Camper Calling

24 - 27 August 2023

Music Act,Adults

Captain Accident

Music Act, Arrow Stage

Captain Accident is a reggae/ska/soul artist who creates a unique blend of rock-driven soulful roots reggae, ska, dub and rocksteady at his home studio in Cardiff. This sound is then brought to life on stage with the help of a collective of the finest musicians for an energetic live show guaranteed to get people up dancing. With soulful vocals, soaring twin guitars and a truly infectious groove, there’s no standing still when Captain Accident and his clumsy companions hit the stage.

Uncle Funk's Disco Inferno

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Get ready to feel the party and feel the burn!
The most explosive disco Band, Uncle Funk’s DIsco Inferno join us at Camper Calling. Sure to get you in a spin playing a winning set of disco classics and modern dance bangers! Every song in the set has been chosen with the dance-floor in mind – nothing indulgent, nothing obscure, just the hits!

The Institutes

Arrow Stage, Music Act

The Institutes have wasted no time in becoming national radio’s favourite new Indie rock band, with support from BBC Radio 6 and Radio X catapulting them into the ears of music fans across the country. Formed in Coventry in 2018, this four-piece got to defining their sound in time for recording two sets worth of huge tracks, most of which you might hear The Institutes play on their US tour in 2021.

Sounding somewhere between New Order, The La ‘s and 80s band The Primitives, they bring along a much needed pick me up to these dark days.

Recalling to some extent the euphoric rush of The Las, the heartbeat of The Stone Roses and the melodies of The Lightning Seeds this is a band that relies on songs and they have a massive arsenal of killer tunes.

Mellowmatic

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Fronted by female and male lead vocalists and rappers, with keys, synths and sax, delivering infectious bop through to tasty grooves and breaks. Mellowmatic bring a live set engineered to rock any stage, and take their audience on an eclectic musical journey via Boombap 90’s to present day. Executing a tight musical performance, on point every time, this big-sound-high-energy band is made to be seen and heard.  


Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun

Arrow Stage, Music Act

All the way from New Brunswick, Canada we welcome Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun!
If you love a high energy, highly danceable, extremely engaging, flat out unforgettable show then look no further. Get ready to sing, sweat, and dance with Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun!


The Novus

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Legends around these parts, if you caught The Novus last year, you know you’re in for a treat!
Art-Punk band - The Novus are their own breed of excitement.

Born and raised in the Black Country & Birmingham, they live at the heart of what was once the industrial revolution. No strangers to crafting themselves, The Novus have created and defined a genre all of their own - combining all the finest aspects of their favourite music they have concocted a political psychedelia & art punk like never before. And supplying a somewhat nostalgic yet unfamiliar image with unrivalled hair and eye makeup. Battling the stereotypes of masculinity and prejudice towards their fellow ‘lefty snowflakes’. A voice for millennials, by millennials.

Mr. Wilson's Second Liners

Music Act, Lakeside Stage

New Orleans meets 90s club classics!

A rabble of mischievous northerners, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners form a traditional New Orleans Second Line. However, this is no sombre occasion: Mr Wilson’s expend their collective musical talent paying homage to the diehard days of the Hacienda, 90s club culture and its greatest hero, Mr Tony Wilson.

These revolutionary genre bashers knock the First Line sideways, opting for upbeat dance tracks over traditional slow hymns. Proudly stepping out in uniformed style, they channel the spirit of the 24 hour party people and get audiences dancing wherever they play.

The vision is an anarchic, street extravaganza, bursting with colour and sound, rallying impromptu raves on street corners and rousing audiences young and old into a joyful frenzy.

PARADE KICKS OFF 16:00 FROM THE ARROW STAGE
AND AGAIN AT 18:30 FROM LAKESIDE STAGE

Scouting For Girls

Music Act
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The boys are back in town!

Kicking off Camper Calling in style, your Thursday night headliners are Scouting for Girls!

Their infectious pop music will have you jumping around in no time, with hits like ‘She’s So Lovely’, ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’, it’s impossible not to sing along with these feel good legends. 

Please note, only those Callers with an additional Thursday pass holders will be able to see any bands performing on the Thursday night.

Lottery Winners

Music Act

Born in Salford and raised on romance, The Lottery Winners blend momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. Returning to the stage once more at Camper Calling, The Lottery Winners have gone from strength to strength and built an extensive and loyal fan-base through consistent touring and blisteringly live and loud performances. Catch them Thursday night at Camper Calling!

