Summer Festival Guide

Evolution Festival full lineup announced

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A veritable who’s who of the Best of Brits mixed with true Rock n’ Roll legends and of course the ever present sparkle of future talent - Evolution brings some of the greatest artists on the planet to the North East for an extraordinary weekend of musical excellence. 
 
And all for £35 for the weekend or £25 per day!
 
SATURDAY MAIN STAGE
The legend that is Iggy Pop will headline Saturday night bringing with him The Stooges and their incendiary raw power!
 
Add the meteoric Two Door Cinema Club and rock royalty The Kills and already you begin to get the picture.
 
SUNDAY MAIN STAGE
Plan B and Tinie Tempah need no introduction.  The two biggest crossover stars of the past 12 months are proof that UK music no longer lives in the shadow of its American counterparts.
 
With Example in support Evolution brings to the main stage some of the biggest exponents of the UK music scene.
 
Across the weekend the Baltic Stage plays host to Katy B, Caribou, Spank Rock,
Jamie Woon, Annie Mac, Sub Focus, Fenech Soler, Mount Kimbie, Zinc and a whole host more to ensure the Baltic crowd are kept dancing throughout.
 
Evolution would not be complete without a taste of the future….
 
Will Brother be the biggest band in the world?
Why are Bravestation being flown in especially from Canada?
Who exactly is the CocknBullKid?
What is Django Django?
Are Not Squares really not square?
 
If past years at Evolution bear any testament these artists will be the next generation of musical superstars whose credentials will be on display in full effect over Evolution weekend.  Don’t miss them!
 
Away from the throng in the Big Top on Ballast Hills, amongst the holistic healing and the hand pumped ale, Billy Bragg, recent winners of Best Act and Best Live Group at the Folk Awards,Bellowhead, Ron Sexsmith, Kathryn Williams and Smoke Fairies, give the event a different feel and journey.
 
Yet again, Evolution brings the most prolific and diverse musical talent to the North East and further cements its burgeoning reputation as a key date in the international festival calendar.
 
Festival Director, Jim Mawdsley explains, ‘We are continuing to build this event into a major music festival for the North of England. We have been working solidly since September to pull this line up together and it is without doubt the strongest and most varied to date. I’d say ‘see you at the front’ but I’m personally spoilt for choice and haven’t a clue what stage I’ll be at when!’  
 
More Bands for your Buck™, the ticket price remains the keenest and best value of any outdoor music event in the UK calendar at £35 + bf for a Weekend ticket!  For details of where to buy tickets visit www.evolutionfestival.co.uk
 
The biggest cultural event in the North East,
Evolution attracts 33,000 people per day.
 
Evolution Festival Full Lineup
SATURDAY 28TH MAY
SPILLERS STAGE

IGGY AND THE STOOGES
TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB
THE KILLS
BROTHER
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR
FLASHGUNS
BRAVESTATION
WAITING FOR WINTER
VINYL JACKET

BALTIC STAGE
KATY B
SPANK ROCK
JAMIE WOON
FENECH SOLER
COCKNBULLKID
GAGGLE
DJANGO DJANGO
LOOSE TALK COSTS LIVES
MAMMAL CLUB

BALLAST HILLS
BILLY BRAGG
CW STONEKING
SMOKE FAIRIES 
PETE MOLINARI
KARIMA FRANCIS
GOOD LOVLIES
CATTLE AND CANE

SUNDAY 29TH MAY
SPILLERS STAGE
PLAN B
TINIE TEMPAH
EXAMPLE
DARWIN DEEZ
DETROIT SOCIAL CLUB
THE CUBAN BROTHERS
SPARK
NOT SQUARES
VIVA CITY

BALTIC STAGE
CARIBOU
ANNIE MAC
SUB FOCUS (DJ SET) AND MC I.D
MOUNT KIMBIE
ZINC
BREAKAGE live feat. JESS MILLS
DOORLY
PROFFESOR OJO
PEOPLE GET REAL

BALLAST HILLS
BELLOWHEAD
KATHRYN WILLIAMS
MAMA ROSIN
ELLEN AND THE ESCAPADES
HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF
SAM CARTER
DELTA MAID

 

Lineup announcement for Wireless Festival 2011

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The news of Pulp’s return late last year was met with worldwide excitement and tickets for their only confirmed UK headline performance are selling fast! TV On The Radio, Foals, The Horrors and Metronomy are the first of many big name artists to be announced to play across the Park’s four stages on Sunday 3 July.

