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Bryan Ferry has been announced as the first headliner of Standon Calling 2018.
The singer will perform at the Hertfordshire event this summer, which marks one of his biggest shows in recent years.
Ferry certainly seems a good fit for Standon Calling, which is widely regarded as one of the best alternative festivals in the UK.
As one of the UK’s most influential singers, Ferry embarked on a successful solo venture after his pioneering career with Roxy Music, releasing his most recent album, Avonmore, in 2014.
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This year marked Standon Calling’s most successful event to date and saw the likes of Orbital, Clean Bandit, Grace Jones, Gary Numan, Editors and Laura Mvula perform live.
“Bryan Ferry is an icon who created, defined and influenced an entire musical generation,” says the festival's founder and director Alex Trenchard.
“As a solo artist and as part of Roxy Music, he has steered popular music towards the way of cool for the past 40 years. His lyrical brilliance and powerful performances are legendary and Standon Calling is going to be purring in appreciation of his silky stylings as he closes the festival in 2018."
Tickets for the festival are available now and can be bought here