The Big Feastival adds Reverend & The Makers, Roland Gift, and Danny & the Champs

The Big Feastival 2016

Friday 26th to Sunday 28th August 2016
Kingham, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6UJ, England MAP
day tickets only £55 Friday, £70 Saturday or Sunday

Daily capacity: 20,000

Last updated: Mon 18th Jul 2016

Reverend And The Makers, Roland Gift from the Fine Young Cannibals, and Danny and the Champions Of The World lead the latest acts for this year's The Big Feastival the three day family friendly event combining food and live music presented by Jamie Oliver and Alex James.

Also added to the main stage bill are Seafret, Callum Beattie, Clean Cut Kid, Zak Abel, and April Towers.

The Udder Stage will be home to The Showhawk Duo, Jeremy Loops, Kuenta i Tambu, Ekkah, Babe, Rive, Malunga, Shao Hao, Kurb, Belle Humble, Neverlnd, Soma DJs, Jay Johnson, Eden Roxx, Harry Payne, The Carnabys, and Leo Stannard plus The Big Feastival's Got Talent, Street Dance Workshop, and Music Video Workshop.

After the final performance each day, the Udder Stage will then host Silent Disco, with the Bandstand home to Duke, and Reggaerobics on Friday, Saturday sees Gospeloke encouraging Feastival-goers to pick their favourite soulful song and belt it out with a full gospel-backing choir, with a 90's House Party later that night. On Sunday Baby Loves Disco bring dance anthems for the whole family, whilst showering the crowds with glitter, bubbles and face paint, and Ultimate Power DJs. Plus acoustic acts playing the Bandstand each afternoon and daily sets from DJ BBQ.

Kaiser Chiefs, Mark Ronson (DJ set), DJ Fresh, Roisin Murphy, Ella Henderson, Foxes, The Cuban Brothers, the live return of Toots and the Maytals, Norman Jay, The Proclaimers, Stereo MC's, Tinie Tempah, Reef, and DJ Yoda, plus Jo Whiley will be hosting the Main Stage throughout the weekend.

For for the kids the main stage will host Justin Fletcher aka Mr Tumble, Dick & Dom, and the return of Reggie N Bollie, as well as The Little Dude’s Den, little ones can look forward to a jam-packed programme of fun and games this year on the farm.

For the line-up details as available see The Big Feastival line-up page.

The culinary line-up joining host Jamie Oliver in the Big Kitchen will be Amelia Freer, Rosemary Ferguson, Fearne Cotton, Gennaro Contaldo, Raymond Blanc, Tom Kerridge, Cyrus Todiwala, Dan Doherty, Nadiya Hussain, DJ BBQ, Madeleine Shaw, Gizzi Erskine, Thomasina Miers, José Pizarro, The Fabulous Baker Brothers, Ashley Palmer-Watts, Natasha Corrett, Neil Borthwick, Olia Hercules, and Henry Dimbleby. Hunter Gather Cook will be stirring up Wild Cocktails as part of a mixology masterclass using foraged ingredients

This year there's the Cookaholics Cookery School offering hands-on cooking experiences to festival-goers, the Kids’ Kitchen especially for budding young chefs and the NEFF Training Academy.

The Big Feastival will be raising funds for Jamie Oliver's Better Food Foundation to help change the lives of disadvantaged young people. Think village fete with a music festival vibe, the event offers a weekend out for the entire family with food included in the ticket price and all kids can go free.

The Royal Shakespeare Company will be celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare with children’s workshops and interactive activities throughout the weeken, and Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park will also be back by popular demand, inspiring kids of all ages about animals and agriculture with their pop-up farmyard.

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Tickets (not including booking fees) are priced as follows:-
WEEKEND TICKETS WITH CAMPING
Standard adult weekend camping ticket: £170
Standard teen weekend camping ticket: £90
Under 12s weekend camping ticket: £30
Campervan pass: £70

WEEKEND TICKETS NO CAMPING
Standard adult weekend no camping ticket: £140
Standard teen weekend no camping ticket: £80
Under 12s weekend ticket: £15

DAY TICKETS
Standard adult Friday ticket: £55, Saturday or Sunday £70
Standard teen Friday ticket: £30, Saturday or Sunday £40
Under 12s weekend ticket: Free. There is a maximum of two free child tickets per adult, then £10 per additional child aged under 12 years.

Child tickets still need to be booked at time of Adult booking in order to gain entry

Expect a main outdoor stage, Big Top, Fete Games, Dressing-Up Tent, Gardening Area, Dance Competitions, Petting Farm, Tractor Rides, Kids Cocktail Bar, and Workshops.

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