The award winning L Fest which takes place at Uttoxeter Race Course from 17th - 20th July have announced the first wave of artists for this years event including Lucy Spraggan, O’Hooley & Tidow, recently nominated 'Best Duo' at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, to the all-girl Indie punk band The Tuts. 

Also announced Holloway, Beth Prior, Ajah UK, Brain Rain, Ladies of Midnight Blue, Greymatter and the charity single group The L Project. 

L Fest is much more than just a music festival and has a fantastic Arts line up too. There is the DIVA Sex Academy hosted by Jane Czyzselska, Polari London's award winning LGBT literary salon, Up Close & Personal with Indie Authors: Desire, Dramas & Divas, Poetry & spoken word with Immani Love, Author Manda Scott with Woman Warriors and Planet London will be hosting a ‘LBQ Visibility in the Media’ Discussion Panel including Alicya Eyo and Kathy Caton.

There’s many performance pieces from the Brighton duo All the nice girls 1940's music hall, to Offside; a narrative of Women’s Football over the years. And of course not forgetting solo shows Kerry Leigh wants to marry her brother and How to manifest a woman! There is a cabaret night hosted by lara A king, Theatre performance by Murder Lezzwood incorporating our Saturday night Cowboi and Cowgirl theme. The Laughing Cows comedy always finish the festival with a huge audience and this year will be no exception as Bethany Black, Cucumber & a firm lesbian funny favourite, Zoe Lyons Mock of the week take to the stage.

The cinema, sponsored and programmed this year by Planet London, will be showing some great films from cinema hit Pride to Crazy Bitches official UK DVD Launch. Film Director Jane Clarke, will be there from the USA for Q&A’s after the showing. Actress and Director Alicya Eyo, (Emmerdale & Bad Girls), will also be part of a Q&A to talk about her part as director in the new short film, Brace.

There will be Interactive workshops as ever with over 20 including improv group Short & Girlies, Drag King, Scavenger Hunt, Life Coaching, Yoga and Boot Camp to name a few. plus The Big Top will play host to resident DJ Lady Heidi & DJ Blondie as well as club nights from around the country, Ruby Tuesdays, Chic Habit, Boi Box & Urban Cellar.