Performance, Carnival Workshops & Exotic Encounters

Mexican wrestling, extreme ice cream, a chance to learn how to dance flamenco and build floats and a cocktail bar in an ambulance. These are just some of the delights on offer at Standon Calling this summer.

CARNIVAL TIME
On the Saturday The Cuban Brothers will lead the Standon Calling Carnivale replete with floats, samba beats, outrageous outfits and lots and lots of drums. For those of you who want to get involved we're inviting all festival-goers to arrive to site early and take part in flamenco dancing, float building, piñata making and voodoo ritual workshops. The procession will end in front of the main stage at 5pm to coincide with the fancy dress competition.
MEXICAN WRESTLING
The pre-festival workshops aren't the only place to explore 'Lost in Latin America'. Lucha Britannia will be running Mexican Wrestling training camps at the festival. A unique hybrid of circus, cabaret, side show and theatre, the Lucha Britannia team will be both wrestling in live tournaments as well as teaching you how to grapple. After the entertainment why not head over to enjoy a themed cocktail in our Mescal Ambulance Cocktail Bar.

CANTINA TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Over in our on-site pub, Salon will be running a series of themed talks and workshops. Join a Chilean percussion and singing workshop, a tango session from the Corrientes Social Club, a samba drumming session and do some Capoeira. Talks are courtesy of Peter Culshaw, the author of Clandestino: In Search Of Manu Chao and chocolatier Sara Jayne Stanes, who will compare chocolates made from beans across Latin America.

COMEDY AND THEATRE
Then there's The Spectacular Spectrum of Now, who provide some of the most eclectic and eccentric comedy around. They'll bewilder your brain with comic treats, in the form of audio clips, comedy shorts, live acts and musical merriment.

If you're a bingo fan, check out Indeedy Musical Bingo. It's like normal bingo, but with songs instead of numbers! Compete to win prizes ranging from sandwich toasters and inflatable bananas to vintage records and champagne!

Rounding out the immersive theatrical experience is Le Tragic Boutique. One festival goer at a time is taken into an unusual beauty salon where they will be treated to a unique, bespoke physical transformation. Who knows what will happen or how you will look when you emerge. One thing is certain, this is a makeover you won’t forget!

TAKE TO THE SKIES
Finally, for the best view of the festival head to the aerial trapeze. Here, Gorilla Circus are offering anyone with a taste for adventure the chance to sample the high life with the daily 'Try 'n' Fly' sessions with no pre-booking necessary. The more ambitious can pre-book 1.5 hour classes, where beginners learn basic tricks on low bars before working their way up to being caught by an instructor on a separate swinging bar.

See you at the front at Standon 2014!
Alex Trenchard

STANDON CALLING 2014
This summer Standon Calling is ‘Getting Lost In Latin America’. Much more than simply a music festival, Standon Calling promises a three-day party, jam-packed with interactive theatre and art installations, and features a swimming pool, an on-site nightclub, an actual carnival, an annual dog show, the ever-popular fancy dress and much more.

Acts include Public Enemy, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, Maxïmo Park, Clean Bandit, Peace, Grandmaster Flash, TOY, Shapeshifter, The Heavy, Charli XCX, Felix Dahousecat, Greg Wilson and many, many more.

Camper Van Tickets Now On Sale; Limited Number Of Early Bird Tickets Left

Camper Van Tickets are now on sale, alongside a limited number of Super Early Bird Tickets. We've also like to hear your suggestions for who you'd like us to book for Standon Calling 2014. Big Jeff's sent his recommendations over in the shape of a playlist. Check it out below.

CAMPER VAN TICKETS
Camper Van Slots are now on sale for Standon Calling 2014 priced at £50 per pitch. There are a total of 60 camper van spaces available in all, so due to demand we’d advise you to book sooner, rather than later, to secure a spot.

SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS
A limited number of Super Early Bird Tickets for Standon Calling 2014 are now on sale at the almost ludicrously low price of just £85, which is the same price as Early Bird Tickets for 2013. Kids Early Bird Tickets are on sale for £5 each, while under-4s go free. The festival will take place over the weekend of August 1-3.

