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Beck and Grace Jones are set to headline the 2018 Auckland City Limits music festival.

Other highlights include Justice, Phoenix, The Libertines, Thundercat, The Avalanches, and locals the D4. The festival will take place at Auckland's Western Springs Park on March 3rd.

It's Grace Jones' first time in the country, and the first time Beck's performed here in two decades. It'll also be The Libertines' first outing in New Zealand.

Highlights of the local lineup include the return of The D4 after a decade away, Aaradhna, SWIDT and veterans Head Like A Hole.

Auckland City Limits will announce more acts as well as details about Auckland Eats, local artworks, an artisanal market, Auckland Kiddie Limits and more soon.

Tickets go on sale at 9am on 1 November.

Here's today's full announcement:

Beck

Grace Jones

Justice

Phoenix

The Libertines

Thundercat

The D4

The Avalanches

Head Like A Hole

Katchafire

Tash Sultana

SWIDT

Aaradhna

Drax Project

Peking Duk

George Ezra

The Head AND the Heart

Oh Wonder

Car Seat Headrest

The Staves

Sigrid

The return of the Golden Dawn stage ft. Fabulous/Arabia, Disasteradio, Scott Manion (Tokey Tones), Magic Factory, The Beths, Jon Lemmon, Heavy, Tourettes (Dominic Hoey), Tina Turntables, DJ Linda T and MC Paul Amons & the Talk Show And Tell Comedy Gang

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