Welsh six-piece The Blackout will bring their fierce mix of hardcore and screamo to the hills of Hampshire on Saturday 12 September when they headline Butserfest 09.

The drug/alcohol-free festival, aimed at 14-20 year olds, is in its third year. Previous headliners have been Elliott Minor and You Me At Six. ‘We always aim to get bands which are on their way up for the festival, The Blackout have a great buzz around them already’ says Lucy Soal, band booker. ‘We do online surveys to find out the bands that our festival-goers want to see, and The Blackout have been very popular. We’re proud to be able to announce that they’re playing.’

Also rocking the main stage at Queen Elizabeth Country Park will be:

Go:Audio

We Are The Ocean

Attack! Attack!

Save Your Breath

Malefice

All Forgotten

Alzir

The Light Divided

PLUS four bands from Butserquest – a series of mini-gigs that have taken place around East Hampshire:

Reduced to Ashes

The Frisbys

We Push Buttons

Lecarla

New for 2009 is the Butserquest stage, with local favourites Vallenbrosa, As Gods, Forever Wednesday and (from Butserquest) What Is Life For?, The Theory Of Six Degrees, Switch Transmission, Hardly Heroes, The Zed Men, Flexability, Thursdays Bad Luck, A Thousand Ways To Fall, Chemical Sunset, The Meakins and Luke Ferre.

But it’s not just about the music. There will be a range of free activities on site. Previous years have included: inflatable table football, climbing walls, spray art, bucking bronco and laser tag.

Tickets for Butserfest are just £12 in advance (£15 on the door) and are on sale from www.ticketsouth.co.uk call 023 8071 1818.

For more information, go to myspace.com/butserfest or www.butserfest.co.uk.