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Kendal Calling Sells Out

• 6th Jul 2010

With less than 4 weeks to go Kendal Calling Festival has sold out! Set to be the biggest year yet, Kendal Calling has grown to 8000 capacity this year and booked more sterling bands, DJs, poets, circus performers, comedians and more than ever before!

Kendal calling will even host their own beer festival in our pub; The Holy Quail complete with our own local tipple on tap; Kendale!

Headlining sets come from the likes of Doves, The Coral, Calvin Harris, British Sea Power, Stereo MC’s, Badly Drawn Boy, Wild Beasts and many many more…

The site opens a day early this year for The Invisible Circus to open the proceedings with Freakeasy; an exceptional extravaganza of sword swallowers, the worlds tallest DJ, sculpture installations, mayhem and magic for just 1500 lucky ticket holders.

The dance arena has expanded too; see full line up below. Set in one of the most beautiful locations in the UK, Kendal Calling is soon to land.
Thankyou to everyone who has bought a ticket; let’s have the best celebration yet as Kendal Calling turns 5! We will be having a massive fancy dress birthday party on Saturday so bring your silliest outfits!

Ben Robinson, director of Kendal calling says: “We're over the moon we've sold out! We'd like to say a gigantic thanks to everyone who has bought tickets and supported us over the past five years. We can't wait to celebrate with you all… see you in the fields!”

FULL KENDAL CALLING MUSIC LINE UP SO FAR:
DOVES / THE CORAL / CALVIN HARRIS / BRITISH SEA POWER / STEREO MC’S / BADLY DRAWN BOY / WILD BEASTS / THE FUTUREHEADS / THE SUBWAYS / EROL ALKAN / HIGH CONTRAST / DJ YODA / PLUMP DJ’S / SCRATCH PERVERTS / DUB PISTOLS / ELITE FORCE / ESKIMO TWINS / KID BRITISH / CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL SHOW / OK GO / LANCASHIRE HOTPOTS / THE KING BLUES / CHIDDY BANG / ERLAND & THE CARNIVAL / DANNY FONTAINE / JUSTIN ROBERTSON / DANNY BYRD / DOORLY / EMALKAY / PEOPLE GET REAL / RICH REASON / KEN EVIL / ASH HOWELL / HEARTBREAKS / BIRDS VS PLANES / BURN THE NEGATIVE / LINTON BROWN / RESISTANCE / FALLBACK PRODUCTIONS / THE RAGED / M.A.T.A VS HOWARD SESSIONS

SOAPBOX STAGE:
JOHN COOPER CLARKE / HOWARD MARKS / MRS BARBARA NICE / CLINT BOON / ALEX BOARDMAN / MIKE WILKINSON / MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER / RUTH COCKBURN / CHRIS CROSS / ANDY WATSON / PHIL CHAPMAN / ANDY RANNARD / WILL DUGGAN / GUY THOMAS / NICK FRASER / JAY FOREMAN / THE GLITTER KITTENS (BURLESQUE SHOW) / DAVE HASLAM (AUTHOR) / MARVIN CHEESEMAN / MIKE GARRY (OUR FESTIVAL POET LAUREATE) / KIRSTY K LATHAM (ARTIST IN RESIDENCE) / DANNY MAHON (ACOUSTIC SHOW)
CALLING OUT STAGE:
GENERAL FIASCO / THE PARLOTONES / DANANANANAYKROYD / THESE NEW PURITANS / GOOD SHOES / PULLED APART BY HORSES / CHIDDY BANG / ERLAND AND THE CARNIVAL / DANNY FONTAINE / SOUND OF GUNS / EXIT CALM / GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY / JESSE ROSE TRIP / MORNING PARADE / LADYKILLERS / DOLL AND THE KICKS / THE CROOKES / SEAL CLUB CLUBBING CLUB / STORMY CORNER / ELGAZELLE / THE HEARTBREAKS / ORPHAN BOY / OUR FOLD / CHICKENHAWK / BUEN CHICO / UNDERDOGS / LUCID DREAM / MICKY P KERR / WIND UP BIRDS / KIARA ELLES
KAYLIED STAGE:
MARK CHADWICK (ACOUSTIC SET FROM THE LEVELLERS FRONTMAN – FESTIVAL EXCLUSIVE!) / FIRST AID KIT / BAKED A LA SKA / LANCASHIRE HOTPOTS / ELECTRIC CHAIR – THE UNABOMBERS /CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL SHOW / DENIS JONES/ BEAT / SKIP MCDONALD / JOHN SMITH / JESCA HOOP / KIRSTY ALMEDIA / MATTHEW HALSALL / TANKUS THE HENGE / IAN KING / MICHEAL KIWANUKA / 1, 2, 3, 4's / THE MOUSE OUTFIT / RAGHU DIXIT / KATHRYN EDWARDS / THE SEE SEE / JAMES KELLY / TO SOPHIA / JO ROSE / SIMON CONNOR / THE SWITCH / ANDY NEEDHAM / LAZYBONES / THE SEMOLINA PILCHARDS / THE RIGHTEOUS BEES / CHANGING HORSES / SPIRIT OF JOHN / JOHNNY 5TH WHEEL / STAN'S MAGIC FOOT
RIOT JAZZ STAGE (RUSSIAN THEMED):

WAVE MACHINES / WILD PALMS / TOO YOUNG TO LOVE / GREG HOLDEN / EFFEKTUATORZ / AROCKALYPSE NOW / THE ROOTS UNION / TOM SPEIGHT / MATHEW WHITTIKAR (EX WHISKY CATS) / THE WITCH AND THE ROBOT / RIOT JAZZ / AUTONOMADS / DUNCAN AND DISORDERLY / PUNKS NOT DAD / MATTHEW P / ROBB THE BRAVE / AILISH BREEN

HOUSE PARTY:
MISTER SUSHI (DIESEL-U-MUSIC / BOTCHIT & SCARPER) / SHENGI (44) / MODEL ANDROID (44 / ELECTRONIK) / SAME TEENS / MURKAGE CARTEL / RICH REASON / SAME TEENS / JUICY / LUKE UNABOMBER / WILL TRAMP! / CLIQUE / UP THE RACKET / DAVE HASLAM / GOOD VIBRATIONS / RICK LEES (TWISTED WHEEL) / RICK CEE