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Kendal Calling Festival 2012

27 Jul–29 Jul 2012 Hackthorpe, Cumbria, Cumberland

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Kendal Calling is an intimate, award winning, independent festival held in the beautiful Lake District. It features some the finest contemporary music and art to date alongside fields full of entertainment and activities.

With a small capacity of 8,000 you shouldn't expect big queues for toilets and bars, moving from stage to stage should be nice and easy, there are 8 to choose from playing the very best in Rock, Dance, Indie and more. There are a few camping options available, quiet areas for those who like there sleep, camping next to your car, or Campervan fields.

Lineup

Fri 27th

73 acts

Maxïmo Park Main Stage
Scroobius Pip Main Stage
DJ Yoda & The Transiberian Marching Band Main Stage
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip Dance Tent
Dub Pistols (DJ Set) Dance Tent
Ms. Dynamite Dance Tent
Shy FX Dance Tent
The Correspondents Dance Tent
16bit Dance Tent
Jaymo and Andy George Dance Tent
ASH HOWELL Dance Tent
Olugbenga (Metronomy DJ Set) Dance Tent
Danny Beck Dance Tent
Dubcentral Crew Dance Tent
Earl Gateshead Dance Tent
Little Barrie Calling Out
Little Comets Calling Out
Ghostpoet Calling Out
Admiral Fallow Calling Out
Hatcham Social Calling Out
Trophy Wife Calling Out
Monument Valley Calling Out
Max Raptor Calling Out
The Lottery Winners Calling Out
The Last Gambados Calling Out
Craig Charles Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Dreadzone Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Benjamin Francis Leftwich Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Hidden Orchestra Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Lazy Habits Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Yes Sir Boss Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Lucy Rose Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Dizraeli And The Small Gods Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Louis Barabbas & The Bedlam Six Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
DJ Switch Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
King Porter Stomp Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Monster Ceilidh Band Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Johnny Dub Riot Jazz Stage
Whiskycats Riot Jazz Stage
Dirty North Riot Jazz Stage
Gogo Penguin Riot Jazz Stage
New York Brass Band Riot Jazz Stage
Extra Love Riot Jazz Stage
Nancy Kent Riot Jazz Stage
User Friendly Riot Jazz Stage
Sound Of Guns Houseparty
Dave Haslam Houseparty
Beak Houseparty
The Carpets Houseparty
Mike Joyce Houseparty
Girls Big Not Out In Houseparty
Faceplant Houseparty
DJ Mikey J Happy Slap Boutique
Wolfie Rassmatazz Happy Slap Boutique
mark abbott Happy Slap Boutique
Ocelus Happy Slap Boutique
Magic Lantern Happy Slap Boutique
Vinyl Rights Experience Happy Slap Boutique
DJ Yoda The Kube
Ghostpoet The Kube
Genre Sluts The Kube
Olugbenga (Metronomy DJ Set) The Kube
Kieran Stafford The Kube
Oceius The Kube
Alpines Woodlands Stage
Thomas j speight Woodlands Stage
Alex Hulme Woodlands Stage
Jenny O. Woodlands Stage
Naymedici Songsmith Solar Stage
The Genuine Articles Songsmith Solar Stage
A Me B Songsmith Solar Stage
Flat Cap 3 Songsmith Solar Stage
Rob Shepherd Songsmith Solar Stage

