Paloma Faith, Alison Moyet, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Josh Barry, Rhys Lewis, Freya Ridings, Novatines, The Wandering Hearts, Dan Owen

BRIT Award winner Paloma Faith will headline the Saturday night of The Bath Festival Finale Weekend of May 26-27 as an extension to her sell-out summer tour. This follows Tears for Fears having been forced to postpone their sold-out UK tour on doctor’s orders due to unforeseen health concerns. The tour, due to start April 27th in Leeds, and finish May 12th in Brighton has been rescheduled for early 2019. Unfortunately, as the festival cannot be moved, the Bath appearance has had to be cancelled. Alison Moyet remains as Special Guest and the remainder of the line-up over the weekend is unaffected.

Tears for Fears, apologise to their fans and are extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused. They look forward to working on finishing material for their first new album in fourteen years, with the hope of releasing it this autumn.

Bath Festivals Chief Executive Ian Stockley said: “We feel for Tears for Fears at this difficult time. We know they are just as disappointed as their fans not to be able to perform at this year’s finale”. Ticketholders affected by the line-up change have been contacted to reassure them that tickets are still valid and to explain the options available to them.

In a statement, Paloma Faith said: “I’m saddened to hear that illness has struck a member of Tears for Fears, but I’m so glad that I can jump in and make sure everyone has the best time. I promise to give it my all and get everyone up dancing.”