NOZTOCK, the festival in the Hidden Valley, is not hiding its second wave of booked artists for this summer's spectacular.

Now in its 19th year, the festival near Bromyard, Herefordshire, is promising a July weekend of "eclectic magic, inspiration and enchantment", and the theme, suitably enough, will be "keep it surreal".

A spokesman said: "The festival is very proud to announce its second wave of artists, with The Sugarhill Gang, Hayseed Dixie, Levelz, Ferocious Dog, Goldie Lookin’ Chain, Le Galaxie, Freestylers and Benny Page.

They y join Seasick Steve, Happy Mondays, General Levy, Ocean Wisdom, Mungo’s Hi-Fi, Beans on Toast, Rodney P & Skitz, The Correspondents, Krafty Kuts & Dynamite MC, Delta Heavy, Hazard & Eksman and many more."

The spokesman added: "Curated by the father and daughter duo of Noz and Ella and a huge extended family who work across the entire festival, there’s a unique charm and energy to Nozstock unlike anything else in the country.

"Nozstock is an enchanting adventure nestled in gorgeous rolling hills; and we are proud to introduce a brand-new stage this summer – Elephant’s Grave, a warm and inviting wooded escape with an overhead canopy, adjacent to one of the festival’s lakes."

The spokesman added: "By day expect the best of reggae, dancehall and rocksteady rhythms from the likes of Drumlove, Go With The Flo, Fat Stash, Kreed, Hold Tight Collective, Dutchie and Gardna amongst others. Then, by night, the new stage takes an altogether different direction, with house and techno on Friday night courtesy of From Berlin With Love featuring Morgino, Blake Parker, Worse 4 Wear, Will Richards, Nautz & Toppa and more. The Saturday night’s Forte party features more rocking 4/4 from Sonny Wharton, Dom Kane, Dirty Secretz, Innerkey, Luke Stanger, Jason Young, Tom Gatley and more."

Just across the lake, The Coppice is an open-air psychedelic stage "inhabited by Bristol's Tribe of Frog collective, who create a cornucopia of colour and sound with their renowned decoration and some of the finest acts from the Psytrance scene, including the likes of Dirty Saffi, Alta, Psymmetrix, Monk3yLogic, Occular, Subliminal System, Lurk, Nuky and DJ Lorraine".

The spokesman added: "Over on The Bandstand, summertime and the livin’ will, most certainly, be easy as Sunday afternoon sees the stage swing into a fusion of all things jazz with more bluesy beats to shake a saxophone at with a new offering: Bluejay’s Jazz Lounge is headlined by the exciting young gypsy-jazz guitarist Remi Harris. Only 29, Remi already has a string of awards under his belt, plus endorsements from the best in the industry."

Nozstock will take place from July 21 to July 23.

Further details on, www.nozstock.com