Beacons Festival is returning to the Yorkshire Dales next week. 16th - 18th August. The Skipton music, film and arts festival is 50 % bigger than last year. With 4 nights and 3 days of entertainment. Tickets are on sale here. Physical tickets are available in person priced at £99.50: from Crash, Jumbo, Whitelocks and Urban Outfitters.

"With less than two weeks to go we are now on site, building the second ever Beacons Festival on the dales. This year is bigger. We have bigger tents, better facilities and improved areas. Personally I'm really looking forward to seeing Danny Brown, his performance will be a major coup for us. We have lots of new attractions planned and anticipating another sellout, so don't leave it too late if you are planning on buying a ticket"  Ash Kollakowski, Festival booker

Some Beacons stats:

7,500 festival goers, 100 + bands, 8 Stages, 1 Real Ale Festival, 15 Street Food vendors, 1 big Whiskey tasting event, Thursday comedy night, 100+ art installations, The Diddy Rascal kids area (new and improved from last year).

Newly announced Shane Meadows film plus Q + A.

Beacons are proud to be showing The Stone Roses: Made of Stone film with a special Q+A after with director. The film is brought to you by Film4, Warp Films and Big Arty Productions. This completes the cinema programme at the festival. Guests already announced include director Clio Barnard (The Arbor) and actor / writers Alice Lowe + Steve Oram (Sightseers). The cinema programme also includes Rita, Sue & Bob Too, Nuts In May, A Field In England, The Spirit of ’45, Reincarnated (Snoop Lion) and a selection of innovative new films from Aesthetica Short Film Festival.