Black Grape to perform as a UK exclusive at Festival No. 6

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut No.1 album 'It's Great When You¹re Straight...Yeah' Black Grape will perform as a UK exclusive at this year's Festival No. 6 taking place in Portmeirion, Wales which will be returning for a fourth year in 2015 from Thursday 3rd until Sunday 6th September.

Formed in 1993 by Shaun Ryder (Happy Mondays) and Kermit (Ruthless Rap Assassins) with Bez, Black Grape's debut album dropped in 1995, and their subsequent album 'Stupid Stupid Stupid' followed before the group split in 1998. Now they're back with a special performance at Portmeirion, and more celebrations planned for next year.

Said Kermit Leveridge, "Festival No.6 is unique. It's a festival that has something for everybody, whether you wanna party hard or you're a culture vulture. They always have great acts and it's a beautiful backdrop. This will be the third year I've been to No.6 and I'm really looking forward to tearing it up with Black Grape. I'm also going to be curating the Super Weird Happening on the Estuary Stage with Greg Wilson. It¹s gonna be majestic!"

Festival organiser Gareth Cooper, added, "Black Grape are one of the most influential bands of the 90's ­ they were a genre busting revelation. It's Great When You¹re Straight...Yeah was literally the sound track to a thousand parties back in the day and still sounds fresh today. We're hugely looking forward to bringing their madcap vibes to Portmeirion this September. It's going to be one serious party!"

Metronomy, Grace Jones and Belle & Sebastian headline. Also confirmed are Mark Ronson (DJ set), British Sea Power, Years And Years, Haelos, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Everything Everything, James Bay, Gaz Coombes, Young Fathers, Kate Tempest, Rae Morris, Shura, Stornoway, The Bohicas, FrYars, Badly Drawn Boy, Brythoniad Male Voice Choir, Jane Weaver, King Creosote, Soak, Ghost Culture, Hookworms, LA Priest, Stealing Sheep, Spring King, DJ Greg Wilson, Kermit, Joe Duddell and the No.6 Ensemble, Green Gartside, Drinks (Cate Le Bon & Tim Presley), Duke Garwood, Blind Arcade, Dub Sex, Gwenno, Dream Themes, Blossoms, Arthur Smith sings Leonard Cohen, King Eider, Drohne, James Atkin, The Mostar Diving Club, Yucatan, The Gramotones, Thud Crackle Pop, The Everley Pregnant Brothers, and Piazza House Band Gypsies of Bohemia.

The first DJ line-up includes headliners DJ Harvey, and a UK festival exclusive from The 2 Bears with a live set.

Other confirmed DJs include 808 State, Horse Meat Disco, Futureboogie, Low Life, Welsh House Mafia, Bicep, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Gerd Jansen, Andrew Weatherall, Optimo, Ralph Lawson, Justin Robertson, Maurice Fulton, and Mark E.

Authors and poets include Irvine Welsh in conversation with Justin Robertson, Director Kevin Allen returns with a theatrical version of Under Milk Wood Live, Kate Tempest, Matt Johnson (The The), Maxine Peake, Simon Day, Dom Joly, Stuart Maconie, Edith Bowman, Michel Faber, Owen Sheers, Lalinne Paul, Salena Godden, Luke Wright, Elaine Constantine, John Higgs, John Mitchinson, Chris Difford, and Brix Smith, will also be talking about her time in The Fall with Andrew Weatherall.

Festival director Luke Huxham added, "Metronomy strike a great balance with Grace Jones and Belle & Sebastian, it's the perfect blend of genres and musical textures and more importantly it's going to make for a fantastic party vibe every single day of the festival.

"We're incredibly proud of the line-up this year, one of our best and most diverse musical bills to date with so much more still to be announced across the site ."

On Sunday evening, there will be a special Grace Jones Mirror Ball Parade, from the village up to the main stage for Grace Jones's closing main stage set. Stealing Sheep will also be leading their own 'Mythopoeia' torch lit parade on the Saturday night.

The Woods programme, Castell Gardens and Town Hall Sessions, new venues and Michelin starred-chefs in the coming months, and there's a good chance of festival regulars the Brythoniad Male Voice Choir making an appearance.

Bands, DJs, musicians and string ensembles will be performing across the entire site, from the historic town hall to the Colonnade gardens to the picturesque Bay Stage and the promenade along the sandy beached estuary of the River Dwyryd.

Festival goers can also expect pop up-theatre, intimate readings, film screenings, woodland trails, art installations, comedy performances, pop up woodland raves, The Prisoner reconstructions, and more.

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Early bird tickets priced at £170 (for Friday arrival) and £185 for Thursday arrival. A young person (aged 11-15 years) is priced at £80 for Friday arrival, and £90 for Thursday arrival. Children aged 10 years and under can attend for free.

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