Big Love Goes Wild!
15 July - 17 July 2022
What started out as a homegrown party celebrating the Bristol and Cardiff music scenes has evolved into one of the UK festival season's hidden gems. Still fiercely independent and intimate in size, Big Love boasts over 130 DJs and live acts across 5 stages and three days and nights.
Music ranges from drum'n'bass, jungle and house, to indie, dub, disco and folk – and everything in between!
Lineup
Highlights this year include d'n'b legend LTJ Bukem – performing his set on top of an old fire engine – festival favourite Beans on Toast, locals Afro Cluster and dance pioneers Transglobal Underground.
Other acts this July include Panic Shack, Adwaith. Concrete Junglists, Aleighcia Scott, Hippo Sound System, Mista Trick live, Josh Skints and Showhawk Duo.
Fabric resident Bobby. and DJ and producer Kepler are headlining the secluded forest dome stage, alongside DJs from Cardiff promoter DELETE.
More than music
Big Love’s focus isn’t just on great music though, but about creating magical moments and experiences that will make a weekend escape memorable – from secret woodland parties, fireside sessions to silly games and art installations.
New this year is a big top with circus performance and cabaret, plus art and craft workshops, standup comedy and spoken word. The new Teapot Tent will be showcasing a range of emerging talent, alongside some chilled, established artists.
The festival is celebrating its 7th anniversary this year, with a move to a gorgeous new South Wales location, just a short hop from Bristol and the M4.
The new site includes woodland glades and a late-night disco barn, and provides stunning views across the rolling hills at the edge of the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
A world away from the big festivals, Big Love is small on capacity but big on atmosphere, parties, creativity, friends and attention to detail. Big Love is big on affordability too, with final tier weekend tickets just £125 + BF, so why not join them for an unforgettable weekend in July?
Love Live Stage
- Transglobal Underground
- Beans On Toast
- Afro Cluster
- SK Shlomo - Rave Through The Ages
- Dr Syntax
- Mista Trick Live
- Showhawk Duo
- Trials Of Cato
- Adwaith
- Panic Shack
- N'famady Kouyate
- Aleighcia Scott
- Kitty Liv
- Hippo Sound System
- Benji Wild
- Baby Queens
- Eadyth
- Dirty Alex
- The Honest Poet
- Black Elvis
- Mace The Great
- Nookee
- Xenith
- Beatbox Hann
The Fire Engine Stage
Concrete Junglists presents…
- LTJ Bukem ft. Ruthless MC
- Uncle Dugs
- Lubi J
- Ransom
- Natty Lou
- AAA Badboy
- Hollie May
- Double A Side
- Blondy
- APH
- DJCJ
plus
- Josh Skints
- Tribe Steppaz
- Hiphoppapotamus
- The Beatles Dub Club
- Kate Pieroudis (The Big Easy - Jazz FM)
- Tun Up Vs Super Soca Show
- DJ Dad
- DJ Comfort
- Neil Navarra
- Waggles Vs Charlie Stoic
- Jakobin
- Dirty Freud
- Zippy
- Just Jackson (The Midnight Massacre)
- Not So Junior Jungle
- DJ Nutzo
- Bang N Mash
- Nick Terrific
- DJ Neil Diamond
The Forest Dome
DELETE takeover...
- Bobby.
- Kepler
- Matt Owen
- Lee Graves
- Aled Wynne
- Ellis Davies
- Lewy
- Jonathan Bird
- Shaun Edwards
- Eben Rees
- David Meredith
- Alex Taylor
- Clare James
- Luke Tainton
- Joseph Cousin
- James Wilkinson
- Hywel Jones
- Elis Harri
- Dave Llewellyn
- Rumple
- Kye
The Disco Barn
- Bodhi
- DJ Jaffa
- O.Love
- James Wonka
- Mikey Slade
- Lady Casita (Wait…What ? Ibiza) w/ Drag Hosts: Ugly & Jonny Hooley
- Angel Mel (Eve’s Drop)
- Sarah Sweeny (Eve’s Drop)
- Yo Momma So Phat
- Deluxx
- Tash Fro
- Missile To The Moon
- Helen K
- Club Cryptid
- The Feel Good
- Dealo Brown
- Gareth Evans
- Perri Kaye
- Ultra
- Benny Bootleg
- Close Up Things (Albion Hifi)
- Konessi
- Max Galactic
- DJ Lee 247
- Shanti-Squire
- Jimanoli Rolly Poley
- Owen Thomas
- DJs Trishna Jaikara & Reba
- Herse
First Love Stage
- Matt Sayers
- Curious Orange
- Ennio Maccaroni
- Joe Kelly & The Royal Pharmacy
- Brwmys
- The Vegas Nerve
- Barracwda
- Ped & Joe
- Jon Bongly
- Ecklectic Mick
- Wolfe Hogan
- Skip Curtis
- Ophelia Xerra Trio
- Hawthorne Avenue
- Tomos Lewis
- Tobias Robertson
- Oxbowlake
- Teorstan
- Bryony Sier
- What's Eating Elkie Barton
- Badly Withdrawn Boyo
- Jemma Krysa
- Dan's People
- Katielou
- To Bear Sir
- Ruby Kelly
- Luke & The Lazy Machine
The Little Big Top
- Circus performance
- Cabaret
- Stand-up comedy and spoken word
- Art and craft workshops
- Art installations
Final Tier weekend tickets are now on sale, at £125 plus booking fee.
Cwm Cayo Farm, Gwehelog, Usk, South Wales NP15 1HS
General camping is included with ticket.
Campervans and other live-in vehicles require a £10 pass.
There are a range of boutique camping options available, starting at £55 per person for the weekend.
General camping is included with ticket.
A range of boutique camping options are also available, ranging from simple bell tents to luxury bedouin tents, and prices starting at £55 per person for the weekend.
By Car
We're located just north of the town of Usk in Monmouthshire, just a 15 minute drive from the M4 junction 24 (Newport East).
Head to Usk on the A449 and follow the signs along the B4598 Abergavenny Rd. Please use this route, not the Monmouth Rd route to approach the site.
Train & Taxi
If you're coming by train and taxi, the nearest stations are Cwmbran and Newport (a little further away).
There is a drop-off and pick-up point at the site entrance.
There will be a wide range of street food on offer, with lots of options for vegetarians and vegans.
Our bar will be selling a great selection of drinks, including freshly-prepared cocktails and mocktails, at sensible prices.
Wheelchair accessible toilets.
Step-free site.
Complimentary tickets for carers/personal assistants.
