Summer Festival Guide

Fifty more acts added to Live at Leeds lineup

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Having announced the first wave of artists for this year’s festival including the likes of chart toppers Clean Bandit, indie legend Albert Hammond Jr and breakthrough band Wolf Alice as well as the special Leeds Town Hall show featuring a reformed ¡Forward Russia!, Live At Leeds Festival now announce a further 50 bands to the 2014 lineup!
 
The additions to the lineup once again promise to showcase everything from the best in up coming UK songwriting talent to hotly tipped groups from both sides of the pond!
 
With an emphasis on the up and coming, the festival will see Manchester-based star in the making Bipolar Sunshine bring his sublime, upbeat and original pop to the festival. 2013 saw him collaborate with the likes of Rudimental and FTSE and this is bound to be a year of even further breakthrough for the young musician. Also joining the lineup and in a similar camp of luscious, soulful pop are the hotly tipped recent Kitsuné signees Years & Years, the electro-pop trio’s recent Hype Machine topping single ‘Real’ caused waves and points to what will surely be a successful year. The elegant, fragile sounds of London via Kendal four-piece Woman’s Hour will also be bringing the painful longing of their upcoming Secretly Canadian debut album to the festival and are not to be missed whilst The Bug’s noise loving dancehall and hip-hop influenced electronica is sure to get people moving. Having been longlisted for the prestigious BBC Sound Of 2014 poll, Bristol singer songwriter George Ezra will also be bringing the tender sounds of his single ‘Budapest’ to the fest whilst fellow act to watch out for in 2014, Fat White Family will be peddling their intense brand of sleazy and visceral rock n roll.
 
Festival attendees with a penchant for the heavier side of things will also certainly have their tastes catered for. The Finnish apocalyptic post-punk quartet Beastmilk favour huge riffs and equal sizeable with a gothic and metallic twinge that is sure to appeal to fans of Savages and Queens Of The Stone Age alike as showcased on last years Kurt Ballou produced full length ‘Climax’. New York’s Big Ups will also be on hand to bring their frantic, abrasive 90s influenced punk to the festival. Echoes of the Jesus Lizard, Fugazi and Quicksand peppered this year’s debut full length ‘Eighteen Hours of Static’ and with a live show even more energetic than their recorded output, they are sure to be a highlight of the weekend.
 
Blurring the boundary between solo artist and band, Nottingham’s 18 year old Saint Raymond has a knack for layering his distinctly pop sensibilities with gritty, honest lyrics and a wisdom well beyond his years that has seen him gain a level of attention that is sure to grow. With a similar ear for a pop melody but with their feet more solidly in the indie/rock camp, Californians The Neighbourhood last year revealed their debut album ‘I Love You’ to much praise and having recently supported seemingly unstoppable group The 1975 on their sold out tour are sure to make their presence known in the UK this year. Joining these will be Leeds very own The Sunshine Underground who with a new album due will be bringing their fusion of punk, indie and electronic music to the festival!

Skreamizm comes to Bestival

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Skream says: "I’m extremely proud/excited/over the moon to be able to say I'm hosting a tent at Bestival this year! I’ve been playing at Bestival for the last 4/5 years (I think), and to be able to say I took Skreamizm there, I'll die a happy man!"

Taking it back to the source, Skreamizm is all about ace tunes on fat soundsystems, like it should be. Bringing the unmistakably ecstatic vibes of funky little sweatboxes where the real action is, we’re over the moon that Skreamizm is coming to blow away Bollywood at Bestival on Friday 5th September. Blazing his own trail, Skream, AKA Oliver Jones’, recent Rollercoaster joint smashed disco into the future, so it’s more than fitting that he will be adding his own inimitable style to our Desert Island Disco.

Also adding his not inconsiderable presence to Skreamizm at Bestival is Chicago house leviathan Derrick Carter! Quite simply one of the greats, Derrick Carter’s sets are as edifying as they are electrifying, taking in underground house, soul, jazz and, of course, disco. His own ‘Derrick Carter Does Disco’ sessions have had dancefloor aficionados and those in the know begging for more,  so this rare treat, as Derrick joins Skreamizm to dig deep into his crate of disco classics, makes it a total honour for us to welcome him back to Bestival. 

