Nozstock has revealed its very special headliner as NY-based Wu-Tang Clan. Individually its family of members are all lyrical stars, including RZA, Ghostface Killa, GZA and Method Man, and together they are a thrilling, provocative and wild stage presence. 

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The festival is also very proud to announce Motown sensation Martha Reeves and the Vandellas as one of the headliners on the Orchard Stage. Also confirmed Hollie Cook, Molotov Jukebox, Electric Swing Circus, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Beans On Toast ,Skinny Lister, Best Friends, Lisbee Stainton, Sean Grant & The Wolfgang, Peluché, The Stiff Joints and Jenova Collective.

Some of Nozstock’s founding roots run deep with drum and bass, and once more the festival is bringing a wild template of its founding-fathers and taste-makers to The Garden Stage and The Cubicles. Hospitality stars London Elektricity, Etherwood, Danny Bryd, Metrik, Krakota and MC Wrec will take over The Cubicles on Friday, while other acts playing over the weekend include: DJ Hype, Beardyman, Dillinja, Congo Natty, Ed Rush & Optical.

Also taking place in the Cubicles, Rinse FM’s Uncle Dugs and friends offer a journey through all aspects of rave music - from old skool to jungle to drum n bass – as part of Dugs’ Run Come Follow Friday show. After 20 years of dedicated work in and behind the scenes of pirate radio, he has finally made the transition to centre stage, and brings with him special guests Ratpack, Slipmatt, Kenny Ken and Billy Daniel Bunter.

Across the weekend trail-blazing hip-hop, bass music, grime, dubstep and raucous beats come from a brilliantly diverse range of DJ and live acts. Dr Syntax and Pete Cannon have produced for Action Bronson and Punchtown, whilst the Dead Players trio of Jam Baxta, Dabbla and Ghost Town are the chameleons of rhyme. They are joined by Ruffnek Diskotek w/Dub Boy, Dutty Inspectors and Ghost Writerz, Mr Woodnote & Eva Lazarus, Smokey Joe and The Kid, Gypsy Hill, Solko, Sounds of Harlowe, Octo Pi & Koncept, Scope, Modify Perspective, Remidy M.C and Trafic M.C and many more to be announced.

Swing Theory stages action comes from Electric Ballroom Promotions, Swingmajig and Ragtime Records. They are hosting the likes of Wolfie Razzmatazz, Madam Electrifie, C@ In The H@, Jenova Collective, The Chicken Brothers, Clan Dextine, F Block, Velocity Raptor, M.O.B, Mr Jay, Sir Jasper, Jest FX and Billy Chillfingers who between them cover everything from electro-swing, vintage rock and roll, breaks, techno, glitch hop, ghetto funk and loads more.

Psytrance stalwarts Tribe of Frog return to Nozstock to bring deep beats into The Coppice. Euphoric, luminous and uplifting, they keep the bass beating day and night with a wild cast of friends and guests from across the pulsating psy-spectrum.

Entering its 17th year this summer, Nozstock a family-run and home-made festival on a beautiful working farm set in the truly stunning heart of the Herefordshire countryside. The father and daughter combination of Noz and Ella have curated one of the country’s most charming and beguiling festivals, surrounded by verdant rolling hills and imbued with a true sensation of escapism.

Independent and just a little bit left-of-centre, Nozstock brims with diversity, creativity and excitement. Reassuringly welcoming, it has evolved from 50 friends gathered at the original event in themed 90s and flourished into an intimate musical odyssey joining the dots between pop, ska, folk, funk, soul, indie, drum and bass, psytrance, house and a whole lot more, now firmly established as one of the country’s leading boutique festivals. Nozstock is a playground for everyone, from seasoned festival-goers to newbies setting out for their very first time. Inspirational and intimate, it offers a broad spectrum of live music, DJs, arts, comedy, poetry, workshops, cinema and performance in a sublime setting, flowing from family-friendly by day to party by night over various customised venues across the farm. h

The theme for 2015 is the sci-fi inspired Nozstocker’s Guide to The Galaxy, and the iconic festival has just announced its first wave of live and DJ artists, with many more to be revealed soon.

The Hidden Valley has nine stages, many nooks and crannies and is set around a ramshackle Tudor farmhouse. The Orchard Stage is set at the foot of a natural arena on the side of the gently sloping valley. Alongside the farmhouse is The Garden Stage, which provides a more eclectic lineup, turning electronic by sundown, whilst a converted cowshed, The Cubicles, pushes out sub-thumping bass and dubstep through to the early hours. The Dingle hosts much of Nozstock’s alternative art activities; a round-the-clock theatre, a cinema screening short films and a dedicated kids area for children of all ages.

The festival is truly home-grown and hand-made – quite literally in fact, with a small army of grass-roots supporters helping to create the wonderfully themed environment each summer, painting signs by hand and building original artworks and venues from scratch. Nozstock is the quintessentially British festival – a little bit eccentric, a lot of fun, full of wonder, enchantment… and a touch of magic.

Friday 24th – Sunday 26th July 2015 Rowden Paddocks, Bromyard, Herefordshire, HR7 4LS

Live line up so far: Wu Tang Clan, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Beardyman, Hollie Cook, Molotov Jukebox, Electric Swing Circus, Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer, Beans on Toast, Skinny Lister, Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon, Mr Woodnote & Eva Lazarus, Gypsy Hill, Solko, Sounds of Harlowe, Lisbee Stainton, Sean Grant, Peluché, The Stiff Joints, & more tba.

DJ line up so far: DJ Hype, Hospitality featuring London Elektricity, Etherwood, Danny Byrd, Metrik, Krakota, MC Wrec. Also Ed Rush and Optical Dillinja, Congo Natty, Ed Solo, Deekline, Uncle Dugs, Ratpack, Slipmatt, Kenny Ken, Billy Daniel Bunter, Dead Players with Jam Baxta, Dabbla and Ghost Town, Smokey Joe & The Kid, Ruffnek Diskotek w/Dub Boy, Dutty Inspectors and Ghost Writerz, Octo Pi, Scope, Modify Perspective, Remidy M.C and Trafic M.C, Nozstock Speakeasy featuring Electric Ballroom Promotions, Swingmajig and Ragtime Records with Wolfie Razzmatazz, Madam Electrifie, C@ In The H@, Jenova Collective, The Chicken Brothers, Clan Dextine, F Block, Velocity Raptor, M.O.B, Mr Jay, Sir Jasper, Zest FX, Billy Chillfingers, Tribe of Frog, Sika Studios and many more tba.

Tickets from £80 teen / £105 adult.