Rudimental announced for next year's Newmarket Nights series of concerts at Newmarket Racecourse

The drum and bass band will be making their Newmarket Nights debut on Friday, July 26.

They will follow in the footsteps of previous DJ headliners Mark Ronson and Chase & Status in hosting one of the most anticipated nights of the season.

To date, the genre-defying, BRIT-Award winning quartet has sold over 4.3million singles in the UK.

They released their double-platinum selling debut album, Home, to critical acclaim in 2013, which has since sold over 1million units worldwide.

Their second UK number 1 studio album, We the Generation, was released in 2015 and featured their global smash Lay It All on Me featuring Ed Sheeran, The album has sold over 1.7million copies globally, including Gold single status in the US.

Their latest single, These Days, which features Jess Glynne, Macklemore and Dan Caplen, stormed to the top of the UK charts earlier this year.

Amy Starkey, regional director, Jockey Club Racecourses, East Region, said: "We are delighted to be welcoming Rudimental to the Newmarket Nights stage for the first time.

"Our DJ nights have been a big hit, so Rudimental will be a great addition to this year’s line-up. Keep an eye out for more exciting announcements in the coming weeks!"

Rudimental join the previously announced Michael Jackson musical, Thriller Live (Friday, July 19), in the Newmarket Nights line-up.

Tickets will be on sale at 8am on Friday, December 14 via thejockeyclublive.co.uk, with a presale available to customers at 8am on Wednesday, December 12.

Tickets start from £25 (10 per cent booking fee applies). There will be hospitality packages available to suit all budgets.