| Chilled in a Field Festival | |
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 Sunday afternoon at the festival | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | Dance, folk, rock, indie |
| Frequency | Annual (Last weekend July) |
| Location(s) | Bentley, Sussex, England |
| Years active | 13 |
| Inaugurated | 2010 |
| Most recent | 26 July 2019 – 28 July 2019 |
| Attendance | 1,500 (2015) |
| Website | www |
Chilled in a Field Festival is a small, family-friendly[1] music festival in the United Kingdom. First run in 2010,[2] in 2014 it was listed by The Guardian as one of their Top 25 summer festivals for music and arts lovers, foodies and families,[3] and given a Gold Award by the family festival review website Festival Kidz.[4] The festival now draws an attendance of 1,500+,[5] having grown from an attendance of only 120 people in its first year.[2]
The festival was first held in Hawkhurst, Kent,[2] and has also been held at The Hop Farm Country Park in Paddock Wood.[6] and at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum in Sussex. Bands headlining the festival have included The Egg, Cocos Lovers, She Drew The Gun, and Tankus the Henge.[7] The festival was most recently held in 2019. As of 2022[update] it is on indefinite hiatus as the result of financial difficulties arising from missing 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
References
- ^ Naomi (28 August 2014). "Chilled in a Field 2014 Review". Festival Kidz. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Chilled' family festival to put Hop Farm back on music map". Times of Tunbridge Wells. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ Antoniou, Katie (11 April 2014). "Top 25 summer festivals for music and arts lovers, foodies and families". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Naomi (1 January 2015). "Festival Kidz Award Winners 2014". Festival Kidz. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Locke, Tom (3 August 2015). "Review: Chilled in a Field at Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum". The Argus (Brighton). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Chilled in a Field Festival - The Hop Farm". The Hop Farm. 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "'Chilled' family festival to put Hop Farm back on music map". Chilled in a Field Festival. 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ "Chilled in a Field Festival". Chilled in a Field Festival. 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
- Official website
- FestivalKidz, Chilled in a Field Festival
- FestivalKidzAwards Chilled in a Field Festival Awards
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