Big name favourites Stereophonics and The Specials have been announced as the headliners for this summer's Hardwick Festival in County Durham.
The bands will take top slot on consecutive nights of the festival which will be making a return to Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield from August 20 and 21.
And following this Wednesday's announcement, which also included the likes of The Proclaimers, Seasick Steve and Jake Bugg, music fans are told there will be more additions to the line-up to come.
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On the back of their eighth number one album and start of a UK arena tour, Stereophonics will be opening the festival with a first-night show featuring all of their classic hits as well as music from their new album Oochya! released just two weeks ago.
The band, which has more than 10m worldwide records sales under its belt, has headlined huge festivals over the years including Glastonbury, V Festival and Reading and Leeds. In 2019 they played Newcastle's This Is Tomorrow festival, a year after playing Utilita Arena.
The Specials are equally big crowd-pullers with a back-catalogue of hits stretching back to the late seventies.
Shooting to fame and delivering seven singles, two albums and sell-out tours within their first two years, the pioneers of two-tone have stood the test of time - with hits such as Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town, Free Nelson Mandela and Do Nothing - and underscored their reputation with the release of their latest album Protest Songs – 1924-2012.
They will take to the stage at Hardwick on August 21 as one of just a handful of shows they have announced for this year.
Festival-goers are in for a treat and John Adamson, who owns Hardwick Hall, said: "Stereophonics and The Specials are hugely influential performers whose impact on the music scene can’t be ignored.
“Between them they have produced some of the most memorable songs of previous decades, and I’m sure they’ll put on an incredible show over the two days."
Other names on the bill which were announced on Wednesday are Jake Bugg; American blues singer Seasick Steve and North East band The Redroom who all will be playing on the Saturday and former Voice UK finalist and Brit Awards nominee Becky Hill; The Proclaimers; Brit winner Ella Ayre and Oh My God! It’s The Church who are set for a share of the spotlight on the Sunday.
A DJ line-up was also recently announced, which will include Danny Tenaglia, Purple Disco Machine, Robin S and David Penn.
John added: "With five stages of music across the site, we have some excellent names still to be announced and it’s sure to be a brilliant weekend for the whole family to enjoy.”
Festival day tickets cost £69 for adults; £35 for 12 to 18-year-olds and £15 for children aged five to 12. Camping and glamping passes are also available.
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