Refining her talents as a songwriter and vocalist at Manchester’s BIMM, Abbie Ozard was catapulted into the public consciousness after signing with Liverpool based Modern Sky Entertainment UK.
Since then, Abbie’s stock has continued to grow. Teaming up with Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Vistas) on co-production duties, her singles that followed, “Growing Pains”, “Heartbreak Radio” and “On A Low” all received coveted Huw Stephens spins on BBC Radio 1.
Don’t miss this talent at Camper Calling 2022.
Arrow Stage,Bar
Björn Again
Arrow Stage
The internationally acclaimed Australian Björn Again show joins the Camper Calling line up on Friday night!
Performing ABBA’s extensive list of hits, Björn Again is sure to have you in a disco mood with a rocked-up, light-hearted satirical show.
Be sure to don your flares, grab the glitter and dust off the dance moves, as you hear the much-loved ABBA repertoire performed the way only Björn Again does!
Stereotonics
Arrow Stage, Music Act
Since forming in mid 1999, Stereotonics fast became one of the UK's leading tribute bands.
With the same vocal style as Kelly Jones, lead singer, Paul, has fined tuned the sound of the band to make it as close to the real thing as possible.
Using the same guitars and wearing the same clothes, watching Stereotonics could almost be like watching the real Stereophonics!
Space Cowboy
Arrow Stage, Music Act
A funk filled, non stop anthem tribute to Jamiroquai, the amazing Space Cowboy will be landing at Camper Calling 2022. Bringing to life the music and hits you guys know and love, you’d be virtually insane to miss this one!
Wille & The Bandits
Arrow Stage, Music Act
Essentially Wille and the Bandits is a classic blues rock band much in the vein of Cream or The Jimi Hendrix experience. But in a similar way to how these bands pushed the genre in their time, Wille and the Bandits try to take their sound beyond what is expected of such a traditional line up.
The use of more bizarre instrumentation and eclectic influences in the song writing often pushes them more into a world music or progressive category. Having toured with artists such as Deep Purple through to the John Butler trio and played major festivals across Europe, the band seem to leave an equally astounding impression on audiences of all ages and musical backgrounds with their energetic and soulful performances.
Captain Accident
Music Act, Arrow Stage
Captain Accident is a reggae/ska/soul artist who creates a unique blend of rock-driven soulful roots reggae, ska, dub and rocksteady at his home studio in Cardiff. This sound is then brought to life on stage with the help of a collective of the finest musicians for an energetic live show guaranteed to get people up dancing. With soulful vocals, soaring twin guitars and a truly infectious groove, there’s no standing still when Captain Accident and his clumsy companions hit the stage.
The Institutes
Arrow Stage, Music Act
The Institutes have wasted no time in becoming national radio’s favourite new Indie rock band, with support from BBC Radio 6 and Radio X catapulting them into the ears of music fans across the country. Formed in Coventry in 2018, this four-piece got to defining their sound in time for recording two sets worth of huge tracks, most of which you might hear The Institutes play on their US tour in 2021.
Sounding somewhere between New Order, The La ‘s and 80s band The Primitives, they bring along a much needed pick me up to these dark days.
Recalling to some extent the euphoric rush of The Las, the heartbeat of The Stone Roses and the melodies of The Lightning Seeds this is a band that relies on songs and they have a massive arsenal of killer tunes.
Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun
Arrow Stage, Music Act
All the way from New Brunswick, Canada we welcome Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun!
If you love a high energy, highly danceable, extremely engaging, flat out unforgettable show then look no further. Get ready to sing, sweat, and dance with Stephen Lewis & The Big Band of Fun!
Zkeletonz
Arrow Stage
Described by Louder Than War as "a very seductive groove”, Zkeletonz were recently voted ‘Fresh Faves’ by BBC 6Music Listeners at Tom Robinson’s blog, who said the trio: “sound like disco never died, but rather flew away on a spaceship, and has now returned to take over the world.”
In 2022 their new 'IMPROVE YOUR GROOVE' E.P. has kicked off with 'Abracababra', a contagious, magic-themed pop song influenced by early 1980s electro-funk and as usual self-produced by the band themselves, who will also soon perform live at multiple major festivals in the UK, Malta and Ibiza.
This follows the 'Apocalypse Wow' E.P. by Zkeletonz which racked up 100,000 streams on Spotify with no label or management support, and previous festival appearances at All Points East, Alex James's Feastival, and 110 Above, alongside artists like Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Foals and Jamie XX.
Old Time Sailors
Arrow StageSailing into Camper Calling’s Arrow Stage on Sunday. We welcome a hearty crew of 30 singing sailors ready to welcome you aboard! Grab your shipmates, grab a pint and head over to sing along. Each member of HMS Calling gets a copy of the Sunday Sailor programme, with all the lyrics to the songs, so there’s no excuse to not join in! Land ahoy!
