Kendal Calling To Announce First Acts On 23rd Of Febuary

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Kendal Calling HQ have secured another spellbinding bill of acts set to grace the 11 stages along with a myriad of performers, art and exhibits all set to descend on one of the UKs most breathtaking festival sites.

The most anticipated festival in the Lake District, Kendal Calling are set to make a big announcement next week and open the flood gates once more as tickets go on sale! With tickets released at 9am on Thursday 23rd February, the news of the first crop of hand-picked line-up will also be unleashed at the same time with info revealed across the website, facebook and twitter. 

Kendal Calling HQ have secured another spellbinding bill of acts set to grace the 11 stages along with a myriad of performers, art and exhibits all set to descend on one of the UKs most breathtaking festival sites. 

Nominated for Best Small Festival in the 2012 NME awards, Kendal Calling have delivered a sold out event every year for the past 6 years attracting revellers from all over the UK. Spread across 3 days in late July, Kendal Calling return bigger and bolder than ever before with a multitude of additions and tweaks to make the 3-day party even better. 

With areas including Mainstage, GLoW dance tent, Calling Out new music stage, Kaylied tent, Soapbox, Kids Area, Kendal Calling real ale festival, Garden of Eden, Village Green and the Houseparty, Kendal Calling has something for everyone. 

Kendal Calling cannot wait to reveal a taster of the 2012 line-up. Hundreds more acts across all 11 stages will be announced over the coming months so watch this space.

Published on 16 February 2012 by UKFG

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