The Contrast have been confirmed as guests on the Bandstand stage of the 2011 Hard Rock Calling Festival in Hyde Park, London on Saturday 25th June 2011.

The acts for the Bandstand stage have been hand picked by Steven Van Zandt himself and is as follows:

• THE BREAKERS
• THE LAUNDERETTES
• THE CONTRAST
• YELLOW WIRE

Look for twitter updates using this hashtag. #HRC2011

Curating the Bandstand Stage is Steve Van Zandt of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band. Steve has chosen his best picks of up and coming talent, including UK New Wave powerpop-rockers, The Contrast.

via The Contrast – Artist – Hard Rock Calling.

Look out for a very exciting announcement coming soon regarding a forthcoming performance from The Contrast.

For more details check out our Upcoming Shows page.

http://thecontrast.net/live/the-contrast-in-liverpool-on-20-may-11/

http://thecontrast.net/live/the-contrast-in-liverpool-on-21-may-11/

More information will be posted on the official IPO page as soon as it is available, go to http://www.internationalpopoverthrow.com/.

The full schedule is listed below:

Tuesday, May 17: The Cavern Pub

• 3:30 Tao
• 4:15 Felix Langstieh
• 5:00 Evaney
• 5:45 Jack Mittleman
• 6:30 Bjørn Pellebakke
• 7:15 New Vinyl
• 8:00 The Red Comets
• 8:45 The Brights
• 9:30 Hijinx
• 10:15 Loser Token
• 11:00 SMASH Fashion
• 11:45 Rogue Frequency

Tuesday, May 17: The Cavern Club

Front Stage

• 6:15 Felix Langstieh
• 7:00 Rogue Frequency
• 7:45 Viperlace
• 8:30 Merry-Go
• 9:15 Duncan Townsend
• 10:00 Jack Mittleman
• 10:45 Junebug
• 11:30 Bjørn Pellebakke
• 12:15 54321

Back Stage

• 6:00 The Brights
• 6:45 Dagos
• 7:30 Hijinx
• 8:15 SMASH Fashion
• 9:00 Loser Token
• 9:45 54321
• 10:30 New Vinyl
• 11:15 Viperlace
• 12:00 Merry-Go

Wednesday, May 18: The Cavern Pub

• 3:30 Andrea Caccese
• 4:15 The Cocos
• 5:00 The Likely Lads
• 5:45 The Herron Brothers
• 6:30 Richard Batty
• 7:15 Focal Point
• 8:00 The Soundcasters
• 8:45 Dagos
• 9:30 The Dukes Jetty
• 10:15 Spygenius
• 11:00 Captain Wilberforce
• 11:45 20lb Sounds

Wednesday, May 18: The Cavern Club
Front Stage

• 6:15 Andrea Caccese
• 7:00 Gavin Kaufman
• 7:45 The Wags
• 8:30 Evaney
• 9:15 The Grande
• 10:00 The Likely Lads
• 10:45 The Soundcasters
• 11:30 The Dukes Jetty
• 12:15 Tao

Back Stage

• 6:00 The Wags
• 6:45 Spygenius
• 7:30 The Herron Brothers
• 8:15 Captain Wilberforce
• 9:00 David Sayle
• 9:45 Echo Lips
• 10:30 Susan Hedges
• 11:15 The Cocos
• 12:00 Night Parade

Thursday, May 19: The Cavern Pub

• 3:30 Rachel Dunn
• 4:15 Fun Of The Pier
• 5:00 Gary Stewart
• 5:45 Richard Snow & The Inlaws
• 6:30 Houdini Dax
• 7:15 The Method
• 8:00 Seagull Kinevil
• 8:45 Echo Lips
• 9:30 Jealous
• 10:15 The Bear Beats Band
• 11:00 Gavin Kaufman
• 11:45 The Targets

