Liverpool Sound City has drawn back the curtain on the second wave of acts and speakers to appear at the showcase and conference.

Headliners in the second wave include electronica pioneer Jon Hopkins, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jnr, NY rapper Action Bronson, Brooklyn rockers The Hold Steady and Doves front man Jimi Goodwin.

True to Sound City’s ethos of developing and breaking new talent the second live announcement also features a host of breakthrough artists including Drenge, Mixhell, Royal Blood, ...