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Brit-pop icons Blur and Pet Shop Boys have been announced as headline acts for next year's Berlin Festival.

Tickets are on sale now for the 8th edition of Berlin Festival, which will be taking place on September 6 & 7 at Tempelhof Airport and Arena Berlin.

Nine years after their last Berlin performance, Blur will hit the stage for a rare European gig. Blur will be playing hits such as 'Parklife', 'Girls & Boys' and 'Song 2' to the Tempelhof Airport crowd.

Pet Shop Boys will be making their Berlin Festival debut next year having recently celebrated the world premiere of their eleventh studio album.

Punk rockers, Turbostaat will also be returning to the Berlin Festival stage after a two-year absence.

Pet Shop Boys will be making their Berlin Festival 2013 debut

More acts will be announced very soon including DJs who will be playing the music Berlin is famous for - techno, house and electro in Hangar 2 of the Tempelhof airfield.

Tickets are on sale now exclusively via Eventim. From December 21 onwards, tickets will also be available via the official festival website.

Photos: Blur perform Olympics gig in London's Hyde Park