THE first acts lined up for this year's Watchet festival have been announced - and music fans are in for a treat.

The Feeling, Peter Hook & The Light, Neville Staple Band and 3 Daft Monkeys are now confirmed for this, the festival's 10th Birthday Party.

With many more acts, including two more headliners yet to announce, this anniversary Watchet Festival is set to be the biggest and the best yet.

Headlining on Saturday are BRIT and Ivor-Novello award winning pop-rock band The Feeling. With their back catalogue of instantly recognisable hits including Sewn, Fill My Little World, Never Be Lonely and I Thought It Was Over (all of which graced the UK Top 10 singles chart), Saturday night at Watchet is once again set to be filled with thousands of voices singing along.

Also joining Saturday’s bill are Joy Division and New Order Bassist Peter Hook, along with his band The Light. Performing classic songs from throughout Hooky’s illustrious career, this is a performance that is likely to go down in Watchet Festival history.

As its the festival’s 10th birthday party, the organisers have decided to invite back bands who’ve provided some of the most memorable moments over the festival’s first decade.

That means a welcome return from both the utterly brilliant Geno Washington and the 70’s Soul stars, The Real Thing. Saturday hosts a repeat visit from former Special’s frontman Neville Staple Band after their unforgettable performance in 2013, and Sunday will host a homecoming from two much-loved Watchet favourites, the incomparable Dreadzone and Cornish folk troubadours 3 Daft Monkeys. Many more acts across all three days are yet to be announced.

Watchet LIVE Festival is a not-for-profit family-friendly festival with amazing views of the stunning West Somerset coastline and beyond. Three live stages host more than 60 live acts, bringing a wide range of high-calibre musical acts not normally found performing in West Somerset, at a very affordable price.

Following the success of last year’s sold out event (the festival’s fifth in a row), Watchet LIVE Festival has again made financial donations to local groups including The Children’s Hospice South West, Elliot’s Touch, and the “Stand Against Speed 4 Bethany” young driver’s awareness campaign.

Alongside a wide variety of high quality food stalls, the extensive in-house Cider and Real Ale Bar prices are always kept as low as possible, providing one of the best-value refreshments offerings to be found at any event in the UK.

More details at: www.watchetfestival.co.uk