Beautiful Days has announced that Grammy Award-winning American musician, actor, author and legend Steve Earle with his band the Dukes will headline Friday night at Beautiful Days.

Veteran American bluesman Seasick Steve whose most recent album Hubcap Music featured guest appearances from Jack White and John Paul Jones will headline Saturday night and festival founders, Brighton folk-rock band Levellers, will close the 2014 event on the Sunday night.

They will be joined in August on the main stage bill by Jamaican reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, American punk band Dead Kennedys plus the massive German reggae ensemble SEEED, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, reggae collective EasyStar All-Stars performing Dub Side of the Moon, The Undertones, festival favourites Dreadzone, Culture Shock, Reverend & The Makers, Ruts DC,unique musical duo Public Service Broadcasting, Cornish singers Fisherman's Friends, Skinny Lister, The Computers, Chris T-T & The Hoodrats, Orphan Boy, Rusty Shackle and Treetop Flyers.

Line up Main Stage - Steve Earle & The Dukes, Seasick Steve, Levellers, Jimmy Cliff, Dead Kennedys, Seeed, Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott, Easy Star All-Stars Performing Dub Side Of The Moon, Dreadzone, Reverend & The Makers, The Undertones, Fisherman’s Friends, Culture Shock, Skinny Lister, Ruts Dc, Public Service Broadcasting, The Computers, Orphan Boy, Rusty Shackle, Chris T-T & The Hoodrats, Treetop Flyers

The Big Top – Tinariwen, Bellowhead, Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Bad Shepherds, Steeleye Span, Courtney Pine, La Chiva Gantiva, Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, 3 Daft Monkeys, Zervas & Pepper, Beans On Toast, Ferocious Dog, Kim Churchill, Levellers Acoustic

The Little Big Top - Stanton Warriors, Matrix & Futurebound, Adrian Sherwood, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Mad Professor, Bronzehead, Moody Boyz, Simian Frenzy , Mr Nice, Elle & The Pocket Belles , One Shot , Carnevala Josh Flowers & The Wild, Dj Ambiessence, Harry Vinnicombe, Lewah, King Farmer, Maxii P, Jessica Joy, Ragadee, Jonny G, Silent Disco

The last remaining acts for the main stages will be announced over the coming months with full line-ups for The Bimble Inn, The Band Stand and The Theatre Tent still to come! New and unsigned acts and bands can apply now to play at the festival by submitting details here. Applications for traders and caterers are also open now and you can get application forms by emailing us at [email protected]
15 - 17 AUGUST 2014, ESCOT PARK, DEVON