Music fans will flock to family-friendly Eden Festival this weekend
One of Scotland's most popular family-friendly music events, the Eden Festival, will get under way at Raehills Meadows, Johnstonebridge, on Friday.
Running through to Sunday, the festival has more than 250 acts across 10 stages, and this year's headliners are London two-piece Bob Vylan and a cornerstone of Detroit Hip-Hop, legendary rappers Slum Village.
Retaining its capacity of 4,499 party-goers, there will be more than 250 acts performing, covering all musical bases.
Eden Festival director Hannah Gould, said: 'The Eden Crew are so excited to welcome everyone back to the garden for the next chapter in the best story around.
'Come lose yourself in the wonder of our stunning festival, set in the luscious south of Scotland.
'Music, arts, workshops and the best pub in the world. So gather up your troops and we will see you in that shiny field, Edenites old and new.'
Fusing Grime, the rush of punk, alt-rap and rock with big spiky tunes, Bob Vylan are expected to be hit with Eden crowds. Humble As The Sun, their third album which was released last year, earned much acclaim with a NME declaring it as 'electrifying, experimental and empowering'.
Eden is also expected to be swaying to some big beats and bigger rhymes well into the night when Slum Village take to the main stage.
They've won fans by staying true to their ground-breaking ethos of collaboration and innovation, producing ground-breaking albums such as Trinity, F.U.N and Villa Manifesto.
Neil Barnes as dance music master, Leftfield, will be in the garden to give an iconic DJ set.
Edenits can also expect to see: Orchestra Baobab; Beluga Lagoon; Talisk; Fabio & Grooverider; Mungo's Hi Fi ft; Eva Lazarus; The Bluebells; and Tom McGuire &The Brassholes.
Also hitting the stages will be The Joy Hotel; Face The West; Dlù; Samba Sene and Diwan; Cathal Murphy; Shoot Your Shot Takeover ft; Cormac; Angel D'lite; Bonzai Bonner; Anna Gram and Daniel Hive; Rumble In The Jungle Takeover ft; Dillinja; Harriet Jaxxon; Bish; Jinx In Dub; Refracta; Katalyst; Capitol 1212; Higher Meditation ft. Nia Songbird; Laura Jane Wilkie.
And joining them will be: Mickey 9s; Pippa Blundell; Jarad Rowan; Samson Sounds; Calum Jones; Eyve; Curiosity Shop; Agbeko; Dàna; Charla Green; The Great Pleasure; The Cumbiatones; Mellow Party; Gaia; The Girobabies; Maz & The Phantasms; Motopia; Desiato DJ's; Strawberry Jam SoundSystem; Double Down Disco ft and Chris Astrojazz.
There will also be family activities and workshops, talks, comedy, a kids field and all the usual Eden attractions.
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