 
Brooklyn-based boys TV On The Radio make a long awaited return after a year hiatus. Defined by their mix of post-punk and electronic melody they shot to fame with the self-release of their debut album ‘OK Calculator’.  The band are one of the most innovative bands of the 2000s and have won critical praise across the board, in 2004 they were awarded the prestigious Shortlist Music Prize in the US.  They are currently putting the finishing touches to their sixth studio album, ‘Nine Types of Light’, which is set for release later this year.  Their evocative epic stage show is set to entrance when they hit Wireless with Barclaycard this summer.
 
Oxford quintet Foals arrived in 2008 with the release of their debut album, ‘Antidotes’, which crashed straight into the top ten at number three.  Second album, ‘Total Life Forever’, was released in the UK last year and also debuted in the top ten, it was nominated for the Barclaycard Mercury Music Award and recognised as one of the Top Ten albums of 2010. With their hauntingly gritty tunes and energetic stage presence, Foals are set to put on an unforgettable show.  Hailed as the best band in the country when they exploded onto the UK scene, The Horrors, led by the enigmatic Faris Badwan are sure to perform a show stopping set. Their third album, the follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘Primary Colours’, will be out this year.   The electro-pop charms of Metronomy are certain to get the masses dancing, proving it’s possible for electronic bands to put on shows as mindblowing as any rock band in the process.  The band’s highly anticipated third album, ‘The English Riviera’, is coming soon.
 
With an already enviable array of talent confirmed and many more acts to be announced in the coming weeks Wireless with Barclaycard is set to be jam-packed with the biggest sounds of the summer.
 
Line Up So Far:
 
Friday July 1
The Black Eyed Peas
Plan B
Tinie Tempah
Example 
 
Saturday July 2
The Chemical Brothers
Chase & Status
Aphex Twin
Chromeo
Battles
The Whip
Justin Robertson
Nero
Janelle Monae
 
Sunday July 3
Pulp
Foals
The Horrors
Metronomy
TV On The Radio
 
 
Ticketing Information:
Tickets for Sunday 3 July are priced at £48.50 plus booking fee.  Tickets for Friday 1 July and Saturday 2 July are priced at £49.50 and £48.50 respectively, plus booking fees.
 
Tickets are on sale now at www.wirelessfestival.co.uk 
 
Multi-day tickets are available.  2-day tickets are priced at £92 plus booking fees, and 3-day tickets are priced at £130 plus booking fees.

 

Honeyfest rescheduled for Spring

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Also playing the Honeyfest 2011 will be hotly-tipped Dry The River, and Gabby Young & Other Animals. Local acts Matthew Kilford and Slaggerij will also be performing. 

Honeyfest is part of the Barge Inn Community Project, which is funded through Village SOS; a joint venture between BBC1 and the Big Lottery Fund which is supporting villages across the UK to start up new business ventures that rejuvenate rural and village life.
 
Villagers from around the Vale of Pewsey, in Wiltshire, have been awarded a £433k grant through Village SOS to take over their local pub, the Barge Inn. To launch their project with maximum impact they will be staging a mini-festival, Honeyfest, at the pub now rescheduled for on the 16th April. This unique all-dayer is the first of its kind for the area and will help the villagers in their mission to rejuvenate the social hub of the village. As countless rural UK pubs close each year; never has the need for such events in rural areas been more pressing.
 
The top class, international line up includes the stunning vocals of BRIT winner Laura Marling, happy harmonies of The Magic Numbers, the haunting melodies of Dry the River and eccentric wild cabaret from Gabby Young & Other Animals. This is not your ordinary pub gathering or spring fete!
Sandra Bhatia, Project Co-ordinator said: “We were so disappointed when the snow scuppered our earlier attempt to host Honeyfest in December 2010 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Barge Inn. The new event on 16 April promises to be very special indeed – we’ve still got these amazing acts lined up to play, but now because we’re holding it during springtime, we can also put on some other communities activities, so it will have something for everyone.”
“The proceeds from the event will go towards helping the community to run the pub and make it a real asset the locals and visitors to the area will want to keep returning to.”
 
