Kendal Calling is fast approaching with just over 60 days to go, so with excitement brimming Kendal can today reveal stage splits for the massive 2024 edition. Notably one of the UK’s most beloved festivals set in Lowther Deer Park in the beautiful Lake District, Kendal Calling will take place from 1 – 4 August 2024. Hailed as ‘the mini-Glastonbury of the North’, Kendal Calling is headlined by five world-class artists Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Paolo Nutini, The Streets, Paul Heaton with guest singer Rianne Downey, and Keane, along with a wealth of hundreds of other unmissable acts for festival goers to soak up, discover and enjoy.
Over four days, forty thousand festival goers will gather once again in the fields as Kendal Calling transforms into Cumbria’s third largest town. The ultimate festival gathering, Kendal Calling is filled with otherworldly entertainment and escapism designed to intrigue, surprise and entertain all ages. Tickets are on sale now at www.kendalcalling.co.uk.
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Chai Wallahs has a special place in the heart of Kendal Calling. This year, check out the likes of electro future-dub duo Omega Nebula, high octane D&B act Dr Meaker, Manchester’s own Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet and the UK’s biggest folk band The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble.
And it’s not just music, as Kendal Calling delivers some of the UK’s biggest comic acts to The Soapbox, home of all things entertainment. With everything from stand up comedy sets and family-friendly shows to the spectacle of drag bingo, The Soapbox will guarantee you leave with a smile on your face. This year includes Shooting Stars legend Angelos Epithimou, Phoenix Nights’ Justin Moorhouse and Balls Of Steel’s Olivia Lee among a massive, truly belting line up of the UK’s best comics!
Kendal Calling wouldn’t be complete without Tim Burgess’ own Tim Peaks Diner, known and loved legendary sets as well as the very best coffee around. This year, Tim and co have their biggest line up to date for festival goers to lap up! It features the awesome A Certain Ratio, Dave Haslam and Nik Void. The man himself will play a special set with Helen O’Hara from Dexy’s Midnight Runners and the Royal Northern College of Music’s Session Orchestra. And of course, not forgetting the legendary secret sets of Tim Peaks, which has previously seen The Libertines, Blossoms, The Coral, The Cribs, Edwyn Collins and most recently The Lathums taking to the stage…
Desert Island Disco, complete with its Miami beach terrace front, shiny disco balls, cocktails and much more, it more than lives up to its name. With themed parties devoted to some of the era’s biggest stars featuring across the weekend, this is fast becoming a Kendal Calling must attend. And there’s more still to discover from Lost Eden, Kids Calling, The Parade, The Magic Teapot, Oktoberfest with more to be revealed very soon! Such is the wonderful world of Kendal Calling.
Here are just a few reminders from the artists who graced the Kendal Calling 2023 stage, of just how special the festival truly is…
“I HAVE WAITED TO PLAY KENDAL CALLING FOR YEARS, TODAY I FINALLY DID IT. WORDS CAN NOT DESCRIBE HOW IT FELT, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DAY.” – MELANIE C
“AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE, WITH INCREDIBLE PEOPLE!” – RICK ASTLEY
“THE GREATEST FESTIVAL AND OUR FAVOURITE FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE EVER!” – LOTTERY WINNERS
Kendal once again comes Calling in 2024 1 – 4 August. Get your tickets at www.kendalcalling.co.uk – see you in the fields.
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