Solfest
Solfest is a music and arts festival that in 2013 celebrated its tenth year! It is a completely independent family friendly event that is ran by volunteers all of whom are dedicated to providing a friendly, happy, relaxed event - where all generations of people can come together to enjoy each other’s company, take in the beautiful surroundings and listen to some fantastic music from all around the world.
We know that no matter how great a headline band is, they are only on stage for a couple of hours, whereas you are on site for a whole weekend. Because of this we want every bit of your Solfest experience to be just how it should be from the moment you first decide to come and party with us. This includes buying your tickets, arriving on site, getting camped up, finding your way around, right the way through to the point where you pack up and leave, hopefully taking everything that you brought with you, together with a load of wonderful memories.
Solfest has always been run by volunteers as a not-for-profit event and every penny of the takings gets reinvested back into the festival. This commitment ensures that we will always remain true to our original plan of nine years ago, to provide you with exactly the sort of event that we would like to go to ourselves.
- Zion Train
- Resonators
- Sonny Wharton
- Silicone Soul
- Blanty
- Age of Glass
- Dreadzone
- Craig Charles
- King Yoof
- Red Eye Hifi
- Dicky Flowers
- Dubbers
- The After Hours Quintet
- Radical Dance Faction (RDF)
- Iration Steppas
- Bushrocker Hi Fi
- Blast Furness Carnival Band
- Ben Gates Sound Sculptures
| Zion Train | Drystone Stage |
| Resonators | Drystone Stage |
| Baka Beyond | Drystone Stage |
| The Mouse Outfit | Drystone Stage |
| riot jazz | Drystone Stage |
| Kog & The Zongo Brigade | Drystone Stage |
| Lyons and La Zel | Drystone Stage |
| Jenna & the G's | Drystone Stage |
| The Firepit Collective | Drystone Stage |
| The Hey Down Treaders | Drystone Stage |
| Tanante | Drystone Stage |
| Phil Saunders | Drystone Stage |
| The Righteous Bees | Drystone Stage |
| Kathrine Ashcroft | Drystone Stage |
| Bag 'O' Spanners | Drystone Stage |
| Bill Lloyd | Drystone Stage |
| Bluejam Youth Music Project | Drystone Stage |
| Buffalo Brothers | Drystone Stage |
| Catherine Ashcroft | Drystone Stage |
| Drum Machine | Drystone Stage |
| Fitty Gomash | Drystone Stage |
| Flew The Arrow | Drystone Stage |
| Sam Robinson & Friends | Drystone Stage |
| Samson Sound | Drystone Stage |
| Scogans Run | Drystone Stage |
| Sol Y Sombra | Drystone Stage |
| Tantz | Drystone Stage |
| Sonny Wharton | Stylus |
| Silicone Soul | Stylus |
| Graeme Reedie | Stylus |
| Gemma Furbank | Stylus |
| Kryso | Stylus |
| Adam Broadley | Stylus |
| Andy Hackney | Stylus |
| Ben Jones | Stylus |
| Chilli | Stylus |
| Dead Horse Gang | Stylus |
| Dirtbox | Stylus |
| Fallback | Stylus |
| Josh | Stylus |
| Josh Lee | Stylus |
| Leon Wanless | Stylus |
| P.O.D. | Stylus |
| Ryan Hartley | Stylus |
| Sam Pemberton | Stylus |
| Samantha Loveridge | Stylus |
| Seamless | Stylus |
| Shakey | Stylus |
| Sly | Stylus |
| Spincycle | Stylus |
| Tim Forrester | Stylus |
| Tim Hamblin | Stylus |
| Tim Toil | Stylus |
| Tom Page | Stylus |
| Blanty | Loungevity |
| Age of Glass | Loungevity |
| Baxter Rhodes & Friends | Loungevity |
| Chantelle Barrow | Loungevity |
| Good Foxy | Loungevity |
| Hardcore Gnomes | Loungevity |
| Henge | Loungevity |
| Jagerossa | Loungevity |
| LSD-Licious | Loungevity |
| Mosienko Project | Loungevity |
| Panjenix | Loungevity |
| Paul Thornton | Loungevity |
| Rev Dread | Loungevity |
| Samurai Breaks | Loungevity |
| The Broux | Loungevity |
| The Templebys | Loungevity |
| Dreadzone | The Solway Bar |
| Craig Charles | The Solway Bar |
| Inner Terrestrials | The Solway Bar |
| King Bee | The Solway Bar |
| Hallouminati | The Solway Bar |
| Rory Connor | The Solway Bar |
| A Man About A Dog | The Solway Bar |
| China Shop Bull | The Solway Bar |
| Supa & Da Kryptonites | The Solway Bar |
| Hardwicke Circus | The Solway Bar |
| Skayaman | The Solway Bar |
| BAD TRANSMISSION | The Solway Bar |
| John Player Specials | The Solway Bar |
| The Most Ugly Child | The Solway Bar |
| 10 Foot Wizard | The Solway Bar |
| Beach Master | The Solway Bar |
| Catholic Abuse Apology | The Solway Bar |
| D'Bleedin Blaggards | The Solway Bar |
| DANSI | The Solway Bar |
| Dohnut | The Solway Bar |
| Fat Albert | The Solway Bar |
| Hey Bull Dog | The Solway Bar |
| Uncle Carbunkle | The Solway Bar |
| King Yoof | Unity Sessions |
| Red Eye Hifi | Unity Sessions |
| Beach Club and Relic | Unity Sessions |
| Dental Plan | Unity Sessions |
| Free Wise Men | Unity Sessions |
| Galvatron | Unity Sessions |
| Hypo | Unity Sessions |
| Jinx In Dub | Unity Sessions |
| MAXIROOTS | Unity Sessions |
| Papa Shanti | Unity Sessions |
| Salem Focus & Motiv | Unity Sessions |
| Spoovoy | Unity Sessions |
| Strawberry Jam Soundsystem | Unity Sessions |
| Sweet Aerobics | Unity Sessions |
| TEO C | Unity Sessions |
| The Soul Upsetter | Unity Sessions |
| The Too Much Funk Club | Unity Sessions |
| The Urbanizer & Doink | Unity Sessions |
| Trinity Lo Fi | Unity Sessions |
| Tz | Unity Sessions |
| Vital Techniques | Unity Sessions |
| Zom-B | Unity Sessions |
| Dicky Flowers | The Love Shack |
| Dubbers | The Love Shack |
| EJ | The Love Shack |
| Home Grown DJs | The Love Shack |
| Jayney Mac | The Love Shack |
| Spats | The Love Shack |
| The Seany and Stu Show | The Love Shack |
| Trash Manor DJs | The Love Shack |
| The After Hours Quintet | Lost'n'Found |
| Radical Dance Faction (RDF) | Lost'n'Found |
| La La & the Boo Ya | Lost'n'Found |
| DJM | Lost'n'Found |
| Dolphin Boy | Lost'n'Found |
| Celt Islam | Lost'n'Found |
| Crystal Distortion | Lost'n'Found |
| Cumfy | Lost'n'Found |
| Dirtbox | Lost'n'Found |
| Dub Wild | Lost'n'Found |
| Hardfloor | Lost'n'Found |
| Home Grown | Lost'n'Found |
| key lo | Lost'n'Found |
| Mr Kipling | Lost'n'Found |
| Mutanta | Lost'n'Found |
| Nema-Kuta | Lost'n'Found |
| Sam Pemberton | Lost'n'Found |
| Simitu | Lost'n'Found |
| SP23 | Lost'n'Found |
| Stig Of The Dub | Lost'n'Found |
| The Farmer | Lost'n'Found |
| The Fusion Brothers | Lost'n'Found |
| Hobo | Lost'n'Found |
| Iration Steppas | The House of Joy |
| Bushrocker Hi Fi | The House of Joy |
| Jambeater | The House of Joy |
| Axis Sound System | The House of Joy |
| Beaker | The House of Joy |
