Simpsons creator Matt Groening to curate All Tomorrow's Parties

Tim Jonze

Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009

Will the creator of the Simpsons and Futurama bring a little LA flavour to Minehead with his lineup for next year's ATP festival?

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening has been announced as the second curator of next year's All Tomorrow's Parties festivals. The festival Groening will oversee runs between 7-9 May 2010 at Butlins in Minehead.

No details of which bands Groening will be bringing with him have been announced yet. However, it's not the first time the creator of the Simpsons has been asked to pick the lineup for ATP. He was responsible for a great bill at Long Beach ATP in 2003, proving his indie cred with a lineup that featured Deerhoof, the Mars Volta, Sonic Youth, the Shins and Cat Power.

Earlier this month, it was announced that Pavement would curate the second of the May festivals, running on 14-16 May.

You'll be able to buy tickets for the event from 16 October 2009.

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