INTERVIEW: BEN ROBINSON (KENDAL CALLING CO-DIRECTOR)
Ben Robinson lives the dream. The 31 year old co-director of niche Cumbrian music festival KENDAL CALLING not only gets to pick the headliners and hang out with the stars, but also performs there with his band, SLAMBOREE. So how difficult is it to set up and run your own festival? We chatted to Ben to find out more… ****** Why did you decide to start KENDAL CALLING? After University I moved back to Cumbria and there wasn’t a lot going on.... Read More
LIVE: KENDAL CALLING 2011
Saturday Waking up from possibly the worst night’s sleep and feeling like a microwave meal – it was so hot in the tent I burst out before I exploded; I feel far from ‘top of the morning’. Although we are in the quiet family camping area large groups of teenagers and lads camping together seem to never sleep or stop screaming. It’s always difficult to control noise levels at festivals without ruining the fun but there really should have... Read More
LIVE: KENDAL CALLING 2011
- LOWTHER DEER PARK, PENRITH - The final weekend of July sees the 6th Annual addition of Kendal Calling Festival. Continually growing in strength and size it managed to bag the Best Small Festival award for 2010 and with only 13000 tickets for 2011 it sold out in record time. Since a move in 2009 to accommodate growing popularity it’s now positioned closer to Penrith than Kendal in the Lake District. Set in the amazingly beautiful Lowther Deer... Read More
LIVE: KENDAL CALLING 2009
- LOWTHER DEER PARK, PENRITH - Now in its fourth year, Kendal Calling has grown at an unprecedented rate. When it opened its gates for the first time in 2006, the capacity was a mere 900. This weekend they have sold all six thousand tickets for its arrival in the beautiful surroundings of its new location, the Lowther Deer Park in Penrith. On arrival at the main entrance on Friday morning, there is a queue of easily a thousand eager punters heavily... Read More
