LodeStar Festival

A brand new music festival in Cambridgeshire - Sunnyridge Farm - Lode

Whilst Glastonbury grows and commercial interest festivals continue to pop up all over the UK, there is one home grown soiree about to make its mark on the festival scene. LodeStar is Britain’s newest indie-rock festival, born from a love of music, a belief in community and a desire to give something back. The brainchild of landowner Doug Durrant, LodeStar is the realisation of a teenage ambition to stage a festival on the land his family has worked for four generations. His aim? To pull together a snapshot of what he calls “a thrilling era for live music”.

LodeStar, in association with BBC 6 Music, launches with a stellar line up of credible indie acts, taking in everything from the jagged art-rock of The Rakes and The Hot Puppies to the superlative songmanship of Badly Drawn Boy. The Pigeon Detectives fly in as a hot favourite of Doug who enthuses: “You just have to dance as soon as you hear their music!”. Their brand new single ‘I’m Not Sorry’ was released on Monday 21st May – just as tickets for LodeStar went on sale.

With the likes of Idlewild, The Bees and Alberta Cross also making appearances on the 70 plus line-up, across three stages, this event will showcase some of the best breaking acts of 2007. Taking place on the 165 acres of his farm he has put down to grass, three quarters of a mile outside the village of Lode near Cambridge, Doug hopes to make the weekend one to remember

BBC 6 Music will be broadcasting live from site throughout the weekend, bringing you the best of the festival from across the weekend on DAB digital radio, digital TV and online at bbc.co.uk/6music.