Completing the Skreamizm line-up at Bestival will be current UK singles chart number 1, Route94 who has long enjoyed support from Skream, and knows his way around a massive banger or two and long-time Bestival party favourites Horse Meat Disco who will pump pure joy out of the soundsystem and into your bones.

Snoop Dogg will headline Boardmasters 2014

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Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion has been confirmed as the third and final headliner for this years surf and music festival Boardmasters in Cornwall.

Snoop lines up against previously announced Bastille and Chase & Status to perform on the Cornish coastline this summer.

Others added to the lineup include: Ben Pearce, The Cribs, Dan Croll, Palma Violets, Bipolar Sunshine, George Ezra and many more.

Additional artists already confirmed to play across the weekend at Boardmasters Watergate Bay are 2manydjs DJ set, Duke Dumont, Roni Size, Peace, Boy & Bear, Reel Big Fish, The Cuban Brothers, Raleigh Ritchie, Coves, Kidnap Kid, My Nu Leng, TCTS, Billon, Big Deal, Lyger, Emily & The Woods, DJ EZ, Yuck, Current Swell, Decade, Southern Roska, Toyboy & Robin, Monki, The Golden Boy, Eton Messy Presents: Friend Within, Blonde, Isaac Tichauer, Bodhi and Eton Messy DJ Set.

Chase & Status and MIA lead the Lovebox 2014 lineup

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The hotly anticipated return of Lovebox in 2014 will see some massive changes as it is joined by Secret Productions of Secret Garden Party fame to chorograph a new vision.

Headling the 2014 edition will is the fearless queen of rap M.I.A. and drum and bass kings Chase and Status.  They are joined rappers A$AP Rocky and Joey Bada$$, electronic producer Sub Focus, chart topping ladies Katy B and Banks and many many more!

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Headlining Lovebox 2014 will be fearless queen of rap M.I.A. The Matangi warrior we know as Maya, will unleash her musical explosion of light and heat on our main stage this year. An embodiment of worldly pop, M.I.A.’s celebration of music and freedom of speech will be perfectly placed in what is our most colorful Lovebox to date.

Also headlining this year’s Lovebox are drum’n’bass duo Chase and Status. Touching down in their home city, London boys Saul Milton and Will Kennard’s storming and riotous live show and will set our main stage alight with their dusty trip-hop grooves and jungle infused garage- the duo said “we’re excited to be headlining Lovebox this year, we both come from London so to play this festival in our hometown will be great. Plus you can always count on London crowds to bring it”.

Landing in Victoria Park this summer will be Harlem rapper Rakim Mayers, A$AP Rocky. A$AP’s magnetic live show of East Coast rhymes and dreamy hip-hop anthems will run alongside Brooklyn’s lyrical dynamo Joey Bada$$ who we welcome to the show. Rapper experimentalist Madlib and London born Knytro will also grace proceedings.

Cutting-edge electronic producer Sub Focus will be hyping up crowds with his storming sub-bass laden stage show, along with Crystal Fighters whose unique blend of Basque influences and electro-pop will get the party going.

Chart-topping R&B girls of the moment Katy B and BANKS are out in force as is hotly tipped songtress Elli Ingram, while electronic experimentalists Mount Kimbie and long-renowned UK producer Bonobo will be wowing crowds. We welcome critically revered institution The Horrrors, who over the course of four albums have come to the fore of the most progressive British bands of our time. Moderat’s gloriously compelling live show will be one of Lovebox’s many atmospheric gems, along with the ambient electronica of Submotion Orchestra.

Back after his hugely successful Ram Jam at last year’s Lovebox will be master selector and British institution Sir David Rodigan. Shy FX and Stamina MC will be hyping up crowds along with Joy Orbison, Gaslamp Killer and Cyril Hahn.

We’re hugely excited to welcome back Red Bull Music Academy for their second year at Lovebox. A world-travelling series of music workshops and festivals, RBMA is a platform for those who make a difference in today’s musical landscape. This year the 2014 Academy will be touching down in Tokyo, but not before we enlist RBMA to take up their rightful position in their arena to host another monumental party at Lovebox.

Also back to Lovebox this year with her fail-proof party formula will be arena hostess Annie Mac in addition to her hotly-tipped acts chart-topping Duke Dumont, Joey Badass and Cyril Hahn.

