The Bimble Inn line-up revealed for Beautiful Days

plus Tricky, Ibibio Sound Machine, Avital Raz, and more

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 15th Aug 2016

Beautiful Days 2016 - Tricky
Photo credit: Chris Mathews

Beautiful Days 2016

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st August 2016
Escot Park, near Fairmile, Devon, EX11 1LU, England MAP
£135 for adult weekend tickets - SOLD OUT
Daily capacity: 15,000

The line-up has been announced for The Bimble Inn at this next weekend's sold out Beautiful Days, which takes place at Escot Park, near Fairmile, Devon from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st August 2016.

The tented stage will host Freerange DJs, DJ Lee Waller, The Eskies, Town Of Cats, Mad Apple Circus, Ten Foot Wizard, Along Came Shifty, Rennatta Jane, Bring Back the Wolf!, Sam Walker, I Am Aquitaine, Noble Jacks, Asylums, Bill Baird, Funke and the Two Tone Baby, Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, Xylaroo, Stella Martyr, Pattern Pusher, Sadie Horler, She Makes War, Reverend Ike, Tirion, Jess McAllister, and Kuki & The Bard.

Headlining on the festival's Big Top on Saturday will be Tricky presents Skilled Mechanics who replace the previously announced Baba Maal. Elsewhere Ibibio Sound Machine, Avital Raz , Operation D & Y Dott, Lewah , Ben & Lex, DJ Ambiessence, DJ Shinybeast, Dubclass, Revelation Roots, King Sub, High Daniels, and Raggadee & Steppin Razor all join the bill with Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Foy Vance, Reeps1, Solo Banton, and Too Many T's also no longer making an appearance.

Leftfield, James and Levellers headline plus afro Celt Sound System, The Coral, The Proclaimers, Mariachi El Bronx, Gentleman's Dub Club, Reef, Terrorvision, Billy Bragg, Ezra Furman, The Damned, Show Of Hands, Toddla T, DJ Hype and loads more.

For the line-up details, as available, click here.

The Sunday theme for 2016 is 'Stars'.... full outfits or accessories, its up to you. The site art and other elements of the festival will be influenced, as usual, by the theme.

Now in it's 14th year tickets have sold out in advance every year. The festival which is licensed for 15,000 will feature music across six stages, and street theatre, as well as site art and sculpture, lots of children's activities a huge children's area in the centre of the festival, theatre, comedy, family camping, camping facilities, licensed bars from local company Otter Brewery, world food, craft stalls, fancy dress, a 'village shop' on site, and more. There is plenty of family camping close to the car parks.

 




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