Toots and the Maytals to headline Beacons Festival

Reggae legends Toots and the Maytals will headline Sunday on the Stool Pigeon stage at Beacons Festival which takes place from Friday 17th until Sunday 19th August 2012 at Funkirk Estate, Carleton, in North Yorkshire.

They join Wild Beasts Roots Manuva, The Felice Brothers, Julio Bashmore, Real Estate, Oneman, Cloud Nothings, Koreless, Willis Earl Beal, Andrew Weatherall, Jacuzzi Boys, Stopmakingme, Weird Dreams, Bleeding Knees Club, Soul Jazz Sound System, Luv*Jam, Tall Ships, Blacklisters, Jessie Ware, Frankie And The Heartstrings, Patrick Wolf, Junior Boys, Ghostpoet, Errors, Maya Jane Coles, Factory Floor, Pearson Sound, Cass Mccombs, Willy Mason, D/R/U/G/S, Peaking Lights, Xxxy, Kwes, Outfit, Star Slinger, Clock Opera, Lunice, Submotion Orchestra, Bok Bok, 2:54, Jam City, King Krule, Mazes, Still Corners, Stay+, Gross Magic, Bos Angeles, Grass House, Arthur Beatrice, Hookworms, The Wave Pictures, and Au Palais. For the line-up details as available please click here.

This year's event moves to the Funkirk Estate, Carleton (three miles out of Skipton) after serious flooding forced organisers to cancel the event last year at the 11th hour.

Tickets are priced at £74.50 for the weekend or £69.50 for students, with day tickets also available. To buy tickets, click here.

The festival will also offer a cinema programme, children's entertainment, spoken word, theatre and more. The festival offers easy access by rail.

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