Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds

Britpop band The Lightning Seeds are the latest act announced to play this year's Hop Farm Music Festival.

The Liverpool group shot to fame in the 1990s with hits including Life of Riley, Lucky You and football anthem Three Lions with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner.

Hop Farm Music Festival organisers also announced this morning that Black Lips, Peter and Kerry and Sally Archer are to perform at the two day event, taking place at the Paddock Wood visitor attraction on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6.

My Bloody Valentine and Rodriguez have already been confirmed as the headline acts, with other well-known names due to perform including The Horrors, Jimmy Cliff, The Cribs, The Presidents Of The United States Of America, Martha Wainwright, Edwyn Collins and Gaz Coombes.

The Hop Farm Music Festival will feature its three arena stages – Main Stage, The Wild Wood and Oast House Stage, as well as the The Shindig Stage in the Campsite playing throughout the day and evening until 11pm.

Last year's Hop Farm Music Festival

Once music has finished in the main arena, this then becomes The Shindig After Dark stage and the music will carry on until 2am.

Buskers Boulevard is to return as well as new features The Campsite Choir, Marching Bands, Fun Fair and Children’s Area.

This year the festival will have a capacity of 10,000, and will continue its No Sponsorship/Branding motto.

Tickets are on sale now: Weekend (no camping) £110; Weekend (camping) £135; Family Weekend (no camping) £280; Family Weekend (camping) £340; Teenage Weekend (no camping) £70; Teenage Weekend (camping) £95; Day pass £65; Family Day pass £195; Teenager Day pass £35; Weekend Campervan £70.

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