BIG JEFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR STANDON CALLING 2014
Every Standon Calling festival-goer has an artist or two they’d love to see at the festival next year, but not all of them tie them together into a playlist. Well, Big Jeff has. Here’s a link to it or here’s the Spotify playlist ID . Do you agree with Big Jeff’s recommendations? And, who else would you like to see play Standon Calling next year? Please email us at info@standon-calling.com with your suggestions.

T-SHIRTS, HOODIES AND BAGS
For those of you who missed out on them at the festival, 2013 T-Shirts, Hoodies and Bags are still on sale . Email info@standon-calling.com stating the item you want to buy, the size and the colour. The options are:

Hoodie – S/M/L – Grey – £28
Men’s T-Shirts - S/M/L – White/Grey/Navy – £15
Women’s T-Shirts - S/M/L – White/Grey/Navy – £15
Bag - One size – £5

Secret Dance Stage ft Shy FX, Toddla T, Julio Bashmore, Kode9, DJEZ

A New Secret Dance Area featuring Shy FX, Toddla T, Kode9, Julio Bashmore, DJ EZ, Oneman and many more is coming to Standon Calling this summer.

Meantime Discovery Stage
A collaboration between Standon Calling and London’s finest craft brewer, the Meantime Brewing Company, the Meantime Discovery Stage will bring together some of the hottest names in electronic music. Revealed on the Friday night after the main stage closes it will entertain late-night revellers until the early hours on each night of the festival. In fitting with the ‘Journey to the Ends of the Earth’ theme you will have to discover the secret area for your self. it won't be on any of the site maps.

“Our 2012 theme is all about discovery and adventure. We will be embarking on a Journey To The Ends Of The Earth in search of the very best in bass music,” says Standon founder Alex Trenchard. “This stage is going to explode when it is revealed on the Friday night and we aim to create as much anticipation and speculation as to its location at the festival.”

One of the UK’s best underground club brands, Spectrum are in charge of proceedings on Friday night and their multi-genre remit promises a line-up that will cause serious bass bin damage. Leading the charge is a true innovator and pioneer: drum ’n’ bass don Shy FX. Alongside him are BBC Radio 1 favourite and all-round smasher Toddla T, while party-people Union, Spectrum founder and resident Pete Jordan and Neil Navarra (powered by Skullcandy).

Having been voted one of the best club nights of 2011, Audio Doughnuts bring a unique take on dance music to Standon on Saturday. Twisting and turning through house, disco, funky garage, synth-led hip hop and bass music, they bring renowned underground producer Kode9, super-hot, bass-house fusionist, Julio Bashmore, bass upstarts Dark Sky, London trio LV and Deep Teknologi’s house genius T. Williams. Then there’s Pusherman, Rinse FM’s Shox and Boiler Room favourite TOYC, plus Teeza, Orgy Banton and AD residents.
On Sunday Urban Nerds bring their arsenal of underground bass bombs to the stage! They bring a slice of London warehouse madness to the Hertfordshire countryside with legendary UK garage pioneer, DJ EZ, dubstep and garage evolutionary Oneman, UK funky don Marcus Nasty, Urban Nerds resident Rattus Rattus and Daddy Nature.

To be part of the party click here.


Tickets
We really want to ensure Standon is the best-value, three-day festival out there. So for 2012, we’re reducing our three-day Weekend Tickets to £99. Two-Day Tickets are £78, while Day Tickets are also on sale at £25 (Friday) and £39 (Saturday or Sunday). Gates will open on Friday 3rd August. To find out more click here. Discounted local tickets are now on sale. To find out more, click here.

Can’t wait to see you all in the fields once again. Lots of Standon Love, Alex

Second Wave of Acts Announced

New Acts
One of California’s finest dance-punk exports, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), are returning to these shores for their only UK festival appearance of the summer to play Standon Calling! Their live shows are about freedom of expression, no-nonsense unadulterated punk and pure escapism. Meanwhile, Crazy P brings one of the UK’s best dance music shows to the stage, a showcase punctuated with brilliant pop, eclectic disco and soulful rhythm funk that’s sure to get Standon moving. Then there’s electro-funk enthusiast Greg Wilson, a true DJs’ DJ, who’ll close the festival on Sunday, plus Colleen ‘Cosmodelica’ Murphy, an eclectic and experimental DJ and producer.