The K's

Music Act

Welcome to the world of The K’s. If you’re familiar with one of the biggest underground success stories in rock & roll, make yourself at home. If you haven’t encountered their impassioned bangers, catch up: these four young men are a word-of-mouth phenomenon that’s rapidly becoming too huge to ignore. .Not bad for a band who’ve only released four songs on streaming and have swerved the attentions of the mainstream music press. On the surface, the appeal of The K’s seems simple: embodying the relatable frustrations of everyday Britain and its zero hours economy, yearning for a better life in escapist anthems like epic next single Landmines and breakthrough tune Glass Towns. But if creating timeless thrills really was so simple, other bands would rack up so many streams and routinely sell out tours, thanks to the frenzied fan community the band has nurtured. Their gigs are a guaranteed riot, but that shouldn’t overlook the sophistication that gives The K’s the immediately identifiable blueprint all special bands soon develop. Debut single Sarajevo is one of the few rock & roll songs to namecheck Austro-Hungary, notching up over 1.5 million streams in the process.

Supergrass

Lakeside Stage, Music Act
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Can you hear us, pumping on your stereo? That’s right Callers, the legendary Supergrass will be taking over the main stage as your Saturday headliners at Camper Calling 2021.
This iconic britpop band reformed in 2019 to the delight of their fans and with a huge catalogue of hits, we can’t wait to be back in a field dancing with you and your loved ones. After one strange year, we’re ready to feel ALRIGHT!

Manic Street Preachers

Music Act, Lakeside Stage

One of the most influential and iconic rock bands to come from Wales, they’ve been on a mission since 1991 to restore revolution to rock & roll and we can’t wait for them to bring their incredible back catalogue of hits to the Lakeside Stage.

Silent Disco

Woodland Adventure, Activities, Activity Village, Adults, Kids, Teens

Shh! Camper Calling’s worst kept secret IS BACK!

Head into the woods and find your voice as our DJs battle it out for crowd participation. Infamous and a heck of a lot of fun for all the family, head on in for the quietest disco in town!

Please don’t hold on to the headphones throughout the weekend. This will make it a fairer experience for everyone; Headsets will then never become low and other people can make great memories too!
These headphones have no purpose outside of this specific silent disco either…so there’s really no need to take them. Return them after your disco session so the fun can roll on!

Thank you ❤️

Augustfest

Arrow Stage, Music Act
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Prost! It’s not Camper Calling without the return of our beloved Bierkeller Schunklers. Once more we welcome you to raise your stein Saturday night at Aüguztfest!

A legendary night at Camper Calling and known to be one of the most popular, you’ll laugh until you cry ensuring not a dry eye (or glass!) in the house!

Fancy dress is STRONGLY encouraged, so ready the Lederhosen and get on your Dirndl and prepare to toe tap, clap and thigh slap the night away!

Pixie Lott

Lakeside Stage, Music Act
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Sprinkling some Pixie dust at Camper Calling, we are so thrilled to announce the incredibly talented Pixie Lott will be performing on Sunday!
The pop sensation became a household name after her singles ‘Mama Do’ and ‘Boys and Girls’ went straight to number one in the UK charts and more recently, she’s captured the nation's heart as a coach from The Voice Kids UK.

Her catchy, summer soaked boppy pop tunes will have you dancing in the field and singing along in no time and we can’t wait to welcome her to the festival!

There’s a Lott of fun to be had!

Jesus Jones

Lakeside Stage, Music Act
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We are so pleased to announce ‘Right Here, Right Now’, that Jesus Jones will be playing our Lakeside Stage on Sunday at Camper Calling!

Coming from the nation's capital in 1988, they quickly gained worldwide attention for their blend of noisy indie pop and sampling technology and we can’t wait for them to bring their trademark sound to the Calling fields!

The Blow Monkeys

Music Act, Lakeside Stage
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The Blow Monkeys are unique with a roller-coaster career spanning over 35 years. Always making new music and always stretching musical boundaries, they released possibly their finest work in ‘The Wild River’ in 2018. These Monkeys continue to evolve, long may they swing!

Fours

Music Act, Lakeside Stage
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London based 4-piece band FOURS have always aimed to pack a punch with their neatly packaged pop gems. With catchy hooks, great lyrics and a voice to boot, vocalist Edith Violet has been described as one of London’s most compelling new voices, with soaring tones that fly above the band's tight and fast pop rock. One to watch!

The South

Lakeside Stage, Music Act
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It could be Rotterdam or anywhere,
Liverpool or Rome,
But we all know it’s Camper Calling,
That The South call their home!

We welcome back The South to the Lakeside stage, Saturday at Camper Calling! With Alison Wheeler once again at the helm of the vocals, their live show promises to celebrate and perform classic Beautiful South hits such as ‘Don’t Marry Her’, ‘Perfect 10’ and of course, ‘Rotterdam’. So c’mon, grab your tickets now and let’s ‘Carry On...Regardless!’