Solfest
24 August - 26 August 2018
Welcoming, inclusive, inventive and jam-packed with carefully selected chart-topping acts from across the decades; it’s one of North England’s best kept and beautiful festival secrets with a stunning family area, workshops and five stages packed with music.
Its unique setting allows you to park right next to your tent for the most effortless camping experience, while wood for campfires is provided free of charge for that authentic outdoors experience.
The particularly family-friendly event, held in August and located on the edge of the Lake District, is one of the more wonderful British music festivals, tucked between the Solway coast and the Cumbrian fells. It offers a very open-minded and all-welcoming atmosphere for fans of music and the great outdoors, with a quality music programme incorporating classic guitar noise, pleasing new beats and eclectically satisfying melodies.
Line-up has not been announced yet.
Tarnside Farm, Tarns, Nr Aspatria, Cumbria CA7 4NQ
There are camping options for this event.
- MAXIROOTS
- DANSI
- Sista Emma
- Escape Roots with Tom Spirals
- Dead Horse Gang DJ
- Wille and the Bandits
- Zom-B
- Samurai Breaks
- Slamboree
- The Lightning Seeds
- Squidgy Scapes
- Operation Soundsystem
- Homegrown DJs + MCs
- The Lucid Dream
- Miskreant
- Hanlon B2B Bide
- Shooglenifty And The Dhun Dhora
- The Fratellis
- Jambeater Soundsystem
- Dub Scratch
- Goldie Lookin' Chain
- Tarantism
- Unity Sessions
- Nema-Kuta
- Bluejam
- Daz And Gaz
| MAXIROOTS | Drystone Stage |
| DANSI | Drystone Stage |
| The Langan Band | Drystone Stage |
| FUNKE AND THE TWO TONE BABY | Drystone Stage |
| Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra | Drystone Stage |
| Martha Hill | Drystone Stage |
| Melanie Baker | Drystone Stage |
| Sista Emma | The House of Joy |
| Escape Roots with Tom Spirals | The House of Joy |
| Mighty Oak | The House of Joy |
| Dub Smugglers | The House of Joy |
| Underground Roots | The House of Joy |
| Irie Vibes | The House of Joy |
| Jahvis (One Love Sound) | The House of Joy |
| Rocket | The House of Joy |
| HustleTone Soundsystem | The House of Joy |
| Anya Asia with Solid Steppa | The House of Joy |
| Castrum | The House of Joy |
| Levi Jambeater | The House of Joy |
| Dead Horse Gang DJ | Solway Stage |
| Wille and the Bandits | Solway Stage |
| Holy Moly & the Crackers | Solway Stage |
| Captain Hotknives | Solway Stage |
| Kontiki Suite | Solway Stage |
| Trevor Morris | Solway Stage |
| Mojo Rising | Solway Stage |
| The Girls | Solway Stage |
| The Deekabouts | Solway Stage |
| Reptilians | Solway Stage |
| Zom-B | Unity Sessions |
| Samurai Breaks | Unity Sessions |
| Kroomen | Unity Sessions |
| Jack Sparrow | Unity Sessions |
| Somah | Unity Sessions |
| Dicey | Unity Sessions |
| Ken Evil | Unity Sessions |
| Yard Sessions | Unity Sessions |
| Frogbeats | Unity Sessions |
| BiG JiM Starr | Unity Sessions |
| Slamboree | Drystone Stage |
| The Lightning Seeds | Drystone Stage |
| Coco's Lovers | Drystone Stage |
| Will Varley | Drystone Stage |
| Mansion of Snakes | Drystone Stage |
| Lost Colours | Drystone Stage |
| Ubunye | Drystone Stage |
| Molly's Lips | Drystone Stage |
| Bjyje | Drystone Stage |
| Dicky Dippinson | Drystone Stage |
| Squidgy Scapes | The House of Joy |
| Operation Soundsystem | The House of Joy |
| Beaker Big Beard | The House of Joy |
| Nema Kuta (North Fire Sound) | The House of Joy |
| monster monster | The House of Joy |
| DJI | The House of Joy |
| Unity Sessions | The House of Joy |
| Easy Skankin Crew | The House of Joy |
| DJ Fiah Don | The House of Joy |
| Banana Dave | The House of Joy |
| Dubshine | The House of Joy |
| Homegrown DJs + MCs | Solway Stage |
| The Lucid Dream | Solway Stage |
| Ponyland | Solway Stage |
| Smokin Coconuts | Solway Stage |
| Beachmaster | Solway Stage |
| The Hostiles | Solway Stage |
| Fading Face | Solway Stage |
| Deep.sleep | Solway Stage |
| Droll Man | Solway Stage |
| Hot Hot Death | Solway Stage |
| Broken Spectre | Solway Stage |
| The Postcard Band | Solway Stage |
| Miskreant | Unity Sessions |
| Hanlon B2B Bide | Unity Sessions |
| Dead Man's Chest | Unity Sessions |
| Earl Grey | Unity Sessions |
| Supa Ape ft. Lady Soul | Unity Sessions |
| Sage The Drummer | Unity Sessions |
| Papa Shanti | Unity Sessions |
| Dance Culture UK | Unity Sessions |
| Motiv | Unity Sessions |
| Solid Steppa Sound ft. Anya Asia | Unity Sessions |
| The Soul Upsetter | Unity Sessions |
| Woodyard Sam | Unity Sessions |
| Shooglenifty And The Dhun Dhora | Drystone Stage |
| The Fratellis | Drystone Stage |
| Loonaloop | Drystone Stage |
| Backyard Rhythm Orchestra | Drystone Stage |
| Weird String Ceilidh | Drystone Stage |
| Pepper Jam | Drystone Stage |
| Paddy Steer | Drystone Stage |
| Alabaster Deplume | Drystone Stage |
| Drum Machine | Drystone Stage |
| Eabhal | Drystone Stage |
| Jambeater Soundsystem | The House of Joy |
| Dub Scratch | The House of Joy |
| Mrs Jambeater | The House of Joy |
| Criminal Justice | The House of Joy |
| Miss Chop | The House of Joy |
| Natural Selectors | The House of Joy |
| Dub Jon (Bear Cub Sound) | The House of Joy |