Willy Mason has promised us an extra-special performance, while competing in an unofficial ‘party-off’ will be some of the world’s best reggae party-makers in Trojan Sound System against The Nextmen feat. MC Wrec. Expect anything from dancehall, drum ‘n’ bass and dubstep to reggae, roots, UK funky, indie and leftfield. And expect it to go off.

Bristol-based Turbowolf venture into psych-rock; London-based reggae and dub upstarts The Skints offer an all-singing, all-dancing punky-reggae party and lo-fi London duo BIGkids promise samples, saxophones and singalongs. Plus there’s low-tempo electronic house music from Figures, seven-piece soundscapes from Revere, folker Beans on Toast, Belakiss, who’ve recently supported Kasabian, Golden Fable and slick rock ‘n’ rollers The Fabulous Penetrators.

Standon Calling Headliners And First Acts Announced

We are very excited to announce that Death in Vegas, Beardyman and Fat Freddy’s Drop will headline Standon in 2012! We think it’s the strongest group of main stage headliners we’ve ever had. Right from the start there’s been a real buzz about Standon 2012 and it feels good to announce headliners who reflect it.

Tickets
Early Bird Tickets sold out faster than ever before but we really want to make sure that Standon is the best value three day festival out there. So for 2012, we’re reducing our three-day Weekend Tickets to £99. Two-Day Tickets are £78, while Day Tickets are also on sale at £25 (Friday) and £39 (Saturday or Sunday). Gates will open on Friday 3rd August.

Line-up
Rock meets electronica with Death in Vegas’s headline set. Expect a stunning audio-visual spectacle featuring minimal beats, emotive lyrics, throbbing basslines and pumping techno. Just what you want on a Saturday night from a band that continue to sound as fresh and current as they did 10 years ago. Beatbox, MC and all-round vocal genius, Beardyman promises a non-stop, unpredictable show that’ll be impossible to label. And then to close the party on Sunday with their own brand of dub-funk-reggae are Fat Freddy’s Drop – the kiwi “seven headed soul monster” who continue to sell out venues the world over.

Other highlights on the main stage include Casiokids (memories of 2010 still has us jumping), Field Music (who are planning to jam with Stealing Sheep on the Saturday), Dub Pistols (better save some energy for Sunday), Gabby Young & Other Animals (who'll also judge the fancy dress) and King Charles (MTV’s brand new for 2012 ‘one to watch’). In the extended Cowshed, Richard Norris’s (The Grid, Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve) latest psychedelic project, The Time and Space Machine, are very special guests.

But this is only the start. We will be announcing a second wave of artists in March, not least of all the DJs who’ll be helping you party to the early hours in the Cowshed, brought to you by the same team behind 2011’s infamous Horsebox. And keep an eye out for a whole heap of interactive, theatre and arts announcements coming soon. And don't forget the theme. We're announcing it next week on Thursday 8th March. It's incredible how integral to the festival it's become over the years, with some regulars seemingly more excited about it than the line-up itself.

The big question will be what will you wear in 2012?

STANDON CALLING 2012
SUPER EARLY BIRD TICKETS SOLD OUT
Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th August / Standon, Hertfordshire
www.standon-calling.com

THEATRE & DRESS UP / SWIMMING POOL / ALL-NIGHT BARS / ON-SITE NIGHTCLUB / 40 MINS FROM LDN

Standon Calling’s Super Early Bird tickets have sold out in less than a week! Making them the fastest selling Early Bird tickets in Standon’s history! With the Super early bird tickets all gone, the generous folk at Standon Calling have now released a limited amount of Early Bird tickets at the bargain price of just £85, nearly half the price of some other the other festivals on the circuit.

“This is the fastest any Standon Calling Early Bird tickets have sold out ever, and we’re anticipating similar demand for the next batch of tickets,” says production director Graham MacVoy. ” Hopefully this shows that people who came last year had such a good time that they wanted to guarantee they were at next year’s party.”

If you’re wondering what to get a special someone for Christmas this year, escaping to the country for a weekend of frivolities at Standon Calling would be just the ticket!

Over the years Standon Calling have established a track record for booking top notch acts, often just before they make the big time! Mumford and Sons, Florence and the Machine and Friendly Fires all performed at the festival months before smashing the music charts!

The festival plans to announce its annual theme in early 2012. In signature style the theme will take over the festival site with interactive theatre, art installations and the ever-more impressive costumes the crowd dream up. In a new development and in response to festival goers requests to really go to town with a party on the Friday night, 2012 will see Standon take it back to the old school by opening with a rave!

