A HOST of new acts have been announced for Meirionnydd’s premier music festival.

Having released the bulk of its line-up last month including headliners The The, Franz Ferdinand and Friendly Fires, Festival No.6 has revealed additional artists, with more announcements still to come.

Following critical acclaim for their fourth studio album Desire, the award-winning Mancunian synth-pop duo Hurts have hit the road and delighted packed houses with their angular new wave sound.

With Hurts describing their new material as “some of the best music we’ve ever made”, their debut performance on Stage No.6 should be one to remember.

With the enormous success of his fifth studio album Prince of Tears, Baxter Dury has come of age. The album received rave reviews across the board and the subsequent tour has been a sell-out. Another first timer for No.6, the festival is proud to welcome him to the Grand Pavilion stage this September.

Also announced is Northampton singer-songwriter Billy Lockett who, championed by BBC Introducing, has almost two million Spotify streams of his debut EP Burn it Down and fêted Swedish indie-rockers Pale Honey who were awarded Composer of the Year 2017 at the Manifesto Gala in Sweden.

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