The Middle East

For the past year, whispers have been circulating about a certain Townsville six-piece. They’re “special”, they’re “promising”, they’re “mysterious” and “haunting”. They’re THE MIDDLE EAST, and the whispers will become a scream when they take to the stage at BIG DAY OUT 2010. Indie folksters “pitched between Belle and Sebastian and Tindersticks” (Mess+Noise), THE MIDDLE EAST have spawned two sublime, lilting and harmonious radio favourites in Blood and The Darkest Side. Brought to life by left-of-centre instrumentation – banjo, harmonica, accordion, glockenspiel, trumpet and mandolin – they can turn even the biggest space into an intimate experience. Get up close and personal with THE MIDDLE EAST at BIG DAY OUT. (EAST COAST)