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Chance the Rapper, Muse to headline Pemberton Music Festival

The Pemberton Music Festival will be back for its fourth consecutive year July 13-16. Organizers unveiled their lineup for the four-day-long festival.

Eagles of Death Metal also performing, nearly 2 years after performing at concert hall that was attacked

Chance the Rapper (left) and Muse with Matthew Bellamy, will be headlining the 2017 Pemberton Music Festival in B.C. (Getty Images)

The Pemberton Music Festival will be back for its fourth consecutive year. Organizers unveiled their lineup for the four-day-long festival.

Chance the Rapper, Muse and A Tribe Called Quest are the headliners. Huka Entertainment is organizing the event.

Hip Hop Artists Anderson .Paak, Q-Tip and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest and Busta perform onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)

"We are obsessed with creating lasting musical moments in majestic settings," saidEvan Harrison, CEO ofHuka, in a statement. "Over these past four years, word has spread both within the artist community and with music fans worldwide about what a special experiencePembertonis the vibe and the beauty. Year four will be the bestPembyFestyet!"

Eagles of Death Metal set to perform

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 19: Musicians Jesse Hughes (L) and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal perform at the Teragram Ballroom on October 19, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Eagles of Death Metal is also set to perform.The band was performing when the Bataclanconcert hall in Paris was attacked by terrorists in November, 2015.

Organizers of the Pemberton Music Festival say more than 180,000 people attended last year's event.

Pemberton Music Festival was supposed to run from July 13 to 16, 2017, but was cancelled in May. (Rob Loud)

"For the last four years, the community of Pemberton has opened their arms to help us welcome fans far and wide to experience an incredible musical event in the best place on Earth," says A.J. Niland, Chairman and Chief Experience Officer of Huka Entertainment. "This year we are rolling out various enhancements to super-serve our tens of thousands of campers, including ridesharing, making it easier than ever for fans to attend with their friends."

Early bird tickets are sold outaccording to the event's website. The remaining tickets go on sale May 2, at 10 a.m. PT.