A HUGE Scottish rock band have been announced along with Fatboy Slim as the first headliners of a major festival.
The seaside music bash is set to take place next August.
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Scots rockers Biffy Clyro will be closing the festival next yearCredit: PA
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The festival is expecting the set to be ‘remembered for years’Credit: Michael Schofield – The Sun Glasgow
The event will be held on Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire, next August.
The Victorious Festival will feature a range of popular music acts including the Isle of Wight’s Wet Leg, Snow Patrol, Jamie T and Becky Hill.
But the main event is set to be the closing headliners for this year’s iconic festival.
Festival bosses have announced today that rockers Biffy Clyro will bring the curtain down on the weekend next summer.
The band is set to make a return following a break that saw lead vocalist Simon Neil form a new heavy metal band with Biffy’s live guitarist Mike Vennart.
They will close the Victorious Festival in a set that is hoped to be “remembered for years to come”.
Announcing the Ayrshire rockers, a festival spokeswoman said: “Celebrating over 15 years of success including nine studio albums, the band are no strangers to putting on an incredible live headline festival set.
“The three-piece rock band will close the festival with a powerful set that will be remembered for years to come.”
The festival will also see Yes, Sir I can Boogie singer, Brooke Combe take to the stage during the festival.
Other acts added to the line-up include the Pixies, Not Nineteen Forever rockers Courteeners, Idles, Take Me Home singer Jess Glynne and One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson.
Also taking to the stage are noughties pop icon Natasha Bedingfield, Arlo Parks, Lightning Seeds, Maximo Park, Soft Play – formerly known as Slaves – The Nuts and Leeds post-punk four-piece Yard Act.
Other names announced are Lottery Winners, The Pigeon Detectives, singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, Reading rockers The Amazons, The Lathums, Red Rum Club, Brooke Combe, Personal Trainer, Sea Power, Peace, The Murder Capital, The Royston Club, Do Nothing, Tors and Crystal Tides.
Controversial Scots comedian Frankie Boyle is set to headline the comedy stage during the August bank holiday festival.
It will also be headlined by Mock the Week’s Russell Howard.
Andy Marsh, lead booker at Victorious, said: “This is the first year we’ve released all our headliners at once and we’re thrilled to be able to announce the acts after months of planning.
“Victorious 2024 is going to be bigger than ever and it’s not just the headliners people need to look out for, we have booked hundreds of acts across the weekend spanning multiple genres.
“We can’t wait for August, it really will be a year to remember.”
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Frankie Boyle will headline the comedy stage during the August bank holidayCredit: Getty
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