The Streets, Ellie Goulding and Echo & The Bunnymen will headline Lounge On The Farm this year.

The music festival, which takes place at Merton Farm near Canterbury, returns for its sixth year from Friday, July 8 until Sunday, July 10.

It means former University of Kent student Ellie Goulding will be making a return to the city where she studied Drama for two years, before dropping out to pursue her music career.

The 24-year-old - who is dating Radio 1 DJ Greg James - is currently working on the follow up to her No1 album Lights. She will headline the festival's new outdoor main stage on the Saturday night.

She has been riding high of late after her cover of Elton John's Your Song peaked at No2 in the charts over the festive period. It is still in the top 40 at No29.

On the Friday, The Streets will perform material from their latest album Computers and Blues, which was released this month.

Frontman Mike Skinner announced last year that the garage and hip hop crossover outfit's fifth record and associated tour would be the last for the group, whose hits include Fit But You Know It, Don't Mug Yourself and Dry Your Eyes.

Post punk group Echo & The Bunnymen, led by Liverpudlian Ian McCulloch, last played a festival in Kent at the Hop Farm in 2009 and will round off the main stage on the Sunday night.