This year’s festival is over the weekend of August 3-5 in Standon, Hertfordshire, just 45 minutes away from London. The UK’s only festival with a swimming pool, Standon Calling is a three-day party with musical icons, breakthrough acts, themed fancy dress, an on-site nightclub and bars that never seem to close.
To buy tickets click here.

www.standon-calling.com

PRESS QUOTES:


“Line-up practically defines term 'critically acclaimed’” – NME

"When Standon calls, we come running" - Esquire

"Three days of fancy-dressed gonzo reverie" - Vice

"Best and most varied music you'll catch all summer." - BBC

“Fun, uncrowded festival that’s a breath of fresh air after other sometimes stifling events of
the summer” - Guardian

"Prides itself for making audience part of events" - The Independent

"Terrific little festival with more charm than you can imagine." - Time Out

“Punching well above its weight.” – The Sunday Times

“A delightful boutique festival with an ear for talent.” – Observer

“The only festival in the UK with a swimming pool. Fab for up-and-coming acts” - Closer Magazine

Are you ready for Standon Calling this week?

Less than a week to go, so the organised among you are probably ticking off checklists. Your ticket? Check. Open mind? Check. Dancing shoes? Check. Sense of humour? Check. Fancy dress costume? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Swimsuit for the pool? Check. A stupid hat or animal outfit? Check. Sun Cream? Check. Wellies? Check. Spare socks? Check.

Remember the site opens at 5pm on Thursday 11th August. Come down then and help get the party started. They’ll be live music and bars open.

BOUTIQUE CAMPING
Some spaces are still left. Situated in their own private Camping Area in a quiet area of the site with dedicated staff on hand, the cosiest Yurts and Tipis sleep two, while the giant structures accommodate up to 20. A valet service is included and you can also have them furnished with foot-warming rugs, soft sheepskins, cushions to crash out on, low tables and beds. In line with the increase in showers and toilets across the entire festival site, the Boutique Camping Area also features its own separate toilets and showers. Prices staGETTING THERE
By Car: If you're driving, Standon Lordship is near the village of Standon, just off the A10. The site's postcode is SG11 1PR. From the A10 follow the event signage. A car parking spot for the weekend costs 5 pounds. You can buy it in advance here. And, if you're driving, why not try our lift shares services from and Liftshare and Share2there. Both are free to use.

By Coach: Not only does the coach service drop you directly on site it takes away any worries about travelling there and being sober enough to travel back. Book £35 (London, Reading) and £38 (Bristol).

By Train: Bishop’s Stortford or Ware are the closest stations to Standon Calling. A cab from either station takes around 15-20 minutes and costs between £10-25 depending on the time of day. We have also arranged a regular Shuttle Bus to take you back to Bishop’s Stortford station that leaves the site on Monday between the hours of 10am and 1pm, You can book the £5 service in advance here.

By Taxi: cogoTrip can get you to Standon from just about anywhere in the country via taxi. Depending on where you are in London, it’s about £60 to the Standon site, which works out as £15 per person if you fill the taxi up with four people. To pre-book a taxi in advance click here. Don’t forget the Standon Calling postcode is SG11 1PR.rt from £455.

STANDON CALLING 2011
This year's festival is over the weekend of August 12-14 in Standon, Hertfordshire, just 45 minutes away from London. The UK's only festival with a swimming pool, Standon Calling is a three-day party with musical icons, breakthrough acts, themed fancy dress and an on-site nightclub and bars that are open all night long. Acts including Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Paloma Faith, The Noisettes and Glasvegas all played Standon before they were famous. To learn more visit our website or to buy tickets click here.

Standon Calling Festival Reveal details of the Under Covers Literary Lounge!
Friday 12th Sunday 14th August 2011

www.standon-calling.com

Themed Fancy Dress / Swimming Pool / All-Night Bars / On-Site Nightclub / Interactive Theatre

Former drug smugglers, pin-up poets, a Literary Death Match, a kissing seminar, a giant game of Twister and more than 25 authors, comedians and other performers will be appearing in the Under Covers Literary Lounge at Standon Calling.

