Ex-Orbital's Paul Hartnoll will be bringing his solo project 8:58 to the Big Top stage on the opening night at Standon Calling, taking place in Hertfordshire from 31st Jul - 2nd Aug 2015. Out this week, 8:58's first album is already turning heads with collaborations with The Cure's Robert Smith, The Unthanks and Cillian Murphy. 

In keeping with the festival's Wild West and day-to-night inspired theme 'A Town of Two Faces', Standon Calling will be delivering the very best in live music during the day in The Last Dance Saloon tent, while at night, electronic music's finest take over The Cowshed. 

Americana label Loose Music's takeover of The Last Dance Saloon on Friday 31st July will see a special performance by The Magic Numbers. Also revealed for the Loose Music takeover is Danny & The Champions Of The World, Treetop Flyers, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band, Jo Rose, Canyon Ride and Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards.

The impressive Bella Union welcome some of its own exciting acts in a takeover of The Last Dance Saloon on Sunday 2nd August. Acts include Ezra Furman PINS, Zun Zun Egui, Clarence Clarity, Peter Broderick with full live band, Bernard & Edith and exmagician, formerly of Cashier No. 9.

Offering something completely different after dark, The Cowshed will be taken over each night by a different host for three very eclectic parties. Joining polysexual club crew Sink The Pink and their brand new dirty disco party Savage and providing the tunes will be one half of The 2 Bears and longtime DJ Raf Daddy, Severino, Horse Meat Disco, Gaff-E and Jonjo Jury. Bondax & Friends sees the urban dance pair joined by Maribou State, Kidnap Kid, Jax Jones and Grades. 

The Cowshed will also see Gilles Peterson & Patrick Forge haul their massive record collections into The Cowshed to present the legendary jazz, funk and dance sounds of the original Dingwalls Sunday Sessions, established in 1987.

Standon Calling will celebrate its 10th birthday in 2015. What started as a birthday BBQ and DJs with a handful of friends has become the perfect summer escape for festival-goers, offering renowned and upcoming acts, immersive theatre, a host of weird and wonderful workshops and talks, the annual dog show, a fancy dress parade and of course its own heated outdoor swimming pool.

Tier 2 weekend tickets for Standon Calling 2015 are on sale from £127. Discounts available for group bookings.

LINE-UP SO FAR

Little Dragon, The Dandy Warhols (UK Exclusive), Basement Jaxx

The Horrors, Roots Manuva, Hercules & Love Affair, Ella Eyre, Kwabs

The Antlers, Saint Raymond, Lucy Spraggan, DJ Yoda, The Cuban Brothers, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Prides, Slaves, Charlotte OC, Will & The People, Seinabo Sey, All We Are

Revere, We Have Band, Rag‘n’Bone Man, Real Lies

We Are Shining, Gabby Young & Other Animals, Jagaara, Remi Miles, Black Honey, Crows,

Syd Kemp, Black Delta Movement, Kiko Bun, The Thirst, Maddox, Waste, Patawawa 

The Cowshed
Sink The Pink presents Savage: The 2 Bears, Severino, Gaff-E, Jonjo Jury
Bondax & Friends: Maribou State [DJ] / Kidnap Kid, Jax Jones, Grades
Gilles Peterson & Patrick Forge: present the Sunday Dingwalls Sessions

The Last Dance Saloon
BBC Introducing: TBA
Loose Music: The Magic Numbers, Danny & The Champions Of The World, Treetop Flyers, Dan Michaelson & The Coastguards, The Goat Roper Rodeo Band, Jo Rose, Canyon Ride

Bella Union: Ezra Furman, PINS, Zun Zun Egui, Clarence Clarity, Peter Broderick, exmagician, Bernard & Edith

ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENTThe Mayor's Homecoming Jamboree Featuring: The Grand Old Ukes Of Yorkshire, The Ol' Brass Band, Rockaoke, Line Dancin' Classes, The Town Soapbox, Bluegrass & Rockabilly Bands Aplenty

Dr Leech's Wellness Center & Funeral Services: The Treatment Rooms Present: Tombstone Transformations, The Ride of Your Life in the Voodoo Taxi Wagon & Vanishing Graffiti Workshops, Art Macabre Death Drawing, A Beginners Guide to Taxidermy, Wild Wyatt’s Survival Camps: How Not To Die In The West, Potions & Poisons Masterclass

The Church Fate: Legs Akimbo Presents The Church, Gospel Choir, Aunt Annie's Bone Orchard Bake Sale & Bingo, A Conversation with Ghosts, Baptisms of Fire, Shotgun Weddings

The Last Dance Saloon: Salon London Presents: Dark Matters and Bright Ideas, The Telegraph Office: Wild Words of The West, The Radio Shack & The Newspaper Printing Press, The Cut-Throat Barbers: Talk-of-the-Town Hairstyling, Marvellous Makeovers & The Cut-Throat Cabaret Show, Wild Wyatt's Travelling Menagerie: Wildlife from the Wild West

Standon Favourites:Trapeze Lessons, Swimming Pool, The Annual Dog Show, A Parade of Dark & Light, Immersive Theatre, Happy Hoppers Games Arena