Thursday, May 19: The Cavern Club

Front Stage

• 6:15 Seagull Kinevil
• 7:00 Twilight Birds
• 7:45 Gary Stewart
• 8:30 The Bear Beats Band
• 9:15 Sara Lowes
• 10:00 Agony Aunts
• 10:45 Richard Snow & The Inlaws
• 11:30 The Anydays
• 12:15 Modern Day Heroes

Back Stage

• 6:00 The Gutterfighters
• 6:45 Eskimo Blonde
• 7:30 The Targets
• 8:15 The Beat Rats
• 9:00 The Anydays
• 9:45 David John Jaggs
• 10:30 The Jooles
• 11:15 Sara Lowes
• 12:00 Jealous

Friday, May 20: The Cavern Pub

• 12:15 The Peppermint Beat Band
• 1:00 Cardinal Jack
• 1:45 Goodfellows
• 2:30 The Seasongs
• 3:15 Twilight Birds
• 4:00 Eskimo Blonde
• 4:45 The Kik
• 5:30 The Jooles
• 6:15 The Corner Laughers
• 7:00 Honeybug
• 7:45 The Sonic Jewels
• 8:30 Susan Hedges
• 9:15 Jeremy
• 10:00 The Breakdowns

Friday, May 20: The Cavern Club

Front Stage

• 12:15 Rachel Dunn
• 1:00 Fun Of The Pier
• 1:45 Squire
• 2:30 The Dirty Royals
• 3:15 The Foxes
• 4-6pm: Cavern Club tribute to Lennon/McCartney
• 6:15 Night Parade
• 7:00 The Montanas
• 7:45 The Suns
• 8:30 The Moons
• 9:15 Elgazelle
• 10:00 The Beat Rats
• 10:45 The Kik
• 11:30 The Len Price 3
• 12:15 The Contrast
• 1:00 Empire

Back Stage

• 2:45 The Sonic Jewels
• 3:30 Cardinal Jack
• 4:15 Goodfellows
• 5:00 The Peppermint Beat Band
• 5:45 Jacksonville Skyline
• 6:30 Houdini Dax
• 7:15 The Method
• 8:00 The Breakdowns
• 8:45 The Foxe
• 9:30 The Contrast
• 10:15 The Dirty Royals
• 11:00 Modern Day Heroes
• 11:45 Major Major
• 12:30 Big Deal
• 1:15 Emerald Park

Saturday, May 21: The Cavern Pub

• 12:00 Ben Dlugokecki
• 12:45 Emerald Park
• 1:30 Major Major
• 2:15 Beta Rays
• 3:00 The Len Price 3
• 3:45 Sparkle*jets UK
• 4:30 Longplayer
• 5:15 Steve Roberts & Zen Bank Of England

Saturday, May 21: The Cavern Club

Front Stage

• 12:15 Steve Roberts & Zen Bank Of England
• 1:00 4th Street Traffic
• 1:45 Sparkle*jets UK
• 2:30 Big Deal
• 3:15 Ben Dlugokecki
• 4-6pm: Cavern Club tribute to Lennon/McCartney
• 6:15 The Fuzzy Halo
• 7:00 Mellowmen
• 7:45 Radio Days
• 8:30 The Heavens

Back Stage

• 12:30 The Seasongs
• 1:15 Warm Morning
• 2:00 The Temponauts
• 2:45 Squire
• 3:30 Focal Point
• 4:15 The Carousels
• 5:00 Elgazelle
• 5:45 Empire
• 6:30 The Heavens
• 7:15 The June
• 8:00 Built On Tradition
• 8:45 Beta Rays
• 9:30 The Moons
• 10:15 Octubre
• 11:00 Ulysses
• 11:45 Mellowmen
• 12:30 Longplayer
• 1:15 Night After Prom

Sunday, May 22: The Cavern Pub

• 12:00 The Fore
• 12:45 The 286
• 1:30 Octubre
• 2:15 Fred’s House
• 3:00 Simon Eugene
• 3:45 The June
• 4:30 Ulysses
• 5:15 The Temponauts
• 6:00 Kelly’s Heels
• 6:45 Radio Days
• 7:30 The Mayflowers
• 8:15 Mini
• 9:00 4th Street Traffic
• 9:45 Set Alight
• 10:30 Bruise
• 11:15 Jacksonville Skyline

