Carl Cox will return to On the Beach Brighton

Carl Cox will return to Brighton this summer to perform at the second edition of On The Beach.

After performing at the sold-out debut event last summer, this year he will be performing alongside other “very special guests” that are still to be announced.

Carl Cox will be headlining the beach party on July 23 which the festival has said via Instagram that “the global superstar will be playing on the iconic Brighton beach with a selection of his own personally invited friends and peers.”

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A spokesman for the event told Brighton Argus: “The big man with the bigger smile has for years been a kingpin in Ibiza at clubs like Space, and tours the world’s best clubs on a non-stop basis with his dexterous DJ style mixing up both classics and cutting edge new sounds, as well as plenty of the music he releases on his own Intec label,” he said.

“There are few bigger names in electronic music than this legend, and to see him play on the beach in the open air will be historic indeed.”

On The Beach will also have Andy C, Sub Focus, Wilkinson, Shy FX, Dimension, Friction, and Harriet Jaxxon playing the next day on July 24.

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Tickets go on general sale on 16th March, but you can sign up for priority tickets here.

Becky Buckle is Mixmag's Digital Intern, follow her on Twitter