| Dub Jon | The House of Joy |
| Fiah Don | The House of Joy |
| Forward Ever | The House of Joy |
| Hustletone | The House of Joy |
| Little Rocket | The House of Joy |
| Matty B | The House of Joy |
| Mighty Oak SoundSystem | The House of Joy |
| Miss Chop | The House of Joy |
| Mister Monster | The House of Joy |
| Nem | The House of Joy |
| Nicky General | The House of Joy |
| Operation Sound System | The House of Joy |
| Pat Godbert | The House of Joy |
| Perch & Dubdadda | The House of Joy |
| Ring The Alarm | The House of Joy |
| Silent Kev | The House of Joy |
| Sista Emma | The House of Joy |
| Spoovoy | The House of Joy |
| Steve Jahvis | The House of Joy |
| Tiqur Humblebeat | The House of Joy |
| Trevor Roots | The House of Joy |
| Underground Roots | The House of Joy |
| Unity Sessions | The House of Joy |
| Blast Furness Carnival Band | Walkabout Acts |
| Ben Gates Sound Sculptures | Walkabout Acts |
| Boomdang | Walkabout Acts |
| Professor Pumpernickle | Walkabout Acts |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| 10 Foot Wizard | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| A Man About A Dog | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Adam Broadley | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Age of Glass | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Andy Hackney | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Axis Sound System | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| BAD TRANSMISSION | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Bag 'O' Spanners | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Baka Beyond | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Baxter Rhodes & Friends | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Beach Club and Relic | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Beach Master | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Beaker | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Ben Gates Sound Sculptures | Walkabout Acts | Unknown Day |
| Ben Jones | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Bill Lloyd | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Blanty | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Blast Furness Carnival Band | Walkabout Acts | Unknown Day |
| Bluejam Youth Music Project | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Boomdang | Walkabout Acts | Unknown Day |
| Buffalo Brothers | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Bushrocker Hi Fi | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Catherine Ashcroft | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Catholic Abuse Apology | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Celt Islam | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Chantelle Barrow | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Chilli | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| China Shop Bull | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Craig Charles | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Crystal Distortion | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Cumfy | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| DANSI | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| D'Bleedin Blaggards | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Dead Horse Gang | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Dental Plan | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Dicky Flowers | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| Dirtbox | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Dirtbox | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| DJM | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Dohnut | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Dolphin Boy | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Dreadzone | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Drum Machine | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Dub Jon | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Dub Wild | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Dubbers | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| EJ | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| Fallback | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Fat Albert | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Fiah Don | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Fitty Gomash | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Flew The Arrow | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Forward Ever | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Free Wise Men | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Galvatron | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Gemma Furbank | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Good Foxy | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Graeme Reedie | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Hallouminati | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Hardcore Gnomes | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Hardfloor | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Hardwicke Circus | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Henge | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Hey Bull Dog | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Hobo | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Home Grown | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Home Grown DJs | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| Hustletone | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Hypo | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Inner Terrestrials | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Iration Steppas | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Jagerossa | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Jambeater | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Jayney Mac | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| Jenna & the G's | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Jinx In Dub | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| John Player Specials | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Josh | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Josh Lee | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Kathrine Ashcroft | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| key lo | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| King Bee | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| King Yoof | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Kog & The Zongo Brigade | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Kryso | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| La La & the Boo Ya | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Leon Wanless | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Little Rocket | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| LSD-Licious | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Lyons and La Zel | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Matty B | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| MAXIROOTS | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Mighty Oak SoundSystem | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Miss Chop | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Mister Monster | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Mosienko Project | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Mr Kipling | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Mutanta | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Nem | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Nema-Kuta | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Nicky General | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Operation Sound System | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| P.O.D. | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Panjenix | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Papa Shanti | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Pat Godbert | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Paul Thornton | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Perch & Dubdadda | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Phil Saunders | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Professor Pumpernickle | Walkabout Acts | Unknown Day |
| Radical Dance Faction (RDF) | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Red Eye Hifi | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Resonators | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Rev Dread | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Ring The Alarm | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| riot jazz | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Rory Connor | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Ryan Hartley | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Salem Focus & Motiv | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Sam Pemberton | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Sam Pemberton | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Sam Robinson & Friends | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Samantha Loveridge | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Samson Sound | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Samurai Breaks | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| Scogans Run | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Seamless | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Shakey | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Silent Kev | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Silicone Soul | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Simitu | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Sista Emma | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Skayaman | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Sly | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Sol Y Sombra | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Sonny Wharton | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| SP23 | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Spats | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| Spincycle | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Spoovoy | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Spoovoy | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Steve Jahvis | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Stig Of The Dub | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| Strawberry Jam Soundsystem | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Supa & Da Kryptonites | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Sweet Aerobics | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Tanante | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Tantz | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| TEO C | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| The After Hours Quintet | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| The Broux | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| The Farmer | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| The Firepit Collective | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| The Fusion Brothers | Lost'n'Found | Unknown Day |
| The Hey Down Treaders | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| The Most Ugly Child | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| The Mouse Outfit | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| The Righteous Bees | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| The Seany and Stu Show | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| The Soul Upsetter | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| The Templebys | Loungevity | Unknown Day |
| The Too Much Funk Club | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| The Urbanizer & Doink | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Tim Forrester | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Tim Hamblin | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Tim Toil | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Tiqur Humblebeat | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Tom Page | Stylus | Unknown Day |
| Trash Manor DJs | The Love Shack | Unknown Day |
| Trevor Roots | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Trinity Lo Fi | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Tz | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Uncle Carbunkle | The Solway Bar | Unknown Day |
| Underground Roots | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Unity Sessions | The House of Joy | Unknown Day |
| Vital Techniques | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
| Zion Train | Drystone Stage | Unknown Day |
| Zom-B | Unity Sessions | Unknown Day |
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