The house and techno heads can enjoy Hotflush head-honcho Scuba along with the label’s duo of the moment Dense and Pika. House and techno boss Paul Woolford will play as well as performing under his critically lauded alias Special Request. Bronx boys The Martinez Brothers’ tribal house and techno will bring the party, and be sure not to miss Visionquest, one of the most successful dance collaborations of our time.

Purveyors of electro-boogie and nu-disco producer Tensnake and the Horsemeat Disco guys will be spinning for us in the sun, along with Huxley who’s unique and British take on house will be sure to set off Lovebox crowds alongside Birmingham bass-lover Hannah Wants.

This year’s monumentally discerning line-up is only one element of the Lovebox experience. Secret Productions have joined forces with MAMA to carefully curate one of the most jaw-droppingly impressive parties in the UK. We are extremely proud to welcome to Victoria Park, infamous Burning Man camp DISTRIKT. Known for throwing furious & fierce parties deep in the desert, the DISTRIKT penchant for benevolent mischief resonates deep in the heart of the Lovebox ethos.

Also on-site will be outrageous collective Bearded Kitten who are creating their own house party experience, home for the weekend to some of the finest DJs in the game. Lovebox welcomes the funkiest boxing-ring on the festival circuit, The Dance Off to this year’s party. The Dance Off have enlisted Breakin' Convention and East London Dance to ensure Lovebox 2014 will play host to some of the best special guest dancers in the land.

LINE UP SO FAR: 

ANNIE MAC PRESENTS, A$AP ROCKY, BANKS, BEN PEARCE, BONDAX (LIVE), BONOBO, CHASE & STATUS (LIVE), CRYSTAL FIGHTERS, CYRIL HAHN, DAVID RODIGAN, DENSE & PIKA, DUKE DUMONT, ELLI INGRAM, GASLAMP KILLER, HANNAH WANTS, HORSE MEAT DISCO, HUXLEY, JOEY BADA$$, JOY ORBISON, KALEIDA, KATY B, KIESZA, KLANGKARUSSELL (LIVE), KNYTRO, MADLIB, M.I.A., MNEK, MODERAT (LIVE), MOUNT KIMBIE, PAUL WOOLFORD, ROOSEVELT, SCUBA, SHY FX & STAMINA MC, SPECIAL REQUEST, SUB FOCUS, SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA, TENSNAKE, THE HORRORS, THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS, VISIONQUEST

Friday lineup for Creamfields 2014 announced

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First up and headlining the Cream arena will be a performance from 3 Are Legend. A name you may not have heard before but a trio of artists you most certainly will have, following an unexpected yet electrifying performance last year which went down in festival history, Dimitri Vegas, Steve Aoki & Like Mike have formed an all new supergroup and chosen Creamfields to unveil their new concept in the UK, expect this triple threat to raise the proverbial roof!

Joining them will be one of the world’s most essential and influential DJ/Producers Sander van Doorn, Dutch based production upstarts Firebeatz, Bassjackers, Ummet Ozcan and Kryder.

Next up we have That Mixmag Thing this time returning audible so prepare to feel the bass, headlining will be a live performance from drum and bass innovator Sub Focus (Live), Ram Records founder Andy C, Friction feat. Linguistics, Matrix & Futurebound, My Nu Leng, Kove & North Base.

Snatch returns with House head honcho Riva Starr at its helm, joined by MJ Cole, special guest Technasia, Blonde and Strictly Underground DJ’s, 

Over in the Nation arena is Berlin DJ/Producer Thomas Gold, praised for his explosive live sets and faultless studio etiquette this strong addition to the Axtone clan will no doubt deliver an unmissable set, he’ll be joined by the likes of Deniz Koyu, Special Guest and Spanish super-talent Danny Avila, Anton Powers, Thomas Tuft and Tim Owen.

Artists performing in Friday night’s Hospitality arena include George Kafetzis, Rob Casson, Adam Cartwright, Sean Dougherty, Just Another Duo andRicochet Musica

The best just got better….

