ELBOW, Snoop Dogg and Kaiser Chiefs have been named as three of the headliners in the first wave of Kendal Calling line-up announcements.

The hotly-anticipated line-up for the popular festival features an array of big names from the music industry.

This year’s event has expanded to four days, and is celebrating its tenth birthday with its biggest line-up to date.

One of the most beloved British acts of recent times, Elbow will headline the main stage in the fashion which has seen them rise over six studio albums to become arena-filling voices of the nation.

Hip Hop phenomenon Snoop Dogg will make a headline appearance on the Sunday. 

Snoop has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and will bring some Californian sunshine to the Lake District. 

With an arsenal of hit singles and a reputation as one of the most powerful live bands in the country, Kaiser Chiefs are an explosive headline performer and are certain to see Kendal Calling out in fitting style.

Indie upstarts The Vaccines will also appear, having cemented their position as the most exciting young band in British music.

They burst onto the scene in 2011 quickly rising through the ranks with two hugely commercially successful albums and their new album English Graffiti is due out this year. 

The return of James to Kendal Calling for the 10th anniversary celebrations sees these quixotic Mancunians close the festival on the Thursday. 

Other main stage highlights from the first announcement include acclaimed singer-songwriter and Mercury Award nominee Nick Mulvey, psychedelic rockers, The Horrors, Brit-Award winning songstress Ella Eyre, political bard Billy Bragg, edgy folk star Lucy Rose and the folk confessionals of Emmy The Great.  

Kodaline will be bringing their epic stadium rock to the lakes to compliment indie stalwarts Embrace, pioneering British club act Soul II Soul, classic British rockers the Levellers and UK Afrobeat artist and TINA pioneer Fuse ODG.

The phenomenal Public Service Broadcasting will headline in the Calling Out stage. Other acts performing here include 2014’s breakout rapper and poet Kate Tempest, Bipolar Sunshine, Hyde & Beast, Black Honey and many more. 

Local heroes British Sea Power make a welcome return having played the very first Kendal Calling festival 10 year ago and will headline the Woodlands stage. 

Kendal Calling founder Andy Smith said: “Since its humble beginnings in the grounds of a town centre art gallery back in 2006, to its current home spread across the 300acre Lowther Deer Park, it’s been an incredible journey.

“I think it’s fair to say this year’s line-up is going to take some beating, but the real beauty is in the atmosphere of the audience and that's what it's really about at Kendal.”

This year’s festival takes place from July 30-August 2 at Lowther Deer Park.

Acts confirmed so far:

ELBOW/ SNOOP DOGG/ KAISER CHIEFS/ THE VACCINES/ JAMES

KODALINE / THE LEVELLERS / THE HORRORS / ELLA EYRE / EMBRACE / NICK MULVEY / BILLY BRAGG / SOUL II SOUL / BRITISH SEA POWER / FUSE ODG / LUCY ROSE / PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING / KATE TEMPEST / MR SCRUFF / EMMY THE GREAT / BIPOLAR SUNSHINE / THE BOHICAS / PALACE  / TURBOWOLF / WALKING ON CARS / PORT ISLA / BLACK HONEY / FLYTE / HYDE & BEAST / REMI MILES / MAN MADE / TREASON KINGS / NIGHT FLOWERS / THE LANCASHIRE HOTPOTS

 

MR B THE GENTLEMAN RHYMER / LISBON / JEZ KERR / THE WATCHMAKERS / BAGGY MONDAYS / DAVE HASLAM / ACOUSTICA PRESENTS / RIDING THE LOW / FEED THE KID / JAMES ATKIN / GARETH BROOKS (XFM) / BEAT BOUTIQUE / JUICY DJS / GOOD VIBERATIONS / NORTHERN SOUL DANCE CLASSES / DJ MEGATUNE / EVERLY PREGNANT BROTHERS / YUCATAN / MY LITTLE BROTHER’S CHRISTMAS PARTY / AVEC SANS / FREEK’N / NORTHSIDE