The Friday night headliner is Howard Marks and hell be sharing mind-bending stories before answering any questions you might have about gods, monsters or drugs. Having achieved cult status across the globe from Beijing to San Francisco, the Literary Death Match is pitching up at Standon on the Saturday. Be dazzled by verbal virtuosity and linguistic ludicrousness as four writers go head-to-head with only words as their weapons. Then get ready to pucker up on Sunday as the Queen of kissing, Lana Citron, author of Compendium of Kisses leads you through an exploration of the kiss, culminating in a practical demonstration. Also appearing on Sunday is Roar Theatres energetic and irreverent interpretation of Shakespeares Measure for Measure. All weekend therell be board games, as well as a giant twister mat in the Literary Lounge. Then, come the end of each night, the I-ality Hi-Fi Sound System will be bringing their unique carnival sound system experience to the tent.

Without further ado, here is the line up for the Under Covers Literary Lounge:

Howard Marks

Welsh author, former teacher and drug smuggler who achieved notoriety as an international cannabis smuggler. At the height of his drug career, he was said to have controlled 10% of the world's hashish trade. He is the author of Mr Nice along with its follow up Senior Nice and a novel.

Lana Citron

Actress, novelist and comedian, whose A Compendium of Kisses is described by The Economist asan intellectual and indulgent treat.

Tim Wells

He has a laugh thats more like a caress. He walks properly. He knows that wide, floating trousers are only good for wearing on a veranda with a cocktail in your hand. He has fought and defeated monster hangovers for years. His latest collection, Rougher Yet, is published by Donut Press.

James Bridle: Slash Fiction

James Bridle takes us on a journey into the dark underbelly of internet fiction, featuring Star Trek, Harry Potter and Top Gear.

Plus: Stuart Evers / Sophia Blackwell / Rebecca Hunt / Amber Marks / Nikesh Shukla / Travis Elborough / Sebastian Rayner / Dan & Dan / Chimene Suleyman / Ben Johncock / Joshua Idehen / Nicholas Hogg / Philip Womack / Hannah Lowe / Tiffany Anne Tondut / Evie Wyld / Ashna Sarkar

/ Niven Govinden / Marius Brill ( part of LDM) / James P Honey

Two-Day Tickets for Saturday and Sunday and One-Day Tickets for Sunday are now on sale. The Two-Day Tickets, which include camping, are £95 (£85 for teens), while the Sunday Tickets are £50 (£40 for teens). Musical highlights on Saturday include Spiritualized, Lamb, Hercules and Love Affair and, while Sunday hosts the likes of Africa Express Sound System, John Grant, Penguin Cafe and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

THE FULL LINE-UP
In their only confirmed UK festival appearance of the summer, Spiritualized headline our main stage on Saturday night with Battles, who’ve promised us a jaw-dropping live show, topping the bill on Friday night. Co-produced by Damon Albarn, Africa Express Sound System are a constantly evolving collective of musicians, who'll round off the festival on Sunday night. Armed with a hotly anticipated new album, Lamb are making a comeback with a rare festival experience at Standon,while experimental disco outfit, Hercules and Love Affair, promise to get you moving and shaking when they perform on Saturday night. Also joining the musical mix are Penguin Café, John Grant, legendary punk poet John Cooper Clark, Chicago’s nine-piece Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, indie-folksters Broken Records, alternative hip hop MC Saul Williams and the unofficial kings of the electro-swing scene, The Correspondents.

We have a bigger dance line-up than ever. Azari & III and Egyptrixx are hopping across the pond for special live shows, Numbers are currently one of the hottest dance labels around and they’re bringing some of their finest acts, including Deadboy, Redinho and Jackmaster. Variety is provided by Ultimate Power and their banging ballads; the electro-swing extravaganza that is White Mink and Another Night, celebrating all songs 90s. The vintage Horse Box by JW Seasonnaires is another stage rammed with stellar talent including Zinc, Redlight & Dread MC, Little Boots, Hervé and the Filthy Dukes.

MORE THAN THE MUSIC
Howard Marks is headlining the Under Covers Literary Lounge, which will feature a Literary DeathMatch contest and our first-ever Bad Sex Awards. We also have a Monster Safari, Pagan Pilates, a Psycho Cinema, Space-Hopper Races, a Garden of Healing chill-out area, a Goddess Grooming Parlour, a Zombie Marketplace, a Psycho-Cinema, a Where the Wild Things Are area for kids and a Rolling Stage featuring rockaoke, cabaret and performances from you, should you feel inclined.

