The Hop Farm Festival adds more acts, stages, and comedy line-up

Dr John & The Lower 911, Sparrow and the Workshop, The Paris Riots, Alan Pownall, Kill It Kid, Bob Mills, and Ian Cognito are amongst the latest line-up additions for The Hop Farm Festival.

Dr John & The Lower 911 have been added to Friday's main stage line-up. The Big Tent stage has now added Sparrow and the Workshop, The Paris Riots alongside Afro Celt Sound System, and Richard Thompson on the Friday. For the Saturday, Alan Pownall and Kill It Kid, have been added to the line up, which already includes Devendra Banhart, The Jim Jones Revue, Tunng, Pete Molinari and Jon Allen.

The newly announced Bread & Roses stage will play host to a line-up of music talent and comedy with performances by The Ruskins, Hoodlums, and Billy Vincent. Plus a stellar comedy show line-up hosted by Sion James and featuring the talents of Bob Mills, Keith Platt, and Ian Cognito plus many others.

Vince Power said, "We have had a fantastic response to 2010's Hop Farm Festival and we're very excited about the weekend's line up. The Bread & Roses stage adds something for everyone with a great mix of music sets and comedy shows from the likes of Bob Mills and Keith Platt."

The full line-up for the Bread & Roses stage is The Ruskins, Pope Joan, Synth Eastwood, Hoodlums, Empress, Billy Vincent, The Minutes, Eight Legs, Waler, Peter Lawrie, Archie Wah Wahs, Liz and the Ligers, East Park Reggae Collective, Brigid, The Joker & The Thief, Aaron Wright, Stefan Galt, Andy Docherty, Al Medley Collective, Red Room, and Uncles Of Funk.

The Comedy show line-up will be Bob Mills, Sion James, Christian Reilly, Paul Harry Allen, Mathew Osborn, Carly Smallman, Keith Platt, Suzy Bennet, Lee Nelson, Ian Cognito, Janice Phayre, Simon Donald, and Pam Ford.

Hop Farm Festival is held at the Hop Farm Country Park, in Kent on both Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd July 2010. The two day music event is headlined by Van Morrison on Friday, and Bob Dylan on the Saturday in an exclusive UK performance. Ray Davies, The Magic Numbers, Foy Vance, Mumford & Sons, Seasick Steve, Peter Doherty, and Laura Marling have also already been announced for the second day.

Two-day tickets are now available priced at £110, with Friday tickets available for £45 and Saturday tickets for £65. Two-night camping passes are available for £25, and a campervan ticket is priced at £25. Under 12's go free with a paying adult. Proof of age may be requested upon entry to the Festival. Free Carer ticket for every Disabled ticket sold - must be bought in multiples of 2. To buy tickets, click here.

Hop Farm is set in 400 acres of unspoilt Kent countryside, and was once a working and now one of Kent's most popular tourist attractions in the Garden of England. This event organised by Vince Power has no VIP area, so everyone has the same experience, there's no registration, no sponsorship, and no branding.

eFestivals has had an exclusive interview with festival organiser Vince Power, which you can read by clicking here.

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