Festival No. 0002131 · Est. 2009
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Somewhere in Penrith
Where it happens
Festival site
Festival grounds
The details
- Venue
- Lowther Deer Park
- Address
- CA10 2HN
- City
- Penrith, UK
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For the record
About the artists
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Ardyn formed in August 2015. -
Bad Sounds plays indie pop.
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Beatlemania formed in 1977, and split up in 1984, after 7 years.
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Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles formed on 29 September 2015. Plays pop, rock.
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Bugzy Malone was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1990. Plays grime, hip hop.
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Circa Waves formed in Liverpool, United Kingdom, in 2013. Plays alternative rock, indie rock, new wave, pop.
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Coco formed in Olympia, United States.
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Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5 formed in 2010.
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Dancing On Tables formed on 20 January 2014.
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Eli & Fur formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays afro house, dance, deep house, edm, electronic, electronica, house, melodic house.
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Ezra Collective formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2012. Plays afrobeat, calypso, grime, hip hop, jazz, reggae, soul, world fusion.
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FEWS formed on 1 January 2014. Plays post-punk.
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Field Music formed in 2004. Plays art rock, indie rock.
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Flava D plays bassline, uk garage.
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Franz Ferdinand formed in Glasgow, United Kingdom, in 2001. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, art rock, dance-punk, dance-rock, indie pop, indie rock, indietronica.
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Friend Within plays bassline, dance, deep house, disco, electronica, house, jackin house, pop.
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Frightened Rabbit formed in Selkirk, United Kingdom, in 2003. Plays acoustic rock, chamber pop, folk, folk rock, indie folk, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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Gallowstreet formed on 1 September 2012.
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Harleighblu was born on 7 November 1991.
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Honeyblood formed in 2012. Plays indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi.
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K.O.G & The Zongo Brigade formed on 1 January 2014.
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Land of the Giants formed in Plymouth, United Kingdom, in 2010.
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Lethal Bizzle was born in Walthamstow, United Kingdom, on 14 September 1984. Plays grime, hip hop.
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Little Comets formed in Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom, in 2008. Plays art rock, indie pop, indie rock, pop rock.
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Little Hours formed in County Donegal, Ireland, in March 2014.
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Loyle Carner was born in Lambeth, United Kingdom, on 6 October 1994. Plays hip hop, jazz rap.
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Manic Street Preachers formed in Blackwood, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays acoustic rock, alternative rock, art rock, britpop, christian rock, glam metal, glam punk, glam rock.
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My Nu Leng formed in 2010, and split up on 8 August 2025, after 15 years. Plays bass house, bassline, breakbeat, breaks, club, dance, disco, drum and bass.
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Off Bloom formed in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 11 October 2016.
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Rory Wynne was born in London, United Kingdom, on 24 July 1999.
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Royal-T plays bassline, uk garage.
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Seasick Steve was born in Oakland, United States, in 1941. Plays acoustic blues, blues, blues rock, country blues, modern blues.
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Shame formed in London, United Kingdom, in 2014. Plays art punk, indie rock, post-punk.
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Swindle plays dubstep, grime.
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The Coral formed in Hoylake, United Kingdom, in 1996. Plays folk rock, indie pop, indie rock, jangle pop, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic rock, rock.
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The Lancashire Hotpots formed in December 2006. Plays comedy, folk.
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The Pale White formed in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Plays indie rock, rock.
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The Snuts formed in 2015. Plays indie rock.
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Tinie Tempah was born in Plumstead, United Kingdom, on 7 November 1988. Plays grime.
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Wovoka Gentle formed in 2014.
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Yumi and The Weather was born on 12 July 1988.