Sat 28th

72 acts

Dizzee Rascal Main Stage
Shed Seven Main Stage
The View Main Stage
Spector Main Stage
Dodgy Main Stage
Little Roy Main Stage
The Travelling Band Main Stage
Jack Beats (DJ set) Dance Tent
Zinc Dance Tent
Toddla T Dance Tent
Utah Saints Dance Tent
Melé Dance Tent
Phaeleh Dance Tent
RedLight Dance Tent
Mungo's Hi Fi Dance Tent
End of Level Baddie Dance Tent
Tribes Calling Out
To Kill A King Calling Out
Toy Calling Out
The Feud Calling Out
Catfish And The Bottlemen Calling Out
Wonder Villains Calling Out
Jake Evans Calling Out
Spring Offensive Calling Out
Steve Smyth Calling Out
the longsands Calling Out
Cold One Hundred Calling Out
Blunt Truth Calling Out
Tako Lako Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Juan Zelada Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Slamboree Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Moneyshot Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Bombskare Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Rae Morris Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Dexter Dexterous and the Fingersmiths Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Cut A Shine Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Jack Martello Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Coda Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Ryan Keen Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Police Dog Hogan Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Victorian Dad Riot Jazz Stage
Dub Jazz Sound System Riot Jazz Stage
honeyfeet Riot Jazz Stage
Lauren Housley Riot Jazz Stage
The Age Of Glass Riot Jazz Stage
Toe Rag Riot Jazz Stage
Thingumabob and Thingamajigs Riot Jazz Stage
Sara Mac Riot Jazz Stage
Chili Mazarin Riot Jazz Stage
The 2nd Tallest Man in the World Riot Jazz Stage
The Templebys Riot Jazz Stage
Tommy Riot Riot Jazz Stage
Yossarians Riot Jazz Stage
Where's Strutter? Houseparty
Beat Boutique Houseparty
Black Cat DJs Houseparty
The Beat Club DJs Houseparty
DJM Happy Slap Boutique
Tom Excell Happy Slap Boutique
Freear Happy Slap Boutique
Linton Brown Happy Slap Boutique
Happy Slap DJs Happy Slap Boutique
Luke Unabomber The Kube
El Diablo Social Club The Kube
Karl Yates The Kube
Cutloose DJs The Kube
Boogizm DJs The Kube
KI Creighton The Kube
I Am Blackbird Songsmith Solar Stage
Roughneck Riot Songsmith Solar Stage
Quincey Brown Songsmith Solar Stage
T-Bird Songsmith Solar Stage

Sun 29th

63 acts

James Main Stage
Feeder Main Stage
Inspiral Carpets Main Stage
We Are Scientists Main Stage
The Lancashire Hotpots Main Stage
Twisted Wheel Main Stage
Andy C Dance Tent
A. Skillz Dance Tent
Benga Dance Tent
Mosca Dance Tent
Drugs Dance Tent
Fingathing Dance Tent
Aim DJ Set Dance Tent
Andy H & MIikey ft Ad Apt Dance Tent
Shaolin Monkey Dance Tent
CanMixWontMix Dance Tent
Tuesday Club DJs Dance Tent
Vintage Trouble Calling Out
Various Cruelties Calling Out
King Charles Calling Out
Random Impulse Calling Out
Hyde & Beast Calling Out
The Hummingbirds Calling Out
Vinyl Jacket Calling Out
The Tea Street Band Calling Out
The Convulsions Calling Out
Beans on Toast Calling Out
Heymoonshaker Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Pat Dam Smyth Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Pete Roe Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Kidnap Alice Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
The Loose Moose String Band Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
The Urban Folk Quartet Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Jack Martello Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Extra Curricular Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Police Dog Hogan Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
The Mekkits Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
King Charles Riot Jazz Stage
riot jazz Riot Jazz Stage
Johnny Walsh Riot Jazz Stage
Scratter's & The Funky Disco Pig Riot Jazz Stage
Stan's Magic Foot Riot Jazz Stage
Al Baker and the Dole Queue Riot Jazz Stage
Joey Arnold Riot Jazz Stage
Blind Dog Daddy Riot Jazz Stage
The Whip DJ Set Houseparty
Shaolin Monkey Houseparty
Jay Smith & Jamie El Muerto Houseparty
Wolf & Bison Houseparty
Rockaoke Houseparty
Beatwolf Radio Houseparty
Bulletproof & Housepartys DJs Houseparty
Chris Kommissar Happy Slap Boutique
Happy Slap DJs Happy Slap Boutique
A. Skillz The Kube
Aim DJ Set The Kube
Howard Sessions The Kube
Fallback Productions The Kube
Drugs The Kube
Soanso The Kube
King Twit Songsmith Solar Stage
Ottersgear Songsmith Solar Stage
Molly Warburton Trio Songsmith Solar Stage

