MORE THAN 30 NEW ACTS
We’ve added Hercules and Love Affair, Howard Marks, John Grant, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Dan le Sac, Broken Records, Egyptian Hip Hop and more than 30 other new names.
Experimental disco outfit, Hercules and Love Affair, promise to get you moving and shaking when they play the Twisted Licks Stage on Saturday night. They join Main Stage headliners Spiritualized and Battles in complementing this year’s Gods & Monsters theme. Elsewhere, Howard Marks is headlining the Under Covers Literary Lounge which will also have a Literary Death Match contest and our first-ever ‘Standon Calling’s Bad Sex Awards’.
Joining the musical mix are John Grant with his musical tales of redemption; Chicago’s nine-piece Hypnotic Brass Ensemble showcasing their high-energy, brass-fuelled, hip-hop funk fusion; Dan Le Sac on DJ duties and indie-folksters Broken Records. The likes of Cut A Shine, The Travelling Band and The Moulettes, meanwhile, will provide the Magpie’s Nest Stage with a decidedly up-tempo folky flavour.
We also have more themed entertainment than ever before including a Garden of Healing chill-out area with massages; a Monster Safari where the cabin crew will serve up improvised comedy and free shots of tequila; and a Hellhound Show (think dog show, but hosted by Lucifer).
“I’m really excited about all the new entertainment we have lined up this year,” says Festival Director Graham MacVoy. “We’ve never had so many new areas before and moving around the site is going to be a real adventure. One moment you can enter a space hopper race, the next you can have a massage. Besides the three main stages and on-site nightclub we’ve also got a rolling stage travelling around the site offering interactive entertainment.”
There’s a Where the Wild Things Are play area for kids and a Zombie Marketplace full of shops and stalls. Pagan Pilates is on offer to stretch out over-danced limbs, while the Goddess Grooming Parlour can restore festival-frazzled guests to their full glory. Finally, alongside an excellent range of eateries, East London’s Rebel Dining Society is offering festival-goers the chance to dine like deities with a Feast of the Gods where people can enjoy a gourmet banquet of biblical proportions! This year promises to be the best Standon Calling yet. Hope to see you there!
NEW ARTISTS
HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR / HOWARD MARKS
JOHN GRANT / HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE / DAN LE SAC BROKEN RECORDS / EGYPTIAN HIP HOP / THE MUMMERS / SOUND OF RUM / GALLOPS / REVERE / VARIOUS CRUELTIES FUNERAL SUITS / WORSHIP / CUT A SHINE / THE TRAVELLING BAND / THE MOULETTES / TROUBADOUR ROSE / KIDNAP ALICE / SAM LEWIS / SERIOUS SAM BARRETT / BEANS ON TOAST / CHICKEN SHED ZEPPELIN / COSMICORUS / HOLLOWAY JUG BAND / THE WAGON TALES / COCOS LOVERS / THE CEDARS / AHAB / PETE LAWRIE / SILVER MOTHS / YELLOWBELLYS / LITTLE ROBOTS / LOOSE MOOSE / TRINGBAND / MARTHA & THE ARTHURS / PLASTER OF PARIS / TRENTON & FREE RADICAL / JESSIE LEE BURN / ALAN ‘THE BEARD’ WRIGHT & FRIENDS / DOWNTOWN WOLVES
STANDON CALLING 2011
This year’s festival is over the weekend of August 12-14 in Standon, Hertfordshire, just 40 minutes away from London. The UK’s only festival with a swimming pool, Standon Calling is a three-day party with musical icons, breakthrough acts, themed fancy dress, an on-site nightclub and all-night bars. Acts including Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Paloma Faith, The Noisettes and Glasvegas all played Standon before they were famous. Capped at just 5,000 people it’s almost impossible to enjoy as intimate a festival experience as Standon Calling. To be a part of the party click here.
