A renowned DJ is to headline the On The Beach festival in Brighton.

Big names in electronic music are to descend on the city for two weekends of the "best in electronic DJs".

The beachfront festival will run over two weekends between July 21 and 23, and July 28 to 30.

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Last year, Fatboy Slim headlined the festival, the 20th anniversary of his Big Beach Boutique concert, which saw over 250,000 revellers descend on the beach for the DJs landmark gig.

In 2023, the DJ behind Call on Me and Pjanoo, will headline the first Sunday of the festival.

Eric Prydz will take to the stage on Sunday 23 July.

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A spokesman for the festival said Eric will be joined by a "seriously heavy weight line-up" featuring Adam Beyer, Kolsch, Cristoph and Eli and Fur.

Writing on Instagram, Eric Prydz said: "Roll on Summer, see you on the beach..."

The Argus: Eric PrydzEric Prydz (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

In response to the lineup announcement, one partygoer commented: "Ridiculous line up!"

Exclusive pre-sale tickets for Eric Prydz will be available on Friday, January 27 at 10am, with any remaining tickets going on sale at 1pm.

You can join the presale by visiting https://ericprydzbrighton.com/