A MUSIC festival which attracts more than 10,000 visitors has announced its line-up for this year’s event.

The 2017 Head for the Hills festival, formerly the Ramsbottom Festival, will feature The Stranglers, Beth Orton, Dutch Uncles and ska legends the Neville Staple Band as some of the highlights.

With a career spanning four decades, 23 UK top 40 hits and 17 UK top 40 albums, The Stranglers will close the festival in style with the final headline show of the weekend on Sunday night.

The event is returning for its seventh year, and will once again be hosted at Ramsbottom Cricket Club, on September 15, 16 and 17, following last year’s record attendance of 12,000 people.

As well as music, the intimate festival will feature a wide variety of daytime family arts, food stalls, and beer tents offering a range of locally-produced craft beers including a specially-commissioned festival ale.

Tickets are now on sale for the event, which is organised by Bury performing arts venue The Met in association with The Bridgewater Hall. David Agnew, artistic director at The Met, said: “We’re thrilled with developments for this year’s festival – for us it’s all about surprising and delighting audiences and supporting new talent.”

Early bird tickets have now sold out so ticket prices now start at £29 for a day ticket and £72 for a weekend ticket, with discounts for children and families, while youngsters under the age of six go free. There are a limited number of tickets available at this price, with the next wave arriving at the start of July. Pitches at a nearby campsite are available from £18 per night or from £39 for the whole weekend. For more information and further updates, visit: www.headforthehills.org.uk