final acts announced for Hop Farm Music Festival

Jose Gonzalez, Athlete, Nitin Sawhney, Taj Mahal, and I Am Kloot

By Scott Williams | Published: Wed 16th May 2012

The Hop Farm Festival 2012 - José Gonzalez
Photo credit: Phil Bull

The Hop Farm Festival 2012

Friday 29th June to Sunday 1st July 2012
The Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 6PY, England MAP
£162 for the weekend
Daily capacity: 52,000

The final line-up additions have been announced for The Hop Farm Music Festival which will take place in Kent from Friday 29th June until Sunday 1st July 2012 in Paddock Wood, Kent.

José Gonzalez
The latest additions are Jose Gonzalez, and Athlete added to the Main Stage line-up, with Nitin Sawhney the Big tent Friday night headliner, Taj Mahal also confirmed for that stage, and I Am Kloot added to the Bread & Roses line-up.

Festival organiser Vince Power said, "I'm very happy to finalise this year's bill. We have yet again put together a unique set of acts you're not going to see repeated everywhere else. That's what music fans look for - a well thought out bill which is the best value festival this year at £162 for 3 days with 4 days camping with no added extras."

Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel & The New Blood Orchestra, and Suede have been announced as headliners. All three headliners are UK exclusives. Other acts announced for Hop Farm's four stages include Damien Rice (UK festival exclusive), Primal Scream, My Morning Jacket, Maximo Park, Bruce Forsyth & band, Patti Smith & her band, The Stranglers, Dr John & The Lower 911, Joan Armatrading, Billy Ocean, The Psychedelic Furs, Lianne La Havas, The Jezabels, Slow Club, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Frightened Rabbit, Tom Vek, White Denim, Ben Kweller, Lucy Rose, Fin, Dog Is Dead, Race Horses, Steve Smyth, Sian Sanderson, and Ligers. For the line-up details as available please click here.

Hop Farm will take place in 400 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside, and has no VIP area, so everyone has the same experience, there's no registration, no sponsorship, and no branding.

Weekend tickets are priced at £162 and children under 12 go in for free. Day Tickets are priced at £65 per day. The day tickets include parking, but does not include camping. If you wish to camp you have to purchase the weekend ticket. Camping will not be sold separately.

To buy tickets, click here.



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