TEDDY Rocks Festival has revealed the full line-up of musical acts performing during the 3-day event, in addition to changes that are set to secure the future of the festival.

In the past the festival, held on a farm site near Blandford, has seen performances from big name acts including The Darkness, The Amazons and The Fratellis - however for 2024 it has changed to a line-up of tribute acts to famous pop artists and rock bands.

Organisers say these changes enable a price drop for tickets and will secure the future of the festival for years to come.

The family festival will take place during the first May bank holiday weekend (May 3 – 5 ).

More than 100 will perform across seven stages, including chart-topping pop acts, alternative rock, metal, and punk bands, emerging talent, DJ sets, and comedians.

One hundred per cent of the profit from Teddy Rocks is given to charities supporting children going through cancer treatment.

For the first time in 2024, the UK’s best tribute bands will perform hit songs from the past and present on the Teddy Rocks Main Stage.

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Headlining the Main Stage on Saturday, May 4 is Live/Wire - the AC/DC rock band tribute show, and on Sunday, 5 May, QE2 -  the hugely successful tribute playing the very best of Queen.

Also featuring on the Main Stage will be tributes to Oasis, Guns N' Roses, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran, Madness, Iron Maiden, Green Day, Artic Monkeys, Blink 182 and Paramore.

Due to "popular demand", the Pop Party will return to the Main Stage, on Friday, May 3.

Nostalgia acts will include Atomic Kitten performing their number 1 songs ‘Whole Again’ and ‘The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)’, DJ Sammy whose hits include ‘Heaven’ and ‘Boys of Summer’, Liberty X and their number 1 song ‘Just A Little’, and Five performing ‘Keep On Movin’’, ‘If Ya Gettin’ Down’ and ‘Everybody Get Up’.

Festival Founder and Director, Tom Newton, recently announced the changes to this year’s festival, saying it will have a "positive impact" in ensuring the future of the festival.

He said: “Event organisers up and down the country have been struggling to deliver events since the pandemic due to continued increasing supplier costs, including a big uplift in the cost of musical acts, as well as exclusivity contracts that make music festivals nearly impossible to put on.

"Unfortunately for all of us in Dorset, that means over the last few years we’ve lost some much-loved events.

“Teddy Rocks has a very important mission and to ensure the future of the festival, as well as delivering the best possible event we can, it was necessary to change things.”

All profit made from Teddy Rocks Festival is given to select charities that emotionally and financially support children with cancer and their families.

In addition to the announcement of the change to Main Stage acts it was announced that the cost of tickets will be significantly reduced, with weekend tickets on sale for £90, more than a 20% reduction on last year's festival, and day tickets on sale for £32.