Kendal Calling 2011

[Flaminglippy]

This year will be my first at Kendal and also my first festival camping

Some pretty brilliant acts announced so far, can't wait to see who else is playing.

Aside the music though, what else goes on around the festival that's worth taking a look at? x

Edited March 9, 2011 by Flaminglippy

[ramragon]

looks like the local rivals at solfest have just announced their headliners and first few acts, the stranglers, cast, the saw doctors and the damned appear the most notable names on the list. Which festival do you reckon got the best headliners for their money then ? any of kendals youd swap for solfests ?

[MarkyJ]

With The Levellers, Echo and the Bunnymen, Blondie, Charlatans and young knives already announced i'm happy with my choice, love the levellers and blondie! Put this along with the wide variaty of other acts and i'm good!

[Joy division Oven Gloves]

looks like the local rivals at solfest have just announced their headliners and first few acts, the stranglers, cast, the saw doctors and the damned appear the most notable names on the list. Which festival do you reckon got the best headliners for their money then ? any of kendals youd swap for solfests ?

[PastCaring]

Def Kendal Calling - saw The Damned a few years back at Rock City and was completely disappointed ; The Stranglers were a laugh the one time I saw them without Hugh Cornwall - but nothing more... Give me The Levellers, etc. any day of the week! The only band I would like to have seen at Kendal is 3 Daft Monkeys ... but, who knows, maybe they'll do both?

BTW, I see Dreadzone are supporting The Levellers on the 2nd leg of their tour - maybe Kendal too?

[Flaminglippy]

So whats the general feeling about the 'boutique camping'. Personally, I think if somebody is stupid enough to pay £5k for a 4 day festival let them do it. Hopefully it'll mean the money it generates gets plowed back into the facilities for everybody (bands etc)...as long as it doesn't divert resources away from the general camping area, particularly in terms of security which was pretty scarce last year (when our tent got robbed the security guy we chatted to said loads had been turned over in the family area)

Only bit I'm not keen on is the 'express access'...sorry, a queue is a queue, if I get there at 9 and the doors open at 12 I don't want some tool with a bigger balance turning up at 11.55 and just go strolling past...its not a big jump from that to having a 'golden circle'...

[PastCaring]

Well, if we had 5 grand to spare we'd spend it on a campervan to be used at festival after festival, rather than blow it all on just the one festival! But, the trouble is, money talks - so it's kind of inevitable that the ability to throw cash around will buy you an easier time of it! - Just don't talk to us about golden circles - grrrrr :angry:

[Joy division Oven Gloves]

Riot Jazz Brass Band have put it on their website that they're at Kendal on 29th July. That's who I'll be watching if they're on after the main stage finishes again (they're not proper Jazz Flaminglippy, they're more Brass Band). In seeing the Wind Up Birds on Saturday in Leeds, and I'll try and have a word and see if they're back. Plans are coming together...

Agree with you both regarding the Lodge options. If it subsidises the lineup thats great, but I don't want their toilets emptied more often than ours !!

[SharonStoned]

Def Kendal Calling - saw The Damned a few years back at Rock City and was completely disappointed ; The Stranglers were a laugh the one time I saw them without Hugh Cornwall - but nothing more... Give me The Levellers, etc. any day of the week! The only band I would like to have seen at Kendal is 3 Daft Monkeys ... but, who knows, maybe they'll do both?

BTW, I see Dreadzone are supporting The Levellers on the 2nd leg of their tour - maybe Kendal too?

Edited March 17, 2011 by SharonStoned

[Flaminglippy]

Well, if we had 5 grand to spare we'd spend it on a campervan to be used at festival after festival, rather than blow it all on just the one festival!

That is a bloody good point!!!

[Flaminglippy]

Oh please please please let it be so .

One of my favourite festival bands for atmosphere and getting the crowd bouncing. They have one of the best frontment/singers I have ever had the pleasure of watching!!

Didn't 3DM's play at Kendal a couple of years ago? I have a vague memory of them.

Edited March 17, 2011 by Flaminglippy

[Gareth_Levingston]

Can anyone remember when KC sold out last year?

I only ask as i'm organising a stag to KC and have given people till a week monday to get me the money if they want me to buy the tickets for them (mainly the ludites who only deal in cash and think the internet is something fishermen use).

But now i'm getting twitchy as the stag has bought his ticket and i would hate for it to sell out before I get mine and any others.

If i buy say 4 upfront now would i be able to buy more online or is it restricted to 1 transaction per postcode?

I have emailed them as well but i know they frequent this forum so i thought i would put it here too :-)

[ramragon]

Can anyone remember when KC sold out last year?

I only ask as i'm organising a stag to KC and have given people till a week monday to get me the money if they want me to buy the tickets for them (mainly the ludites who only deal in cash and think the internet is something fishermen use).

But now i'm getting twitchy as the stag has bought his ticket and i would hate for it to sell out before I get mine and any others.

If i buy say 4 upfront now would i be able to buy more online or is it restricted to 1 transaction per postcode?

I have emailed them as well but i know they frequent this forum so i thought i would put it here too :-)

[ramragon]

So whats the general feeling about the 'boutique camping'. Personally, I think if somebody is stupid enough to pay £5k for a 4 day festival let them do it.

[abu hamster]

HELP would like a camper van pass for this if you have a spare get in contact!

If you read this and time has rolled on since still contact me

[Gareth_Levingston]

Tickets bought ready to go

Really looking forward to it

[ramragon]

Tickets bought ready to go

Really looking forward to it

[Flaminglippy]

good job you bought them now, theyre stopping the deposit scheme on friday this week, sure you'll all have a good time.

[ramragon]

You not going then??

[Flaminglippy]

yeah, im going, looking forward to sampling the smaller festival feel where i dont have a 60 minute walk to get back to the tent at the end of the night !

[ramragon]

Yeah, makes a massive difference. Only problem with the smaller festivals is if you end up accidentally synchronising your pee breaks with a stranger...swear to God there was this one guy I ended up next to every time I went for a slash at Kendal for the first couple of days...

[ramragon]

whats everyone hoping for from the next announcement then ? do people think there will be a few more noteable bands announced or will it just be smaller bands / local bands or bands just starting out ? secretly hoping for a few more bands ive heard of to pad the line up out but im quite happy to go and see bands ive never heard of as well.

ive got tickets for the jim jones revue next week which im really looking forward to, can imagine theyd be in the price bracket for the festival and would go down a storm in a late night tent set. Not many bands seem to be able to mix jerry lewis style piano playing and punk style singing and guitars but it works well ! Detroit Social club must be worth a nod as well, theyre touring smaller venues almost nightly at the minute and always play a tight set.

[Flaminglippy]

whats everyone hoping for from the next announcement then ? do people think there will be a few more noteable bands announced or will it just be smaller bands / local bands or bands just starting out ? secretly hoping for a few more bands ive heard of to pad the line up out but im quite happy to go and see bands ive never heard of as well.

ive got tickets for the jim jones revue next week which im really looking forward to, can imagine theyd be in the price bracket for the festival and would go down a storm in a late night tent set. Not many bands seem to be able to mix jerry lewis style piano playing and punk style singing and guitars but it works well ! Detroit Social club must be worth a nod as well, theyre touring smaller venues almost nightly at the minute and always play a tight set.

Edited March 23, 2011 by Flaminglippy

[Gareth_Levingston]

I'm hoping for a bit of OCS :-)

[ramragon]

Reckon Bombay Bicycle Club are a good shout...Gruff Rhys...Shed 7..Vaccines...Complete Stone Roses...Wind-Up Birds