Black Lips For Brooklyn Pool Party

Black Lips, Fucked Up and more are due to perform at this year's free 'Pool Parties' in Brooklyn.

Folk in the United States do summer a little differently than us Brits. Whereas in Britain the first sighting of the sun is followed by a stampede to the coast, in America they simply built enormous public swimming pools.

For some reason, these pools have built up a tremendous cultural impact. During an especially dry summer in San Francisco skateboarders used them to practice in, with boarders such as a young Tony Hawks inventing many of the moves that would later crave out their reputation.

In Brooklyn, however, the pools are used to showcase some of the finest in alternative rock music. Each year the pool parties gather some top quality names to rock out in front of lucky fans who get in for free.

Jealous much? This year's performers include some of the most intense groups around. Black Lips are well known for their onstage antics, with a recent tour of India ending after the group were literally chased to the airport.

With their lead singer's penchant for urinating in his own mouth, perhaps organisers had best change the water afterwards. Also due to perform are mind expanding Canadian hardcore types Fucked Up, who launched their debut album with an astonishing 24 hour show.

Grizzly Bear recently scored a surprise chart success with their album 'Veckatimest'. The band are charming live performers, and are set to drop by the city's East River State Park for a very special show.

Also due to perform are the likes of Dirty Projector, former Be Your Own Pet singer Jemina Pearl and Beach House.

Full line up is as follows:

Mission of Burma, Fucked Up & Ponytail & Jemina Pearl (July 12)
Magnolia Electric Co. & Dirty Projectors & White Denim (19)
Health & Grupo Fantasma & Trail of Dead & Black Lips (26)
Dan Deacon, No Age & Deerhunter (August 2)
Simian Mobile Disco DJ set & Fiery Furnaces & Dark Meat & The Netherlands & Finger on the Pulse (9)
Del the Funky Homosapien & Gravy Train! & DD/MM/YY & Kenan Bell (16)
Girl Talk, Max Tundra and Wiz Khalifa (23)
Grizzly Bear and Beach House (30)