Farr festival line up 2018: Everything you need to know, from set times to ticket info

Farr Festival returns for its ninth edition this weekend, July 5-8, bringing an eclectic mix of electronic music to its woodland site in Hertfordshire.

Here, we’ve rounded up everything you need to know.

Tucked away just outside the village of Newnham in the north of Herfordshire, Farr takes place within the idyllic setting of Bygrave Woods, its home since the festival's formation in 2009.

The full address is: Bygrave Woods, Newnham, Herfordshire, SG7 5JX.

Farr will feature four full days of music this year for the first time ever, adding an extra Sunday to its schedule to cater for “dub, reggae, disco and minimal”.

The rest of the festival will cover the electronic music spectrum, spread across five stages that have been curated by promoters, publications and the artists themselves.

The Factory main stage will welcome electro and techno hero DJ Stingray as one of its headliners, along with Mount Kimbie, Benji B, Maribou State, Hunee and others.

On the Friday, legendary duo Optimo top the bill in a back-to-back set with Young Marco on the Adventures in Success stage. They have also curated the rest of the day’s schedule, inviting Veronica Vasicka, Body Hammer and more to join them. Party organisers Your Love and the publication Ransom Note will run the two other days on the stage.

Campfire Headphase will showcase the best in experimental, leftfield electronic music, featuring Jacques Bon, Skee Mask, DJ Richard and others, chosen by the music magazine Inverted Audio.

New for 2018 is the Ma Dahu’s stage, with its main attraction coming in the form of a live set from dance music icon Mr G. Joey Anderson, DVS1 and Jah Shaka are also set to perform here over the weekend.

The Shack is programmed to run on Friday and Saturday and will host some of the festival’s biggest names with sets from Dixon, Gerd Janson and Or:La.

Click here for the full line-up and set times.

Limited numbers of weekend tickets are still available (£150), with day tickets for Saturday (£55) and Sunday (£45) also up for grabs. These tickets all include camping access.

Campervan tickets can be bought for an extra £35, while shower passes cost £25.

Full ticket info can be found here.

By train: Baldock is the closest station to the festival, with trains taking approximately 40 minutes from King’s Cross. A shuttle bus from Baldock station to the festival site will be in operation, with tickets costing £5 for a single or £10 return.

By car: Organisers are advising drivers to use the postcode provided (SG7 5JX) on their sat navs. Full directions can be found here.

There will be a wide range of food stalls operating across the weekend, from The Great British Sausage Co. and The Cheese Truck to Paellaria and Thai Mania.