Kendal Calling
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| Genre | Rock / Indie / Dance / Folk / Comedy / Electro |
| Dates | Last weekend of July (3 days) |
| Location(s) | Lowther Deer Park, the Lake District, Cumbria, England |
| Years active | Since 2006 |
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| kendalcalling.co.uk | |
Kendal Calling is an independent music festival held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria. It has grown from a two-day, 900 capacity event in 2006 to a 12,000 capacity three-day music festival. Kendal Calling has 9 stages and has featured live performances from notable artists such as Blondie, Pendulum, Doves, Dizzee Rascal, James, Mumford & Sons, Calvin Harris and British Sea Power. In 2010 Kendal Calling was awarded the Best Small UK Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, as voted by the public. Kendal Calling also won the industry award 'Best Small Festival' at the LIVE UK awards 2011.
Kendal Calling was originally held in Abbot Hall Park overlooking Kendal Castle. It had a capacity of 900 with a circus big top housing the majority of the performances. Saturday was headlined by Pendulum with Breaks Co-op, Nucleus Roots, Sourpuss Dj’s and Shaolin Monkey also gracing the stage. Sunday was a full day of live bands with Kendal born rockers British Sea Power closing the festival, the performance made famous by lead guitarist Martin Noble climbing the 50 ft centre pole while robots danced on stage. Also on the schedule for the day was Little Man Tate, White Rose Movement, Seven Seals, How’s My Pop and Amber 292. All tickets sold out in advance of the festival.
Kendal Calling relocated to Grate Farm on the A591 on the outskirts of Kendal and saw an increased capacity of 2000 with more stages added to accommodate additional artists. The Friday night was headlined by BBC Radio 1’s Grooverider with Freestylers supporting on the bill. Other acts included Sourpuss Dj’s, Kendal favourite and ATIC Records founder Aim, Aqausky & Ragga twins and Pama International. The Sunday included Kendal boys Wild Beasts, The Redwings, The Answering Machine and headliners, Carl Barât's Dirty Pretty Things. All tickets sold out in advance of the festival.
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