day TBC

57 acts

Jesca Hoop Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Karima Francis Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
Moneyshot Chai Wallahs in The Kaylied Area
The E.M.E Riot Jazz Stage
The Vardels Riot Jazz Stage
Andy Hunt Houseparty
Frazer King Houseparty
Red Corner Houseparty
Rumour Has It Houseparty
Will TRAMP! Houseparty
Dan The Hat Happy Slap Boutique
Danielle Moore The Kube
Ginny Koppenhol The Kube
Hip Hop Karaoke The Kube
Just Harry The Kube
Marc Roberts The Kube
Mr Sushi The Kube
Pete Thornton The Kube
AlkertraX & CeefaX Tim Peaks Diner
Beak Tim Peaks Diner
Beat Boutique Tim Peaks Diner
Black Cat DJs Tim Peaks Diner
Dave Haslam Tim Peaks Diner
Edwyn Collins Tim Peaks Diner
Nick Heyward Tim Peaks Diner
Roy Wilkinson Tim Peaks Diner
Tim Burgess Tim Peaks Diner
Bad Bad Me Woodlands Stage
Islet Woodlands Stage
Sweet Lights Woodlands Stage
Death To The Strange Songsmith Solar Stage
Alan Anderson The Soapbox Stage
Chris Brooker The Soapbox Stage
Chris Purchase The Soapbox Stage
Danny Pensive The Soapbox Stage
Duncan Oakley The Soapbox Stage
Jolly Boat The Soapbox Stage
Mark Rough The Soapbox Stage
Michael J Dolan The Soapbox Stage
mik artistik The Soapbox Stage
Mundo Jazz The Soapbox Stage
Not Quite Quartet The Soapbox Stage
Phil Ellis The Soapbox Stage
Raphael Attar Variety Show The Soapbox Stage
Ray Guns Look Real Enough The Soapbox Stage
Scott Bennett The Soapbox Stage
Slaughterhouse The Soapbox Stage
Stuart Mitchell The Soapbox Stage
The Beta Males The Soapbox Stage
Thingamebob & The Thingamejigs The Soapbox Stage
Tony Basnett The Soapbox Stage
Anothers Blood unknown stage
Gamu & Jack B unknown stage
Mono LPs unknown stage
Swiss Lips unknown stage
The Minx unknown stage
Serious Sam Barrett unknown stage

Location & Map

Hackthorpe, Cumbria, Cumberland

Penrith, Cumbria, Cumbria, Cumberland, CA102HH

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Past Reviews

All Reviews

Review

5/5

Kendal Calling 2025 Review: Lowther Park Roars to Life

"If you ever need reminding that British festivals are the best in the world, just get yourself to Kendal Calling."

Duncan Whittaker & Clare Viner | Photo: Nick Brooker 14 Aug 2025
Review

4/5

Kendal Calling 2015

"‘See you in the fields!’ they called, and to the fields we came. Now this is no ordinary festival field, set in the beautiful Cumbrian countryside in the heart "

Ben Robinson 6 Aug 2015
Review

5/5

Kendal Calling 2013

"Nostalgia is coming in for some absolutely ruthless and vitriolic tongue-lashings from scores of acts lately. Most recently lining up to stick in the boot being"

Daniel Rydings 30 Jul 2013
Review

5/5

Kendal Calling 2012

"“I wish I knew what I was letting myself in for,” mumbled an extremely brooding looking female artist onstage while holding her guitar aloft. Huddled inside the"

Rydings 31 Jul 2012
Review

4/5

Kendal Calling has something for everyone

"Looking one way to the Lakes and the other to the Pennines, the ancient valley of Lowther is steeped in English history. The parks 3,500 acres of Cumbrian soil,"

M Jones 2 Aug 2011