Standon Calling 2012

The independent music festival and themed summer party, Standon Calling, returns to the grounds of a 16th Century Hertfordshire manor house and promises a unique chance to see some hotly tipped acts, in an intimate festival setting. The festival promises a new format for the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th August 2012.

Line-up

The latest line-up additions are Breton, Citizens!, Toy, Bibelots, Den Haan, The Barker Band, This Is The Kit, Brendan Rogers, The Thirst, Cut a Shine, Urusen, Scarlet & The Wilderness, Beatrix Players, Suburban Dirts, Cosmo (Cosmodelica), The Yearners, Daddy Nature, WOZ, Figures, Belakiss, Mary Epworth , Hawk Eyes, Fractures, Z Star, Crybaby, Keltrix, Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell, Lips Choir, Trenton and Free Radical, Delirium Tremens, Maddox, The Graveltones, Lovepark, Handshake, The Ramshackle Union Band, Dutch Flowers Band, Foxes, David Goo, The Folk, Vardo and The Boss, Folie Ordinaire (Winner of Road to Standon), Silvermoth, Tiffany & The Curls, Evi Vine, Interiors, Downtown Wolves, Annie Dale, Luke Unabomber, Normski, Playlister, Tim Fanucci, CantMixWontMixShdntMixDontMix, and Kid Fiesta.

This year's headliners Death In Vegas, Beardyman, and Fat Freddy's Drop lead the first acts announced including !!!, Crazy P, Willy Mason, Trojan Sound System, The Nextmen feat MC Wrec, Greg Wilson, Colleen Cosmo Murphy, Turbowolf, The Skints, BIGkids, Revere, Beans on Toast, Belakiss, Golden Fable, The Fabulous Penetrators, Casiokids, Field Music, Gabby Young and Other Animals, King Charles, Stealing Sheep, The Yearners, Dub Pistols, Vadoinmessico, Shy FX, Toddla T, Union, Pete Jordan, Neil Navarra, Audio Doughnuts, Julio Bashmore, Kode9, Dark Sky, LV, T.Williams, Pusherman, Shox, TOYC, Teeza, Orgy Banton, AD residents, Urban Nerds, DJ EZ, Oneman, Marcus Nasty, Rattus Rattus, Daddy Nature, Jenny O, Time and Space Machine Richard Norris's latest exploration of the psychedelic side of music will be very special guests in The Cowshed, with many more acts still to be revealed. Standon are taking it back to the old school by opening on Friday night with a rave.

Tickets

The early bird offer has ended. Adult weekend tickets with camping are priced at £99, children aged 12 and under can go free. Car parking tickets are priced at £6. Campervan tickets are priced at £40. To buy tickets click here.

Fancy-dress

The theme will take over the festival site with interactive theatre, art installations and costumes. The theme for 2012 is 'Journey to the Ends of the Earth'.

On site

There are numerous stages and the odd unexpected stage appearing from nowhere. The festival boasts a number of bars, one of which is hewn out of an enormous oak tree, secret areas, interactive theatre, swimming pool (with underwater dance area), boutique camping (beach huts, yurts and tipis), kids area, and festival food.

Ethos

The organisers are trying to make this festival as ethical and green as possible, recycling all and sundry and sourcing locally where possible and they are raising money for charity too. Standon Calling's chosen charity Phoenix Futures, a charity that supports people in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, receives £2 from every ticket sold.

More information will be here when available.

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