The Fratellis Set to headline the Hop Farm Festival 2009

The Fratellis have been announced as the headliners on Saturday 4th July at the Hop Farm Festival 2009.

The Scottish rockers, famed for tracks like ‘Chelsea Dagger’, ‘Henrietta’ and ‘Whistle for the Choir, will head up a bill that includes Noah And The Whale, Pigeon Detectives and Echo And The Bunnymen.

Other acts set to perform include Paul Weller, Doves, Editors, Super Furry Animals and The Twilight Sad. Organisers also promise more big acts in the coming months.

The complete line up for Hop Farm 2009 so far is:

Saturday 4th July
The Fratellis
The Pigeon Detectives
Echo and the Bunnymen
Florence and the Machine
Noah and the Whale
Howling Bells
Etienne De Crecy Live
Dr Lektroluv
D.I.M
Jape
The Twilight Sad
Let’s Wrestle
The Good The Bad

Sunday 5th July
Paul Weller
Editors
Doves
Super Furry Animals
Mystery Jets
Ladyhawke
The Rifles
That Petrol Emotion
2ManyDJ’s
Scratch Perverts
Alex Gopher
Burn the Negative
R.S.A.G.
65 Days of Static
Dananananakroyd

The two day festival takes place on the 4th-5th of July at Kent’s Hop Farm in Paddock Wood. Tickets for the event, which has a no sponsorship policy, are on sale now priced at £125 for the weekend or £65 for a day pass.

For more information go to: www.hopfarmfestival.com