In addition to this morning’s announcement of The Flaming Lips headlining at Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday June 16 (presented by AOL Canada), NXNE is now thrilled to announce the next wave of programming for the 18th edition of the festival, taking over Toronto June 11-17, 2012.

NXNE Music

NXNE Music has confirmed that Bad Religion, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah and Matthew Good will headline free shows at Yonge-Dundas Square (YDS) throughout the seven-day festival. The NXNE Music line-up also includes performances at YDS and in the clubs by Of Montreal, No Use For A Name, Purity Ring, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Death Grips, The Men, Bleached, Good Riddance, METZ, Ceremony, Plants & Animals, The Death Set, The Sadies & Andre Williams, Oberhofer, Reigning Sound,Action Bronson, 2:54, Yamantaka/ / Sonic Titan, The Hundred in The Hands, Rival Schools, Killer Mike, Young Magic, Hayes Carll, Friends, Hollerado, Bran Van 3000, The Black Belles, Doldrums,Odonis Odonis, Mac DeMarco, Bass Drum of Death, Porcelain Raft, Exitmusic, Violens, Grass Widow, Eight and a Half, DZ Deathrays, Jonathan Toubin, Art vs. Science, B L A C K I E, The Nils and Ivan Julian (ex-Richard Hell & The Voidoids).

Celebrating three decades of groundbreaking punk rock, Bad Religion will hit NXNE on Thursday, June 14 at Yonge-Dundas Square, presented by Monster Energy Drink, along with California punk rockers No Use For A Name. On Friday, June 15, SiriusXM Canada presents Canadian rocker Matthew Good, who will bring his own brand of political music to YDS. NXNE’s closing night at YDS – presented by Intel on Sunday, June 17 – will feature a performance by influential rappers Raekwon & Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan. Intel will also be launching their Intel® Superstars Search – where they will be looking for Canadian rising stars. It’s the intersection of Music, Technology and Creativity.

NXNE 2012 will mark the Toronto debut of aggressive underground experimental hip hop trio Death Grips, dirty rock ‘n roll sirens Bleached, hardcore punks Ceremony, Jack White-approved The Black Belles, British shoegazers 2:54 and three-piece dance band Art vs.Science.