Larmer Tree Festival announces final music line-up, brand new workshops and more
| 6th May 2019
Larmer Tree Festival 2019
Larmer Tree Festival (that takes place from 18th July – 21st. July) erave today announced further line-up additions to the already packed programme of music, workshops and more coming to the stunning Victorian pleasure gardens in Cranborne Chase this July.
Joining the previously announced music line-up including Kate Tempest, Jack Savoretti, The Cat Empire, The Shires, Gomez and KT Tunstall will be London indie-rockers Flyte, alongside rootsy Americana duo Ida Mae, bluesy two-piece Ferris and Sylvester, enigmatic singer-songwriter Ren Harvieu, mesmerising female folk duo Sound of the Sirens and up and coming Brighton singer Bess Atwell.
Longtime Larmer favourites Pronghorn will be returning to The Village Inn, the always-popular live music pub which showcases a thrilling mix of local talent alongside an extensive range of local brews. Joining them will be acoustic folk trio Glymjack, acclaimed London 5-piece Curse of Lono, who will bring the stage to a close on Friday night, and Hampshire ‘death Western’ rockers Lady Winwoods Maggot. The folk-punk sound of Black Water County will be providing a foot-stomping sign off on Sunday, alongside some Afrobeat and ska jams courtesy of Town of Cats.
For those who fancy some pampering alongside their partying, the Larmer Lawns will once again offer hot tub experiences in a stunning new location. Nestled alongside the hot tubs will be a wide array of therapies waiting to be discovered, where visitors can take a break from the action and indulge their body and senses with a relaxing massage, gong bath or reiki session, with 32 different replenishing treatments on offer.
Larmer Tree have teamed up with Salisbury’s Fisherton Mill for the first time, offering a series of premium workshops for those wanting to learn a new creative skill under the tuition of expert practitioners. These are set to include calligraphy, crochet, silver jewellery making, screen printing and more. Taking place in the brand new Pavilion Workshop Tent, these are all bookable on-site and curated by Fisherton Mill owner Deborah Fox, who said: “Fisherton Mill in Salisbury is very excited to be curating a series of high-end paid for workshops over the festival. Our own Fisherton Mill workshop programme is well established now and we plan to bring the essence of that to the Larmer Tree this summer.”
A new addition for the beautiful woodland location The Wilds in 2019 will be exciting Woodland Crafts for all ages. Dorset Rewilding are nature-based education providers covering a wide range of creative activities for the whole family. They help to inspire and encourage others to foster a connection with nature and spend more time in natural heritage. Visitors can either book on the day for workshops such as Natures Musical Instruments or Willow Weaving, or pop in anytime for a wide array of free drop-in sessions including Den Building, Minibeast Hunts or play detective in a game of ‘Whose Poo?’.
Following the success of last year’s fundraising efforts, Larmer Tree will once again be supporting local childrens’ hospice charity Julia’s House. The charity provides practical and emotional support for families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition, providing frequent and regular support in their own homes, in the community or at their hospices. To kick-start this year’s campaign, Larmer Tree are offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet our Sunday night headliner Jack Savoretti backstage. Ticket-holders can enter the raffle to win with a £5 donation here.
And finally, every year hundreds of revellers take part in Larmer Tree’s much-loved ‘Dress-Up Saturday’, and this year is set to be the most out-of-this-world theme to date. Saturday July 20th will mark exactly 50 years since mankind first landed on the moon, so expect to see the gardens filled with plenty of intergalactic activity as aliens party alongside astronauts in one astronomical space-themed Saturday night party!
A limited number of day tickets for this year’s festival will go on sale on Tuesday 14th May.
Tier two weekend tickets on sale now: Adults £185, 11-17 year olds £117, Under 11s free
https://larmertreefestival.co.uk/buy-tickets/
Day tickets available for Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Tuesday 14th May
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