Y-Not Festival
For one weekend a year, the gorgeous Peak District countryside becomes home to the Y Not Festival.
There has been steady, organic growth since it began life as a gathering of young people attending an overspilling house party in deepest, darkest, Derbyshirest, Derbyshire. But it does retain the carefree, good-time atmosphere of those original, dawning years.
The festival is still run by the same small team of passionate enthusiasts it was all those years ago (albeit a little older and a little wiser), but with the same ethos at heart – great people having a great time makes a great festival.
Stunning panoramic views of the countryside, a fully stocked bar of local ales and ciders, a mouth-watering selection of food and more live music than you could ever possibly take in.
All you need to provide is the memories (and a killer fancy dress outfit).
- The Coral
- Milburn
- MassMatiks
- Orchards
- Editors
- The Cribs
- The Feeling DJs
- Black Honey
- DJ Fresh
- Coasts
- Craig Charles
- Tiggs Da Author
- Deap Vally
- Eagulls
- Rory Indiana
- Chat Snowdon
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- Catfish And The Bottlemen
- Little Comets
- Secret Company
- Band of Skulls
- Peter Hook and The Light
- Mike Skinner (DJ Set)
- Swingrowers
- Neck Deep
- Moose Blood
- Egyptian Blue
- Thyla
- Madness
- The Hives
- The Feeling DJs
- Broken Hands
- Blossoms
- Lucy Rose
- DJ Yoda
- Patawawa (DJ Set)
- Sikth
- Lonely The Brave
- Safe To Swim
- Wild Front
| The Coral | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Milburn | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| By The Rivers | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Stealing Signs | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| MassMatiks | Arnie's |
| Orchards | Arnie's |
| Duke Mercury | Arnie's |
| Penelope Isles | Arnie's |
| Frankie Furlow | Arnie's |
| House Points | Arnie's |
| Editors | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| The Cribs | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Everything Everything | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Kelis | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| The Lancashire Hotpots | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Samm Henshaw | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| KLOE | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Kassassin Street | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Trash | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| The Feeling DJs | The Allotment |
| Black Honey | The Allotment |
| Baby Strange | The Allotment |
| Little Barrie | The Allotment |
| Hidden Charms | The Allotment |
| The Shimmer Band | The Allotment |
| Asylums | The Allotment |
| Fronteers | The Allotment |
| Cupids | The Allotment |
| The Jackobins | The Allotment |
| Judas | The Allotment |
| The Assist | The Allotment |
| DJ Fresh | The Quarry |
| Coasts | The Quarry |
| JP Cooper | The Quarry |
| Ferocious Dog | The Quarry |
| Beans on Toast | The Quarry |
| White | The Quarry |
| In Heaven | The Quarry |
| Craig Charles | Neon Coconut |
| Tiggs Da Author | Neon Coconut |
| Bloxed beats | Neon Coconut |
| Mullally | Neon Coconut |
| John Leather's Tarantino Disco | Neon Coconut |
| Patawawa (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut |
| Deap Vally | The Giant Squid |
| Eagulls | The Giant Squid |
| Yak | The Giant Squid |
| Public Access T.V. | The Giant Squid |
| Traams | The Giant Squid |
| Nai Harvest | The Giant Squid |
| Black Foxxes | The Giant Squid |
| Cassels | The Giant Squid |
| Beasts | The Giant Squid |
| Rory Indiana | Arnie's |
| Chat Snowdon | Arnie's |
| Beach | Arnie's |
| inSaturn | Arnie's |
| Rozelle | Arnie's |
| Episodes | Arnie's |
| Storme | Arnie's |
| Science of Eight Limbs | Arnie's |
| New Luna | Arnie's |
| Ele | Arnie's |
| Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Catfish And The Bottlemen | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Circa Waves | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Rat Boy | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Eliza And The Bear | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Lauren Aquilina | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| The Amazons | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| NGOD | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| New Desert Blues | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Mr. Motivator | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Little Comets | The Allotment |
| Secret Company | The Allotment |
| Trampolene | The Allotment |
| Hello Operator | The Allotment |
| April | The Allotment |
| The Spitfires | The Allotment |
| Paves | The Allotment |
| Cabbage | The Allotment |
| Holy Esque | The Allotment |
| Carnabells | The Allotment |
| Sahara | The Allotment |
| Band of Skulls | The Quarry |
| Peter Hook and The Light | The Quarry |
| Pretty Vicious | The Quarry |
| The Sherlocks | The Quarry |
| Sundara Karma | The Quarry |
| Lucy Spraggan | The Quarry |
| Vaults | The Quarry |
| Mike Skinner (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut |
| Swingrowers | Neon Coconut |
| Uncle Frank | Neon Coconut |
| I Set The Sea On Fire | Neon Coconut |
| Patawawa | Neon Coconut |
| John Leather's Tarantino Disco | Neon Coconut |
| Patawawa (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut |
| Neck Deep | The Giant Squid |
| Moose Blood | The Giant Squid |
| Dinosaur Pile-Up | The Giant Squid |
| Black Peaks | The Giant Squid |
| Heck | The Giant Squid |
| Milk Teeth | The Giant Squid |
| Blood Youth | The Giant Squid |
| Dead! | The Giant Squid |
| Francobollo | The Giant Squid |
| Egyptian Blue | Arnie's |
| Thyla | Arnie's |
| Atlas Wynd | Arnie's |
| Mindofalion | Arnie's |
| Mother Me | Arnie's |
| Fur | Arnie's |
| Good Foxy | Arnie's |
| No Violet | Arnie's |
| Profound | Arnie's |
| Sam Brockington | Arnie's |
| Madness | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| The Hives | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Milky Chance | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Sunset Sons | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Vant | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Will Joseph Cook | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| Kagoule | Main 'Big Gin' Stage |