This event is open to all, so people not from the local community can get their tickets for the bargain price of £35 from Ticketweb. http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_south&query=detail&event=419031

Field Day – first acts announced

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With Wild Beasts confirmed, steely art-funk is the order of the day, enthralling festival goers with their erotic, suggestive and abstract music and sense of theatre. Front man Haydon Thorpe’s performances are pure liquid energy and the band will be performing tracks from their mercury nominated album ‘Two Dancers’ as well as premiering tracks from an eagerly anticipated new record.
 
Reverence is guaranteed for iconic statesman John Cale, founder of the Velvet Underground and all round music trailblazer combing rock, classical and drone in various measures for a rare festival performance. Rarer still of late have been Electrelane who have been on a self imposed musical hiatus since 2007 and return to bring their high density, hypnotic, prog rock for an exclusive festival performance. Starting with giddy synth pop and ending in crackling Krautrock this band venture into music places that few others dare and it’s set to be one of the highlights of the summer festivals to have them on stage at Field Day.
 
No strangers to these parts of London, Field Day are thrilled to welcome back The Horrors with Farris and his band returning for another incendiary live performance of sophisticated and beautiful, psychedelic darkness. The promise of new music from their highly anticipated third album, released this summer, suggests this is the moment that The Horrors go supernova. Masterful, country tinged psychadelia and wild vintage sounds come courtesy of The Coral whose wit, mercurial charm and extensive back catalogue of classic folk rock will be a big festival highlight.  Irrepressible Super Furries front man Gruff Rhys also returns to Victoria Park for a solo show having premiered his musically unorthodox Gruff Rhys vs. Tony Gattorra side project to glittering reviews at Field Day last year. Expect gentle, heartfelt musings this time around from a true music pioneer.
 
World music has always has a significant presence at Field Day and this year is no exception with performances Omar Souleyman, the prolific Syrian musician who has released over 500 live and studio recordings. His vocals veer from impassioned chanting to a tender croon and they sit over a folk infused dance music which has been modernised with distorted guitars, keyboards and four-to-the-floor drums. A truly remarkable performer Omar Souleyman’s performance will be one of the must-see moments of this year’s festival. From the Democratic Republic of Congo, Konono No.1’s percussion and chanting vocals echo traditional trance songs driven by national instrument, the Likembe. This group achieved international recognition with a Grammy nomination and their DIY aesthetic appeals to many international fans of rock and electronic music.
 
 
Almost speaking from the heavens will be the legendary Sun Ra Arkestra whose live performance encompasses almost the entire history of jazz from ragtime to swing music, from bebop to free jazz. They will be spreading their cosmic message of love across East London whilst Tortoise’s brawny and visceral post rock is a sure fire destination for those of a more intense music bent looking to check out one of the most influential acts of their generation, inspiring many bands that have formed in their wake
 
Beats to the fore with Mount Kimbie who never forget to tweak the bass bins live, for that euphoric head rush with their breathtaking widescreen sweep of sound and Factory Floor whose sound is that of an underworld disco, all nihilistic industrial, beats pulsating through a compelling live set. Roska’s unique take on UK Funky, Pearson Sound’s game changing bass music, enigmatic and elusive art terrorists Hype Williams and Oneohtrix Point Never’s drone heavy psychadelia keep the beats fresh and sculpt music into impossible shapes right in the air between the speakers. Matthew Dear takes to the decks for some prolific techno, Trophy Wife showcase their office disco / commuter pop and Ducktails play dirty garage, psychedelic rock.
 
