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Fields of festival attendees at Kendal Calling in 2024. There are flags in the foreground and stalls in the background. Between stand thousands of people. The shot is taken in the evening and a purplish-blue glow lights up the crowd.

Kendal Calling reveals 2025 line-up

Courteeners, Fatboy Slim, The Prodigy and Kaiser Chiefs headline the Cumbrian festival in 2025.

A crowd can be seen in front of a stage. The back of a woman's head is in focus, she is wearing a sunflower hair accessory.

Festival-goers say access issues 'dehumanising'

Kendal Calling festival goers say an accessible side entrance was closed during some performances.

Musicians Josh, Ben and Lewis who play as Revivalry. They are photographed in high contrast, walking down a street in the dark while wearing dark jackets.

Cleethorpes band to perform alongside music legends

Revivalry will perform on the same bill as Noel Gallagher, Paul Heaton and the Sugababes.

The five members of The Silver Bars band lined up outside a shop

'To go and play at the festival is fantastic'

A Barrow-based band is put forward by BBC Introducing to play the festival's Calling Out stage.

Large performance stage being set up on a field

Drug detection dogs and drones at festival site

About 40,000 people are set to attend Kendal Calling at Lowther Deer Park this weekend.

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Noel Gallagher to headline Kendal Calling 2024

Ex-footballer Gary Neville will also be performing a DJ set alongside Tim Burgess.

Melanie C

Thousands attend sold-out Kendal Calling

The four-day festival featured Rick Astley and Melanie C, who said it was good to be "up North."

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Kendal Calling festival to return after two years

Organisers said tickets bought for last year's event could be used and only 5% of tickets remained.

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'The same old boys playing the same old line-ups'

There's concern festivals are forgetting about gender balance as they prepare to return.