NILE Rodgers and Chic, Manic Street Preachers and Courteneers are among the headline acts announced this week for July's Kendal Calling event.

Doves and Orbital will be among other top acts playing at the four-day weekend of music, arts, comedy, food and drink in the Lake District’s Lowther Deer Park between July 25 and 28.

Festival director Andy Smith said: "We're thrilled to be heading into our 14th year with no less than five headliners! From headline slots, to Kendal Calling favourites, legendary sing-along dance anthems and spotlight spectacles, this year’s line-up is one of our most diverse yet.

"It's allowing us to bring huge headliners to the fields of Cumbria, as well as exciting female fronted-bands, and shining new stars, among the rest of the magic that is sprinkled across the festival site, from art installations, to comedy, cabaret, gourmet food, real ale and so much more!

Other acts announced for Kendal Calling 2019 include Tom Jones, Years & Years, Miles Kane, The Fratellis, Gomez, Kt Tunstall, Mystery Jets, The Subways and Nina Nesbitt.

On the Glow Stage Leftfield (DJ Set), Maribou State and High Contrast (DJ Set) will perform.

A crop of female fronted guitar-driven bands will be playing, such as The Joy Formidable, The Big Moon, Dream Wife, Blood Red Shoes and Zuzu.

Some of the exciting new talent for 2019 will also be making appearances across the festival’s nine stages, including rising British rapper Slowthai, Bristol’s punk rock masters IDLES, Glaswegian singer-songwriter sensation Gerry Cinnamon and the hotly-tipped indie six-piece Sports Team.

Courteeners have a new album on the horizon and a decade of anthemic live performances under their belt, which makes them perfectly poised to take the headline slot as their first appearance at Kendal Calling.

The last time fellow Mancunian three-piece Doves played Kendal Calling was in 2010.

The Manic Street Preachers made their debut at Kendal Calling in 2017 and were keen to repeat the “inspiring” experience as soon as possible.

1970s disco legends Chic will be there, complete with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Grammy Award-winner Nile Rodgers.

And techno giants Orbital, famous for their spotlight spectacles and overwhelming visual displays, will be offering amulti-sensory treat.

Kendal Calling has firmly established itself as one of the highlights of the increasingly busy summer calendar, regularly picking up awards, including UK Festival Awards’ Best Medium Festival in 2016 and Marketing Campaign of The Year in 2018.

Tickets always sell out for the festival well in advance so fans are urged to get their tickets soon. Tickets go on pre-sale at 10am on Wednesday, January 30 and on general sale at10am on Thursday January 31.