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Festival News Round-Up #11
JoeDiddly by Luke Slater May 18th, 2010

A slightly more curtailed Festival News round-up this week mainly because a) an awful lot has already been announced, this limiting the prospects of space for further announcements and b) some festivals have already happened.

Kendal Calling:

KC

Newly announced: General Fiasco, The Parlotones, The Subways, These New Puritans, Good Shoes, Pulled Apart By Horses, Chiddy Bang, Erland And The Carnival, Danny Fontaine, Sound Of Guns, Exit Calm, Goldheart Assembly, Jesse Rose Trip, Morning Parade, Ladykillers, Doll And The Kicks, The Crookes, Seal Club Clubbing Club, Stormy Corner, Elgazelle, The Heartbreaks, Janice Graham, Our Fold, Chickenhawk, Buen Chico, Underdogs, Lucid Dream, Micky P Kerr, Wind Up Birds, Kiara Elles

Already on the bill: Calvin Harris, British Sea Power, Stereo MCs, Badly Drawn Boy, Wild Beasts, The Futureheads, DJ Yoda, Erol Alkan, High Contrast and more.

Runs from: 30 July - 1 August

Where: Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, The Lake District

Details and tickets: Here and here. £85 for full weekend.

Green Man:

Newly announced (comedy) acts: David Quantick, Josie Long, Stephen Grant, Brian Gittins, Cardinal Burns, Trevor Lock, Matt Kirschen, Lloyd Wolf, John Cooper Clarke, Rob Chapman, Stuart Maconie, David 'I Don't Like Fennel' Quantick, Laura Dockrill, Rachel Trezise and more.

Already announced: Doves Flaming Lips Joanna Newsom Beirut Billy Bragg Tindersticks Mumford And Sons Fuck Buttons Efterklang Laura Marling Wild Beasts Girls John Grant Steve Mason Tallest Man On Earth The Unthanks Field Music Fionn Regan These New Puritans Erland And The Carnival First Aid Kit Alasdair Roberts

Where: Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons, Wales

Runs from: 20-22 August

Details and tickets: Here

In addition to all of this, their talent competition, of sorts, has started. More information here.

Hop Farm:

Newly announced: Blondie

Previously announced: Bob Dylan, Ray Davies, Mumford & Sons, Seasick Steve, Peter Doherty, Laura Marling, The Magic Numbers, Foy Vance, Johnny Flynn, Pete Molinari, Jon Allen, Jim Jones Revue, Devendra Banhart

Runs from: 2-3 July

Where: Hop Farm, Paddock Wood, Kent

Tickets and details: Official webspace

Standon Calling:

From http://www.mewbox.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/standon-calling.jpg

New acts: Etienne De Crecy, Casiokids, Fool's Gold, The Magic Numbers, El Guincho, Silver Columns, Filthy Dukes, Greco-Roman Soundsystem, Wild Palms, Dry The River, Lulu & The Lampshades, James Delay, Stopmakingme, The Rumour Said Fire

Already on the bill: Liars, Efterklang, These New Puritans, Esben And The Witch, Gold Panda, Delorean, The Ruby Suns, The Megaphonic Thrift, Egyptian Hip Hop, Bo Ningen, Mike Diver And Colin Roberts and many more.

When: 6-8 August

Where: Standon, Hertfordshire

Details and tickets: £95 for weekend, info here.

Camp Bestival:

New acts: Gavin Turk's House Of Fairy Tales starring Charlie Higson. Festival with a festival sort of thing.

Already on the bill: Friendly Fires, Madness, The Human League, Calvin Harris, George Clinton, The Blockheads, Billy Bragg, Lee Scratch Perry, The Fall, James Yorkston, Beth Jeans Houghton, Kid Carpet, Stornoway and more.

Runs from: 30 July - 1 August

Where: Lulworth Castle, Dorset

Details and tickets: Tickets here general info here.


Main photo of Standon Calling by Andrew Sweeney



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