No Direction Home Festival

No Direction Home Festival 2012 is an End of the Road festival spin-off which debuts at Wellbeck Abbey on the northern reaches of Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire from the 8th to the 10th of June. The Low Anthem will co-headline Friday with Dirty Three. Andrew Bird will headline Saturday while Richard Hawley will close the festival on Sunday. Other acts announced include Austra, Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves Of Destiny, Cold Specks, David Thomas Broughton, Diagrams, Django Django, Gruff Rhys, Lanterns On The Lake, Liz Green, Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, Moon Duo, Other Lives, Slow Club, Spectral and The Unthanks Organisers have confirimed that the event will also feature programme of film, literature, workshops and comedy. Comedians confirmed include The Behemoth (John-Luke Roberts and Nadia Kamil), Isy Suttie, James Acaster, Jo Neary, John Robins, Josie Long, Robin Ince, Sarah Bennetto, The Storytellers Club, Simon Munnery, Thom Tuck, Tom Bell, and Tony Law.