Legendary DJ and Right Here, Right now star Fatboy Slim announced as Lytham Festival 2027 headliner

Fatboy Slim will headline Lytham Festival 2027, with the superstar DJ and producer set to bring his live show to the Fylde coast next summer.

The Rockafeller Skank and Right Here, Right Now hitmaker will headline the festival on Friday, July 2, with dance-pop star Becky Hill announced as special guest.

The announcement follows Robbie Williams selling out the Saturday night of next year’s festival in record time. Organisers say further headliners are still to be announced for the five-day event, which has become one of the UK’s largest live music festivals.

Fatboy Slim, the stage name of Norman Cook, has been one of electronic music’s most recognisable figures since the late 1990s. This month marks 30 years since the release of his debut album under the name, Better Living Through Chemistry.

The album featured tracks including Everybody Needs a 303, Punk to Funk and Going Out Of My Head, with Cook combining elements of hip-hop, funk, house, reggae and indie.

Three decades later, Cook continues to perform to audiences around the world, with more than 100 appearances at Glastonbury and headline sets at major events and venues from Rio and Buenos Aires to Coachella and Ibiza.

His trademark live persona — often performed in a Hawaiian shirt and without shoes — has become part of his identity, while his shows are known for their high-energy atmosphere.

‘An icon’

Lytham Festival co-founder Peter Taylor said: “Fatboy Slim is simply an icon. This is a night I have wanted to schedule or a long time so I can’t wait to welcome him to Lytham. His shows are the stuff of legend and I have every confidence this will be a huge night filled with some of the best beats the world of electronic music has to offer.

“I’m also really looking forward to welcoming Becky Hill back to Lytham. It will be nine years since she was last here and her career just goes from strength to strength so it will be a pleasure to see her return to our stage.

“With Robbie Williams headline show selling out in record time and now adding Fatboy Slim to the mix, it is safe to say we are looking at a very exciting Lytham Festival 2027.”

10 billion streams

Becky Hill will also return to Lytham Festival after first appearing at the event alongside Pete Tong in 2018, with t two-time BRIT Award winner having amassed more than 10 billion career streams, six UK Top 10 hits, and a number one single.

Her debut album, Only Honest On The Weekend, reached the Top 10 and was certified Gold, while her 2024 album, Believe Me Now?, became her highest-charting record, reaching number three in the UK.

Hill has also collaborated with artists including David Guetta, Tiësto and Chase & Status and, as a live performer, she has appeared at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, Parklife and Creamfields, as well as completing a sold-out UK and Ireland arena tour.

Lytham Festival history

Lytham Festival began in 2010 as the one-day Lytham Proms concert, founded by friends and business partners Daniel Cuffe and Peter Taylor. It has since grown into a five-day festival attracting up to 115,000 people each year.

Previous headline acts have included Kylie, Rod Stewart, Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Sting, Shania Twain, Stereophonics, Faithless, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard, Courteeners, The Strokes, Michael Bublé and Pitbull.

The 2027 festival will run from Wednesday, June 30 to Sunday, July 4, with Fatboy Slim and Becky Hill confirmed for Friday and Robbie Williams confirmed for Saturday. Headliners for Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday are yet to be announced.

Lytham Festival 2027 line-up so far

• Wednesday, June 30 – TBC
• Thursday, July 1 – TBC
• Friday, July 2 – Fatboy Slim with special guest Becky Hill
• Saturday, July 3 – Robbie Williams
• Sunday, July 4 – TBC

Tickets go on general sale at 9am Friday September 4 via www.lythamfestival.com. PayPal customers can access the pre-sale from 9am Tuesday.