Kendal Calling starts today
For one weekend Lowther Park will host some of the biggest acts in the UK music scene.
Just three weeks since the line-up was revealed, including headliners Courteeners, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs, Kendal Calling officially sold out, and in record time.
The event is kicking off today with the likes of the Kaiser Chief's, Fat Boy Slim and The Prodigy headlining at Cumbria’s biggest music festival.
Andy Smith, founder of Kendal Calling said, "I don’t often find myself lost for words, but this year has completely blown us away. Twenty years, twenty sell-outs — it’s simply incredible. The demand for this one has been like nothing we’ve ever seen before.
"I’ve always said it’s the people who make the festival and the Kendal Calling community is truly something special, the very heart of what makes it all so magical. For nearly two decades, these four days have been the beating heart of summer, filled with joy, wonder, and celebration.
From humble beginnings, Kendal Calling started out as a small, 900 capacity gathering at Abbot Hall Park in Kendal. Marking its first foray into the wonderful world of festivals, organisers managed to nab festival giants Pendulum and Kendal’s own British Sea Power for the first-ever line-up.
Kendal Calling has since snowballed.
In 2007 the festival moved to Grate Farm, before settling into its home of Lowther Deer Park in 2009. Over two decades, the festival has hosted acts from Mumford & Sons to Sam Fender, Blondie to The 1975, evolving into one of the UK’s most beloved summer events.
Courteeners’ are another headliner this weekend, Frontman Liam Fray said, "Our set in 2019 was electric and was, so I’m told, one of the biggest singalongs Kendal Calling has ever witnessed. So it goes without saying that we can’t wait to get back on the main stage, playing to 40,000 of you lovely lot. And as if that wasn’t enough, we’ve got 20 years of Kendal to celebrate, too. It’s going to be massive."