Mitchelstown will be awash with fantastic sounds once again this August, as the Indiependence Music And Arts Festival returns to Deer Farm.

This morning we have the first official band announcement.

Currently at No.1 in the UK album charts with debut album Bad Blood, London quartet Bastille come to Ireland this summer, and are the first band officially announced for Indiependence Music & Arts Festival 2013.

Having toured with TDCC, popped up in Vampire Diaries and performed at Glasto, Reading & Leeds an the Isle Of Wight before, they're group on the rise. Now's your chance to see them at Deer Farm. Read our recent interview with the band here.

Indiependence 2013 will be launched simultaneously in Dublin and Cork on Wednesday March 27, and it's set to be another cracking year for the popular festival with some great international headliners joining its strongest Irish line-up to date.

Keep an eye on HotPress.com for any further Indiependence announcements.

Tickets for Indiependence 2013 are now on sale from [link]tickets.ie[/link] and range from €70 - €99 (depending on package purchased).