DJ Fresh leads latest acts for Y-Not

plus Coasts, SikTh, JP Cooper, Lauren Aquilina, Arcane Roots, Yak, & more

By Scott Williams | Published: Thu 28th Apr 2016

Y-Not Festival 2016 - DJ Fresh and MC Messy
Photo credit: Lawrence Wheeler

Y-Not Festival 2016

Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July 2016
Mouldridge Lane, Pikehall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 2PH, England MAP
£99.50 - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 25,000

DJ Fresh, Coasts, SikTh, JP Cooper, Lauren Aquilina, Arcane Roots, Yak, Black Peaks, The Amazons, Vant, KLOE, Samm Henshaw, Kassassin Street, Beasts, Inheaven, Black Foxxes, Kagoule, Blood Youth, Trash, Patawawa, The Haggis Horns, and Steel Strum are the latest acts confirmed for Y-Not Festival, which takes place from Friday 29th until Sunday 31st July 2016 near Matlock in Derbyshire.

Also confirmed are headliners Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, and Madness, plus Catfish & The Bottlemen, The Hives, The Cribs, Everything Everything, Circa Waves, Editors, Kelis, Band Of Skulls, Fun Lovin' Criminals, The Coral, Blossoms, Neck Deep, Beans on Toast, Lucy Rose, Milky Chance, Peter Hook and the Light, The Lancashire Hotpots, Eliza and The Bear, Sunset Sons, Lucy Spraggan, Fickle Friends, Eagulls, Heck, Dinosaur Pile Up, Lonely The Brave, Queen Kwong, White, Milk Teeth, Public Access T.V., Dead!, Creeper, Traams, Nai Harvest, Reigning Days, Shame, Francobollo, Rat Boy, Pretty Vicious, Ferocious Dog, Moose Blood, Gnarwolves, The Sherlocks, Sundara Karma, The Magic Gang, Louis Berry, Cassels, New Desert Blues, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys, and The Decoy.

Also confirmed are Craig Charles, Tiggs Da Author, Bloxed beats, Mullally, Patawawa (DJ Set), Mike Skinner (DJ Set), Swingrowers, Uncle Frank, I Set The Sea On Fire, DJ Yoda, THePETEBOX, John Leather's Tarantino Disco, Rory Indiana, Chat Snowdon, Beach, Insaturn, Rozelle, Episodes, Storme, Science of Eight Limbs, New Luna, Ele, Egyptian Blue, Thyla, Atlas Wynd, Mindofalion, Mother Me, FUR, Good Foxy, No Violet, Profound, Sam Brockington, Safe To Swim, Wild Front, Glitched, Bridges, Emlyn, The Rocking Horse Club, Seats, Thoughts, Barron, Luna Bay, Safe To Swim, Wild Front, Glitched, Bridges, Emlyn, The Rocking Horse Club, Seats, Thoughts, Barron, and Luna Bay

Joining the Thursday line-up are Stealing Signs, Massmatiks, Orchards, Duke Mercury, Penelope Isles, Frankie Furlow, and House Points.

For the line-up details, day and stage splits, as available see the Y-Not Festival line-up page.

There are still many more to be announced for Y-Not's 12 stages.

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Early bird tickets have sold out. Tickets are currently on sale priced at £99.50. A ticket for children aged 12 years & Under is free. Early entry Thursday tickets are £15, and campervan passes are priced at £50.

The festival, now in its 11th year, has a capacity of 8,000 people, and aside from the music on three stages, there is a whole host of activities for Y-Notters to get involved in. The festival attempts to have an intimate nature, with many of the bands camping with festival goers, and friendly stewards. Late night entertainment includes a dance tent, or camp fire singalongs and there will be real ales and local ciders available.




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