| Deeroid (Operation Soundsystem) | The House of Joy |
| Common Unity | The House of Joy |
| Steadfast Sylvatica | The House of Joy |
| Jeggo (Ital Guidance) | The House of Joy |
| DreadCat | The House of Joy |
| Goldie Lookin' Chain | Solway Stage |
| Tarantism | Solway Stage |
| Soccer96 | Solway Stage |
| The Social Ignition | Solway Stage |
| Evolution | Solway Stage |
| Andy Whitaker | Solway Stage |
| Frozen Lights | Solway Stage |
| Circle Lights | Solway Stage |
| Blind Fiction | Solway Stage |
| Kendra France | Solway Stage |
| Unity Sessions | Unity Sessions |
| Nema-Kuta | Unity Sessions |
| DANNY T AND TRADESMAN | Unity Sessions |
| Samedia Shebeen | Unity Sessions |
| Fish-i | Unity Sessions |
| Pad'e | Unity Sessions |
| Spin of the Wub | Unity Sessions |
| Kymani | Unity Sessions |
| Nem | Unity Sessions |
| King Cargo | Unity Sessions |
| Dhol Scum | Unity Sessions |
| Bluejam | unknown stage |
| Daz And Gaz | unknown stage |
| Helenonearth | unknown stage |
| Johnny Theives | unknown stage |
| The Hellfire Orchestra | unknown stage |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| Alabaster Deplume | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Andy Whitaker | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| Anya Asia with Solid Steppa | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Backyard Rhythm Orchestra | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Banana Dave | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Beachmaster | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Beaker Big Beard | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| BiG JiM Starr | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Bjyje | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Blind Fiction | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| Bluejam | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Broken Spectre | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Captain Hotknives | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Castrum | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Circle Lights | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| Coco's Lovers | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Common Unity | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Criminal Justice | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Dance Culture UK | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| DANNY T AND TRADESMAN | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| DANSI | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| Daz And Gaz | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Dead Horse Gang DJ | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Dead Man's Chest | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Deep.sleep | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Deeroid (Operation Soundsystem) | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Dhol Scum | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Dicey | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Dicky Dippinson | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| DJ Fiah Don | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| DJI | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| DreadCat | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Droll Man | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Drum Machine | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Dub Jon (Bear Cub Sound) | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Dub Scratch | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Dub Smugglers | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Dubshine | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Eabhal | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Earl Grey | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Easy Skankin Crew | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Escape Roots with Tom Spirals | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Evolution | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| Fading Face | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Fish-i | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Frogbeats | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Frozen Lights | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| FUNKE AND THE TWO TONE BABY | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| Goldie Lookin' Chain | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| Hanlon B2B Bide | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Helenonearth | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Holy Moly & the Crackers | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Homegrown DJs + MCs | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Hot Hot Death | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| HustleTone Soundsystem | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Irie Vibes | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Jack Sparrow | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Jahvis (One Love Sound) | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Jambeater