Kendal Calling 2020

30 Jul–2 Aug 2020 Lowther Deer Park, Cumberland

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Kendal Calling is an intimate, award-winning, independent festival held in the beautiful Lake District. It features some of 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

Thu 30th

6 acts

Primal Scream Main Stage
Dizzee Rascal Main Stage
Lottery Winners Main Stage
Sundara Karma Main Stage
Craig Charles unknown stage
Howling Rhythm DJs unknown stage

Fri 31st

59 acts

Supergrass Main Stage
Craig David's TS5 Main Stage
The Slow Readers Club Main Stage
All Back To Bez's DJ set unknown stage
Chloe Foy unknown stage
Chncer unknown stage
Dave Haslam unknown stage
Delagrave unknown stage
Dilettante unknown stage
Dirty Laces unknown stage
Diving Station unknown stage
DJ FallBack unknown stage
DMA's unknown stage
DON'T FLOP unknown stage
Dub Phizix & Strategy unknown stage
Electric Soup unknown stage
Farmer Of Funk unknown stage
Flat Cap Brass unknown stage
Flex 80s Disco Workout Classics unknown stage
Freear (Slamboree) DJ Set unknown stage
Gumshoe unknown stage
Honeyblood unknown stage
iora unknown stage
Jaguar Skills unknown stage
James Holt unknown stage
JON DAWES unknown stage
Jungle (DJ set) unknown stage
kendos unknown stage
Laura James unknown stage
Mali Hayes unknown stage
Martha Hill unknown stage
Maz O'Connor unknown stage
Melanie Baker unknown stage
Mr. Motivator unknown stage
mr wilson's second liners unknown stage
Natalie Mccool unknown stage
Niki Kand unknown stage
Phoebe Green unknown stage
Pulled Apart by Horses unknown stage
pulp friction unknown stage
Reef unknown stage
Revivalry unknown stage
Shaggy unknown stage
Skylights unknown stage
Slamboree unknown stage
Dusty Springfield unknown stage
Stanleys unknown stage
Stipe unknown stage
The Goa Express unknown stage
The Machine Rages On unknown stage
The Magic Gang unknown stage
The Murder Capital unknown stage
The Reytons unknown stage
The She Street Band unknown stage
Heather Small After Glow
Black Futures Earache Presents
Massive Wagons Earache Presents
Nova Twins Earache Presents
Punk In Drublic Soapbox

Sat 1st

55 acts

Stereophonics Main Stage
Blossoms Main Stage
Amy Lou unknown stage
Arcades unknown stage
Arran George unknown stage
Beast Decoys unknown stage
Bulsara & His Queenies unknown stage
Bums DJs unknown stage
Church of the Cosmic Skull unknown stage
Dakota Avenue unknown stage
Drum N Bounce unknown stage
Dub Pistols unknown stage
Easy Life unknown stage
Ellysse Mason unknown stage
Emily Burns unknown stage
False Advertising unknown stage
Flava D unknown stage
Flynt unknown stage
GeNN unknown stage
giant loop of sound unknown stage
Hannah Rose Pitchford unknown stage
Indie Street Club unknown stage
Johnny Marr unknown stage
Kid Kapichi unknown stage
Levelz unknown stage
Lindsay Munroe unknown stage
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Decks unknown stage
Lost Colours unknown stage
Mario Brothers DJ set unknown stage
Mickey 9's unknown stage
Mylittlebrother unknown stage
North Base unknown stage
Oasis Maybe unknown stage
Paint unknown stage
Pub Night unknown stage
Quiet Tiger unknown stage
Red Corner unknown stage
Sister Sledge unknown stage
Soundtracks unknown stage
The Academic unknown stage
The Blue Stones unknown stage
The Illicits unknown stage
The K's unknown stage
The Lathums unknown stage
The Northern Threads unknown stage
The Zutons unknown stage
These Smiths unknown stage
Tom McGuire & The Brassholes unknown stage
Tonn Piper unknown stage
Wargasm unknown stage
Pale Waves Calling Out
Hands Off Gretel Earache Presents
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Earache Presents
Andy C After Glow
Elvana: Elvis Fronted Nirvana After Glow