Standon Calling 2011
This year's festival is over the weekend of August 12-14 in Standon, Hertfordshire, just 45 minutes away from London. The UK's only festival with a swimming pool, Standon Calling is a three-day party with musical icons, breakthrough acts, themed fancy dress and an on-site nightclub and bars that are open all night long. Acts including Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Paloma Faith, The Noisettes and Glasvegas all played Standon before they were famous.

Self-styled fight pop outfit Dananananaykroyd, reggae crew The Hempolics and two white-hot tips for 2011 – Bastille and Pushing Hands – are the final four bands joining artists including Spiritualized, Battles, Lamb, Africa Sound System and Hercules and Love Affair on the Standon Calling bill.

THE FULL LINE-UP
In their only confirmed UK festival appearance of the summer, Spiritualized headline our main stage on Saturday night with Battles, who’ve promised us a jaw-dropping live show, topping the bill on Friday night. Co-produced by Damon Albarn, Africa Express Sound System are a constantly evolving collective of musicians, who'll round off the festival on Sunday night. Armed with a hotly anticipated new album, Lamb are making a comeback with a rare festival experience at Standon,while experimental disco outfit, Hercules and Love Affair, promise to get you moving and shaking when they perform on Saturday night. Also joining the musical mix are Penguin Café, John Grant, legendary punk poet John Cooper Clark, Chicago’s nine-piece Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, indie-folksters Broken Records, alternative hip hop MC Saul Williams and the unofficial kings of the electro-swing scene, The Correspondents.

BIGGEST DANCE LINE-UP YET
We have a bigger dance line-up than ever before. Azari & III and Egyptrixx are hopping across the pond for special live shows, while Standon’s nightclub in a cow shed will provide one of the most distinctive clubbing experiences of the year. Numbers are currently one of the hottest dance labels around and they’re bringing some of their finest acts, including Deadboy, Redinho and Jackmaster. Variety is provided by Ultimate Power and their banging ballads; the electro-swing extravaganza that is White Mink and Another Night, celebrating all songs 90s. The vintage Horse Box by JW Seasonnaires is a new stage rammed with stellar British dance talent including Zinc, Redlight & Dread MC, Little Boots, Hervé and the Filthy Dukes. This is probably the best (and perhaps only) rave in a horse box you’ll ever experience.

MORE THAN THE MUSIC
Howard Marks is headlining the Under Covers Literary Lounge, which will feature a Literary DeathMatch contest and our first-ever Bad Sex Awards. We also have a Monster Safari, Pagan Pilates, a Psycho Cinema, Space-Hopper Races, a Garden of Healing chill-out area, a Goddess Grooming Parlour, a Zombie Marketplace, a Psycho-Cinema, a Where the Wild Things Are area for kids and a Rolling Stage featuring rockaoke, cabaret and performances from you, should you feel inclined.

STANDON CALLING BAND & DJ LINE-UP ADDITIONS:

LIVE: LAMB / AFRICA EXPRESS SOUNDSYSTEM / CHROME HOOF /AZARI & III / WASHED OUT / BAXTER DURY / THREE TRAPPED TIGERS / EGYPTRIXX / GOLDHEART ASSEMBLY / SOUND OF RUM / I.R.O.K / BASS CLEF / TEETH OF THE SEA / WHITE NOISE SOUND / ZUN ZUN EGUI / 2.54 / CHAPTER 24 / BRENDAN ROGERS / SWING ZAZOU / EAST LONDON DANCE / BONES / DELIRIUM TREMENS / KITDAFOS

DJ SETS FROM: JACKMASTER / DEADBOY / REDINHO / JULIO BASHMORE / TAYO / DJ/VJ NICK HOLLYWOOD / KID FIESTA / ULTIMATE POWER / JAMES DELAY / DOLLOP / ANOTHER NIGHT / WHITE MINK / CANMIXWONTMIX

HORSE BOX BY JW SEASONNAIRES STAGE: ZINC / REDLIGHT & DREAD MC / HERVɠ/ SINDEN / MJ COLE FT MC KARIZMA / LITTLE BOOTS / BOK BOK / FILTHY DUKES / DJ DEREK / MARTELO / REAL NICE / PLASTIC THUMBS / PHIL LAMB

