Buzzcocks to headline Vale Earth Fair in Guernsey

Punk legends Buzzcocks are to headline the Channel Islands' longest running music festival, the Vale Earth Fair.

Best known for hit song Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've), the band have been together since 1976.

Rob Roussel, one of the organisers, said: "Buzzcocks are one of the few bands performing today that genuinely deserve 'legendary' status."

The event raises money for humanitarian organisations and is being held at Guernsey's Vale Castle on 25 August.

Mr Roussel described the band as "one of the original holy trinity of British punk", along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash.

Buzzcocks are seen as innovators in the independent record scene and have been cited as inspirational by bands as diverse as REM, Nirvana and Green Day.

Folk legend Vin Garbutt, winner of BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards "Best Live Act" Award in 2001, has also been confirmed for the event.

Inspired by folk tradition when he started performing more than 40 years ago, his songs have transformed into gritty social comment and life observations.

Mr Roussel said: "The final touches are still being put to the line-up, and other acts will be announced soon, but with [who is] already on the bill, it's shaping up to be another classic".

Profits from the Vale Earth Fair are split between the the Burma Campaign UK, Free Tibet, and Bridge2Haiti.