Festival Preview: Kendal Calling 2014 - Ten of the Best

So with Kendal Calling fast approaching, we decided to give you our run down of the ten most exciting bands on the lineup. With a huge array of artists across eight stages, there’s something for everyone down at Lowther Deer Park this year. However, we’ve tried to pick our favourites, some you’ll have heard of some you may not. These are in no particular order but be sure to check them all out though!

So first up we have the brilliant Gallery Circus, hailing from the North East originally, before relocating to Chicago. A duo with enormous power and a really gritty sound, they’re currently taking the country by storm. They’re hotly tipped to be the next big thing so this is a great opportunity to see them before they explode.

The beautiful Norma Jean Martine takes to the main stage on Friday, with her awesome voice. Again she is taking the UK by storm and she comes to Kendal riding the crest of a wave. With a debut featuring the likes of Romeo Stodart and Ed Harcourt, her blues jams will surely go down a treat in the mid-afternoon sun.

BIRD hail from just down the road in Liverpool, bringing their dark, cinematic pop music to the beautiful Woodlands area of Kendal Calling. With haunting dense ambiance and the most ethereal vocals perfectly layered, with an immersive sound BIRD are sure to go down a storm.

Another band very much local to Kendal Calling are the brilliant purveyors of psychedelic rock, The Lucid Dream who are back again this year. If you’ve not heard these guys you must. Having extensively toured Europe and with some fantastic records under their belt they’re truly one of the most exciting bands on this years line-up.

Lyger are bringing their own brand of punk rock to Kendal, since we saw them supporting Radkey earlier this year we’ve been unable to forget what an amazing show that was. We can’t wait to be back in the pit for these guys, they’re a pretty exciting prospect so make sure you catch them now.

In terms of Calling Out headliners they do not come much bigger and better than the brilliant Frightened Rabbit. Four albums down and these guys have gone from strength to strength, it’s hard to fault these lads. You can expect a truly brilliant end to the weekend’s proceedings and we will be down the front to share it with everyone.

Providing another dose of Scottish indie on this years line-up are the ever wonderful Admiral Fallow. Their beautiful brand of Scottish indie rock is the perfect recipe for a great Friday afternoon in the gorgeous surroundings of Lowther Deer Park. You have to see these guys to truly appreciate how exciting they are.

An unknown quantity for us are Albert Albert, their past lives detail their pedigree. With members of Black Wire, Howling Bells and a Kaiser Chief thrown in for good measure, Albert Albert fills us with excitement. Playing the brilliant Tim Peaks, it promises to be another year to remember in Tim’s wooden chalet and this is before we’ve sampled the cereal and hot beverage delights on offer.

A band who are no strangers to Kendal Callingare Dinosaur Pile Up and they are playing the infamous House Party stage, for those who don’t know the House Party stage is always a riot. So the inclusion of Dinosaur Pile Up promises an even better atmosphere this year. We can’t wait for them to cause a riot in the House Party, we’re billing it as one of the sets of the weekend.

Frank Turner, what can we say about the man of the people. His brand of folk rock is bound to set Kendal’s main stage alight; he’s a crowd favourite ,a man of the people. Surely we don’t need to tell you all of this but we’re ridiculously excited to see the man himself again.

We’re really looking forward to our weekend in the fields, make sure you follow us as we’ll be tweeting throughout the weekend and check back in the coming days for our things to do at Kendal Calling.