CREAMFIELDS UK 2014

FRIDAY 22nd AUGUST

Cream Arena

3 Are Legend (Dimitri Vegas, Steve Aoki & Like Mike)

Sander Van Doorn

Firebeatz

Bassjackers

Ummet Ozcan

Kryder

 

That Mixmag Thing

Sub Focus (Live)

Andy C

Friction feat. Linguistics

Matrix & Futurebound

My Nu Leng

Kove

North Base

 

Snatch Arena (Silent Disco) 

Riva Starr

MJ Cole

Special Guest: Technasia

Blonde

Strictly Underground DJs

  

Nation (Silent Disco)

Thomas Gold

Deniz Koyu

Special Guest Danny Avila

Anton Powers

Thomas Tuft

Tim Owen

 

Cream Hospitality (Silent Disco)

George Kafetzis

Rob Casson

Adam Cartwright

Sean Dougherty

Just Another Duo

Ricochet Musica

 

Queens of the Stone Age & Paramore to headline Reading and Leeds Festival

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This year sees amazing Main Stage co-headliner shows from rock heroes Queens Of The Stone Age and pop-rock trailblazers Paramorewho share the prestigious stage on Friday at Reading and Saturday at Leeds in their only UK performances of 2014. They join headliners pop-punk legends Blink-182, who perform their only UK shows of 2014 on the Sunday at Reading and Friday at Leeds, and the inimitable multi BRIT and NME Award winning Arctic Monkeys who will grace the stage in an England and Wales festival exclusive set on Saturday at Reading and Sunday at Leeds.
 
With festival veterans You Me At Six returning to Reading & Leeds and Jake Bugg making a well-deserved step up to the Main Stage, the line-up is certainly taking shape! The Grammy Award winning, Vampire Weekend and multi Grammy Award-winning hip-hop duo and one of the biggest breakthrough acts of 2013, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit the Main Stage for what promises to be an incredible set alongside fellow Americans Imagine Dragons and Foster The People, and the UK’s Deaf Havana.
 
Over on the NME/Radio 1 Stage alongside previously announced headliners Disclosure and Courteeners are the incredible Bombay Bicycle Club,who return to the Festivals with their exceptional new Number One album ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow’, as well as catchy electronic pop groupChvrches, UK single chart toppers Clean Bandit and mysterious London hype duo Jungle.
 
This year’s BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage is shaping up to be as exciting as ever with already confirmed headliners Netsky Live joined by Australian superstar Flume and a special DJ set from drum ‘n’ bass heavyweights Pendulum.
 
Across the festival there will be performances from Klaxons, David Rodigan MBE, Lower Than Atlantis, Boys Noize, Danny Brown, Eagulls, The Fat White Family and many more.
 
With many more acts to be announced in the coming weeks across these stages, as well as the Festival Republic Stage, Lock Up Stage, The Pit, BBC Introducing Stage and the Alternative Stage, this year promises to be one of the best yet for the UK’s best Festivals!
 
A-Z of Artists announced so far for Reading & Leeds Festivals 2014
 
A Day To Remember **
Eagulls
Neck Deep
Andy C
Enter Shikari **
Nero (Live) **
Annie Mac
Flume
Netsky Live
Architects
Foster The People
Of Mice & Men **
Arctic Monkeys *
Giggs
Paramore **
Basement
Gorgon City
Peace
Ben Pearce
Hacktivist
Pendulum (DJ set) *
Blink-182 **
Hozier
Pusha T
Bombay Bicycle Club
I Am Legion
Queens Of The Stone Age **
Bondax
Imagine Dragons
Royal Blood
Boys Noize
Issues
SBTRKT
Breach
Jacob Plant
Sleeping With Sirens **
Cage The Elephant *
Jake Bugg *
Temples
Chvrches
Jimmy Eat World
The 1975
Circa Waves
Joey Bada$$
The Fat White Family
Clean Bandit
Jungle
The Hives **
Courteeners **
Klaxons *
The Neighbourhood
Danny Brown
Krept & Konan
Vampire Weekend *
David Rodigan MBE
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Vic Mensa
Deaf Havana
Lizzo
Warpaint
Die Antwoord
Lower Than Atlantis
Wilkinson
Disclosure
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis **
Wolf Alice
Don Broco *
Marmozets
You Me At Six **
Drenge
Metronomy
 

deadmau5 to headline SW4 Sunday

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Having performed a sellout show at London's Earls Court a few years back, deadmau5 will return to these shores to headline this years South West Four (SW4) and close out the festival in style on Sunday night.

