| Music Festival Name: | Play Fest |
| Location: | Norfolk, England |
| Years Active: | 2011 – present |
| Dates: | Early June |
| Website: | www.playfest.co.uk |
Play Fest is an annual independent music festival that takes place at New Eccles Hall, Quidenham, Norfolk, England.[1] It was first held in May 2011.
Play Fest consists of a comprehensive bill of musicians, bands and artists across various stages. The genres of music on offer are largely rock, indie and dance. It has an annual attendance of around 4,000, which the organisers have expressed an interest in increasing as the festival grows larger with time.
Play Fest 2011 (the first Play Fest) took place on 27–29 May 2011. Over 2,500 people attended. Tickets cost £70 for the weekend (£60 during the 'early bird' offer). The festival was short-listed for the 'Best New Festival' award at the UK Festival Awards 2011.[2]
| Main Stage | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Turner Darwin Deez Kill It Kid Club Smith The Kabeedies We Can't Dance Dumbfoundus | The Futureheads The King Blues Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. Little Comets All the Young Max Raptor Fever Fever | |
| The Big Top | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| The Dirty Tricks The Lost Levels | Crumbs for Comfort The Barlights Killamonjambo Hello Bear The Soviets Dumbfoundus Kodeta Feral Mouth | |
| Dance Arena | |||
| Saturday | Sunday | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grooverider Scotty & Oblivion Jayda & Mastermind Perfection & T>I Blade Runner & Venom DJ Winner Pow | Marvel | Ray Keith Renegade Band LFM Luke's Anger Hedflux Tom Wilkes Benji Boko Get Low Cartel | |
Play Fest 2012 took place on 1–3 June 2012. Over 4,000 people attended. Tickets cost £80 for the weekend (£65 during the 'early bird' offer).
| Main Stage | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Ash The Pigeon Detectives Reverend & the Makers The Big Pink Little Comets Tellison Tripwires The Tracks Solko Kings & Crows | Feeder Delilah Scroobius Pip Natty Spector Lonsdale Boys Club Ria Ritchie Dumbfoundus Lee Vann Port Isla | |
| The Big Top | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Roots Manuva Sonic Boom Six Killamonjambo Jim Lockey & the Solemn Sun Alloy Ark Kamilla Lovett The B.Goodes Eyes Under the Influence Dingus Khan | The Correspondents Federation of the Disco Pimp Juan Zelada Boat to Row Deers Rory McVicar Model Staggs The Soft Underline the Sky Ill Murray | |
| Dance Arena | ||
| Saturday | Sunday | |
|---|---|---|
| Shy FX DJ Zinc Mele DJ EZ B.Traits Urban Nerds DJ Cable Get Low Cartel | Sub Focus Toddla T Jaymo & Andy George Foamo Spencer (NMBRS) Bondax Joshua Roberts Oli Dab & Robin | |
Artists who performed on the Friday of the festival included The Kabeedies, Crumbs for Comfort, Hemingway, Empire, DJ@WAR and DJ Andy H.