LIVE ARTISTS CONFIRMED FOR Lunar Festival 2015
Tinariwen // Wilko Johnson // PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING // Bootleg Beatles // The Sun Ra Arkestra/ The Fall – Re-mit // The Amazing Snakeheads // Julian Cope // Radiophonic Workshop // Allah-Las // Sylvan Esso // Goblin – Claudio Simonetti’s // The Pretty Things // Orlando Julius // The Heliocentrics // Syd Arthur // Jane Weaver // Mark Radcliffe // My Brightest Diamond // Robyn Hitchcock // Mike Heron // Trembling Bells // Zun Zun Egui // Midnight Bonfires // The Ouse Valley Singles Club // Rhino & The Ranters // Benjamin Folke Thomas // The Drink // Whyte Horses // Whispering Knights // PLANK // DAISY VAUGHAN // MATTHEW EDWARDS & THE IMPERSONATORS // BYRON HARE // SAMS BROTHER
The Lunar Festival is a newcomer to the scene, and one of the earlier festivals at the start of the season, brought to us by the organisers of other Midlands events like Moseley Folk festival. It may not have the scale of the more established boutique gatherings, but its eccentric theatrical line-up marks it out as a special event in the festival year. Set near the birthplace of Nick Drake, this intimate family festival joins the dots across everything from funk and soul to jazz and African sounds, electronic space explorations, psych and indie. Alongside new talent, last year saw the eccentric brilliance of Arthur Brown and The Polyphonic Spree; this year we’re treated to performances from idiosyncratic rebels Julian Cope and Wilko Johnson. There may not be as much in a way of additional entertainment, but the music line-up and its beautiful farm setting (complete with bemused horses, donkeys, pigs and cows) make for a very special experience that can endure the calamities of June weather.
Music highlights: Allah-Las, The Fall, Jane Weaver, Julian Cope, Pretty Things, Public Service Broadcasting, Sun Ra Arkestra, Tinariwen, Wilko Johnson
Tickets and full line-up information: http://lunarfestival.co.uk
The full line up is nearly complete which will be announced in late January along with the days that the artists will be performing! We are hugely excited about this announcement as its looking very special indeed!