His set will be his only London performance of 2014 and he will bring his spectacular audio visual live show to the grounds of Clapham Common for this years summer festival.

Check out the trailer for deadmau5 at London's South West Four here:

Damon Albarn to headline Serbia’s Exit Festival

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Award winning festival Exit reveals that Damon Albarn will headline the main stage at this years event which takes place in the amazing Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Damon Albarn, the British musician best known as the frontman of Blur, co-creator of one of the most popular virtual acts in the woorld, Gorillaz, and an integral part in supergroups such as The Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon will play EXIT's Main Stage on Saturday 12th July, as part of a tour to mark the release of his first solo record 'Everyday Robots'.

Grammy award winner Damon Albarn's flourishing career, which counts various projects earned him so far five BRIT awards, eleven NME awards, six MTV awards, as well as nine Q awards. He has sold over 30 million records worldwide and his debut album with Gorillaz was sold in excess of 5 million copies worldwide, earning multi-platinum status. In April this year, Damon Albarn will present his first solo project, 'Everyday Robots', his most personal and autobiographical project since his musical journey began.

Damon Albarn will embark on a tour at the end of April starting in London, with further performances in Spain, France, Denmark, USA, The Netherlands and Belgium, and on July 12, Damon is coming to Serbia!

Damon Albarn has unveiled the lead single and the title track from his forthcoming debut solo album 'Everyday Robots' in January, whereas the video, a digital portrait of Damon by the artist and designer Aitor Thorup, is available at Damon Albarn's official Youtube channel, at this link. The video for his new song, 'Lonely Press Play', was unveiled last Wednesday and was entirely shot by Damon on a tablet in Tokyo, London, Dallas, Utah, Colchester, Iceland and Devon.The new album explores the relationship between nature and technology, and features Brian Eno and Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes as special guests.

Suede and Frank Turner to headline Kendal Calling

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Set in the stunning surroundings of UK's Lake District, Kendal Calling return for 2014 with a bang!  The first lineup announcement features headliners Suede and Frank Turner.

Joining the headliners will be hip hop legends De La Soul, Miles Kane, Happy Mondays, 2manyDjs, Andy C, Radio One's Zane Lowe, Bondax, Goldie, Razorlight, Clean Bandit and many more.

2014’s first headliner Suede are one of the most revered British bands of the last 25 years with Brett Anderson and co racking up a host of much lauded indie singles and albums. After a hiatus the band returned in 2010 and released the critically and commercially acclaimed album ‘Bloodsports’ in 2013.  This is a band once again riding on the crest of wave and the first headliner to be announced with more due to follow imminently.
 
Frank Turner’s anthemic folk-punk has seen him rise to become one of the country’s biggest musical artists of the last few years, accruing a large and devoted following and placing him firmly at the forefront of the new guitar renaissance in the UK.  His five albums have given him an enviable body of work and Frank Turner is undoubtedly one of the most powerful live performers around. Frank has a real love affair with Kendal Calling having played twice before and has risen through the ranks to secure a well-deserved and much requested headline slot with his band The Sleeping Souls.
 
The much anticipated Hip Hop Legends slot this year goes to hip hop pioneers De La Soul. This slot is as much a part of Kendal Calling folklore as the fancy dress theme and the Real Ale tent and after last year’s blistering performance by Public Enemy the From The Fields team are delighted to have secured a more laid back performance from the daisy age, ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ legends who celebrate 25 years in the game in 2014.
 
Miles Kane is a man noted as much for his sharp suits and dress sense as his angular music and lyrics and this most modern of pop stars will make the short journey from Liverpool to the lakes.
 
Happy Mondays are Madchester royalty and in frontman Shaun Ryder possess and unlikely national treasure.  Their set will be a hugely anticipated affair as fans gather to hear seminal baggy anthems such as ‘Step On’, ‘Kinky Afro’, ‘Hallelujah’ and a host more as the Mondays baggy swagger engulfs the Lake District.
 
