Zion Train, Easy Star All Stars, and Chew Lips for Beatherder

Easy Star All Stars, Zion Train, and Chew Lips are amongst the first names to be announced for this year's Beatherder Festival.

The full list of acts announced today are Easy Star All Stars, Zion Train, Chew Lips, Andy C & MC GQ, The Mighty Jah Shaka Sound System, Alex Metric, Utah Saints, Layo & Bushwacka!, and The Lancashire Hotpots.

Early bird tickets have already sold out. An adult weekend ticket is now priced at £70, children under 13 years of age need a child ticket priced at £10. Live in vehicle passes are priced at £15. This year there is a car parking pass introduced at a price of £5. To buy tickets, click here.

Expect there to be eight stages or musical areas these will include The Beat-Herder Stage, Toiltrees the dance area, Stumblefunk Soundsystem, Trailer Trash, The Bushrocker Family HiFi, The Beat-Herder & District Working Men's Social Club, and The Lazy Meadow & Smoky Tentacles Shisha Lounge.

The festival is split into five main areas combining live music, DJ sets and creative workshops. There will also be the Pixie Pictures Cinema, contemporary art by Paul Hitchen @ Liber8, a live art and design jam, face painting, and tribal belly dancing. Plus food, stalls and more.

The three day Beatherder festival takes place in Gisburn, in Lancashire, with the dates for this the fifth year confirmed as Friday 2nd until Sunday 4th July. The festival is independently funded and has no involvement in corporate organisations, nor does it receive any sponsorship.

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