NOZSTOCK, the family-run, family friendly and home-made festival set across a working farm in stunning rural Herefordshire, returns for its 19th year in July with Seasick Steve headlining.

Father and daughter Noz and Ella curate one of the country’s most charming and beguiling festivals, surrounded by rolling hills and a world away from reality. It’s a weekend of escapism, inspiration and enchantment which encompasses everything from pop, ska, folk, funk, hip-hop, drum and bass, house and a whole lot more. This year’s theme of Keepin’ It Surreal will see the farm transformed into a wondrous world of oddities and mystery, with plenty of inspiration for fancy dressers across all ages.

On revealing the first acts, Ella Nosworthy says: “It’s great to be getting our first brilliant headliners out there, and we’re very pleased how this year is taking shape. There are some huge names alongside a lot of brilliant new talent, mixing it up across live and DJ action, as well as our first announcements for theatrics too. Plus there’s plenty more to come too over the coming weeks.”

Seasick Steve has come a long way in ten years since he burst into the public’s consciousness with amazingly raw performances on TV. It’s his astonishing live performances that have turned him into such a powerful force, and his latest album was his fifth consecutive top ten in the UK and culminated in a performance at Wembley Arena. Next up are the Happy Mondays, one of the most iconic bands of their time, with their sound mixing the rhythms of house music, '70s soul and '60s psychedelia. Also announced are Land of the Giants, 10-piece ska army The Stiff Joinds and the ferociously fast-chatting Lady Chann.

Further live acts include Jeremiah Ferrari, Sola Rosa, Jalen N’ Gonda, Death By Unga Bunga, Oh My God! It’s The Church, Haus, The Meow Meows, Jasper In The Company of Others, Micall Parknsun, Natty Speaks, Desert Boots, Youth, Boy Azooga, Andy Jones, Lit FM, Mango Factory and Normanton Street with more to come.

Meanwhile Nozstock’s DJ billing introduces some classic names alongside the new breed of talent shining through - on the line-up are Krafty Kuts, Delta Heavy and DJ Hazard who's joined by award winning MC Eksman.

Over in the arts quarter are Phil Kaye, Jayde Adams, Velveteen Valley Cabaret, Bantam of the Opera Theatre, Spare Room Arts’ Little Wonderland, Clik Clik’s Cabinet of Lost Secrets, Mash Cinema presenting Wrong Directions and interactive street arts, walkabout, circus and crafts offer inspiration to festival visitors looking for more than music, and the Little Wonderland offers a vast range of entertainment for families and kids, with loads more to be revealed soon.

Nozstock The Hidden Valley runs from July 21 to 23. For full details of the line-up so far and to book, visit nozstock.com