The Glow Tent is a haven for lovers of the very best in electronic music and the line-up for 2014 is the best yet.  David and Stephen Dewaele are famous worldwide as both Soulwax and2manydjs who's album "As Heard On Radio Soulwax Pt. 1" completely revolutionized the dance music landscape in the early 2000s, for its imaginative mixture of artist and genres from all eras. 2manydj’s are widely acknowledged as one of the most innovative acts on the planet and their mash up mayhem will have Kendal Calling in raptures.
 
Other confirmed acts include RAM Records founder and drum & bass don Andy C, Radio 1’s new music head honcho Zane Lowe, electro duo and local heroes Bondax with and all-star cast of b2b sessions, Metalheadz royalty Goldie, MJ Cole and a host of other swashbuckling turntable evangelists.
Zane Lowe
 
Other confirmations include Razorlight with their arsenal of alternative anthems, Brits Critics Choice winner and keyboard pounding singer songwriter Tom Odell and recent number 1 singles acts and electronic collective Clean Bandit who are one of the most exciting breakthrough acts in the UK right now.  Newton Faulkner’s unique, percussive guitar playing and emotive songs are sure to provide one of the weekend’s biggest sing-alongs while Gorgon City get ready for your love and bring their booty shaking bass to the Lakes.
 
Other exciting acts confirmed to perform include indie stalwarts Athlete, breakthrough indie rockers Breton, Rudimental collaborator Ella Eyre, undefinable musical guru and champion tea drinker Mr Scruff.  Many more acts have been confirmed to play with hundreds more set to join them in August in arguably the most beautiful festival site in the UK. 
 
This year’s fancy dress theme is Kendal Calling Goes Beyond The Stars as the festival once again becomes a mecca for culture vultures and party people.
 
NEW for 2014 for Thursday night revellers, Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club take over featuring a hand picked line up by Craig himself. Thursday will feature Chai Wallah’s and the Real Ale festival will be open for pre festival shenanigans!

The Red Rooster Festival returns to a new venue

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The beautiful grounds of Euston Hall, Suffolk will be the location for the new Red Rooster festival, which takes place on Saturday 7th June, partnering with the long-established Rural Pastimes event on Sunday 8th June. How versatile – the offer of two different festival experiences packed into one weekend! 

Embracing the sounds and lifestyle of the American Deep South, Red Rooster aims to become the premier boutique festival for Rhythm and Blues, Americana, Soul, Roots and Country music.

This year the hooch will flow to the sounds of our friends:

The Jim Jones Revue

Big Boy Bloater, Miraculous Mule,

 CC Smugglers, Scoundrels, Danni Nicholls, Pearl TN

 and a host of good ol’ boys and girls.

There ain't no cooking in the world like the cooking in the South and the food at Red Rooster is as Southern as a Mississippi magnolia tree. We love a good ol’ rack of ribs soaked in Bourbon, spinning our girls round dancing, listening to a man sing his heart out on a guitar made out of an old cigar box. 

It’s a long way from Suffolk to enjoy the sounds and smells of the Deep South, so we thought, why not, let’s try and recreate it in the heart of the Suffolk countryside. 

It’s early days, but we hope you will join us at the campfire by the swamp and grow with us on our little adventure.

And, having filled your cowboy boots with fantastic music on the Saturday, you can stroll off to camp beneath the stars, and, next day fresh as a daisy, awaken to the wonderful world of Rural Pastimes and all the fun of a country fair weekend.

Rural Pastimes

The East of England’s leading countryside family event, Euston Rural Pastimes returns for its 23rd year to the picturesque surroundings of Euston Park by the kind permission of Duke Harry Grafton. 2014 will be the event’s biggest year to date with thousands expected to visit and enjoy the huge number of attractions on offer and help raise money for good causes in the process.

This year’s’ event features The Knights of the Damned jousting display, the death defying air displays of Wildcat Aeronautics, two main rings that will delight animal lovers with The Heavy Horse Show, sheepdog trials, terrier racing, a petting area and more. Motor enthusiasts will find hours of fun at the vintage and classic car display featuring over 300 pristine cars from years gone by alongside motorcycles, tractors and engines. The prestigious flower festival also returns along with Morris Dancers and more live music. The idyllic surroundings of Euston Hall will also feature acres of craft and food stalls.