Soundsystem | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Jeggo (Ital Guidance) | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Johnny Theives | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| Ken Evil | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Kendra France | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| King Cargo | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Kontiki Suite | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Kroomen | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Kymani | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Levi Jambeater | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Loonaloop | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Lost Colours | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Mansion of Snakes | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Martha Hill | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| MAXIROOTS | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| Melanie Baker | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| Mighty Oak | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Miskreant | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Miss Chop | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Mojo Rising | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Molly's Lips | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| monster monster | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Motiv | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Mrs Jambeater | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Natural Selectors | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Nem | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Nema Kuta (North Fire Sound) | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Nema-Kuta | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Operation Soundsystem | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Paddy Steer | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Pad'e | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Papa Shanti | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Pepper Jam | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Ponyland | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Reptilians | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| Rocket | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Sage The Drummer | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Samedia Shebeen | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Samurai Breaks | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Shooglenifty And The Dhun Dhora | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Sista Emma | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Slamboree | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Smokin Coconuts | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| Soccer96 | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| Solid Steppa Sound ft. Anya Asia | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Somah | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Spin of the Wub | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Squidgy Scapes | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Steadfast Sylvatica | The House of Joy | Sun 26th |
| Supa Ape ft. Lady Soul | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Tarantism | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| The Deekabouts | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| The Fratellis | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| The Girls | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| The Hellfire Orchestra | unknown stage | Unknown Day |
| The Hostiles | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| The Langan Band | Drystone Stage | Fri 24th |
| The Lightning Seeds | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| The Lucid Dream | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| The Postcard Band | Solway Stage | Sat 25th |
| The Social Ignition | Solway Stage | Sun 26th |
| The Soul Upsetter | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Trevor Morris | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Ubunye | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Underground Roots | The House of Joy | Fri 24th |
| Unity Sessions | The House of Joy | Sat 25th |
| Unity Sessions | Unity Sessions | Sun 26th |
| Weird String Ceilidh | Drystone Stage | Sun 26th |
| Will Varley | Drystone Stage | Sat 25th |
| Wille and the Bandits | Solway Stage | Fri 24th |
| Woodyard Sam | Unity Sessions | Sat 25th |
| Yard Sessions | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Zom-B | Unity Sessions | Fri 24th |
| Name | Star | Distance | Prices From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Woodlands Country House | 4.3 ml | £60.00 | Book | |
| Wallace Lane Farm B&B | 5.2 ml | £50.00 | Book | |
| West Woodside House | 5.9 ml | £75.00 | Book | |
| Fiddleback Farm Bed and Breakfast | 6.4 ml | £55.00 | Book | |
| Golf Hotel | 7.9 ml | £45.00 | Book | |
| Dalston Hall Hotel | 11.0 ml | £117.00 | Book |
Tarnside Farm, Tarns, Nr Silloth, Cumbria, CA74NQ
