| Hop Farm Festival | |
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| Genre | Mixed, folk, indie |
| Dates | First weekend of July |
| Location(s) | Paddock Wood, Kent |
| Years active | 2008–2012, 2014 |
| Founders | John Vincent Power / UK Events & Production / The Hop Farm |
| Website | /http://www.thehopfarmmusicfestival.com/ |
Hop Farm Music Festival was an annual music festival at The Hop Farm Country Park in Paddock Wood, Kent, England, first created by John Vincent Power of Festival Republic.[1] After its first year it was nominated at the UK Festival Awards with "Best New Festival".
It came about after a survey was conducted among festival fans with the general feeling revealed to be that they always felt the lowest in priority and importance. The survey resulted in the first Hop Farm Festival in 2008, as a 30,000 crowd capacity festival centered on folk and independent music, with a specific aim of a return to "back to basics" organisation with a no sponsorship, no branding, no VIP attitude. Children under twelve, since the festival's inception, have had free entry.[2] In May 2013 it was announced the sixth festival had been cancelled.[3] On 4–6 July 2014 the Hop Farm hosted an all-new Hop Farm Music Festival 2014 which featured headline artists including Brian Wilson, Ray Davies, James Blunt and Grace Jones.
Subsequent festivals planned by a new organisation no longer related to John Vincent Power did not take place, and the Hop Farm Festival Company entered liquidation in 2014.[4][5]
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- ^ "Hop Farm 2013 cancelled". Digitalspy.co.uk. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ McWethy, Claire (23 September 2014). "Hop Farm Music Festival at Paddock Wood will not return next year says organiser Neil Butkeraitis after company faces liquidation". Kent Online. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Hop Farm Music Festival Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 12 January 2023.