Y Not Festival has today shared part of its line-up ahead of the 20th instalment of the annual event, including four headline acts for the weekend
Y Not Festival has confirmed its four headline acts for this year. Today, bosses have announced their first wave of artists for the festival’s mega 20th-anniversary event.
After starting as a house party in 2005, the festival has rapidly become one of the biggest events in the Peak District, attracting the biggest names in music. And 2027 is certainly no different. Packed with something for everyone, the bosses behind the annual event have confirmed four headliners across the entire weekend.
This year, fans will be treated to headline sets from none other than Nile Rodgers & Chic, Blossoms, Fatboy Slim and The Kooks. But that’s not all; they’ll be joined by none other than the likes of special guests, the Sugababes and Bastille.
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Returning to Pikehall, Derbyshire, Y Not will take place from July 29 through til August 1, 2027 – four days of non-stop music. Nile Rodgers & Chic will kick off the festival on Thursday, July 29. With a career spanning more than five decades, Rodgers, one of the most decorated songwriters, producers and composers in modern music history, will deliver some of Chic’s biggest hits.
Speaking about joining the line-up, Nile said: “Twenty years of the Y Not Festival deserves a proper party, and throwing proper parties happens to be what CHIC does best. The Peak District is going to be one big dance floor, and we’re all going to be on it together.”
Meanwhile, Stockport’s very own Blossoms will headline Y Not on the Friday. Since they formed in 2013, the five-piece, comprising Tom Ogden, Charlie Salt, Josh Dewhurst, Joe Donovan and Myles Kellock, have won over legions of fans thanks to hits including Gary, Charlemagne and I Can’t Stand It.
Their latest record, Songs From The Wedding Cake, became their fifth UK Number One Album. And they’re no strangers to the festival circuit, having appeared at the likes of Tramlines and Reading & Leeds this year.
BRIT Award-winning DJ and producer Fatboy Slim will headline the Saturday – delivering his hits such as The Rockafeller Skank, Right Here, Right Now and Praise You.
Fatboy Slim said: “I can’t wait to play at Y Not Festival for the first time next year. I’ve heard great things about the Peak District and can’t wait to see what the festival has to offer. We’re gonna eat, sleep, rave, repeat all weekend long. I’m looking forward to the summer already. See you in the fields!”
Closing the festival will be Brighton-based rockers, The Kooks, who over the last 22 years have been the soundtrack to countless house parties with their guitar-driven hits. Just this year, they celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Inside In/Inside Out, which resulted in a string of outdoor summer shows.
Lead singer Luke Pritchard said of joining the Y Not line-up: “Y Not has always been a proper festival, the muddy, gloriously messy kind that’s run by people who love music. Twenty editions from a back-garden party is a hell of a story, and we couldn’t be prouder to be headlining the birthday. We’ve had our own twentieth this year, so it feels like two old friends having a party together.”
But that is not all. Joining the headliners and special guests, Sugababes and Bastille will be Embrace, Everything Everything, DMA’S, Feeder, Gabrielle, Groove Armada DJ Set, Heather Small, Holly Humberstone, Inhaler, La Roux, Lightning Seeds, Nieve Ella, Ocean Colour Scene, Overpass, Sports Team, Razorlight, Red Rum Club, The Coral, The K’s, The Molotovs, Tinie Tempah.
And Y Not is still supporting emerging talent and the new wave of artists who are cracking the music industry. Joining the line-up is, Adult DVD, Arkayla, Basht, Beans on Toast, Cherryholt, Chloe Slater, Cowboy Hunters, Esmeralda Road, Et Al, Fat Dog, Girl In The Year Above, Hannah Grae, Little Grandad, M60, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, Raised by Owls, Saint Clair, Slates, The Cheap Thrills, The North, The Scratch, and Tooth. That’s not all, though. There are still countless more names to be revealed in due course.
Kevin Moore, Festival Director, said: “Celebrating 20 years of Y Not is a huge milestone for us, and we wanted to mark it with a really special line-up. From legendary headliners to exciting new talent, 2027 is all about celebrating everything that makes this festival what it is. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back to Pikehall!”
How to get tickets
You don’t have to wait long to get your hands on tickets. Tickets go on sale this Friday, November 13. But you can sign up now for the pre-sale to be some of the first festivalgoers to secure your place. Click here for pre-sale access.
Y Not Festival 2027 line-up (so far)
- Blossoms
- Fatboy Slim
- The Kooks
- Nile Rodgers & Chic
- Adult DVD
- Arkayla
- Basht
- Bastille
- Beans On Toast
- Cherryholt
- Chloe Slater
- Cowboy Hunters
- DMA’s
- Embrace
- Esmeralda Road
- Et Al
- Fatdog
- Feeder
- Gabrielle
- Girl In The Year Above
- Groove Armada DJ
- Hannah Grae
- Heather Small
- Inhaler
- King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys
- La Roux
- Lightning Seeds
- Little Grandad
- M60
- Man/Woman/Chainsaw
- MR Motivator
- Nieve Ella
- Overpass
- Razorlight
- Red Rum Club
- Saint Clair
- Slates
- Sports Team
- Sugababes
- The Cheap Thrills
- The Coral
- The K’s
- The Lancashire Hotpots
- The Molotovs
- The North
- The Scratch
- Tinie Tempah
- Tooth
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