EVERYTHING Everything will be making their first visit to the Ribble Valley this summer when they play the Summer Days Festival in the grounds of Clitheroe Castle in July.

The band are no strangers to festivals having caused a sensation at last year's Glastonbury event. This year they will come to Clitheroe having already performed at the Isle of Wight Festival.

"Apart from the Isle of Wight we are concentrating on the smaller boutique festivals like Summer Days," said bass player Jeremy Pritchard. "It's going to be good fun as we're getting to places we've never been to before."

Everything Everything will perform on the final day of the three-day event on Saturday, July 9, headlined by Echo and the Bunnymen.

"I love Echo and the Bunnymen," said Jeremy. "We'll definitely be staying around to catch them close the festival."

Everything Everything have recently returned from their first tour of America.

"We were really just dipping our toes into the water over there," said Jeremy.

"It was a proper cross country tour and we were on the road for five weeks in our sleeper bus. We've been together since 2007 so we're pretty used to being with each other now so that didn't cause any problems."

In the UK, Everything Everything have grown from strength to strength. From their debut album Man Alive in 2010 to last year's Get to Heaven, their third release. the band have been winning more and more fans with their eclectic sound which combines electronica, dance music and even prog rock.

"We really didn't know what to expect in the States," said Jeremy. "We weren't really sure if anyone had even heard of us. But as it turned out we were playing in front of fans who had waited six years to see us.

"We were also able to meet the fans at the merchandising stall after the gigs, something we can no longer do in the UK as the gigs are too big. The US tour was really important as it allowed us to show a different audience what we can do."

The band are returning for a bigger tour later in the year.

But before then comes the festival season including the date in Clitheroe.

"Festivals are an interesting challenge for a band," said Jeremy, "because you aren't just playing in front of your own fans as you do with a normal tour show.

"You know there will be people there who may never have heard your music and others who have come to see another band on the line-up.

"So you have to go out and put together a set which shows who you are. Also with festivals you have an allotted time slot and there's no time for sound checks. It's basically get on and play and there's a lot to be said for that."

Get to Heaven was released last summer and will certainly form a basis for the Summer Days set.

"We like to break up writing and touring," said Jeremy, "and we've really been on the road for the past 18 months.

"It came as quite a shock to get back in the studio.

"I think we are very confident about who we are as a band now and I think that the next album might not have quite such high ideals as our previous one. We are just going to do what feels right."

Everything Everything play Summer Days on Saturday, July 9. The festival is headlined by Simply Red on Wednesday, July 6, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra on Friday, July 8 and Echo and the Bunnymen on Saturday, July 9. Details from summerdaysfestival.com