| The Feeling DJs | The Allotment |
| Broken Hands | The Allotment |
| The Vryll Society | The Allotment |
| The Liberty Ship | The Allotment |
| Tibet | The Allotment |
| Strange Bones | The Allotment |
| Bang Bang Romeo | The Allotment |
| Same Streets | The Allotment |
| White Room | The Allotment |
| Easy Life | The Allotment |
| No Hot Ashes | The Allotment |
| Bel Esprit | The Allotment |
| Blossoms | The Quarry |
| Lucy Rose | The Quarry |
| Fickle Friends | The Quarry |
| The Magic Gang | The Quarry |
| Dagny | The Quarry |
| Louis Berry | The Quarry |
| The Mirror Trap | The Quarry |
| DJ Yoda | Neon Coconut |
| Patawawa (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut |
| The Haggis Horns | Neon Coconut |
| Thepetebox | Neon Coconut |
| Steel Strum | Neon Coconut |
| John Leather's Tarantino Disco | Neon Coconut |
| Sikth | The Giant Squid |
| Lonely The Brave | The Giant Squid |
| Arcane Roots | The Giant Squid |
| Gnarwolves | The Giant Squid |
| Creeper | The Giant Squid |
| Reigning Days | The Giant Squid |
| Queen Kwong | The Giant Squid |
| Shame | The Giant Squid |
| The Decoy | The Giant Squid |
| Safe To Swim | Arnie's |
| Wild Front | Arnie's |
| GliTCHeD | Arnie's |
| Bridges | Arnie's |
| Emlyn | Arnie's |
| The Rocking Horse Club | Arnie's |
| seats | Arnie's |
| The Thoughts | Arnie's |
| Barron | Arnie's |
| Luna Bay | Arnie's |
| Artist | Stage | Day |
| April | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Arcane Roots | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Asylums | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Atlas Wynd | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Baby Strange | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Band of Skulls | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| Bang Bang Romeo | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Barron | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Beach | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Beans on Toast | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| Beasts | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Bel Esprit | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Black Foxxes | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Black Honey | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Black Peaks | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Blood Youth | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Blossoms | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| Bloxed beats | Neon Coconut | Fri 29th |
| Bridges | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Broken Hands | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| By The Rivers | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Thu 28th |
| Cabbage | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Carnabells | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Cassels | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Catfish And The Bottlemen | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Chat Snowdon | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Circa Waves | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Coasts | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| Craig Charles | Neon Coconut | Fri 29th |
| Creeper | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Cupids | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Dagny | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| Dead! | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Deap Vally | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Dinosaur Pile-Up | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| DJ Fresh | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| DJ Yoda | Neon Coconut | Sun 31st |
| Duke Mercury | Arnie's | Thu 28th |
| Eagulls | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Easy Life | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Editors | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| Egyptian Blue | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Ele | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Eliza And The Bear | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Emlyn | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Episodes | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Everything Everything | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| Ferocious Dog | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| Fickle Friends | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| Francobollo | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Frankie Furlow | Arnie's | Thu 28th |
| Fronteers | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| Fur | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| GliTCHeD | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Gnarwolves | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Good Foxy | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Heck | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Hello Operator | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Hidden Charms | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Holy Esque | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| House Points | Arnie's | Thu 28th |
| I Set The Sea On Fire | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| In Heaven | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| inSaturn | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| John Leather's Tarantino Disco | Neon Coconut | Fri 29th |
| John Leather's Tarantino Disco | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| John Leather's Tarantino Disco | Neon Coconut | Sun 31st |
