Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are the latest headliners to be announced for the British Summer Time Festival in 2017, as first reported by Live4Ever. Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and The Lumineers will also be on the bill for the festival; all taking to the stage on July 9^th.

The gig will be The Heartbreaker’s first festival performance in the UK since 2012, only their second UK tour in 20 years, and their only European date in 2017. It is timed to commemorate the 40^th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. James King, senior vice president of AEG Live who are organising the event, promised the evening would be a ‘one-night-only experience direct from the music gods.’ He added that, ‘Tom Petty’s UK fans will feel blessed to see him and the Heartbreakers in such a rare appearance in this country. Celebrating their 40th anniversary with them is their friend and true icon Stevie Nicks. Music does not get better than this.’ Indeed Nicks’ love for the band with whom she will share the stage on July 9^th led her to tell Rolling Stone in 2010 that, ‘In 1976, I’d been in Fleetwood Mac for about a year when I heard Tom Petty’s debut. I became such a fan that if I hadn’t been in a band myself, I would have joined that one’, via The Guardian. Nicks’ wish came true, after a fashion, when Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers appeared on her first two solo albums. Nicks has also recently added extra dates to the 24 Karat Gold Tour, and will be joined on the road by both The Pretenders and Chrissie Hynde.

Aside from the love-in between Petty and Nicks, festival goers will also see Denver folk-rockers The Lumineers take to the stage. The band released their second album, Cleopatra, earlier in the year, with the album topping the Billboard 200 in both the US and UK Albums Charts. The band also recently showed they have a festive side in addition to their more contemplative, wistful vibe, by releasing a cover of Elvis’ Blue Christmas which they initially performed live at the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony.

This announcement covers the July 9^th night of the festival, however, the event will be spread over a series of dates. Phil Collins will headline on the 30^th June; Green Day will take to the stage on the 1^st July, as previously reported by mxdwn.co.uk; the 2^nd of July will be crowned by a set from Justin Bieber; Kings of Leon are slated to top the bill on the 6^th July – which you can read more about at mxdwn.co.uk; before Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers finally take to the stage to close the festival on the 9^th July.

Tickets for the event are now on sale, ranging in price from £62.50-£299 and are available here.