The UK’s most exciting dance music festival reveals its first cast of players for 2013’s much anticipated beastly bash... Bona Fide DJ legends and pioneers will enthrall crowds alongside today’s tweekin’ trail blazers in order to produce an unrivalled festival experience.

The Cream of breaking talent and international dance music DJs and producers will light up the enchanted forest backdrop this year, as world-renowned Ibiza party animals ‘The Zoo Project’ provide the foremost dance music destination this summer. The first names to be announced are:

English festival Exclusive! DJ Sneak b2b Derrick Carter b2b Mark Farina are on their back-to-back-to-back worldwide tour. This is an unmissable opportunity to see three revered Dons of the Chicago House world coming together to bring something special for their only English festival.

Grandmaster Flash - Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famer, recognised for his ground-breaking DJ techniques which we now take for granted. Flash is an undisputed Godfather of DJ culture. From rocking early block parties in the Bronx to touring the world with multi-platinum selling hits.

Bonobo – Hot on the back of his fifth studio album, expect downtempo genius with fusions of jazz, electronica, trip hop and heavy off-kilter grooves from an artist “at the peak of his significant powers”.

MJ Cole – the Sincerely loved UK Garage favorite, and true electronic music pioneer.

Zoo Project Festival also delightedly announce: Joy Orbison – Boddika – James Zabiela - George Fitzgerald – Huxley - Midland - X-Press2 - Benjamin Damage (Live) - Spencer Parker - Maribou State - The Mountain People - T Williams - Jaymo & Andy George – Medlar – Greymatter – KRL - Acid Mondays - Evan Baggs - Francis Inferno Orchestra - Throwing Snow (Live) – Pedestrian - Michael James - Wolf DJs - Blackhall & Bookless - Funk E - Federico Grazzini – Defex – Milou - Tom Rankin - Richard Rowell – with more still TBA.

Having sold out last year’s inaugural event set in a safari park, 2013 sees the festival grow in size and increase capacity. Zoo’s particular brand of revelry pays meticulous focus to the complete festival experience and true to their reputation for “throwing extraordinary parties in unordinary locations” this year Zoo Project Festival progresses to a naturalistic setting – hosted entirely in the striking forest grounds of Boughton House.

A new 3am license means the music plays for 15 hours a day and gives all the more time to experience a sensory overload of unconventional distractions. Natural installations, creations and outposts are just waiting to be explored away from the music arenas, and if it all gets too much, check the Safari Spas – 3 separate enchanted tranquil areas with all manner of holistic practitioners and masseurs on hand, ready to rejuvenate aching limbs and foggy heads.

Camping: Zoo Project Festival have truly outdone themselves on the camping front this year, with Bell Tents, Tipis, Yurts, Gypsy Caravans and even Snoozebox – an on-site 5 Star Popup Hotel available! Surely the best accommodation package offered by any festival.

Zoo Project Festival is conveniently located within 90 minutes drive of 80% of the population and an hours’ drive of the capital. Early bird tickets are now sold out,

The Zoo Project Festival 2013 at Broughton House, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1BJ Fri 30th August to Sun 1st September 2013 Tickets on sale here