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Groove Armada DJ set announced as headliners for Valley Fest

By Issy Packer  Wednesday May 31, 2023

Taking place alongside Chew Valley Lake, a 30 minute drive outside of Bristol, Valley Fest returns from August 3 to August 6.

Groove Amarda have been announced for the festival, performing a DJ set over the family-friendly weekend.

The duo will join already announced headliners The Kooks, Bananarama and Scouting for Girls.

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The event kicks off on the Thursday with Bristol collective Hippo Sound System and Arcadia Sound System, well-known for their fire burning performances at Glastonbury Festival.

DJ Flight, Ishmael Ensemble, Ibibio Sound Machine, Bibi Tanga & The Selenites and Honeyfeet are also on the bill. Along with Altern 8, Crazy P (DJ set), Norman Jay MBE, Krafty Kuts, Soul ll Soul, The Legends of Goldie Lookin Chain (live show), plus the Plump DJs.

At the helm of the food programme is Josh Eggleton from The Pony Chew Valley.

The menu includes feasts, cooking over fire and plenty of demonstrations from much-loved regional chefs and beyond, including Peter Sanchez-Iglesias, of Michelin-starred Paco Tapas and newly-opened Casa, Mark McCabe of green-Michelin-starred The Ethicurean Restaurant, Elliott Lidstone of Bib-Gourmand-awarded Box-E.

Pegs Quinn from Sonny Stores, Noya Pawlyn of Noya’s Kitchen, voted one of the UK’s Top 5 Independent Restaurants in 2021, Kalpna Woolf and Danny Bohan from River Café London and many more are also on the lineup.

Tickets are on sale now and can be found at https://www.valleyfest.co.uk/tickets/

Main photo: courtesy of Valley Fest

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