Lounge On The Farm
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| Lounge On The Farm | |
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| Genre | Indie rock, Dance, Popular Music |
| Dates | July |
| Locations | Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent |
| Years active | 2006–2015 |
Lounge On The Farm was a music festival held annually at Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent, which attracted thousands of visitors each year. It was conceived and organised primarily by four figures from the vibrant local music scene; Shaun (the vision), Vic (the brains), Matt (the promotion), and Ian (the production). Organisers presented it as ‘non-conformist’[1] and promoted bands and produce from Kent as well as acts with a great reputation for live performances from further afield. The event was held in the nine years from 2006 to 2015, before being ‘shelved’. As of 2024[update], it has yet to return.[2]
The first Lounge On The Farm festival, took place during the weekend of 15–16 July 2006 with a DJ tent, acoustic tent, and the main stage housed in the converted cow shed). The festival was close to selling out with around 3500 attendees, around 80 acts performed.
They included:-
- Vincent Vincent and the Villains
- The Egg
- Nizlopi
- The View
- Wild Billy Childish and The Buff Medways
- DJ Rubbish
- Underground Heroes
- Syd Arthur
2007
The festival was held over three days with more acts than the first event. There was an acoustic tent, DJ tent renamed the Hoedown, the main stage became The Cow Shed, Arabesque, Sheep Dip, Further Tent and Festival Folly stage. The 2007 festival was a great success and the reputation of the event was quickly growing. Also it was the year that, after a weekend of gorgeous weather, the main stage (The Cow Shed) was hit by lighting during the set of Alabama 3. There were no ill effects and the thunder and lighting just added to the electric atmosphere of this now infamous set. It also featured a set from Ellie Goulding who was a student at the nearby University of Kent at the time, just a few months before she left to pursue her music career.
Acts included:-
2008
There were seven stages over three days and 150 acts performed, attracting a record 5,000 attendance.
Acts included:-
- The New York Dolls
- Mystery Jets
- Art Brut
- The Coral
- Lightspeed Champion
- Black Kids
- Holy Fuck
- Los Campesinos!
- Sonny J
- Those Dancing Days
- Natty
- Johnny Foreigner
- The Draytones
- The Shortwave Set
- Kevin Rowland
- DJ Format
- Terry Hall
- Midfield General
- No Future Sex Pistols Tribute Band
- Blondee Tribute Band
2009
Took place over the 10–12 July weekend with an extra Rockaoke,[3] and Meadow with open-air theatre and petting zoo.
Acts included:-