Brownstock Music festival has announced that Rudimental will headline the main stage on the Saturday night at the Essex festival. Also added to the festival's main stage line up on Saturday 31st August will be singer song writer Tom Odell. 

Brownstock Music Festival is an independent boutique festival run by the Brown family on their farm near Chelmsford, Essex. All the family's personalities combine to create this varied and intimate small festival. It will be held this year for the 9th time on the weekend of the 30th Aug -1st Sept 2013. 

Dance floor sensations, Rudimental, will headline the main stage on the Saturday night at the Essex festival. With two number ones and a Brit award nomination under their belt, this should be one of the weekend's most memorable performances. At Radio 1's Big Weekend they were "The most watched act of the weekend". They also boast YouTube hits in excess of 20 million. "Waiting All Night", featuring  Ella Eyre, reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 21 April 2013. Two weeks later, Home debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Their latest single "Right here" was released on the 5th of July.  

Tom Odell won the coveted BRITs Critics' Choice Award in early 2013 with "Another Love". His debut studio album, Long Way Down, was released on 24 June 2013.  He was discovered by  Lily Allen, who said "his energy on stage reminded me of  David Bowie". Odell's debut album, Long Way Down, was released on 24 June 2013 and reached No. 1 in the UK Official Chart. 

Brownstock Music Director Mat Dixon said this about the latest additions:  

"We are incredibly excited to welcome two of the hottest acts in not just the UK right now to our family shindig in South Woodham Ferrers. Rudimental were a no brainer booking and their high energy show and catalogue of top ten hits guaranteed to have the crowd bouncing along. Tom Odell on the other hand represents the incredible singer song writer talent this country consistently produces following on in the footsteps of Ben Howard and James Blake, set to be one of the absolute highlights of Brownstock 2013."    

Brownstock Festival is a Music Festival run by the Brown family on their farm in Essex. Now in its 9th year the festival is set to welcome 6000 visitors through the gates in September. The festival is still completely independent and run entirely by the Brown family giving it a uniquely rustic and handmade feel. 

Beyond the main stage and dance tent the Essex festival is also scattered with themed areas hand built or handpicked by the Brown family. There are a total of 7 music venues at the event and 20 festival areas. Acts will take to the Treehouse Stage, hand built by Farmer's Daughter Anna Brown, up in one of the old oak trees in the festival field. The family had over a 1000 bands apply to play. All were listened to personally by the brown family and 5000 festival goers also voted for their favourite. 

Visitors can expect comedy shows, a Saloon Bar with country music and entertainments, a piano bar with burlesque dance, cabaret shows, quizzes, comfy sofas and the Brownstock big sing, an art camp, a skateboarding park, parkour and street dance displays and a host of other festival entertainments. 

One of the highlights of the weekend is the chance to try home raised Aberdeen Angus Beef from the farm in the festival's pop up restaurant which will be serving "Brownstock Sunday Roast".

Brownstock Festival 2013 takes place at Morris Farm, Lower Burnham Road, Stow Maries, Chelmsford, Essex between Fri 30th August to Sun 1st September 2013. Click here to buy tickets 

Where: Brownstock Festival is  in Essex. 15 mins from Chelmsford and Southend,  2 miles from South Woodham Ferrers. It is a 40 min train ride from London Liverpool Street Station. The festival has an efficient and reasonably priced taxi service on hand to pick you up and bring you to the farm. The festival can also be easily accessed by car.