Barn on the Farm Festival add more names to incredible line-up

The intimate Barn on the Farm Festival which takes place in Gloucestershire from 1st-3rd July is certainly due to be incredible. The second line-up announcement was revealed yesterday evening and contains some very established acts as well as some exciting emerging artists on the indie music scene. For the first time, Barn on the Farm have unveiled their Farm Band, a collaboration between Gabrielle Aplin, Hudson Taylor, Joe Keogh (Amber Run) and Hannah Grace who will take to the main stage. Additions include Australian singer/songwriter, Ry X, who will play the Main Stage whilst Dan Croll and Rag n Bone Man will headline the outdoor stage over the weekend. They will also be joined by Eliza and the Bear, Fickle Friends, VANT, Port Isla, Laurel, The Academic, Dan Owen, Ady Suleiman plus many more.

Renowned for showcasing the best in up-coming talent to an intimate environment unlike any other festival, Barn on the Farm most definitely boosts an exceptional history of predicting future musical successes, with previous first festival headline performances from Ed Sheeran, Ben Howard, James Bay and Hozier. The new announcement of acts joins the previously announced Jack Garratt, Oh Wonder, Honne, Gavin James, Rationale, Frances, Black Honey plus many more. Barn on the Farm is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the summer, with a great atmosphere, incredible music and intimate surroundings it is definitely a festival to attend. Tickets for Saturday and Sunday start at £105 and you can check out the website below for more information.

www.barnonthefarm.co.uk

Check out the line-up so far:

Field Day Adds More Acts To The Line-Up

Field Day have added more artists to their line-up just one month before the festival is due to take place in Victoria Park, London.

With day divisions already in place, the organisers of the festival have unveiled what days the newly added artists will be playing. The announcement for Saturday is for the Tradiio/The 405 Stage and includes Antix, Cholombian, Luka, Matthew and Me, Tropics, Wild Echo and Yossarian.

For the Sunday announcement, all of the following artists will feature on the Verity stage. Playing on that stage on the second day of the festival is Beach Baby, Gengahr, Inheaven, Jacco Gardner, Leopold and his Fiction, Nimmo and Yak.

Following on from these stage reveals, Field Day also had a very special announcement for the first day (Saturday). It was said that Jungle will be curating the 'Victoria Park DJ Bandstand' which will feature Jungle, Beaty Heart, Django Django, Oceaan, Shura, Tei Shi, XL DJs and some very special guests.

It appears that the line-up is now complete but we could expect a few more acts to appear on Sunday's bill. Watch this space for more information.

On May 12th, ticket prices for the festival will rise so if you're thinking about going to the festival, grab your tickets now.

The Libertines officially confirm reunion and release Hyde Park details (ticket links)

The Libertines have this morning officially confirmed that they will reunite for a summer show in London's Hyde Park.

The long awaited confirmation comes after a week of endless speculation and rumours - predominantly fuelled by an array of hints and clues released by both the band members and their social media sites.

One of the last 'hints' to appear on the bands Facebook page. A picture of Julius (July) Caesar - the FIFTH Roman General.

Finally breaking the news just moments ago, the four-pieice wrote on their Facebook page, ''THE GOOD SHIP ALBION IS SETTING SAIL SOONER THAN YOU THOUGHT. We're HEADLINING BST Hyde Park, 5th July.''

You can read more about how the band slowly but surely drip fed fans the news of their comeback via  Carl Barat says 'keep July 5th free' and  The Libertines to reunite for Hyde Park shows?

The London band, who last played together when they reunited back in 2010 to play at the Reading and Leeds festivals, have also released the full event details - including the gigs line-up and ticket release date.

Tickets will go on sale on May 2nd but can be pre-ordered as of Monday from The Libertines Hyde Park Tickets Pre-Order.

One of the first 'hints' to appear on official Libertines Facebook page. A map of London's Hyde Park,

The full line-up has now also been officially announced after it was leaked by Sheffield band, Reverend and The Makers in the early hours of this morning.

The official line-up

Late last night, both Georgehenryking.com and Itsallindie.com were some of the first to break the news of the Hyde Park shows rumoured line-up as well as an early reunion confirmation after the following information (see imagine below), was quietly placed on the ticket part of NME.com - who appeared to refrain from publicising it.

By George Henry King

@GeorgeHenryKing