Sun 2nd

54 acts

Foals Main Stage
Bill Bailey Main Stage
Goldfrapp Main Stage
The Kooks Main Stage
Evil Scarecrow Earache Presents
Hacktivist Earache Presents
Nosebleed Earache Presents
Scouting for Girls Calling Out
808 State unknown stage
Aaron Smith unknown stage
Back To 2006 unknown stage
Bandaoke unknown stage
Barrioke unknown stage
Brand New Friend unknown stage
Bryony Jarman-Pinto unknown stage
Clint Boon unknown stage
Daft Funk Live unknown stage
Deux Furieuses unknown stage
DJ Yoda: History Of Gaming unknown stage
Ducking Punches unknown stage
Emerald unknown stage
Fascino Nights unknown stage
Feet unknown stage
Grime Orchestrated unknown stage
Guise unknown stage
Hannah Wants unknown stage
Hardwicke Circus unknown stage
Jade Bird unknown stage
Jaguar unknown stage
Kendal's Got Talent unknown stage
Lauran Hibberd unknown stage
LiINES unknown stage
marie white unknown stage
Marika Hackman unknown stage
NICOLAH unknown stage
Non Canon unknown stage
Novablood unknown stage
Prowes unknown stage
Retro Video Club unknown stage
Sallow Pillowback To 2006 unknown stage
Sean McGowan unknown stage
Shaolin Monkey unknown stage
Skinny Lister unknown stage
Sonic Boom Six unknown stage
The Hara unknown stage
The Lancashire Hotpots unknown stage
The Marley Experience unknown stage
The Native Cult unknown stage
The People unknown stage
The Silver Bars unknown stage
The Velvet Shakes unknown stage
Transmission unknown stage
Wrong Jovi unknown stage
You Me At Six unknown stage

Unknown Day

44 acts

Kongo Dia Ntotila Chai Wallah
Royal Sounds Chai Wallah
Sound of the Sirens Chai Wallah
The Ashton Jones Project Chai Wallah
True Strays Chai Wallah
Year of the Dog Chai Wallah
Afla Sackey And Afrik Bawantu unknown stage
Continental Drifts unknown stage
Hana unknown stage
Jonny Donat unknown stage
Kosmo Sound unknown stage
The Sunday Supercade unknown stage
Aoife Nessa Frances Tim Peaks
Bob Stanley Tim Peaks
Claire Welles Tim Peaks
HYYTS Tim Peaks
Jupiter Strange Tim Peaks
Keel Her Tim Peaks
Rob Deerings Beat This Tim Peaks
Rockit Present... Tim Peaks
Chris Betts vs The Audience Soapbox
Dabbers Social Bingo Soapbox
Daisy Earl Soapbox
Danny McLoughin Soapbox
Darcie Silver Soapbox
Elf Lyons Soapbox
Game Over! Retro Arcade Quiz Soapbox
gary delaney Soapbox
Jojo Sutherland Soapbox
Karaoke Rumble Soapbox
Liam Withnail Soapbox
Marcus Brigstocke Soapbox
Mark Nelson Soapbox
Matt Bragg Soapbox
Matt Reed Soapbox
Mike Newall Soapbox
Morgan Rees Soapbox
Pete Otway Soapbox
Rachel Jackson Soapbox
Ryan Cullen Soapbox
Tez Ilyas Soapbox
The Early Edition with Marcus Brigstocke & Andre Vincent Soapbox
Thomas Green Soapbox
Toussaint Douglass Soapbox

Camping

There are camping options for this event.

Location & Map

Lowther Deer Park, Cumberland

Hackthorpe, East Cumbria., Cumberland, CA102HN

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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