The Phantom Band, and Hector Bizerk lead first names for Electric Fields

The Phantom Band, and Hector Bizerk lead the first acts announced for the 2nd annual Electric Fields which will take place on Saturday 29th August at Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland.

Also confirmed are Golden Teacher, PAWS, Victorian Trout Conspiracy, Randolphs Leap, Esperanza, Miaoux Miaoux, Monogram, Jonnie Common, Pronto Mama, Man of Moon, Numbers are Futile, Kill the Waves, Crash Club, and Root System.

More acts and the festival headliner will be revealed soon. This year organisers promise their biggest line-up to date and upping its capacity, an extra 1000 festival goers can also expect to see up to 50 artists & bands performing over 4 stages.

A new alternative stage has also been added, curated by Scottish magazine The Skinny.

A spokesperson for Electric Fields said, "Last year, this started as a grass roots idea, and despite us increasing the capacity, we’re remaining grass roots but as we made such a healthy impression, we’re adding more artists and an awesome new stage. It’s only year 2, we have to luxury to grow and be diverse…and we cannot wait to reveal the rest of the line-up!"

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Tickets are priced at £40 with camping, or £30 without camping. A concession (aged 13-17 tears) camping ticket Pass is priced at £25 or £15 without camping, a campervan pass is £10, and children aged under 13 can attend free, but need a ticket.