Indiependence 2012 gets a shot in the arm with 18 great new Irish acts added to an already bulging bill.

Headlining the festival this year are 2manydjs, Feeder, Maverick Sabre, Beardyman and British Sea Power.

Icon on Fire topped the Red Bull Bedroom Jam Festival Chart with an extensive Twitter following. Their score in the last hour of the competition was more than double that of their closest competitors. In the Willows and Walking on Cars will join them onstage in August.

Other acts included on the bill are Owensie; Toy Soldier; Zealots; The Dirty 9's; The Koubas; The Fallen Drakes; Annette Buckley; Autumn Long; Terror Pop; Eleventy Four; Dott; In Their Thousands; Kammer Pop; Nation of the State, and Milan Jay.

More established acts to feature at the Indie extravaganza are Jape, The Japanese Popstars, Delorentos, The Frank & Walters and The Minutes. Organisers promise yet more to be announced, including the main headliner. Stay tuned.