Skepta, The Weeknd and Chance The Rapper to headline Wireless Festival 2017

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Chance The Rapper, Skepta and The Weeknd have been announced to headline London's Wireless Festival in July.

They'll be supported by artists including Zara Larsson, G-Eazy, Wiley, Sean Paul, WizKid and Bryson Tiller will perform an exclusive set.

Chance The Rapper will take to the main stage on the Friday night ahead of his US tour while Skepta will play on the Saturday.

The Weeknd will close the festival on Sunday 9 July.

Comedy rapper Lil Dicky has also been added to the line-up, as well as Nas, Nef The Pharaoh, Noname, Lil Yachty, Section Boyz, Yungen and 18-year old British rapper Dave.

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The festival will go ahead between 7-9 July, despite ongoing protests from local residents in east London.

A group called Friends of Finsbury Park took Haringey Council to court last year claiming it caused "massive disruption, damage, excessive noise and anti-social behaviour" to the area.

But the case was thrown out by the High Court.

This is an image of the grass in Finsbury Park after last summer's festival., external

A video from the festival in 2015 showed dozens of people gatecrashing after a metal security door was unlatched.

There were 24 arrests and security had to be reviewed.

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After last year's court case, Haringey cabinet member for the environment, Cllr Peray Ahmet, said: "Events like Wireless make a huge contribution to London's cultural scene and in Haringey bring in hundreds of thousands of pounds which is spent improving our parks and attracting more visitors.

"We will continue to work with residents and event organisers to ensure the Wireless festival is safe and enjoyable for all."

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