Sunday, May 22: The Cavern Club

Front Stage

• 12:15 Ross and The Wrongens
• 1:00 The Pearly Cubes
• 1:45 The Red Comets
• 2:30 Blake Jones & The Trike Shop
• 3:15 The Mayflowers
• 4-6pm: Cavern Club tribute to Lennon/McCartney
• 6:15 The Fore
• 7:00 Fred’s House
• 7:45 The 286
• 8:30 Warm Morning
• 9:15 Lovely
• 10:00 The Junipers
• 10:45 Neil Sturgeon and The Informaniacs
• 11:30 The Carousels
• 12:15 The Gutterfighters

Back Stage

• 12:30 Bruise
• 1:15 Set Alight
• 2:00 Mini
• 2:45 Honeybug
• 3:30 Rinaldi Sings
• 4:15 Neil Sturgeon and The Informaniacs
• 5:00 Lovely
• 5:45 The Junipers
• 6:30 Ross and The Wrongens
• 7:15 Simon Eugene
• 8:00 The Pearly Cubes
• 8:45 William Seen’s Transport Music
• 9:30 The Pleasure
• 10:15 Junebug
• 11:00 Clockwise
• 11:45 Jeremy

Monday, May 23: The Cavern Pub

• 3:30 Van Susans
• 4:15 Durban
• 5:00 Kevin McGowan
• 5:45 Penguin Party
• 6:30 Blake Jones & The Trike Shop
• 7:15 David John Jaggs
• 8:00 Kyle Vincent
• 8:45 Duncan Townsend
• 9:30 Rinaldi Sings
• 10:15 Outbox
• 11:00 Maple Mars
• 11:45 The Imagineers

Monday, May 23: The Cavern Club

Front Stage
(Bongo Beat Records/Viper Label Showcase 10:00pm – closing)

• 6:15 The Pleasure
• 7:00 Clockwise
• 7:45 The Jardines
• 8:30 Penguin Party
• 9:15 William Seen’s Transport Music
• 10:00 The Good Intentions
• 10:45 Plastic Heroes
• 11:30 Mike Badger
• 12:15 Dave Rave

Back Stage

• 6:00 Van Susans
• 6:45 Kelly’s Heels
• 7:30 The Suns
• 8:15 The Fuzzy Halo
• 9:00 Maple Mars
• 9:45 Durban
• 10:30 The Montanas
• 11:15 20lb Sounds
• 12:00 Outbox

Tuesday, May 24: The Cavern Pub

• 3:30 Dan Clews
• 4:15 The Jardines
• 5:00 The Grande
• 5:45 The Fallen Troubadours
• 6:30 Postcards From Places That Don’t Exist
• 7:15 David Sayle
• 8:00 The Flaming Moes
• 8:45 The Whybirds
• 9:30 Super 8 Cynics
• 10:15 The Ladykillers
• 11:00 The Queue
• 11:45 The Vise

Tuesday, May 24: The Cavern Club

Front Stage

• 6:15 Super 8 Cynics
• 7:00 The Imagineers
• 7:45 Richard Batty
• 8:30 The Ladykillers
• 9:15 Kyle Vincent
• 10:00 Dan Clews
• 10:45 The Flaming Moes
• 11:30 Kevin McGowan
• 12:15 Built On Tradition

Back Stage

(Bongo Beat Records/Viper Label Showcase 9:45pm – closing)

• 6:00 The Whybirds
• 6:45 The Queue
• 7:30 The Vise
• 8:15 The Fallen Troubadours
• 9:00 Postcards From Places That Don’t Exist
• 9:45 The Good Intentions
• 10:30 Plastic Heroes
• 11:15 Mike Badger
• 12:00 Dave Rave