Brockwell Park is set to host its busiest summer of music festivals this year with three music festivals taking place across May, June and July as well as the fantastic and free annual Lambeth Country Show which also returns in July.
Here’s a quick handy guide to Brockwell Park’s festival season this summer…
GALA – Sunday 29th May (Bank Holiday Weekend). Tickets cost £35 (final release)
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The summer parties kick off on May Bank Holiday weekend with GALA – billing itself as a new fete of independent music, games, fun, food and drink with headline sets from Nightmares on Wax, Norman Jay, Crazy P, Tornado Wallace & Rayko playing across two stages. Support comes from the residents of each of the festival’s music partners, including Stevie Wonderland, Red Light Disco, Gin and Juice and the excellent South London Soul Train. A third area hosted by “the Boatshed” will be live and unplugged acoustic sets from the likes of Rudy Blu & Emily Harvey along with open mic for any brave locals who fancy taking the stage.
Found Festival – Saturday 11th June. Tickets currently cost £30 (second release)
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After their successful relocation from East to South London last year, the Found Festival returns to Brockwell Park for a second time this summer. Now in its fourth year, the day time dance music event will take place from 11am to 9pm on Saturday 11th June and feature six stages of house, techno, disco and other bangin’ electronic beats to bust a move and groove to. Headliners include Deep House Don, Kerri ‘Kaoz’ Chandler and DJ Royalty Theo Parrish plus stacks more – check the full line-up here.
Sunfall Festival – Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th July. Tickets from £50
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Third up is Sunfall – the people behind Brixton’s Phonox nightclub (as well as East London’s XOYO, The Nest and the Dimensions and Outlook Festivals) host an impressive summer line-up for party people who love their electronic grooves with the likes of Jamie XX, Joy Orbison and Drum N Bass giant, Goldie confirmed for the festival. The outdoor festival will take place in Brockwell Park from 11am – 10pm on Saturday 9th July, but the fun doesn’t stop there. The organisers have secured no fewer than eight official afterparties to follow the festival at some of South London’s best late night venues including Corsica Studios, The Coronet, Fire, Peckham’s Bussey Building, Camberwell’s Canavans Pool Club and Brixton’s Effra Social, Electric and Phonox. Check the full festival and after-party line-up here.
Lambeth Country Show: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July (Free Entry – Donations Welcome)
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Last, but by no means least, the annual Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July. The Country Show is a joyous weekend celebration of live music, art, crafts, animals, plants, food and drink with stacks to see and do and two days of great music to sign along and dance to. The line-up is still to be announced, but Sunday’s main stage will be dedicated to Roots Reggae. We’ll bring you more details on this year’s 42nd Lambeth Country Show soon…in the meantime, be sure to stick the dates in your diary.