Kendal Calling has sold out in record time – three weeks after the first headliners were revealed.
The music festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary next year and takes place at Lowther Deer Park, near Penrith from July 31 to August 3.
It has sold out for 20 consecutive years, which, the organisers said, was astounding.
Andy Smith, founder of Kendal Calling said: “I don’t often find myself lost for words, but this year has completely blown us away.
“Twenty years, twenty sell-outs — it’s simply incredible. The demand for this one has been like nothing we’ve ever seen before. I’ve always said it’s the people who make the festival and the Kendal Calling community is truly something special, the very heart of what makes it all so magical.
“For nearly two decades, these four days have been the beating heart of summer, filled with joy, wonder, and celebration.
“Selling out before the year’s even up is astonishing, but there’s still so much to do behind the scenes to make sure this 20th anniversary celebration is everything you could dream of and more.”
With over 80-plus acts already revealed for the big birthday bill and more still to come, the line-up includes Courteeners, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs, The Last Dinner Party, Travis, The Wombats, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Jason Manford, The K’s, Skindred, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Lottery Winners, Maximo Park, Scouting For Girls, Tim Burgess and many more.
Kendal Calling started out as a small, 900 capacity gathering at Abbot Hall Park in Kendal. In 2007 the festival moved to Grate Farm, before settling into its home of Lowther Deer Park in 2009.
Over two decades, the festival has hosted acts from Mumford & Sons to Sam Fender, Blondie to The 1975.
