Category: Music
The 8th instalment of Lounge on the Farm promises to be even more deliciously scrumptious than ever before. Heading it up will be a truly diverse and jaw-dropping line up of legends including Seasick Steve and Soul II Soul, featuring Caron Wheeler. Lounge on the Farm’s very own ‘house band’, The Dub Pistols, are back and so is one of the UK’s top reggae bands Aswad. Also expect sets from Man Like Me, Willy Moon and many more.
The FarmFolk plays host to the harmonious sounds of Simone Felice, Treetop Flyers and Marika Hackman, and The Farmhouse Stage features bands and DJs. At LOTF’s most kooky hang out, The Playhouse, discover the weird, the wonderful, the surreal and the downright absurd. From sunrise until the early hours, revellers will find themselves immersed in a unique brand of high octane, leftfield entertainment. Expect to see side splitting stand-up, variety performances, circus, contemporary burlesque, captivating spoken word, and wild, dark and heartfelt music from the best-loved musicians of the cabaret scene. All this will be hosted by The Boom Bang Club, plus Roots Manuva and Kate Tempest will head up Spoken Word curated by Tongue Fu, one of London’s liveliest spoken word nights.
Photography by Pete Fry.
Kids won’t be disappointed either, with offerings from The Science Museum, Shlomo Beatbox Adventure, Chatback Kids Comedy Club, the NCT Sensory Room plus a chance to try out Bushcraft.
Lounge on the Farm was the first festival in the world to put food in the limelight alongside the music. There will be grass-roots and personal cooking of an exceptional standard, proudly championing seasonal, local produce and low food miles. Expect lovingly crafted and carefully refined recipes demonstrated by a host of critically acclaimed chefs in the Kitchen Theatre.
Get lost in nooks and crannies, visit the Victorian funfair in association with The Dreamland Trust; hang out at the Spa and Create area in amongst The Orchards or discover secret restaurants far from the madding crowd. Last year’s big hitter, the Roller Disco, is back along with Lounge favourite The Groovy Movie Solar Cinema, Auntie Nora’s Jumble Sale, Vintage Market, and much, much more besides!
Sounds like the perfect small festival – and it's fabulously close to London. Read our review from back in the early days right here.