The entertainment icon and legend that is Sir Bruce Forsyth has been confirmed to play his 1st festival appearance at this years Hop Farm Music Festival. 

The festival, which takes place Fri 29th June – Sun 1st July, welcomes Sir Bruce to the festival where he will be performing with his big band and entertaining the festival crowd. 

Undeniably the U.K.’s most loved and durable stars and has now been in show business for eight decades he will be joining the festivals head liners: BOB DYLAN (UK exclusive), PETER GABRIEL AND THE NEW BLOOD ORCHESTRA (UK exclusive) and SUEDE (UK festival exclusive). 

Vince Power said: “I am honoured to have the legend that is Sir Bruce come down and make his debut appearance at the Hop Farm this year. Not only as he never appeared at a festival he’s never been to a festival. He has been in this business for over 70 years and is a true, true legend, he will be the talking point of the festival” 

The three-day independent festival maintains its NO SPONSORSHIP, NO BRANDING ethos, the Hop Farm will be sticking to the winning formula of programming legendary artists with contemporary acts with one of the summer’s most affordable festival tickets.

Hop Farm Music Festival prides itself on offering great value for money for festival goers with no booking fee, no parking charge, no camping charge and no charge for children under 12.

The festival has been offering the first 10,000 customers even better value with a special weekend ticket price of just £150. These have nearly sold out and from Wednesday 18th April

Tickets prices will be as follows:

Weekend Ticket: £162 (no booking fee) which includes a 3 day ticket plus 4 days camping and parking. 

Day Tickets: £55 (no booking fee) for the 1st 5,000.  

For all line up details, tickets, announcements and news visit the brand new Hop Farm Music Festival website which is now fully compatible with all PC’s, tablets and smartphones-  www.hopfarmfestival.com 

Tickets available through www.eventim.co.uk or call the ticket Hotline: 0844 249 1000 

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Notes to Editors 

 Other acts announced for Hop Farm include: DAMIEN RICE (UK festival exclusive), PRIMAL SCREAM, MY MORNING JACKET, MAXIMO PARK, PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND, THE STRANGLERS, DR JOHN AND 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 with many more to follow. 

TICKET PRICES Weekend ticket with 4 day camping - £150 until Wedensday 18th April only. 

From Wednesday 18th April Tickets prices will be as follows:

Weekend Ticket: £162 (no booking fee)

Day Tickets: £55 for the 1st 5,000. 

Festival goers travelling by coach can get great value fares on National Express with tickets from £172 and no booking fees.

For full details of packages visitwww.nationalexpress.com 

CONFIRMED ACTS 

BOB DYLAN is an American singer-songwriter, who has released 34 albums. He has sold over 58 million albums worldwide. 

PETER GABRIEL is an English singer-songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the progressive rock group Genesis. Peter Gabriel has won six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards and was inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. 

SUEDE are an English alternative rock band from London, formed in 1989. In 1992 Suede were hailed as “The Best New Band in Britain”. 

DAMIEN RICE is an Irish singer-songwriter. Rice’s debut album “O” peaked at #8 on the UK charts and remained on the chart for 97 weeks, selling 650,000 copies in the United States. 

PRIMAL SCREAM are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in 1982. Over the years they have compiled a large discography, which includes 9 studio albums and 26 singles. 

MY MORNING JACKET is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky formed in 1998. 

MAXIMO PARK are an alternative rock band from Newcastle, formed in 2000. The album “Our Earthly Pleasures” peaked at #2 in the UK charts and received 2x Platinum certification. 

PATTI SMITH AND HER BAND is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist. Called the “Godmother of Punk” her work was a fusion of rock and poetry. In 2007 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

THE STRANGLERS are an English punk/rock music group. They have achieved 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 top 40 albums. The Stranglers are the longest surviving and most ‘continuously successful’ band to have originated in the UK punk scene. 

DR JOHN AND THE LOWER 911 is an America singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist. Dr John has won five Grammy Awards and was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by John Legend.

JOAN ARMATRADING is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist.  She has been nominated for three Grammy Awards and twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. Joan has released 17 studio albums. 

BILLY OCEAN is a British recording artist who had a number of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s. 

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS are an English post-punk/New Wave band founded in 1977. Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene. 

LIANNE LA HAVAS is an English folk and soul singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In December 2011, the BBC announced that she had been nominated for the BBC’s Sound of 2012 poll. 

THE JEZABELS are a four-piece musical group from Sydney. They do not fit in to a specific genre but are described as a blend of Alternative Rock, Indie Rock and Disco Pop. 

SLOW CLUB are an English folk rock duo formed in Sheffield in 2006. Slow Club are notable for their use of unusual objects as percussion instruments, such as glass bottles and chairs. 

BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH is an English singer-songwriter from York. He has released one album, which peaked at #35 in the UK charts. 

FRIGHTENED RABBIT are a Scottish indie rock band from Selkirk, formed in 2003. They have released three studio albums. 

TOM VEK is a self-taught multi-instrumental musician. Born in London, he was signed to the small label Tummy Touch Records in 2001, having spent the previous 8 years writing and recording in his parent’s garage. 

WHITE DENIM is a four-piece rock band from Austin, Texas. They have released five studio albums since 2008. 

BEN KWELLER is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from San Francisco. He has been recording music since 1993. 

LUCY ROSE is an English singer-songwriter from Warwickshire. She contributed vocals on the Bombay Bicycle Club albums Flaws and A Different Kind of Fix. 

fiN are a South West London indie rock band. 

DOG IS DEAD is a five-piece indie band from West Bridgford, Nottingham who have described their music as an original blend of harmonious, indie-pop in the disco, with a cheeky hint of jazz. 

SIAN SANDERSON is a singer-songwriter hailing from Weybridge. 

LIGERS began in 2009 when Liz Stott, at the time a solo artist gigging on her own decided to recruit some extra hands. Since then they have been developing their sound.