Faithless and Furtado set for Blur guitarist's gig

Nelly Furtado will headline the event on the Friday evening

Blur bassist Alex James has announced he will headline his annual festival alongside Faithless and Nelly Furtado.

The 14th Big Feastival, which combines live music with food attractions, is due to take place at James' Cotswolds farm near Kingham, Oxfordshire, from 22 to 24 August.

The musician and cheesemaker will lead a Britpop classical set, with a live band alongside a full orchestra, on the Sunday night.

Dorset-born James said it would be "a unique and fitting way" to close the event.

Alex James said it would be "a unique and fitting way" to close the event

"I'm absolutely thrilled to be welcoming everyone back to the farm for our 14th year of Big Feastival," he said.

"We've pulled out all the stops to create a weekend packed with incredible music, top-notch food, and something for the whole family to enjoy."

He promised a "star-studded Britpop classical, where Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass and the entire host of Britpop big hitters get the full orchestra treatment".

I'm like a Bird singer Furtado will headline the event on Friday, with Faithless, known for dance classics Insomnia and God Is A DJ, taking the top slot on Saturday.

Travis, The Wombats and Sophie Ellis-Bextor will also feature as special guests.

The event features food and a fairground, as well as music