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Bastille have announced a huge headline show by the sea next summer.
As part of Margate’s Summer Series, the chart-topping band will perform at Dreamland on Saturday, July 1.
Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday, November 4 and can be purchased here.
The South London four-piece, best known for singles such as Pompeii and Happier, will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their No. 1 debut album, Bad Blood, in 2023.
Their open-air Dreamland headliner is part of a run of special Bad Blood X shows marking the anniversary.
Since releasing their debut album in 2003, Bastille have gone on to win multiple awards, including BRIT Awards and NME Awards, and sell more than 11 million records worldwide.
Their most recent album, Give Me the Future, was released in February this year and reached No. 1 in the UK Album Charts.
The vintage seaside fairground has also announced a second event for next summer today.
The venue has confirmed the return of the Soundcrash Funk and Soul Weekender and revealed the first wave of artists, including Kool and the Gang, Hot 8 Brass Band, Craig Charles, David Rodigan and Norman Jay.
The funk, soul, jazz and disco festival will take place from Friday, June 2 to Sunday, June 4. Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 4 at 10am and can be purchased via the festival website and the Soundcrash website.
In addition to the line-up of artists performing over the weekend, there will also be disco yoga, dance classes, theme park rides and a roller disco.