Ellis-Bextor and The Proclaimers top festival bill

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor will play GuilFest in June 2026

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor and The Proclaimers are to headline a Surrey music festival in 2026.

Organisers of GuilFest said Rudimental, Kula Shaker and The Lottery Winners are also on the line-up for the festival, which will return to Stoke Park, Guildford on 4 and 5 July 2026.

Ellis-Bextor, known for Murder on the Dancefloor, will play the festival on the Saturday, and Scottish brothers The Proclaimers will headline on Sunday.

"We're getting really excited," festival founder Tony Scott told BBC Radio Surrey.

"It's just so great to be back doing GuilFest again."

The festival returned in 2024 after a 10-year absence, following the liquidation of the company running the event.

The Jacksons and Razorlight headed up the 2025 line-up, while The Stranglers and Sam Ryder performed the previous year.

Organisers said the 2026 festival will have seven music stages.

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