Ghostpoet, DJ Yoda, Akala, Rhodes, Beans on Toast, Madam X, Tambour Battant, Missill, Cosmo Sheldrake, Gengahr, Loyle Carner, Kiko Bun, We Have Band, Dub Pistols, Alex Adair, Eton Messy DJs, Subgiant, The Mispers, Flo Morrissey, Palace, Spring King. The Angel Gardens family area, in 2015 given a political angle with workshops on how to form protests, was ranked second on The Guardian's "Summer Checklist" article, below seeing Kanye West at Glastonbury. The Hidden Hedge area of Blissfields won the "Most Unique Arena" award at the 2015 Association Of Independent Festivals Congress and Awards. 2016 The 2016 theme was "House Party". Under the theme, the festival built a two-story open-fronted house in the centre of the festival. The festival line-up included Dizzee Rascal, Everything Everything, Swim Deep, Honne, Melt Yourself Down, Norman Jay, Roni Size, Sundara Karma, Dub Pistols, Beans on Toast, Shy FX, Loyle Carner, Drones Club, Blaenavon, Frances, Billie Marten, Rationale, Spring King, Barely Legal, Isaac Gracie, Mary Miss Fairy, Mini Da Minx, and Molotov Jukebox. Blissfields was included in MTV's "Best Of The Fests" coverage, was ranked second on The Guardian's list of "Bang For Your Buck" where the ticket price was divided by the quantity of live acts and on-site activities, also featuring in the newspaper's "Top 10 Family Festivals" list, The Independent's "Top 20 Boutique Festivals", Radio Times "Top 10 Festivals", and was included in The Standard's "Top 5 Essential Festivals". 2017 It was announced in December 2016 that the theme for 2017 would be "The Bizarre", using imagery and wording from popular culture including Stranger Things and Twin Peaks. In an announcement video in January 2017, it was revealed that Metronomy would be headlining the Saturday night, later confirming The Cinematic Orchestra and DJ Yoda performing his Stranger Things mixtape would be the Friday and Thursday nights. Other acts due to perform include Sundara Karma, Lady Leshurr, Delta Heavy, The Japanese House, Tom Grennan, Pumerosa, DJ Luck & MC Neat, and Bonzai. The festival will take place on 6-8 July at the Vicarage Farm site in Hampshire. References External links Blissfields Website BBC Blissfields at mintsouth Music festivals in Hampshire 2001 establishments in England Recurring events established in 2001