Friday12th Sunday 14th August 2011
Standon, Hertfordshire (Just 40 mins from London)
www.standon-calling.com

We’ve added 50 new acts to the line-up including Lamb, Africa SoundSystem Express, Chrome Hoof, Little Boots, Azari & III, Washed Out and Zinc.
NEW ACTS
Armed with a hotly anticipated new album, Lamb are set to headline the main stage on the Sunday. Co-produced by Damon Albarn,Africa Express Soundsystem are a constantly evolving collective of musicians, who have collaborated with Elvis Costello, The Specials, Massive Attack andFranz Ferdinand in the past. Currently keeping their special guests for Standon under wraps, they’re guaranteed to provide an impressive finale to the weekend. Chrome Hoof are set to showcase new material at Standon, while other new love acts include instrumental pioneers Three Trapped Tigers, live hip hop outfit Sound of Rum, indie folk-pop sextet Goldheart Assembly and Ian Dury’s son, Baxter Dury.

BIGGEST DANCE LINE-UP YET
We have a bigger dance line-up than ever before. Azari & III and Egyptrixx are hopping across the pond for special live shows, while Standon’s nightclub in a cow shed will provide one of the most distinctive clubbing experiences of the year. Numbers are currently one of the hottest dance labels around and they’re bringing some of their finest acts, including Deadboy, Redinho and Jackmaster. Variety is provided by Ultimate Power and their banging ballads; the electro-swing extravaganza that is White Mink andAnother Night, celebrating all songs 90s.

JW SEASONNAIRES HORSE BOX
The vintage Horse Box by JW Seasonnaires is a new stage rammed with stellar British dance talent including Zinc, Redlight & Dread MC, Little Boots, Hervé and the Filthy Dukes. This is probably the best (and perhaps only) rave in a horse box you’ll ever experience.

MORE THAN THE MUSIC
Howard Marks is headlining the Under Covers Literary Lounge, which will feature a Literary DeathMatch contest and our first-ever Bad Sex Awards. We also have a Monster Safari, Pagan Pilates, a Psycho Cinema, Space-Hopper Races, a Garden of Healing chill-out area, a Goddess Grooming Parlour, a Zombie Marketplace, a Psycho-Cinema, a Where the Wild Things Are area for kids and a Rolling Stage featuring rockaoke, cabaret and performances from you, should you feel inclined

STANDON CALLING ARTS ATTRACTIONS..

DIVE INTO THE MONSTER’S LAIR, PAGAN PILATES & PSYCHO CINEMA

Friday12th – Sunday 14th August 2011
Standon, Hertfordshire (Just 40 mins from London)
www.standon-calling.com

A monster safari, pagan pilates, a psycho cinema, space-hopper races and a festival nightclub like no other are just some of the attractions on offer at Standon Calling this year, besides live performance from the likes of Spiritualized, Battles, and Hercules and Love Affair. Always about more than just the music, the Gods & Monsters theme is taking over the festival site. Here are just some of the attractions:

Festival Site
The centrepiece is a giant obelisk in the middle of the festival, while our on-site nightclub in a cowshed is being transformed into the Monster’s Lair. There’s a Garden of Healing chill-out area featuring massage and more, a Goddess Grooming Parlour, a Zombie Marketplace, a Psycho-Cinema and a Where the Wild Things Are area with loads for kids to do including reggae nursery rhymes, piñata smashing and a badge-making machine.

Art installations include giant sculptures you can paint on and a Wisdom Tree where you pick up nuggets of wisdom or simply leave a message for your mates about where to meet you. The swimming pool, meanwhile, is set to be the centre of all types of awesome activity, from Heathen Baptisms to poolside Pagan Pilates.

Performance
A giant interactive game featuring performance and theatre from the Heritage Arts Company allow festival-goers to immerse them selves in the Gods & Monsters theme. You can track monsters, hunt relics and participate in dubious nocturnal rituals. You can also take a Monster Safari featuring an aircraft simulation, improvised comedy and free shots of tequila.

