The UK’s first-ever craft beer music festival has announced the latest addition to their line-up. Three weeks ago we found out about the first two headliners, namely ‘Madchester’ icons Happy Mondays and Canadian composer Caribou. If you want to read more about this, you can look here. Suffice to say, they promised us then that a third member would be revealed soon enough, and they’ve finally delivered.
Texas trio Khruangbin will be filling the third spot, giving some of the festival’s US fans something to look forward to. Hot off their latest collaboration with songwriter Leon Bridges (some of whose latest endeavours can be read about here), their EP Texas Moon (released February 18th) debuted at no.4 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart, with The FADER arguing its music was a match for the likes of “Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together,” Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Baby,” and Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing““.
The group will be making their way to the UK, visiting Buckinghamshire’s Claydon Estate and making the most of the weekend, which lasts from June 17th-19th. Some other acts that have been recently announced include Maya Jane Coles, Island of Love and Puppy (who’ve also been recently announced for the 2000trees festival in July, which you can read about here).
We’re delighted to announce @Khruangbin as our 3rd main headliner & @mjcofficial on the Canopy dance stage.
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Tickets available now: https://t.co/BfsCz2cWRq
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17-19th June 2022
Claydon Estate, Buckinghamshire pic.twitter.com/TWGfFjWmeR— Bigfoot Festival (@BigfootFest) March 2, 2022
However, music is only one side of the story here. There’s also the beer, the importance of which can’t be understated. Early last February, it was already known who some of the manufacturers were that would be helping out (e.g. Braybrooke, Two Tribes and Verdant). But there’s been more on the way since then. The likes of Amundsen, Brew York and Mondo are just some of the new names on their latest line-up, so don’t worry; there’s plenty for all!
If you’re interested, standard adult weekend tickets are £150, and this includes the booking fee. You can look at this link to get tickets. As for youths (13-17), they get off lightly, with £90 tickets available for the early release. Kids are £40 in addition to the booking fee.
As for Khruangbin, like many other artists, they’re making the most of the world opening up, embarking on a tour around America and Europe. Three UK performances in the middle of April are upcoming; one in London’s Alexandra Palace (April 14th), one in Glasgow’s O2 Academy (April 15th) and the other in Manchester’s O2 Apollo (April 16th). A full list of tour dates and ticket options can be seen on their website here.
