Festival No. 6 have announced their first acts for this year’s Festival confirming Beck who's appearance will be one of only two festival appearances this summer. Beck's new album Morning Phase has received rave reviews across the board, with The Times giving it five stars and declaring it “A work of art”.

Festival No.6 is an intimate, bespoke banquet of music, arts and culture, taking place over the weekend of the 5-7 September in the magical village of Portmeirion, Wales, home of the cult TV series The Prisoner. With a final headliner, many more music acts, a huge arts and cultural line-up, new venues and new food area of the festival, featuring Michelin starred-chefs yet to be revealed Festival No.6 2014 is certain to be the most impressive to date.

Also returning to the festival is London Grammar, after a monumental year, their debut going platinum and sold out gigs from Brixton to Brooklyn. 

London Grammar says:

“It’s a real honour to play Festival No.6 again. Portmeirion is a beautiful and somewhat surreal location. We can't wait to perform there again!” 

Other acts confirmed include Motown legends Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Bonobo Official, Neneh Cherry with Rocketnumbernine, Jimi Goodwin, Temples, Steve Mason, James Holden, John Wizards, Cherry Ghost, Los Campesinos!, Radiophonic Workshop, The Rails, All We Are, Arthur Beatrice, Childhood, The Brythoniaid Welsh Male Voice Choir, East India Youth, Alexis Taylor, The Rails and Telegram.

Headlining the electronic side of proceedings will be the mighty mutant house maestro, Julio Bashmore, who will be joined by two other headliners yet to be announced. Other DJs already confirmed include No.6 stalwart Andrew Weatherall, Danny Krivit, Michael Mayer, Justin Robertson, Ewan Pearson, Prosumer, Ashley Beedle, Unabombers, Low Life, Aficionado, Joe Boyd and the wonderful Awesome Tapes From Africa.

Festival director Bradley Thompson says: 

“We cannot wait for the third year of No.6. The line-up is already extremely strong and we’re very excited to have booked truly iconic artists like Beck, who was very keen to play Festival No.6. 

“We’ve also got a stronger DJ line-up than ever demonstrating that the event is growing from strength to strength. This is only the first line-up announcement and there’s plenty more to come. We’re excited to make this year the most impressive yet."

The arts and culture line-up will be announced shortly and will also be the most exciting to date, with some very special guests in the pipeline. Attendees will get the chance to enjoy talks at the piazza, cinema screenings, secret parties, interactive theatre and more. 

The bar has also been raised on the food and drink options that will be available at this year’s festival, so watch this space for some very exciting announcements, including Michelin-starred chefs and very special guests. 

Festival No 6 2014 takes place at Portmeirion, Gwynedd between Thu 4th to Sun 7th September 2014. For more information and ticket links click here.

TICKET PRICING 

Weekend Ticket Prices (Friday Arrival) 

Adult Weekend Camping: £160 + BF (£10.00)

Young Person (11-15 years old) Camping: £80 + BF (£6.00)

Children (10 years and under) Camping: £Free + BF (£1.50)

Parking (Park & Ride): £20 + BF (£2.00)

Program: £8.00 +BF (£0.80)

 

Weekend Ticket Prices (Thursday Arrival)

Adult Weekend Camping: £175 + BF (£10)

Young Person (11-15 years old) Camping: £87.50 + BF (£6.50)

Children (10 years and under) Camping: £Free + BF (£1.50)

Parking (Park & Ride): £20 + BF (£2.00)

Program: £8.00 +BF (£0.80)