Standon Calling have confirmed that they will go ahead with their renowned festival in July 2021. After having to cancel 2020’s event due to the global pandemic, the festival organisers have posed 22nd-25th July 2021 as their date for the festival, in accordance to the governments ‘road map’ out of lockdown, that was announced last week.
In a statement, the festival director and founder Alex Trenchard said, “It brings me incredible joy and happiness to announce the return of Standon Calling. It’s no secret that the past year has been an incredibly tough one not just for the festival world, but for all of us longing to return to some degree of normality and longing to celebrate and dance together once again.”
The Hertfordshire festival, which originally began as a birthday barbecue and grew in to an annual event, were ‘heartbroken’ to have to cancel their 15th Anniversary, which would have been last year. However, the organisers have stated they are back with an even bigger event to make up for the belated anniversary.
Headliners for the 2021 festival include Bastille, Primal Scream, Hot Chip and Craig David. Mystery Jets, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Biig Piig and many others will also be performing at the boutique music festival. Comedians Ed Gamble and Zoe Lyons will take centre stage in the comedy tent with the annual dog show and costume parade also going ahead.
Trenchard went on to state, “This year’s line-up is my favourite to date, from huge headliners to some of the most exciting new sounds/artists going and the return of some huge family highlights from over the years – I can’t wait to welcome you all this summer.”
Labelled as one of the friendliest festival crowds, Standon Calling 2021 will certainly be welcomed by music fanatics come July 2021. This is just one of the latest UK festivals that have confirmed their return in summer 2021, with Reading & Leeds, Isle of Wight and Latitude confirming their immense return too.
All tickets previously bought to the independent festival will be valid for their July 2021 return. If you haven’t bought one yet, weekend tickets to Standon Calling are still on sale which can be found here.
