THURSDAY 24 JUNE – MERCATINO AMERICANO – START AT 9pm

SURFIN’ LUNGS (UK)
Great show with one of the coolest band in the world. Surf/punk/rock with a unique beach attitude and much much energy on stage! A superb opening of the festival.

FRIDAY 25 JUNE – ROTONDA DI ARDENZA – START AT 7pm

LOS BLUE MARINOS (Spain)
Crazy spanish surf’n'roll band, great impact and fun show.
THE SURFADELICS (Italy)
Exciting surf combo from Rome, one of the best new surf bands in the country.
ASTROPHONIX (Italy)
With Simone Di Maggio on guitar, this trio knows how to join surf and rockabilly into an explosive show!
SPACE COSSACKS (USA)
One of the best selling bands of the surf music’s 3rd wave in mid-90s, this is official reunion after 10 years.

SATURDAY 26 JUNE – ROTONDA DI ARDENZA – START AT 5pm

AMBASCIATORI DELL’AMORE (Italy)
A non-surf opening act from a super fun band playing classic 60s Italian hits. You cannot miss these guys.
SUNMAKERS (France)
Here comes a band with a refreshing surfing sound mixed with sci-fi and twist.
THE WET-TONES (Italy)
One of the best Italian surf combos playing groovy instrumentls, amazing tunes and revisited classics.
WADADLI RIDERS (Italy/Antigua)
As the only surf band formed and active in the Caribbean, here’s the most classic Jaguar’s surf sound!
EL RAY (Denmark)
Modern style, great versatility with an eye at the classics, enjoy one of the top European surf bands.
LOS STRAITJACKETS (USA)
This IS the greatest instrumental rock band in the world! Wearing their famous lucha libre masks and playing their custom made DiPinto guitars, thay are ready to make a blast at the festival!

SUNDAY 27 JUNE – ROTONDA DI ARDENZA – START AT 5pm

REVERBERATI (Italy)
A new band showcasing the great, traditional surf sound.
SURFONIANI (Italy)
Cool looking combo presenting surf music in “hula style”.
KING KONGS (Germany)
Wild, original, absolute fun with this surf band from the German (?) jungle.
LOS KAHUNAS (Argentina)
First time touring Europe, the world acclaimed surf band from Buenos Aires will entertain you with their fantastic music!
THE RAZORBLADES (Germany)
Energy, movemenent and a very heavy attitude towards the surf sound are the main features of this surf band, leaded by the Incredible Mr. Smith on guitar. SLACKTONE (USA)
For the 3rd time live at the festival, this is the most requested surf band in the world. Dave Wronski on guitar, Sam Bolle on bass and Dusty Watson on drums with explain you very well what modern surf music looks like!

Full details can be found at the Surfer Joe website.

From YepRoc Records:

Yuletide Beat is the long awaited follow up to Los Straitjackets’ popular Christmas album ‘Tis The Season for Los Straitjackets. The band has created 10 all new rock & roll arrangements of traditional Holiday carols that’ll have you rockin’ through December and ringing in the New Year with a romantic slow dance to “‘Sould’D Lang Syne.”

The band rides a desert surf wave on “We Three Kings,” takes “Joy to the World” to Memphis, and makes “Jingle Bells” into a Bakersfield sleigh ride. Not to mention entering uncharted territory with a classic rock rendition of “Jolly Old Saint Nick” (retitled “Groovy Old Saint Nick” for 1971 ambience).

This limited-edition pressing (1000 each of the CD and LP) of the Yuletide Beat CD and LP are individually numbered and come in a lovingly printed and letterpressed package by renowned DC area poster artist El Jefe. The limited-edition LP will be pressed on red 10″ vinyl. These won’t last long, so don’t miss you chance to get your hands on some rockin’ holiday tunes from “America’s Instrumentalists.”

The Verbtones have just released their debut full-length CD, Rock Me Out!, 11 excellent tunes all wrapped up in a Ventures-influenced album cover.

Achtung Rakete, a German surf/instro combo, have delivered a great debut disc (self-titled) with some of my favorite cover art ever.

The Nematoads have just come out with their latest disc, called Spy Car Mechanic, on Deep Eddy Records.

Of course, the summer was kicked off with two major, blockbuster releases (which hopefully many of you already have) – Los Straitjackets‘ Further Adventures Of Los Straitjackets, and Satan’s Pilgrims‘ Psychsploitation (order from Double Crown).