Splendour festival at Nottingham Wollaton Park announces 25 more acts

More than 25 new acts have joined a popular festival’s bill headlined by Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis and Jake Bugg.

Nottingham’s Splendour Festival will return to Wollaton Park on July 19 and 20, after being cancelled last year due to delays in the contract award process.

This year will see Splendour, Confetti, On The Hill, and Comedy stages back again this year and they're bringing three awesome new stages with them — The Bodega New Music Stage, Dance Stage and Day Fever Stage — for a weekend of live music stacked with crowd-pleasing hit songs.

The Bodega Stage will see the intimate Nottingham live music venue bring national artists to Splendour as it continues its reputation for giving a platform to exciting new music.

The Bodega was last year shortlisted for the Grassroots Venue of the Year at the LIVE awards and has just last week been named a finalist in the equivalent Music Week Awards category.

Over at the new Dance Stage, Trevor Nelson’s Soul Nation, along with Shola Ama and more take up residence on Saturday with Hedkandi founder Mark Doyle and Hedkandi DJs, Sax and Percussion celebrating 25 years of the global dance brand on Sunday.

Day Fever will see all three creators of the daytime clubbing phenomenon — Vicky McClure, Johnny Owen and Reverend and the Makers’ Jon McClure — on DJ duties over the weekend.

They will be inviting along a few of their music friends to join them on the decks too.

On The Hill will also return for a second year, with its eclectic lineup of DJs ensuring there will be something to dance to for everyone, from Drum & Bass, Indie Sleeze, Taylor Swift anthems and a nod to Rock City in the 90s.

The new acts - Starsailor, Cassia, Lucy Spraggan, Remember Monday, Set In Motion - join the already announced Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Travis, Jake Bugg, Clean Bandit, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Natasha Bedingfield, Echo & The Bunnymen, Seasick Steve, The Levellers, The Fratellis, Elvana, LYVIA, Kezia Gill, The Publics, Kate Nash, Kingfishr, Overpass, Brooke Combe and The Amy Winehouse Band.

On the Bodega New Music Stage, Aziya, Bloodworm, Cardinals, Davoli, daydreamers, Nectar Woode, Pentire, Toby Lee, Tom A Smith and TTSSFU are confirmed, with more to come.

The Comedy Stage will offer plenty of acts performing on both days.

Getting away from the stages, there will be two circus tents, a cabaret bar, an independent market, the fairground and the return of the popular Silent Disco.

Workshops and games for children will run throughout both days at the dedicated Little Splendours children’s area, with children under 11 being given free entry.

It all adds up to the biggest Splendour ever, growing over the last 17 years into a 30,000-capacity flagship cultural event for the East Midlands.

The festival will provide a welcome boost to the local economy with tens of thousands of visitors to the city over the weekend.

With accommodation available to book right next to the festival and dedicated festival coaches from major cities and towns across the Midlands, this year’s Splendour is ready to welcome new faces and familiar friends.

Adult Weekend tickets £105; Adult Day tickets £69 + booking fee plus reduced price Youth tickets for 11-17 and free entry for children under 11, payment plans and City Resident discounts are all available.