R&V headliners disclosed

BRITISH ELECTRONIC duo Disclosure and Australian producer Alison Wonderland are among the major stars who will headline Rhythm and

Vines festival 2019.

The festival has revealed over 100 acts will perform across five stages at the 2019 festival in Gisborne.

Disclosure, known for their hits such as Magnets (featuring Lorde), will open the festival’s main stage on the opening night on December 29, while Alison Wonderland will take the headline New Year’s Eve slot.

LA rapper RL Grime will return to the festival after a knockout 2015 slot, while legendary UK drum and bass star Andy C is also slated to perform.

Local stars include Drax Project, who garnered new acclaim this year with their collaboration with Hailee Steinfeld on Woke Up Late. Leisure will perform off the back of their new album Twister, and other local stalwarts such as Homebrew, Eno X Dirty, Church & AP, Miss June, Peach Milk and Openside join the line-up.

The popular festival has already sold 80 per cent of tickets for this year ahead of the line-up reveal.

“The team is passionate and focused on delivering a world-class festival, and this line-up sets the tone for what to expect,” says cofounder and programming director Hamish Pinkham.

“We’ve got a few more surprises up our sleeve.”

A number of single-day tickets are available from today.

Camping and three-day passes are projected to sell out by September. The final line-up will be released in October.