Heavyweight Ska legends and 80s pop band Bad Manners will be headlining the Dartford Festival.

The free festival is on on Sunday, July 17, and other acts have also been announced this week. Keep up to date in your Dartford Messenger.

Bad Manners formed in 1976 while at Woodberry Down comprehensive in Stoke Newington.

Within a few years they had become a household name, spending 111 weeks in the UK Charts between 1980 and 1983. The band had 12 hit singles including Lip Up Fatty, My Girl Lollipop and Special Brew.

Buster Bloodvessel continues to lead the band - following some original members leaving in 1986 – and he continues to play their classic hits to audiences around the world.

As well as their music career, Buster and the band have appeared in TV programmes including Top of the Pops, Cheggers Plays Pop and Never Mind the Buzzcocks.

They played live at the Brit Awards in 1981 and starred in the 2 Tone hit movie ‘Dance Craze’ with Madness and The Specials.

Bad Manners are a non-stop party band so get ready for a great performance that you’ll never forget!

more info this year’s Festival can also be found @welovedartford on Twitter, www.dartford.gov.uk/festival or www.facebook.com/dartfordfestival.