Lounge on the Farm Festival 2011July 8th - 10th Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent
New addition to the line up:Everything Everything

Already announced:  The Streets, Ellie Goulding, Echo & The Bunnymen, Example, Katy B, Annie Mac, Hospitality presents: Netsky, Danny Byrd, London Elektricity, Nutone & Natalia Williams, Cyantific, Prototypes,Graham Coxon, The Vaccines, Devlin, Jamie Woon, Cast,Johnny Flynn, Slow Club, The Joy Formidable, Caravan, Bob Log III, Scratch Perverts, otally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Andy George and Jaymo, C.W. Stoneking, Jess Mills, Liam Bailey, Dananananaykroyd, Summer Camp, Fujiya and Miyagi, Syd Arthur, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Pete and the Pirates, Egyptian, Hip Hop, Dry the River, Braids, The Milk, Little Comets, Flashguns, Kid Adrift, Trophy Wife, Fixers, Chad Valley, Marcus Foster, Plump DJs, Jagga, Dog is Dead, Doorly, Feed Me, Pete Roe, Big Deal, Visions of Trees, Two Wounded Birds, Eagulls, Goodnight Lenin, Spector, Starsmith Stopmakingme, Ellen & the Escapades, Paper Crows, Alpines, Reset, Barker Band, Beans on Toast, Boot Lagoon, Bucket Boyz, Cocos Lovers, D/R/U/G/S,Daughter, Eliza Newman, Findlay, Haight Ashbury, Handshake, Hannah Peel,Joshua Caole, Kyla La Grange, Rotifer, La Shark, Ladies of the Lake, Laura J. Martin, Leah Mason, Let’s Buy Happiness, Liam Magill, Lulu & the Lampshades, Marques Toliver, Marthas & Arthurs, Melodica, Melody & Me, Philip Roebuck, Rae, Roxanne de Bastion, Slap Alice, Still Corners, The Turncoat, Theo Bard Band, Tom Farrer & The Pharaohs, Tom Williams & The Boat, Will Varley, You Save You, Zoo For You.

Fresh from the announcement that the Mancunian four piece Everything Everything have been nominated for two Ivor Novello Awards, Lounge on the Farm is delighted to confirm that they will be joining their increasingly impressive line up. Everything Everything have been going from strength to strength since their appearance on BBC’s Sound of 2010 Sound Poll, and after releasing their debut album ‘Man Alive’ to critical acclaim last summer, they’ve been shortlisted for the NME’s Best New Band, Xfm’s Best New Music and Guardian’s First Album awards. The quartet also won the Times Breakthrough prize at the Southbank Arts Awards in January.

As previously announced - The Streets, Ellie Goulding and Echo & The Bunnymen are confirmed as main headliners for the July festival.  Katy B, Graham Coxon, The Joy Formidable, Johnny Flynn and Cornershop will all be joining them.

The festival is also pouring energy into its newest stage addition the Meadows Stage.  Joined by the Furthur team, whose visual stylings are notoriously unique and fresh, this collaboration sees a true union of creative forces and is bound to sum up contemporary Canterbury in a whirlwind of fun and frolics amongst the maize.

One of the most successful Canterbury bands, prog rock legends Caravan have also been confirmed for the festival, with the re-release of the seminal album In the Land of Grey and Pink due this summer, they will play the new Meadows stage.

Having carved itself out a niche as a festival known for its unique location on a real life, working farm (with real animals roaming about), plus a strong focus on delicious food, family friendly atmosphere and reputable line-up, Lounge on the Farm Festival will double its capacity in 2011 to 10,000 people and also cement itself as one of the key boutique UK festivals for the summer.  At just 55 mins on a train from Kings Cross, this is an easy festival to get to for Londoners and is fast securing the hottest line up of the summer.

What’s New?

2011 sees Lounge on the Farm introduce its new Main Stage (capacity 4000), a move that will see the festival grow to new heights whilst preserving its core ethos -  booking a line up that mixes new bands from across the board with classic heritage acts.

Meanwhile, The Cowshed – formerly the main stage of the festival – becomes The Hoe Down. The 2000 capacity tent, kitted out with state of the art sound systems, will turn into the most unique dance arena in the country, keeping the party going till the early hours.

The newest addition to the festival this year is The Meadows Stage, replacing The Furthur Stage; it will remain a haven for an eclectic mix of bands across the musical spectrum.

History:

The first seeds of the festival were sown in the spring of 2004, due to chance meeting between ‘Lounge Original’ Sean Baker and the son of a farmer. Together they watched a band perform aboard a lorry in Canterbury - ideas were exchanged and a telephone number was hastily jotted on a pack of Marlboros.

2006 saw the birth of Lounge on the Farm and since then it has been going from strength to strength, including winning the “Best Line Up” at the 2009 UK Festival Awards and the “Sustainability” award at the 2008 Greener Festival Awards.

Lounge on the Farm was built around the desire to do something different, to bring a unique slant to the packed and competitive UK summer festival market.  Located on the gorgeous and invariably sun drenched landscape of Merton Farm, LOTF combines the very best elements for the ultimate British Summertime. With a line-up that represents a mixture of chart-topping acts, hot new bands, DJs and local talent, there will be something for everyone, plus plenty more to discover as well.

All food and drink at The Meadows is locally sourced, including the delicious ales and ciders and traders sell everything from kippers to scones. The cows are raised all year on Merton Farm to become the superb burgers and steaks served on site.

Ticket prices:Adult ‘Farmer’ day/weekend tickets - £45/£105

Family ‘Farmers’ day/weekend tickets - £115/£265

Youth ‘Farmer’ (13-17 years) day/weekend tickets - £35/£82.50

Child ‘Farmer’ (6-12 years) day/weekend tickets - £22.50/50

Student ‘Farmer’ weekend tickets - £95Student group ‘Farmers’ ticket (for 10) - £850

Teacher ‘Famer’ weekend ticket - £95

Child ‘Farmer’ (0-5 years) weekend ticket - FREE

Campervan/Mobile Car - £45

Luxurious Boutique camping at Lounge on the Farm will also be available in 2011, more information to follow soon.