THE Libertines will be headlining this year's Pilton Party as part of Glastonbury Festival's way of saying thank you to the local community.

Pilton Party will return to Worthy Farm on Friday, September 6, with tickets going on sale from 12pm on Friday, July 12.

Tickets for the party are available at £45 per adult and £20 per child and can be bought online.

Party shuttle bus excursion tickets for this year’s party are priced at £55 per adult and £30 per child, with tickets including a shuttle service and entry.

The Glastonbury-affiliated event will be raising funds for local "village activities".

Shuttles to the site will run from Glastonbury Town Hall and Shepton Mallet Cenotaph between 5pm – 7pm and return shuttles will start from 11pm.

The English rock band, The Libertines, will start their European tour today in Belgium at the Dour Festival and are scheduled to finish touring in seven months’ time in Amsterdam, Netherlands.