Stripping everything back to basics will be Willy Mason whose introspective folk, rich voice and charming ramshackle musicianship are underpinned by a dour humour. Ariel Pink was the undisputed god father of the 2010 lo-fi scene and he will be playing tracks from his critically acclaimed, frazzled oddity of a debut album ‘Haunted Graffiti’. Twin Shadow will be performing a set full of world beating, danceable hooks with a surfeit of style while Actress bring their glammy electro disco fever all the way from sun kissed L.A.
 
Bright, breezy colourful pop songs are the staple of CocknBullKid as her band raise merry funk hell whilst spiritual traveller in soulful sound, Jamie Woon’s delicate post dubstep soulful sound takes the maligned pop soul genre somewhere special. Front man of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, Mark Kozelk offers up his revered brand of folk rock.
 
Promoter Tom Baker of Eat Your Own Ears comments, ‘I’m so excited by the line up for Field Day 2011. I know that everyone says each year that their line up is the best yet…! but I really think that this one is! With the likes of Jon Cale, Tortoise (who I’ve been trying to book since year one) Konono No. 1, alongside Jamie Woon, Electrelane’s come back show and Wild Beasts it makes for a colourful and must see event.”
 

With many more acts to be announced over the forthcoming months as well as details of the celebrated Village Mentality area, Field Day confirms it position as the capitals coolest one day’s knees up.

Ticket Information

www.seetickets.com 0870 264 3333
www.ticketweb.co.uk 0844 477 1000

Underworld and Beirut added to Exit Festival 2011 lineup

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Pioneers of electronic music Underworld will also grace Exit Festival this year with their incredible live show. With now nine albums under their belt, their most recent ‘Barking’ is a thundering return to form after a three year hiatus and sees the band perform a feat of creative regeneration once again. They are the undisputed masters of an insane electronic live show that will make your skin tingle with sheer delight. Karl Hyde’s energetic and infectious performance, wrapped in all his intense glory will be a truly magnificent sight to behold within the 17th Century Fortress.
 
Beirut is the perfect band for those craving something completely different.  Fusing elements of Balkan folk, French chanson, and American indie, principle songwriter and singer Zach Condon fills out classically structured pop songs with charming ukulele, flugelhorn, and accordion.  Condon’s exotic takes on music are strongly influenced by the beauty and sounds of places he’s traveled to, evoking memories, warmth, longing, and inevitably, joy. His first album ‘Gulag Orkestar’ was made single-handedly and to critical acclaim, followed by the massively successful Flying Club Cup, and most recently the double EP ‘March of the Zapotec/Holland’. The band’s live sets are equally as breathtaking to watch as they are to listen to, and it’s the Fusion stage that has the pleasure of hosting them.

EXIT 2011 LINE UP SO FAR:
Arcade Fire, Portishead, Underworld, Grinderman, Beirut, Hadouken!, Fedde Le Grande, Tiga, James Zabiela, Joris Voorn, Gramophonedzie.

 
EXIT 2011 plays host to a variety of 400 performances on 20 stages connected by cobbled streets, ramparts and tunnels – a walk through the mystical fortress is like a trip through a magical wonderland.  Music ranges from rock, dance, indie, Latino, reggae, electronica, chill out and regional music, so there is no better festival in the world that brings you so much value and so much variety! EXIT is still the coolest, most adventurous and best value for money festival experience in Europe for the discerning festival goer.  Offering more entertainment, easier and cheaper travel options, stunning weather and an atmosphere unlike any other festival, ensure it’s on your list of things to do 2011!  
 
2011 will also see pre and post EXIT events happening in the city of Novi Sad and Belgrade, so festival go-ers can spend longer in Serbia experiencing the warmth of the Serbian people whilst having fun and seeing new sights and cities. It’s an adventure and festival in one! No mud and lots of wonderful experiences, it’s a golden ticket for summer 2011.

Coldplay to headline Glastonbury 2011

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The following statement was taken from the Glastonbury website:

“We’re very pleased to confirm that Coldplay will be the Saturday night Pyramid Stage headliners at this year’s Glastonbury Festival.

“Coldplay have played such a major part in the Festival over the last 10 years or so,” said Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis. “As their popularity grew around the world I was so proud of them. This is the triumphant return of a band that everyone here feels part of. They’re one of the greatest phenomena to grow from these fields.”

