Kendal Calling Festival 2008!!!

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Kendal Calling is held in the Lake District, over the weekend of Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd August and is a wholly independent festival entering its third year.

Artists playing at this year's festival will include Super Furry Animals, British Sea Power, Dizzee Rascal, British Sea Power (TBC), Scratch Perverts, 20:20 Soundsystem, Howard Marks, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, The Bookhouse Boys, Lowline featuring Nick Mccabe (The Verve), The Kleptones, Lo-Fidelity Allstars, Sex & Circuitry, Frank Sidebottom, and 3 Daft Monkeys. With many more acts showcasing everything from cutting-edge indie & guitar-thrashing rock, folk music, drum 'n' bass, dub, electro, funky house and more still to be announced. For the line-up details as available please click here.

As well as the main stage action there are acoustic acts and DJs, plus festival entertainers, beer tent, big top marquees, and new this years are comedians in a yurt, a folk/roots tent, and cabaret.

There is an overall capacity increase to 4000, a circus big-top main stage, large second stage, an intimate acoustic stage and chillout area, and camping is available.

Tickets are available at an 'early bird' price of £55 for weekend tickets.