Redfest

Redfest
Entrance to Robins Cook Farm, the location of Redfest
Genre	Indie rock
Dates	Weekend in July
Location(s)	Redhill, Surrey, England, UK
Years active	2007-present
Founded by	Matt Nichols
Website
http://www.redfest.co.uk/

Redfest is an annual music festival at Robins Cook Farm, Kings Mill Lane, Nutfield, Redhill, Surrey, England. It was established in 2007 as a small (5,000 capacity) independent music festival geared toward youth, with over 70% of its initial attenders expected to be under 17, and promised to be safer than its competitors such as GuilFest and Reading. The 2014 event tooke place over three days, from 24 to 26 July 2012. It features a main stage, the Total Uprawr Stage, the Introducing Stage and two dance tents. The headliners on the main stage are Peace and Skindred.

The first Redfest was held as a one-day event on 21 July with a line-up including The Ordinary Boys, Laura Marling, Newton Faulkner, Blood Red Shoes, The Silversun Pickups and Nizlopi.

The 2008 festival was scheduled for 4–5 July with a line-up including Patrick Wolf, The Maccabees, Crystal Castles, Los Campesinos! and Johnny Foreigner, but was cancelled in early June due to poor ticket sales. After cancellation, ticket holders were able to transfer their tickets to Standon Calling. Redfest was rescheduled with a smaller lineup for 8–10 August.

Held on 25 and 26 July Redfest had expanded for 2009 and featured a main stage, an acoustic stage and a local bands stage. Still aimed at a younger audience and remaining steadfastly independent and non-corporate, Redfest achieved its best attendance in 2009. With the emphasis on championing new talent, the 2009 line-up included The Whip, White Rabbits, The Kabeedies, Gloria Cycles, Floors and Walls, Subsource, Post War Years, Sukie, Dead Pixels, Subsource, Andrew Morris and Us And Them (Now Run Young Lovers).