This will be the world-conquering group’s first Glastonbury show since their triumphant 2005 performance. In 1999, Coldplay made their Glastonbury debut in the New Bands Tent, weeks after signing their record deal. Just three years later, they made their first appearance as Pyramid Stage headliners, shortly before the release of their Rush Of Blood To The Head album propelled them to global success. We can’t wait to welcome them back again.”

 

Isle of Wight 2011 lineup additions

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The Isle of Wight Festival is the first major Festival of the summer and will see headline performances from three of the biggest bands in the world; Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters and closing the weekend Kasabian. Newly reformed Pulp will also make their first UK festival appearance ahead of the Foo Fighters on Saturday.we are scientists
Joining Kings of Leon on the iconic Main Stage on Friday June 10th are The Courteeners, Band of Horses and We Are Scientists. Rounding up Saturday’s Main Stage line up are Big Country and Mike + The Mechanics.

Under the Big Top on Friday is girl-group Wonderland and London girl Edei, while The Cult play a much-anticipated performance on Saturday. Various Cruelties and Springbok Nude Girls also take to the Big Top on Sunday. Finally ABC join Boy George for Thursday at the Isle of Wight Festival 2011.

The Isle of Wight Festival takes place 10th – 12th June at Seaclose Park, Newport, Isle of Wight.

First acts announced for Larmer Tree Festival

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Original ‘Brit girl’ Sandie Shaw is the latest in a long line of top international acts to support Jools Holland for his opener at Larmer Tree Festival. Sandie is all set to take up the mantle previously bestowed upon the likes of Lulu, Alison Moyet, and Mark Almond. Described by many as the barefoot pop princess, Sandie Shaw boasts a bevy of hits recognised globally. She was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967 with the song Puppet on a String and last year Dagenham-born Sandie sang the title track to the British hit and feel-good film Made In Dagenham.
 
As well as Jools Holland there are a few other familiar faces confirmed for the festivities this year: Larmer Tree Festival are pleased to welcome back folk’s most celebrated big band ensemble – Bellowhead. Fresh off tour promoting their latest album ‘Hedonism’ and revelling from their recent four nominations for BBC Folk awards, including Best Live Act, Best Group and Best Album; Bellowhead will bring their combination of jazz and funk mixed in with marching band brass enthusiasm that culminates in a unique and high octane reworking of British folk. Founding members Jon Boden and John Spiers will also be performing their award winning mix of traditional music and stories in the ‘punky English folk’ style.
 
Also returning to the lush Larmer Tree gardens are folk stalwarts, Show of Hands. After nearly two decades at the forefront of acoustic roots music, these demi-Gods are bringing their insightful, passionate and ‘life affirming’ music back to Larmer where they are always received with gusto.
 
Mark Kermode will be returning with his highly successful Film Club where the UK’s most opinionated and outspoken movie critic gets to curate an intimate visual event at his favourite festival. Each evening from Thursday to Sunday, double bills of some of Mark’s all time favourite films will be screened.
 
Other acts confirmed for the bill this year include; punk, ska and Balkan folk outfit Penny Black Remedy, the modern blues of C W Stoneking, Mark Kermode’s skiffle band The Dodge Brothers, the traditional folk and ‘ramshackle pop’ of Skinny Lister, Cabaret-style acoustica and Gypsy swing from the four-piece of Moscow Drug Club along with, Boppin’B, My First Tooth, Polly and the Billets Doux, Rosie Doonan, ahab, The Mopes  and Disco’s Out (Murder’s In). 
 
Larmer Tree is an innovative festival that delivers high quality with a buzzing atmosphere and eccentric antics. Experts in their field and with an event steeped in tradition, Larmer Tree Festival has over 80 acts showcased on six stages, 150 free workshops, award winning international comedians, quirky and unique street theatre, an onsite night club and late night jam sessions; all located in one of the most beautiful festival sites in the country.
 
Watch this space for upcoming announcements on headliners and new areas.
 
