Romania's leading music festival for rock and electronic music, Electric Castle, has just announced some big names, including: Franz Ferdinand, Paul Van Dyk, Zedd, Unkle, Cassy, Mike Skinner, Mistajam.
They join the likes of Alt-J, Moderat, Noisa, and Slaves in providing world class sets at the event, which is held 12 - 16 July.
The setting of the crumbling 15th century Bánffy Castle, and the surrounding tranquillity of the Romanian countryside, provides a backdrop for the event that's just staggering. Of course, the tranquility of these extensive grounds will completely transform as 130,000 people from all over the world arrive this summer for one of the best, and also most affordable festivals in Europe.
Beers on site at just over a pound, while a spirit and mixer is £2.50 with an average meal working out to under £3 per person, and tickets start at £79 for a weekend. Even after a flight and expenses it's cheaper than most UK festivals are for just a ticket. Check here for ticket information.
Line-up highlights include the brilliant Franz Ferdinand, who remain one of the best live guitar bands the UK has ever spawned. UNKLE, headed up by the most incredible DJ James Lavelle are a mesmerising live band and conjure up a psychedelic dance sound that's some of the most avant-garde and inspired music of a generation.
Meanwhile, Zion Train are one of the greatest reggae/dub groups in the UK and a perfect festival band; guzzling on those £1 beers in the sun listening to that will be a pleasure you shouldn't want to miss. There's so much more, too, check out the full 2017 line-up below.
A-Trak
Adam Dolph
Afonya
Alt-J
Ame Live
Architects
Atari Teenage Rio`t
Axel Thesleff
Basement Freaks
Beardyman & The Masters Of Distraction
Boca 5
Bohemian Betyars
Boris Dlugosch
Borrowed Identity
Bush Mad Squad
Cassy
Cedric Gervais
Claptone
Clark - Death Peak
Counterfeit
Crazy P Soundsystem
Deadmau6
Dilinja
Dimension
Dixon
DJ Patife
DJ Sneak
Dub Pistols
Dubapest HiFi
Duke Dumont
Eats Everything
Etherwood
Fanfare Ciocarlia
Flic Flac
Francesca Lombardo
Franz Ferdinand
Gus Gus
House of Pain
Infraghandi
Ishan Sound
Kaizer
Kenny Ken
King Jammy
Kornel Kovacs
Krueger
Lowqui MC
Maceo Plex
Marc Roberts
Marka
Metrik
Mike Skinner
Mind Against
Mistajam
MJ Cole
Moderat
Nero
Nicola Conte
Noisia
OBF Feat Shanti D Onuka
Paul Van Dyk
Petat Dundov
Punnany Massif
Reggae Roast
Renegades Of Jazz
S.P.Y
Saverne
Selekta
Simple Sample
Slaves
SOHN/Coma
Sonja Moonear
Soom T
Suhaid
Suriken
Tesco Disco
Timo Mass
Tommy Cash
Trentemøller
Troy Boi
Unkle
Youngr
Zedd
Zion Train
Zwette