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2025 - 20th Anniversary

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Just bought tickets to Kendal Calling for the first time and noticed there wasn't a 2025 thread so might as well start it!

 

As it's the 20th anniversary I'm hoping for a decent line up but it's always looked good enough for me to gamble on going.

Any early predictions? 
I'll guess Fontaines DC

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49Lawson
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My favourite thing about looking at fakes like this is when your brain, for some reason looks at a poster like this, knows it’s 1000% fake and goes “ooo, would be a good line up that though” 

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That's not a leak because The Prodigy are headlining 

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No surprise, nothing interesting 

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20 years since a thousand people kicked off Kendal Calling in a tiny park in the middle of town. It’s come a long way from that weekend.😊

 

Probably Kasabian for one of the headliners.

 

oh and Lancashire Hotpots will be there!😁

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We got ourselves tickets too, we did Y Not this year as the lineup just about shaded it (Snow Patrol and Noel vs Noel only out of the headliners we liked, plus a few others), and it was fun but Kendal is better. Every faith they'll pull out a good lineup for the anniversary.

 

I saw in the Kendal Facebook group that there was a mural on site this year around the fences that acted as a sort of Kendal timeline, and they had a picture of Courteeners next to the 2025 bit so that's a fair prediction!

 

I also hope Snow Patrol, they were amazing at Y Not and wouldn't complain at seeing them again.  

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On 9/5/2024 at 5:11 PM, Jackw0803 said:

I’m going Thursday : lottery winners or Jamie Webster 

 

Fri courteeners or catfish and the bottle men 

 

Saturday snow patrol or fountains Dc

 

Sunday Biffy clyro / Florence and the machine 

 

 

I don't see Catfish playing this while doing stadium gigs. Snow Patrol sounds about right. I still feel Biffy at least will aim above this. I reckon Victorious being the biggest of that selection by a distance managed to get them as the big headliner.

 

If you came out of that with Courteeners, Fontaines DC and Florence I'd question if it was a big anniversary myself but I couldn't deny the size of the acts.

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On 9/20/2024 at 8:56 AM, northernangel said:

I don't see Catfish playing this while doing stadium gigs. Snow Patrol sounds about right. I still feel Biffy at least will aim above this. I reckon Victorious being the biggest of that selection by a distance managed to get them as the big headliner.

 

If you came out of that with Courteeners, Fontaines DC and Florence I'd question if it was a big anniversary myself but I couldn't deny the size of the acts.

Florence is defo bigger than Biffy so if she can do it then so can Biffy.  Can’t actually see where Biffy go now barring the mid tier festivals (and they’re my fav band).  

I was thinking the likes of Vampire Weekend (prob too big), Franz Ferdinand, Primal Scream, Faithless, The Prodigy (again, maybe too big) and TDCC. 
 

Judging by prev lineups (Courteeners, Libertines, Doves, Blossoms all headlined in recent years)

 

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15 hours ago, sisco said:

Florence is defo bigger than Biffy so if she can do it then so can Biffy.  Can’t actually see where Biffy go now barring the mid tier festivals (and they’re my fav band).  

I was thinking the likes of Vampire Weekend (prob too big), Franz Ferdinand, Primal Scream, Faithless, The Prodigy (again, maybe too big) and TDCC. 
 

Judging by prev lineups (Courteeners, Libertines, Doves, Blossoms all headlined in recent years)

 

I'm not sure Florence is bigger now, there probably isn't much between them to be honest.

No it's good you recognise the size for them. Their best bet is to do like Lytham where headline bands have played and a Glastonbury sub slot as the likes of Liam have done that and Finsbury for example.

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23 hours ago, sisco said:

Florence is defo bigger than Biffy so if she can do it then so can Biffy.  Can’t actually see where Biffy go now barring the mid tier festivals (and they’re my fav band).  

I was thinking the likes of Vampire Weekend (prob too big), Franz Ferdinand, Primal Scream, Faithless, The Prodigy (again, maybe too big) and TDCC. 
 

Judging by prev lineups (Courteeners, Libertines, Doves, Blossoms all headlined in recent years)

 

I'm in the exact same boat. I think Biffy could sell 5k venues up and down the country, but would fall flat on their face if they tried venues like co op live.

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I’m hoping the line up coming this week is a sign that they’ve got a bigger headliner as part of a co-ordinated announcement (maybe Pulp? Biffy?) and it’s not just because they know it’s a bit weaker so need longer to sell tickets.

 

I do love KC as a festival so I’m hoping for a good line up here to entice me back 

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On 10/25/2024 at 8:30 PM, chickenfire said:

They’ve just announced the line up will be released early this year. 
 

My guess is it will line up with The Maccabees returning but that’s just speculation at this point. 
Biffy Clyro seem likely too. 

Maccabees seemingly are becoming one of those bands that's bigger than when they split up now, surely they weren't headlining this size festival back then?

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4 hours ago, efcfanwirral said:

Maccabees seemingly are becoming one of those bands that's bigger than when they split up now, surely they weren't headlining this size festival back then?

I know it’s a bit different because Lattitude used to be much more alternative but they headlined that in 2016. I’m sure that’s a bigger capacity than Kendal?

 

I’ve been looking today and some people seem to think they were teasing Courteeners and Gerry Cinnamon as headliners with the promo material at the end of last year’s festival. Would be quite on-brand but what a damp squib that would be haha

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I’m hoping the fact it’s a Friday announcement means it’s part of a bigger/co-ordinated announcement for a decent headliner as Fridays tend to be reserved for bigger announcements these days it seems. 
 

I’m sure it’s gonna be Courteeners and Gerry Cinnamon but I’m clinging onto something good until it’s confirmed haha

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