Tickets are now on sale with options ranging from individual day tickets, 3-day, 4-day or a full 5-day option, all with camping and car parking included. For more information on tickets please visit the website: http://www.larmertreefestival.co.uk/tickets.html

Boomtown Fair update

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Boomtown Fair is unlike any other festival: The legend of Boomtown tells it was once a small but prosperous retreat now changed into a land of lawless rebels, with only the town official’s to uphold its former glory. 2011 sees a new chapter to the Boomtown story with the opening of previously undiscovered areas, with fresh tales waiting to be unleashed. The Town Officials have decided to give the town centre an upgrade with bigger buildings, bigger bands and even louder sound!
The original handful of destitute streets that spider-web their way through Boomtown have been continuously growing, giving rise to exciting new areas; May-fair Avenue,  Old Town and Bassline Circus.
 
May-fair Avenue is a far more elegant part of town, along its winding streets run deluxe casinos where dreams can and will come true! May-Fair Avenue also offers an eclectic array of luxurious restaurants offering diverse cuisine, suave gentlemen’s clubs which turn a little debauched as the nights stretch on and bespoke shopping for the slightly heavier of wallet.
‘Old Town’ has never before been opened to the public as the buildings are ancient andboomtown fair main stage 2010 decaying… In the more habitable buildings, the town officials have set up old school bars and disco’s playing music from the 1950’s onwards; continuing in this vein, traditional cafés and bingo venues have also been implemented to keep the raucous elders at bay!
Bassline circus, be prepared for heavy electro, bassline grime and dubstep integrated with death defying circus performances. Astounding acts and musical mayhem will amaze and daze and flip and trip you inside out.
This is el Barrio Bassline, where Rave is the law and you will obey…
 
Also for the first time in Boomtown history the gates will be opening on a Thursday where you can roam around the campsites to get your Boomtown bearings whilst enjoying a light sprinkling of musical entertainment in a selection of the smaller venues on the outskirts of the town.
 
In addition to the new areas, first acts announced and extended site opening, Boomtown is pleased to welcome back the great Invisible Circus, who are promising to be even more mental than ever! Now to be housed in Old Town the internationally renowned circus troupe will be hitting the town with huge street performances, dozens of new sideshows and all out outrageous death defying acrobatics.  Also on board for 2011 are the legendary Mutiod Waste Company who will becovering the site with their warped vehicles and scrap metal sculptures.
 
The Mayor and town officials are managing to just about maintain control of Boomtown’s ever-growing expansion but don’t expect this to last long. The rebels have since left Downtown Boomtown and have started infiltrating the rest of the city promoting debauchery and disdain, and by the time the next annual Fair kicks off expect hell to once again resurface on the streets of Boomtown!
 
Super early bird tickets go on sale 1st February priced at the ridiculous amount of £63! These sold out in record time last year so be speedy and don’t miss out!
 
TICKET DETAILS:
 
Date: Thursday11th – Sunday 14th August 2011
 
Location: Secret location TBA, less than 1hr from London
 
Ticket Price: 
Super Early bird weekend camping: £63
Early Bird weekend camping: £75
Full Weekend: £93 
 

Kendal Calling tickets on sale and lineup announcement

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After his crowd pleasing performance at last year’s festival, Mark Chadwick returns with the rest of the band in tow; Celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Levellers era defining album, Levelling the Land. Kendal Calling is pleased to say they will have the whole band taking to the stage to deliver some of the most iconic tracks from the early 90’s including chart favourites, One Way, Riverflow and Boatman.

kendall calling 2011 

Another legendary line up addition are indie heroes Echo and The Bunnymen. Bringing their post-punk sound to the Lake District; Echo and the Bunnymen go down in music history for hit singles Killing Moon (which featured in the 2001 cult classic movie Donnie Darko), Nothing Lasts Forever, and Bring on the Dancing Horses (featured in the John Hughes classic coming of age movie Pretty In Pink)
 
Kendal Calling are excited to reveal a Northern festival exclusive acoustic performance with the legendary and charismatic frontman Tim Burgess and guitarist Mark Collins from The Charlatans. They’ve lived through the Madchester/Britpop eras and are still making wonderful indie-pop tunes to this day!
Expect a string of hits from their back catalogue including: The Only One I Know, One to another, My Beautiful Friend, Tellin’ Stories, North Country Boy to name a few, alongside their fresh new material.
 
