Mikael Akerfeldt To Curate Roadburn 2014

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Roadrunner Records) Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt has been chosen to curate Roadburn Festival 2014 on Friday, April 11 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Opeth will headline the show, and all other bands will be personally selected by Mikael. Previous Roadburn curators have included Neurosis , Tom G. Warrior of Celtic Frost / Triptykon , Sunn O))) , Voivod , and Jus Oborn of Electric Wizard .

Says Mikael, "It's with great honour that I accepted the invitation to be the curator for the 2014 Roadburn festival. I'm pretty damn far from being a professional booker/promoter, and I've never been part in choosing bands for an event apart from bands that Opeth has toured with. So this is a first for me, but I have to say I'm very excited.

"I've reached out to a handful of my favourite bands from the past and present. As of now it looks like it will be an amazing musical event. Still brainstorming about possible bands for this glorious festival but I already know that I'm going to be like a kid at Christmas. It will be amazing! Plain and simple. Obviously Opeth will perform as well, but to be quite honest with you, our own performance doesn't get me nearly as excited as the thought of experiencing the bands that have shown interest. It will be remarkable and memorable. A celebration, bitches!"

Roadburn Festival 2014 will run for four days from Thursday, April 10th to Sunday, April 13th, 2014 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Tickets usually sell out within minutes, so don't hesitate when the pre-sale begins on Friday, October 11.