KENDAL CALLING SELLS OUT, JUST THREE WEEKS AFTER REVEALING LINE UP!
2025 BECOMES THE FASTEST SELLING YEAR IN KENDAL CALLING HISTORY, CEMENTING ITS STATUS AS ONE OF THE MOST IN-DEMAND FESTIVALS IN THE UK
THE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL CELEBRATES TWO DECADES IN THE FIELDS WITH ITS 20TH CONSECUTIVE SELL OUT AS MUSIC FANS FROM FAR AND WIDE PREPARE TO MAKE THE PILGRIMAGE TO THE LAKE DISTRICT FOR FOUR DAYS OF MAGICAL BIRTHDAY REVELERY
THE 2025 LINE UP INCLUDES…
THE PRODIGY · COURTEENERS
FATBOY SLIM · KAISER CHIEFS
THE LAST DINNER PARTY | TRAVIS |THE WOMBATS
SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR | FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS
BRINGING THE LAUGHS JASON MANFORD |THE K’S | SKINDRED | CORINNE BAILEY RAE
LOTTERY WINNERS | MAXIMO PARK | SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
REVEREND & THE MAKERS | DANIEL BEDINGFIELD | THE BIG MOON
TIM BURGESS WITH THE RNCM ORCHESTRA | THE ROYSTON CLUB | SPORTS TEAM
ALFIE TEMPLEMAN | THE PIGEON DETECTIVES| INSPIRAL CARPETS | PIXIE LOTT
ELVANA | NIEVE ELLA | LINDISFARNE | THE SKINTS | DUB PISTOLS
+ HUNDREDS MORE
KENDAL COMES CALLING FROM 31 JULY – 3 AUGUST 2025
Taking place from 31 July – 3 August 2025, Kendal Calling is counting down to its 20th birthday celebrations next summer, and it seems fans are just as excited to return to the fields and get festivities underway! Just three weeks since the first wave line-up was revealed, including headliners Courteeners, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs, Kendal Calling has now officially SOLD OUT, and in record time. Not only that, Cumbria’s biggest music festival has broken its own records, selling out for twenty consecutive years – a true testament to the glorious Kendal Calling community who return year-on-year to the hallowed grounds of Lowther Deer Park.
Andy Smith, founder of Kendal Calling said, “I don’t often find myself lost for words, but this year has completely blown us away. Twenty years, twenty sell-outs — it’s simply incredible. The demand for this one has been like nothing we’ve ever seen before. I’ve always said it’s the people who make the festival and the Kendal Calling community is truly something special, the very heart of what makes it all so magical. For nearly two decades, these four days have been the beating heart of summer, filled with joy, wonder, and celebration. Selling out before the year’s even up is astonishing, but there’s still so much to do behind the scenes to make sure this 20th-anniversary celebration is everything you could dream of and more. We can’t wait to share it with you.”
From humble beginnings, Kendal Calling started out as a small, 900 capacity gathering at Abbot Hall Park in Kendal. Marking its first foray into the wonderful world of festivals, organisers managed to nab festival giants Pendulum and Kendal’s own British Sea Power for the first-ever line-up! Kendal Calling has since snowballed into an adventure like no other, transforming its Lake District home into a feast for the senses. In 2007 the festival moved to Grate Farm, before settling into its home of Lowther Deer Park in 2009. Over two decades, the festival has hosted acts from Mumford & Sons to Sam Fender, Blondie to The 1975, evolving into one of the UK’s most beloved summer events.
Next summer, Kendal Calling will rise up once again to become Cumbria’s third biggest town to celebrate 20 fun-filled years of music, magic, exploration and adventure, all in the heart of the Lake District. The wonderful world of Kendal Calling is a festival escape like no other, with a breathtaking landscape and immersive wonder to be discovered in all four corners of its picturesque site. With over 80+ acts already revealed for the big birthday bill and more still to come, the line-up is truly stacked and includes Courteeners, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs, The Last Dinner Party, Travis, The Wombats, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Jason Manford, The K’s, Skindred, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Lottery Winners, Maximo Park, Scouting For Girls, Tim Burgess … the list goes on.
And there’s so much more to be explored, with festival goers encouraged to wander and uncover. From partying underneath the fauna of the upside down garden known as Parklands, to grabbing a coffee in Tim Burgess’ pop up coffee shop TIm Peaks Diner, and of course, the jewel in Kendal Calling’s crown – the cornucopia of curiosity that is the woodlands of Lost Eden. Plus, there’s plenty for families to enjoy including the specially curated Kids Calling as well as a plethora of art and light installations, The Stagger Inn pub, and even a themed parade featuring hundreds of performers from the local area. Hailed the ‘mini Glastonbury of the North’, Kendal Calling is quite simply, not to be missed.
Although the festival is now sold out, fans who may have missed out are encouraged to keep an eye on Kendal Calling’s official resale partner Tixel.
Set in Lowther Deer Park in the beautiful Lake District, Kendal Calling will take place from 31 July – 3 August 2025.
Courteeners’ Frontman Liam Fray said, “Our set in 2019 was electric and was, so I’m told, one of the biggest singalongs Kendal Calling has ever witnessed. So it goes without saying that we can’t wait to get back on the main stage, playing to 40,000 of you lovely lot. And as if that wasn’t enough, we’ve got 20 years of Kendal to celebrate, too. It’s going to be massive.”
Thom Rylance of The Lottery Winners said, “Kendal Calling was our first proper festival, many years ago. And I think we’ve played it every year since. Except maybe one year, and I’m sure everybody said that was the worst year in history. I’ve had some of my most emotionally overwhelming moments of pride on stages in that field. Core memories I’ll never forget. The first festival that ever took a chance on our band, for that we’re forever grateful. Weird to say a festival feels like a homecoming show, I know, but it really does.”
Scouting For Girls said, “We’re absolutely buzzing to be asked back to Kendal Calling for their 20th anniversary. The crowds are always insane! Plus we are a band who love any excuse for a party so we’ll be bringing out all our big hits when we get onstage. A beautiful festival in a stunning location with a wonderful crowd – Cannot wait!!!!”
Frank Turner said, “I first played Kendal Calling all the way back in 2009, and they’ve had me back 5 times since, and now again for 2025, so I think they must like me. Which is a relief, because I bloody love them; the quintessential independent UK festival, great vibes, great people, great music, year after year. I’m beyond flattered to be there for the 20th instalment; long may they reign.”
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Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