There are not many places where you can experience 80’s, 90’s and naughties indie legends cosied up next to award winning beatboxers… But the fields of Kendal Calling is that place. Ladies and gentlemen, back by incredibly popular demand, Kendal Calling presents… Beardyman! One of the most sought after artists at Kendal Calling, Beardyman is fast becoming a legend in the fields. Since his debut in 2008 Kendal have been nudging him to come back every year. In 2009 his performance was immense; The dance tent was packed out with the biggest crowds Kendal Calling had seen in one place. 
 
Kendal Calling is also very pleased to announce king of funk and festival circuit regular Mr Scruff will be bringing his vast box of master-mixing tricks to light up the stage with his notoriously epic and quirky mixathons! Signed to the legendary label Ninja Tune, Mr Scruff is well known for his mammoth sets and is eager to take the Kendal calling crowds on a journey across musical genres, from jazz to break beat, funk to reggae, presenting a definitive odyssey in DJ prowess!
 
These first announcements are just the tip of the iceberg for what’s in store; with all the Main Stage headliners and the full Calling Out (new music) stage, Kaylied Tent (folk stage), Glow dance tent and five other stages line ups still to come; Kendal Calling 2011 is already shaping up to be an epic weekend with some of the finest UK and international artists to be showcased on the festival circuit. But Kendal Calling isn’t just about ambitious and cutting edge music; there are oodles of other activities and events going on throughout the weekend. Riding on the wave of the huge success of the Real Ale festival last year, Kendal Calling HQ are embarking on the tough task of sampling all the local ales to ensure that only the very best beverages are on offer for its return to this years festival! There is also the flamboyant and ludicrous Fancy Dress Saturday where all inhibitions and sanity are lost in a world of eccentricity, this year’s theme to be announced very soon…
 
Kendal Calling is an award-winning, innovative, independent festival based in the Lake District. It features pioneering contemporary music and art alongside traditional rural entertainment. Possibly the most fun you can have in the countryside, with fields full of activities and attractions for everyone from families to stag parties!
Come and join us for a weekend of festivity and escapism in the fresh country air.
The capacity is small and intimate so you won’t be herded around like cattle or spend hours in queues at the bar. Feel the freedom of being able to move between the 8 performance stages in a matter of minutes and never miss an artist.

Kendal Calling is all about fun the old fashioned way, great times, great entertainment

Date: 29th–31st July 2011

Location: Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, CA10 2HN

Ticket Price:
Full Adult Weekend Camping Tickets: £95
16+. Anyone under 17 must be accompanied by an adult)
Full Adult Deposit Weekend Ticket – Pay just £35 now to secure your ticket to
this year’s event and pay the balance of six weeks before the festival
11-15 years – This ticket is for anyone 11 years and older and 15 years and
Under: £50
10 and under – FREE!
and great friends all in one place!

 

Thursday Entry – This year Kendal Calling will be opening up the campsite a day early for all you keen festival goers to get pitched up super fast! Please note this is camping only plus the Village Green area, where a limited number of food outlets will be open plus an acoustic tent.
Adult: £10 / Youth 11-15: £5 / Under 11: FREE
   
CAMPING OPTIONS:
Traditional festival camping – no frills, no extra cost and for the night owls amongst you! There is also a quiet camping area for those that like their beauty sleep. Included in ticket price
 
Emperors Fields – Back bigger and better than last year, this much improved area will have posh showers, toilets and a campfire as well as the added bonus of camping by your car! Adult price: £10 / Youth: 11-15: £5
Children 10 and under are FREE! – Please note this area is all quiet camping and ideal for families.
 
Campervan or Caravan fields – £45 – Park up, party on.
 
THE TRAVEL
Coach travel is available from several UK destinations (tbc) and is provided by Big Green Coach Company. There are pickups from Penrith train station – If you’re travelling by train then hop aboard the Kendal Calling Shuttle straight to the site, and back again! 
 
Online Tickets:     www.kendalcalling.com / www.ticketline.co.uk