Entertainment — Camper Calling

August Bank Holiday Family Music Festival For Everyone

Camper Calling

24 - 27 August 2023

2022

Da Fuchaman & The Fire Blaze Band

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Da Fuchaman is an International Reggae Recording Artist. Born & raised in St Anns Jamaica but now residing in the UK, his versatile and vibrant performance have made a huge impression on the reggae scene. Da Fuchaman's music is mainly based around the daily problems the poorer class of people face, empowering them to stay strong and to believe in themselves and not to give up hope as he believes that the struggle won’t be forever alongside some social commentary.
Catch him and his impressive 10 piece band Saturday at Camper Calling.


Kate Lomas

Arrow Stage, Music Act
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Dreaming about the wild side of life through her infectious dream-pop anthems, Kate wants us all to party to her own brand of pop music. Having commanded playlist support from BBC Radio 1, securing live performances at legendary Abbey Road and Maida Vale studios, Kate is carving her own niche with her distinctively British self-produced indie-pop bangers.

The Allergies

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Since  forming  in  2012  The  Allergies  have  made  it  their  mission  to  reshape  funky  vintage  sounds  for  the  modern  dancefloor. 

Both  skilled  turntablists  in  their  own  right,  and  known  for  their  45  only  vinyl  sets,  the  duo  of  DJ  Moneyshot  &  Rackabeat  first  bonded  over  their  love  of  classic  hip-hop  and  beats,  then  decided  to  pool  their  knowledge  and  skills  into  making  their  own  music. 

“We like breaks, funky basslines, horns, and dancefloor grooves. We’re inspired by the golden eras of funk, soul, disco and hip-hop, and we try to cram that into three and a half minutes”.
Don’t miss these beats, Saturday at Camper Calling!

Thrill Collins

Lakeside Stage

Is it ever really Camper Calling without the triple threat of Thrill Collins?
We will once more reunite for a session of skiffle-pop, boppy covers and one hell of a party. Opening the festival with a bang on Saturday, be sure not to miss one of the most talked about acts of Camper Calling

TC & The Groove Family

Arrow Stage, Music Act

TC & The Groove Family are a 10-piece collective whose music celebrates the coming together of cultures, and the unity that music can provide for everyone. Driven by drummer Tim Cook, their live shows are powerful and dynamic, exploring grooves and genres from the UK and around the world, including afrobeat, breakbeat, jungle, jazz and highlife.

Basement Jaxx (DJ Set)

Lakeside Stage

Undoubtedly one of the world’s most iconic dance acts, the legendary Basement Jaxx, double BRIT Award & GRAMMY winners & creators of countless hits including “Red Alert”; “Do Your Thing” & “Where’s Your Head At” bring their fire DJ set to the fields of Camper Calling.

Charlotte Church’s Late Night Pop Dungeon

Lakeside Stage

Down the dark, dark stairs, upon the bloody gallows of soft rock, through the oubliette of cheese, into the torture chamber of disco, you are welcomed to the Late Night Pop Dungeon.

The Grand High Executionatrix, dungeon mistress Charlotte Church, will be treating you to the greatest tunes that time forgot, and some that will forever haunt our collective memory. Bring your dancing shoes to the Lakeside Stage Friday night!

Charlotte Church (1912-3045) is regularly called a hippy, an accusation she vehemently rejects (despite being regularly spotted crocheting her own yoghurt in "those'' coffee shops and buying veg boxes from local farms in flares and a Mexican baja). Nobody has managed to convict her of an actual crime as of yet. This is puzzling to the readers of teen megazoins in which she has listed "bank heists" as a hobby since the floods of '98. She abhors whimsy of any kind and nurtures a glory of unicorns in the battlements of her higgledy-piggledy palace made from the toenails of toothfaeries. Yay!



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!

The Selecter

Lakeside Stage

We are incredibly excited to announce The Selecter will be performing Friday at Camper Calling!
Led by The Queen of Ska, Pauline Black and original member Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendricks, The Selecter are undoubtedly pioneers of the 2-Tone era. All the anarchic passion that fuelled Selecter gigs in the 80’s is still there, except the pair are even more driven. Expect explosive performances, politically engaged lyrics and purely uplifting records.
They don’t make legends like this anymore!

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.

Uncle Funk's Disco Inferno

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Get ready to feel the party and feel the burn!
The most explosive disco Band, Uncle Funk’s DIsco Inferno join us at Camper Calling. Sure to get you in a spin playing a winning set of disco classics and modern dance bangers! Every song in the set has been chosen with the dance-floor in mind – nothing indulgent, nothing obscure, just the hits!

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.

Mellowmatic

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Fronted by female and male lead vocalists and rappers, with keys, synths and sax, delivering infectious bop through to tasty grooves and breaks. Mellowmatic bring a live set engineered to rock any stage, and take their audience on an eclectic musical journey via Boombap 90’s to present day. Executing a tight musical performance, on point every time, this big-sound-high-energy band is made to be seen and heard.  


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!


The Novus

Lakeside Stage, Music Act

Legends around these parts, if you caught The Novus last year, you know you’re in for a treat!
Art-Punk band - The Novus are their own breed of excitement.

Born and raised in the Black Country & Birmingham, they live at the heart of what was once the industrial revolution. No strangers to crafting themselves, The Novus have created and defined a genre all of their own - combining all the finest aspects of their favourite music they have concocted a political psychedelia & art punk like never before. And supplying a somewhat nostalgic yet unfamiliar image with unrivalled hair and eye makeup. Battling the stereotypes of masculinity and prejudice towards their fellow ‘lefty snowflakes’. A voice for millennials, by millennials.

Scouting For Girls

Music Act
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The boys are back in town!

Kicking off Camper Calling in style, your Thursday night headliners are Scouting for Girls!

Their infectious pop music will have you jumping around in no time, with hits like ‘She’s So Lovely’, ‘Heartbeat’ and ‘This Ain’t A Love Song’, it’s impossible not to sing along with these feel good legends. 

Please note, only those Callers with an additional Thursday pass holders will be able to see any bands performing on the Thursday night.

Lottery Winners

Music Act

Born in Salford and raised on romance, The Lottery Winners blend momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. Returning to the stage once more at Camper Calling, The Lottery Winners have gone from strength to strength and built an extensive and loyal fan-base through consistent touring and blisteringly live and loud performances. Catch them Thursday night at Camper Calling!