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  1. 2020 Lineup

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    Thursday - Supergrass, Primal Scream, Ash

     

    Weekend - 

    Foals

    Bastille

    Lionel Richie

    Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott 

    Cast

    Sam Fender

    The Kooks

    Lewis Capaldi

    AJ Tracey

    Dua Lipa

    Tom Walker

    Wolf Alice

    Snow Patrol

  2. Live-in Vehicle Field Security / Exit Issues

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    No special wrist bands required. Can’t say I seen any security related incidents last year but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any. I got off no probs. To be fair, bar the last 2 days, I believe the weather had been really kind to the area for many weeks before the festival so the field didn’t get bogged down too much. Previous years have been bad though. 

  5. Kendall Calling - First Timer

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    11 minutes ago, af2019 said:

    Apologies if there's already a thread full of hints & tips but I can't find it....

    So... this year will be my first year going to Kendall Calling, so I wondered if anyone could answer of my questions or give me any useful information. I have been to many festivals.... but I haven't now for a few years, and I'd like to be prepared.

    I've bought a weekend ticket, and paid for the Thursday also. Quite a good group of us going from age 26-38.

    Soap Opera & privy pass - Out of the group, I'm the only one who paid the additional cost for the Soap Opera & privy pass - has anyone bought one before? Never really thought about this at a festival before and baby wipes have always been great but I just don't think I can face not having a shower for 4 days anymore. Will I need to be getting up at sunrise so I don't have to queue for hours on end?

    Thursday - what time does the acts normally start on the Thursday?

    What time does the festival finish each night, are the DJs on later?

     

    Any tips - DOS & DON'TS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

     

    WOW, I FEEL SO OLD

     

    Feedback on Soap Opera/Privy Pass last year was very mixed. I’ve never booked it personally as I have a motorhome but I guess the Privy Pass might help queues at the toilets up at the arena if you’re female ? Showers are always busy around 9-11am but fine most other times. 

     

    Thursday acts start around 5pm & finish around midnight. The rest of the Festival will have something on from around midday until 4am. 

     

    As for do’s & don’ts, if you’ve been to festivals before, I’m sure KC will be easy for you. It’s a very friendly, compact festival with lots of options. Try not to spend the majority of your time around the Main Stage. Some of the best times I have at KC have been wandering around. This will be my 12th time here & always find something new. Buy a lanyard too. They have time splits from all of the stages so it’s worth having. They’re a tenner. 

  6. Line Up 2019 Predictions

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    4 hours ago, DannyEvo said:

    Just got tickets for this one.

    Can't remember the second wave of announcements last year - did anyone decent come from it?

    Only Gerry Cinnamon from memory. Have a look through some older posts, bound to be something amongst that lot. 

  10. Line Up Announcement

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    There’s always something out there but only twice in the 11 years I’ve been there previously have I been wowed. 

    Even though it’s not the biggest festival going, I do feel it punches below it’s weight when you see some smaller festivals pull some genuine class out of the hat at times. 

    I don’t see tonight being any different. Just hoping we don’t get the same old acts we see every 2-3 years making their return. 

  11. 2019 Prediction Game

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    My final 20 as the announcement due in the next couple of weeks (surely?) !

    Headliners -

    Primal Scream

    Run DMC

    Foals

    Courteeners

    Doves // Gerry’s Cinnamon // You Me at Six // The Vaccines // The Pigeon Detectives // The Wombats // Sam Fender // Miles Kane // DMA’s // The Slow Readers Club // Scouting For Girls // GlasVegas // Razorlight // The Specials // Reverend & The Makers // Sea Girls

  13. Line Up 2019 Predictions

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    Just to be original, I can see them going for -

     

    James

    The Vaccines

    The Charlatans

    Frank Turner

    Kodaline

    Run DMC

    Razorlight

    Primal Scream

    & seeing as Global are pushing them on most of their stations, Courteeners who are Marmite for everyone outside of Manchester for me  

    We’ve had this with KC for years now. It’s the same acts turning up over & over again. I keep saying this will be my last but no doubt I’ll snap their hands off for another early bird in April. It’s just as well festivals don’t live & die by their main stage acts as KC would be ruined by now. 

     

  16. James

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    I like James but they really should reconsider their festival set. A lot of people there will know half a dozen of their songs & they’d walk away muchbhappier if they did all that with a good mixture of their other stuff. 

    I often see new stuff at festivals then come home & book tickets to their next gig near mine. Stand alone James gigs are the place to promote their new stuff in my opinion. I think they’ll lose some interest from many if they keep this up. Their fanbase however is really partisan so they’ll always do fine, I just don’t think they do themselves any favours with those on the fence or the other side. 

