Five years of my attending and Kendal Calling continues to prove why it remains one of the UK's finest medium-sized festivals. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Lowther Estate, the 2026 edition delivered four days of exceptional music, great food and memorable moments, capped by what may well have been the greatest headline performance I've ever witnessed at the festival. Before the music even started, there were positive signs. For the first time in several years, ent

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Alongside the main stage headliners, the vast majority of any festival line-up is made up by many other bands, who you might not have...

Another Kendal Calling has been and gone, my fourth one in a row. So how was it? Better or worse than previous versions? Personally, I...

Sitting and looking back at pre-Kendal Calling 2025 plans, it becomes clear- once more- that planning what to see, where to go and what...

As any fool will tell you (and as if to prove a point, I’m about to do just that) Main Stage line ups only tell a fraction of the story,...