| JP Cooper | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| Judas | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Kagoule | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| Kassassin Street | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| Kelis | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| KLOE | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| Lauren Aquilina | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Little Barrie | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| Little Comets | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Lonely The Brave | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Louis Berry | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| Lucy Rose | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| Lucy Spraggan | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| Luna Bay | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Madness | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| MassMatiks | Arnie's | Thu 28th |
| Mike Skinner (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| Milburn | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Thu 28th |
| Milk Teeth | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Milky Chance | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| Mindofalion | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Moose Blood | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| Mother Me | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Mr. Motivator | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Mullally | Neon Coconut | Fri 29th |
| Nai Harvest | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Neck Deep | The Giant Squid | Sat 30th |
| New Desert Blues | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| New Luna | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| NGOD | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| No Hot Ashes | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| No Violet | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Orchards | Arnie's | Thu 28th |
| Patawawa | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| Patawawa (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut | Fri 29th |
| Patawawa (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| Patawawa (DJ Set) | Neon Coconut | Sun 31st |
| Paves | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Penelope Isles | Arnie's | Thu 28th |
| Peter Hook and The Light | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| Pretty Vicious | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| Profound | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Public Access T.V. | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Queen Kwong | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Rat Boy | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| Reigning Days | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Rory Indiana | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Rozelle | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Safe To Swim | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Sahara | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Sam Brockington | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Same Streets | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Samm Henshaw | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| Science of Eight Limbs | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| seats | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Secret Company | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Shame | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Sikth | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| Stealing Signs | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Thu 28th |
| Steel Strum | Neon Coconut | Sun 31st |
| Storme | Arnie's | Fri 29th |
| Strange Bones | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Sundara Karma | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| Sunset Sons | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| Swingrowers | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| The Amazons | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sat 30th |
| The Assist | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| The Coral | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Thu 28th |
| The Cribs | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| The Decoy | The Giant Squid | Sun 31st |
| The Feeling DJs | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| The Feeling DJs | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| The Haggis Horns | Neon Coconut | Sun 31st |
| The Hives | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| The Jackobins | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| The Lancashire Hotpots | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| The Liberty Ship | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| The Magic Gang | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| The Mirror Trap | The Quarry | Sun 31st |
| The Rocking Horse Club | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| The Sherlocks | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| The Shimmer Band | The Allotment | Fri 29th |
| The Spitfires | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| The Thoughts | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| The Vryll Society | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Thepetebox | Neon Coconut | Sun 31st |
| Thyla | Arnie's | Sat 30th |
| Tibet | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Tiggs Da Author | Neon Coconut | Fri 29th |
| Traams | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
| Trampolene | The Allotment | Sat 30th |
| Trash | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Fri 29th |
| Uncle Frank | Neon Coconut | Sat 30th |
| Vant | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| Vaults | The Quarry | Sat 30th |
| White | The Quarry | Fri 29th |
| White Room | The Allotment | Sun 31st |
| Wild Front | Arnie's | Sun 31st |
| Will Joseph Cook | Main 'Big Gin' Stage | Sun 31st |
| Yak | The Giant Squid | Fri 29th |
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| High Tor Hotel | 0.7 ml | £60.00 | Book | |
| Greyhound Inn | 0.8 ml | £55.00 | Book | |
| Alison House | 0.9 ml | £58.50 | Book | |
| Stables at Riber Hall | 1.0 ml | £95.00 | Book | |
| Castle Green B&B | 1.2 ml | £85.00 | Book | |
| White Hart Inn | 4.3 ml | £89.00 | Book | |
| Crich Lane Farm | 4.6 ml | £45.00 | Book | |
| The View at the White Horse Woolley Moor | 4.9 ml | £175.00 | Book | |
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Mouldridge Lane, Pikehall, Matlock, Derbyshire, de42ph
