British Sea Power to play free music day

by Kev Geoghegan
Radio 1 music reporter

British Sea Power and Late Of The Pier have been confirmed for a new free music festival in central London.

British Sea Power on the rocks

The Exhibition Road Music Day on 21 June, comprises of more than 400 artists playing twenty stages.

The gigs will all happen in the shadow of some of the biggest museums in the city, including the Natural History Museum, The Science Museum and The V&A.

Other British artists on the line up include Florence And The Machine, who were a massive hit at the Camden Crawl in April, and electronic artist Four Tet.

They are joined by musicians from around the world.

The festival kicks off at 10am runs through until midnight.