In an unexpected move, Metropolis festival have announced that Villagers will headline and curate a day at this year’s event.

The announcement comes hot on the heels of news of Villagers’ new album ‘The Art Of Pretending To Swim’ out September 21st.

If teaser single A Trick Of The Light is anything to go by then O’Brien and Co are currently in a rich vein of songwriting.

Villagers curate Metropolis 2018 on Saturday, October 27th.

Early-bird tickets priced from €35 will be available from Friday, 22nd June at 9am via ticketmaster.ie