headliners Frightened Rabbit pull out of Stendhal Festival

Stendhal Festival 2014

Friday 8th to Saturday 9th August 2014
Ballymully Cottage Farm, Roe Valley, Northern Ireland, BT49 0NQ, Northern Ireland MAP
£38 with camping

Daily capacity: 1,500

Frightened Rabbit have had to cancel their headlining appearing at the fourth edition of Stendhal Festival which takes place in the Roe Valley, Northern Ireland, on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th August 2014.

Organisers have issued a statement saying, "It is with much disappointment that Stendhal Festival of Art must announce that Frightened Rabbit have had to cancel their headlining spot at this year's event.

"They had confirmed to play, as announced by ourselves and also by the band on various social media and online platforms, however they had already been booked by their representatives for the same date elsewhere, which only become apparent to us recently.

"Nobody is more disappointed that this issue could not be resolved than the team at Stendhal, however this will not deter us from continuing with our plans for the summer and we are determined to make this the best Stendhal ever.

"We plan on announcing a replacement act in the coming weeks as and with just over five weeks to go our attention is now on our beautiful festival site, which looks amazing, along with the 500+ artisans en route to deliver the Best small to medium festival experience on the island."

Combining music, art, dance, sculpture, poetry, and a host of other activities, this is a family friendly event that embraces the ethos of community, discovering different genres of art and above all, having a good time.

In addition to the music programmed over four stages, Stendhal Festival will also play host to a varied family programme of events for the kids to enjoy, art work, sculpture, a craft market, digital art installations, a fun fair and many more wee surprises.

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Tickets are priced at £38 for a weekend camping pass and £60 for a family weekend camping pass (2 adults and up to 4 kids under 18).

The line-up includes The Undertones, Paddy Casey, Bronagh Gallagher, Duke Special (DJ Set), Making Monsters, Troublesome Bucks, The Henry Girls, Silences, Los Dramáticos, Limavady Big Band, Go Wolf, Bakken, Exit Pursued By Bear, Ciaran Lavery, Ard Ri, The Wood Burning Savages, Túcan, The Plantin, The Clameens, SlowPlaceLikeHome , The Emerald Armada, Ryan McMullan, Rackhouse Pilfer, Ports, Pitcher of the Moon, Paul Tully, Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas, Malojian, In An Instant, Glenn Rosborough, Edwin Brooks and the Burning Glass, Dramatic Tiger Club, Join me in the Pines, The Wonder Villains, Rachel Sermanni, Mark Geary, Callum Stewart, Dimebag DJs, Amanda St John, Conor Scott, Sal Hanvey, Ri-Ra, Jun Tzu, Cull, and headlining the comedy showcase will be Arthur Smith.

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