  17. Well???

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    Despite my reservations of the lineup, I really enjoyed it too. Calling Outs increased capacity was much needed & welcome and I also liked what they’re setting up around the Valley of the Beats. 

    I was disappointed in them closing the Carvetti Stage early - previously, they’d have stuff on until 3am & this weekend is was all shut down around 9pm. Other than that, there wasn’t much else to complain about. 

  20. Line up prediction game 2018

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    I seen him up at TRNSMT & at the end of May in Newcastle. No denying he’s great entertainment but his profile is going through the roof now & I’m doubting KC have any desire to improve the current lineup any further, especially as it’s been sold out for months. 

  22. Line up now finished?

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    On 6/23/2018 at 1:29 PM, Comfy Bean said:

    Still hoping Craig Charles gets added in as a late addition. Liked it when he was on every year. Baggy Mondays often get added late as well.

    It would be a shame to see him on before the Hacienda Classical though if they got him. I’ve seen both & CC brings loads of energy to the crowd & the Hacienda Classical is more of a chilled vibe for me. Be a bit of a know anticlimax when it’s possibe to appreciate HC for what it is. 

    They told me they still had the Thursday lineup to announce and a surprise or 2 but they’re cutting it fine now. Maybe the surprise was the new VIP camping area ?

  23. Whats wrong with 2018 line up and what would make 2019 better

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    On 6/22/2018 at 11:58 AM, gorfield said:

    to be fair it is one of the cheapest festivals still so thats why the headliners are never huge

    I don’t think it is & now they’ve 2 options of VIP camping, that’s even more money they’re bringing in. Deer Lodge always does well so a lot of people there will have spent £200 for the weekend. 

    Move no real issue with the acts, I’ll enjoy them all but they’ve all had better times & some smaller festivals have similar lineups. 

    Glow Tent needs much more dance variety. Personally, I’m not interested in the more DnB nature of the recent years headliners. There’s lots of great DJ’s out there that must be available. I’d also like to see the Glow Tent double in size too. 

    Main Stage 

    I’d like to see something different in terms of current bands. The growth I’ve witnessed at KC over the past 10 years has come from the younger crowd so something current that guarantees an electric atmosphere would be great. A Chemical Brothers or Prodigy should be well within reach. I’d also like to see them develop a sound Sunday afternoon slot of a former great, similar to Glastonbury. Very few places could match a Main Stage scene as well as Kendal in a sunny Sunday afternoon. They have done this for a bit without making it to be an actual thing although it doesn’t look like they have this year. 

    Calling Out

    This also needs to be much bigger. I’ve no issues with the lineups in recent years but this years seems thin. The headliners recently should have been playing to a much bigger crowds but you cannot get a sniff of getting anywhere near at times & when you’re teetering in the outside, the noise is often drowned out by the booming Strongbow area. 

    Lake Area

    Why not have access to this again with a smallish capacity ? Acoustic sets or maybe a DJ set by Craig Charles, nice bar & mood lighting. Make it an upgradeable VIP area if need be with nice seating, toilets etc & cover those costs. 

    Cinema Tent

    Why ? Sorry to anyone that likes this area but I just don’t get it ? Make this area bigger now you don’t have the Jaegerhaus & put an outdoor Stage there covering newer unground music popular with kids. UK hip hop, Makina, whatever. These unsigned artists have huge social media followings at times & they’d also help sell tickets quicker as they’d bring new people to the festival. 

    Soapbox

    A little too small but no issue with the lineups ever. Honestly, comedy clubs are popping up all over the UK right now & people are seeing decent name comedians at their local social club now so when they see them at KC, this stages popularity will go up. 

    Former Bulmers Stage

    I think this is also a bit of a miss. Just a fun area with a lot of audience participation. It always seemed to pick you up when your battery levels were low. Not sure this has been adequately replaced.

    Food & Drinks

    No issues with the vendors apart from a few but why not create a couple of food court areas in the festival with lots of seating/tables for people to chill out in ? I’m guessing a lot of people go back & forth to their digs to sit & chill, taking potential revenue out of the Arena area. Sure the cost of this could be covered by the vendors on the premise of seeing increased business ?

    That’s what I’d do to make it perfect. Obviously they’ve got to have the budget to do it but all seem to be within reach for me.

     

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  24. Whats wrong with 2018 line up and what would make 2019 better

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    I’d say be a bit original with the acts you’re bringing in. Kendal has a LOT or repeats attendees & the repetitiveness nature of the lineups will deter them imin the future. They need to remember that there is also so much competition out there on a smaller scale with lower prices with similar lineups. 

    Finally, I also think we should push for big headliners, why not ? If the KC team think they’ll pass us off with bands playing their former glory hits in front of a loyal public every year, that’s what we’ll get. We won’t see improvements unless we ask for it. 

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