a host of additional acts added to Lounge On The Farm

Ralfe Band, Raphael Mead, Holy Ghost Revival, DJ Format, and many more

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 23rd Jun 2008

Lounge On The Farm 2008 - DJ Format
Photo credit: Danielle Millea

Lounge On The Farm 2008

Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July 2008
Merton Farm, Nackington Lane, Canterbury, CT4 7BA, England MAP
£85 for weekend, child weekend £40, family weekend £180

Lounge on the Farm which takes place at Merton Farm in Canterbury from Friday 11th to Sunday 13th of July have almost finalised their line-up for this year adding a few final additions to the bill.

Naw additions to the main Cow Shed stage on Saturday include Raphael Mead The Muddy Shovels, and Picturebox. Sunday additions on that stage include Julian Barratt of the Mighty Boosh in his musical project the Ralfe Band, and Emily & The Beast.

There are also new additions on the Sheep Dip stage with Holy Ghost Revival, The Lovedays, Len Price 3, Bodymachine, Intraverse, and Ukulele Gangstas all added to the bill.

There's a host of new additions on the Hoedown dance stage with two headliners confirmed, DJ Format play on Friday, and Comfyporn DJs close the weekend on the Hoedown stage on the Sunday. Other new acts include Wordsmith & DJ Race, DJ JFB, The Otherhood, MC Solomon, Buttaphingaz & Big Ben, Subway Sounds, Guy Williams, Bones, Dr Rubberfunk & Hint, Beatmarket DJs, and Love Sunday Lovers Rock.

Playing in the Further Tent will be Jimmy Jones Band, Wobbly Squadron, Speakers Corner, Amanes, Mr Lovebucket, The Sly-Tones, Boxing Octopus, Giacomo, Eddie Parker, Sa Mon Di, Hijak Oscar, Joe Wilkes, and Jon Woode.

They all join a line-up of confirmed acts that include headliners Holy fuck on Friday, New York Dolls on Saturday, and The Coral (playing acoustic) headlining on Sunday. Over the three days there will also be performances from Mystery Jets, Terry Hall, Bonobo, Polar Bear, Mike Strutter Group, Los Campesinos!, Art Brut, Black Kids, Pete Molinari, Lightspeed Champion, The Bees, Findlay Brown, Shortwave Set, The Bookhouse Boys, Cagedbaby, Filthy Dukes, Holly Golightly & The Broke Offs, and Underground Heroes. For the line-up details, stage, and day splits as available please click here.

Tickets are priced as follows: adult (16+) weekend tickets £85, child (6-15) weekend tickets £40, family weekend tickets £180 (2 adult weekend tickets and 2 child weekend tickets), and kids aged 0-5 receive free entry. To buy tickets at these prices click here.

The site is expected to be open for campers from the Thursday at 2pm until the Monday at 5pm.

Ralfe Band


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