| Kendal Calling | |
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| Genre | Rock, indie, dance, folk, comedy, and electro |
| Dates | Last weekend of July (3 days) |
| Location(s) | Lowther Deer Park, the Lake District, Cumbria, England |
| Years active | Since 2006 |
| Website | kendalcalling.co.uk |
Kendal Calling is a music and arts festival, held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria in the North West of England. It has grown from a two-day, 900 capacity event in 2006[1] to a 40,000 capacity 4-day music festival. Kendal Calling has 9 stages and has featured live performances from notable artists such as Blondie, Pendulum, Doves, Dizzee Rascal, James, Mumford & Sons, Calvin Harris and British Sea Power.[2][3] In 2010 Kendal Calling was awarded the Best Small UK Festival Award at the UK Festival Awards, as voted by the public.[4] Kendal Calling also won the industry award 'Best Small Festival' at the LIVE UK awards 2011.[5] Superstruct Entertainment, the live entertainment platform backed by Providence Equity Partners, owns the festival after it entered definitive agreement for the acquisition of several live music and entertainment festivals from Global Media & Entertainment and Broadwick Live.[6]
- ^ "BSP to headline 'hometown' fest".
- ^ "Kendal Calling add The Zutons, The Rumble Strips, and Beardyman". eFestivals. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ http://www.themusicfix.co.uk/content/news-flash/9958/headliners-announced-for-kendal-calling.html [dead link]
- ^ "…And the winners are…! | UK Festival Awards". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ "Kendal Calling wins 'Best Small Festival' at Live UK Music Awards". Skiddle.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Superstruct Entertainment buys big with UK Festivals". Gig Addict. 17 April 2019.