Lounge On The Farm

Lounge On The Farm was a music festival held annually at Merton Farm, Canterbury, Kent, which attracted thousands of visitors each year. Organisers presented it as ‘non-conformist’ and promoted bands and produce from Kent. The event was held in the nine years from 2006 to 2015, before being ‘shelved’. , it has yet to return.

2006
The first Lounge On The Farm festival, took place during the weekend of 15–16 July 2006 with a DJ tent, acoustic tent, and main stage, (later the Cow Shed). Around 80 acts performed.

They included:-


 * Vincent Vincent and the Villains
 * The Egg
 * Nizlopi
 * The View
 * Kitty Daisy & Lewis
 * The Buff Medways
 * Syd Arthur

2007
The festival was held over three days with more acts than the first event. There was an acoustic tent, DJ tent renamed the Hoedown, main stage renamed Arabesque, Sheep Dip, Further Tent and Festival Folly stage.

Acts included:-


 * Super Furry Animals
 * Alabama 3
 * Dub Pistols
 * The Bees
 * Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire
 * The Noisettes
 * Terry Hall
 * Kitty Daisy & Lewis
 * Sonny J
 * Syd Arthur

2008
There were seven stages over three days and 150 acts performed, attracting a record 4,000 attendance.

Acts included:-


 * The New York Dolls
 * Mystery Jets
 * Art Brut
 * The Coral
 * Lightspeed Champion
 * The Bees
 * Black Kids
 * Holy Fuck
 * Los Campesinos!
 * Sonny J
 * Those Dancing Days
 * Natty
 * Johnny Foreigner
 * The Draytones
 * The Shortwave Set
 * Kevin Rowland
 * DJ Format
 * Terry Hall
 * Midfield General

2009
Took place over the 10–12 July weekend with an extra Rockaoke, and Meadow with open-air theatre and petting zoo.

Acts included:-


 * The XX
 * Roots Manuva
 * The Horrors
 * Edwyn Collins
 * The King Blues
 * Dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip
 * Gong
 * Golden Silvers
 * Portico Quartet
 * Mr. Scruff
 * Casiokids
 * Syd Arthur
 * The Temper Trap
 * S.C.U.M
 * Kid Harpoon
 * Toddla T
 * Los Salvadores
 * Krafty Kuts
 * James Taylor Quartet
 * DJ Food
 * Wild Beasts

2010
Over three days.

Acts included:-


 * Toro Y Moi
 * Courtney Pine
 * Bad Manners
 * The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
 * Example
 * Hercules and Love Affair
 * Jah Wobble
 * Toots & the Maytals
 * Martha and the Vandellas
 * Tunng
 * DJ Yoda
 * Beardyman
 * Phill Jupitus
 * Hot Club de Paris
 * Kitty Daisy & Lewis
 * Los Salvadores
 * Syd Arthur
 * Rae

2011
There were 10,000 visitors and a new Main Stage, the Cow Shed becoming the Dance Arena.

Acts included:-


 * The Streets
 * Ellie Goulding
 * Echo & the Bunnymen
 * Example
 * Katy B
 * Annie Mac
 * Netsky (musician)
 * Danny Byrd
 * London Elektricity
 * Everything Everything
 * Johnny Flynn
 * The Vaccines
 * Devlin (rapper)
 * Scratch Perverts
 * Benjamin Francis Leftwich
 * Dananananaykroyd
 * Syd Arthur
 * Phil Kay
 * Holly Walsh
 * Slow Club
 * Nu:Tone
 * Graham Coxon
 * Caravan (band)

2012
Over the weekend of 7-8 July 2012 with restricted sale of youth tickets.

Acts included:-


 * Emeli Sandé
 * Example
 * The Wombats
 * The Charlatans (UK band)
 * Dexys Midnight Runners
 * Chic (band)
 * Fake Blood
 * Goldie
 * Hervé (DJ)
 * Toddla T
 * Karima Francis
 * Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
 * Netsky (musician)
 * Slow Club
 * Spector (UK band)
 * Mystery Jets
 * Scratch Perverts
 * Caspa