Howard Marks is headlining the Under Covers Literary Lounge, which will feature Literary DeathMatch contest and our first-ever Bad Sex Awards. Puppetry, epic storytelling and the now infamous Sock Wrestling comes courtesy of Spoken Ink. We also have space-hopper races, a Hellhound Show (think dog show with fire) and a Rolling Stage featuring rockaoke, cabaret and performances from you, should you feel inclined.

Festival School
If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t feel they’ve had a proper festival experience unless they’ve learnt something, then Standon is for you. You can learn to beatbox, how to make jewellery, create comics, give a sensuous massage, write songs or even play the ukulele.

LINE UP SO FAR:
SPIRITUALIZED / BATTLES/ HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR / HOWARD MARKS / PENGUIN CAFE / JOHN GRANT / JOHN COOPER CLARKE / HYPNOTIC BRASS ENSEMBLE / SAUL WILLIAMS / ERRORS / THE CORRESPONDENTS / DAN LE SAC / BORN RUFFIANS / BROKEN RECORDS / EGYPTIAN HIP HOP / THE MUMMERS / TROPHY WIFE / SOUND OF RUM / GALLOPS / MALACHAI / BRASSROOTS / RAGHU DIXIT PROJECT / REVERE / VARIOUS CRUELTIES / FUNERAL SUITS / WORSHIP / TRIPWIRES / CUT A SHINE / THE TRAVELLING BAND / THE MOULETTES / TROUBADOUR ROSE / KIDNAP ALICE / SAM LEWIS / SERIOUS SAM BARRETT / BEANS ON TOAST / CHICKEN SHED ZEPPELIN / COSMICORUS / HOLLOWAY JUG BAND / THE WAGON TALES / COCOS LOVERS / THE CEDARS / AHAB / PETE LAWRIE / SILVER MOTHS / YELLOWBELLYS / LITTLE ROBOTS / LOOSE MOOSE / TRINGBAND / MARTHA & THE ARTHURS / PLASTER OF PARIS / TRENTON & FREE RADICAL / JESSIE LEE BURN / ALAN ‘THE BEARD’ WRIGHT & FRIENDS / MADDOX / DOWNTOWN WOLVES

Hercules and Love Affair, Howard Marks, John Grant, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, Dan le Sac, Broken Records, Egyptian Hip Hop, The Mummers, Sound of Rum, Gallops and more than 30 new names join the bill.
New Acts
Electro disco sensation, Hercules and Love Affair promise to get you moving on the Twisted Licks Stage on Saturday night, while Howard Marks headlines the Under Covers Literary Lounge. Other new acts include singer-songwriter John Grant; high-energy, brass-fuelled, hip-hop funk fusion, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble; a Dan Le Sac DJ set, and indie-folksters Broken Records. The likes of Cut A Shine, The Travelling Band and The Moulettes, meanwhile, will provide the Magpie’s Nest Stage with a decidedly up-tempo folky flavour. To see all the new bands click here.

Also On The Bill
Already playing are Spiritualized in their only UK festival appearance of the summer; New York experimentalists Battles; legendary punk poet John Cooper Clark, alternative hip hop MC Saul Williams, electro-swing kings The Correspondents; Scottish post-electro band, Errors; India’s Raghu Dixit; New Orleans-style horn extravaganza, Brassroots; and buzz bands including Malachai, Trophy Wife, Various Cruelties and Silver Moths. To see the full line-up click here.

Themed Entertainment
Divine and diabolical delights include:

Garden of Healing chill-out area with massages and more
Monster Safari where the cabin crew will serve up improve comedy and free shots of tequila
Where the Wild Things Are area for kids
Pagan Pilates to stretch out over-danced limbs
Goddess Grooming Parlour to restore festival-frazzled guests to their full glory
Hellhound Show (think dog show anyone can enter, but hosted by Lucifer)
Zombie Marketplace full of shops and stalls
Feast of the Gods where you can enjoy a gourmet banquet of biblical proportions courtesy of Rebel Dining Society
To be part of the party please click here.

Standon Calling 2011
This year's festival is over the weekend of August 12-14 in Standon, Hertfordshire, just 45 minutes away from London. The UK's only festival with a swimming pool, Standon Calling is a three-day party with musical icons, breakthrough acts, themed fancy dress and an on-site nightclub and bars that are open all night long. Acts including Florence and the Machine, Mumford and Sons, Paloma Faith, The Noisettes and Glasvegas all played Standon before they were famous.