The UK's biggest indoor winter music festival, Liverpool Music Week, has announced the first acts for this year's festival.

Over the last 8 years the festival has gone on to become a nationally recognised event and highlight of the music calendar.

Last year's event attracted a record breaking 65,000 people to the city and is a combination of free and ticketed shows. This year the festival will stage over 80 events and play host to over 400 live bands and will run from the October 29 through to November.

Dates announced so far:

Leftfield
Thursday 25th November
Liverpool University (Mountford Hall)
£24+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.00pm

Chase & Status
Saturday 13th November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£14+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm

Efterklang
Sunday 7th November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£10.00+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 8.00pm

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
Wednesday 3rd November
02 Academy Liverpool (Main Room)
£14.50+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm

Beardyman
Friday 29th October
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£10.00+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm

Hadouken
Saturday 30th October
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£12.50+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm

K'naan
Saturday 13th November
Liverpool University (Stanley Theatre)
£12.50+BF / Age: 14+ / Doors: 7.30pm

Info: www.liverpoolmusicweek.com / www.myspace.com/liverpoolmusicweek