Cliffe.