Standon Calling is a boutique music festival set in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside. Celebrating its fifteenth year in 2022, the festival has come a long way since its birthday garden party beginnings. If you haven’t experienced Standon Calling, get ready to have a lot of fun among the friendliest festival crowd in the land.
Across four fun-filled days, you’ll hear music from the acts you love and the very best in emerging talent. Savour incredible food, dance until the early hours, enjoy an abundance of family activities, lounge by the pool, luxuriate in a hot tub, relax with a massage, take in top comedy, be inspired by a talk, or learn something new at a workshop, prepare to be charmed by the annual dog show, show off your creative flair in a bid to win the coveted best fancy dress prize, and so much more.
THE STORY
Don’t leave your imagination at home. Each year Standon Calling tells a new story, a themed world comes to life as the festival unfolds across day and night. Past tales include Murder on the Standon Express, Gods and Monsters, Running Away from the Circus, A Town of Two Faces, The Legend of the Lost Seas, Tales of the Enchanted Valley and The Future.
THE MUSIC
Standon Calling have a history of providing some of the UK’s biggest stars a platform at the very start of their careers. Including Florence and the Machine, Friendly Fires, Mumford and Sons, Bastille, Clean Bandit, Slaves, Rag’n’Bone Man, Orbital, Faithless, and London Grammar, to name just a few.
Age Restrictions
Under 18 attendees must be accompanied by an adult aged 21+
2021 Lineup
24 HOUR GARAGE GIRLS
A GUY CALLED GERALD
AKALA
BABY QUEEN
BAD SOUNDS
BARELY LEGAL
BASTILLE
BC CAMPLIGHT
BIIG PIIG
BILLY NOMATES
BOB VYLAN
BOWIE DISCO
CHARLOTTE ADIGÉRY
CLUB DE FROMAGE
COLLEEN ‘COSMO’ MURPHY
CONDUCTA
CRAIG DAVID PRESENTS TS5
DADI FREYR
DAN SHAKE
DARIUS SYROSSIAN
DAVE LEE (ZR)
DE LA SOUL
DEFECT
DEMI RIQUISIMO
DICK & DOM DJ BATTLE
DJ EDEN BURGESS & DECKSTER
DJ FORMAT
ED GAMBLE
ELDER ISLAND
ELVANA
ESHAAN AKBAR
EVERYTHING EVERYTHING
FLAVA D
FROMAGE JUNIORS DISCO
GRAFIX
GREENTEA PENG
HAAI
HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND
HANNAH FAIRWEATHER
HOLLY HUMBERSTONE
HORRIBLE HISTORIES
HOT CHIP
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DINOSAUR
JAMZ SUPERNOVA
JAYDEE
JORDAN MACKAMPA
KID FIESTA
KID KAPICHI
LAURAN HIBBERD
LOLA YOUNG
LONDON ELEKTRICITY
LYNKS
MADDOX
MAE MULLER
MAFALDA
MARIBOU STATE (DJ)
MATT JAM LAMONT
MYSTERY JETS
NU:TONE
OH MY GOD IT’S THE CHURCH
OWEN ROBERTS
PICTURE THIS
PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS
POPPY AJUDHA
PORRIDGE RADIO
PRIMAL SCREAM
PUNK BAND
ROCKAOKE
SADO OPERA
SHERELLE
SISTER SLEDGE
SMOKEY BUBBLIN B
SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR FT. SINK THE PINK
SOUNDS FAMILIAR MUSIC QUIZ
SQUID
SWING PATROL
TALK LIKE TIGERS
THE DANIEL WAKEFORD EXPERIENCE
THE MENENDEZ BROTHERS
TROJAN SOUND SYSTEM
TSHA
VIRDITY
WOODLAND TRIBE
WORKING MEN’S CLUB
ZOE LYONS
Standon Calling information & FAQs
When is Standon Calling?
Standon Calling takes place on 21st - 24th July 2022.
Where is Standon Calling?
Standon Calling is located in Standon, Hertfordshire.
Address:
Standon Village Hall,
Hadham Road,
Standon,
Hertfordshire,
SG11 1LE
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Travelling to/from the festival
LOCATION
Standon Calling festival takes place in the grounds of Standon Lordship, in the village of Standon, Hertfordshire. Set in the valley of the River Rib, you can expect a picturesque country escape.
The festival is within easy reach by public transport, bike or car at around 30 miles north of London and south west of Cambridge. We’re also close to Stanstead airport.
Standon Calling welcomes audiences from all over the UK, as well as a growing number from Europe, and even further afield!
TRAIN
Ware or Bishop’s Stortford are the closest major train stations for the festival. Local taxis are available to transport you to the festival and should cost between £15-£25, depending on the time of day.
CAR
Use the postcode SG11 1EE if you’re driving to the festival.
As you approach the site, be careful of narrow surround roads and follow AA road signs to festival parking.
Remember to book your car parking pass in advance too, one per vehicle, and don’t forget to offer your friends a lift.
Getting there
Standon Calling is located at SG11 1EE, in the Hertfordshire countryside.
It is less than 45 minutes from Central London. The nearest train stations are Bishop’s Stortford and Ware.
Here's the approximate travel times by city:
Cambridge – Bishop’s Stortford – 28 mins
London: Alexandra Palace / Finsbury Park / Hornsey / Haringey – Hertford North – 35 mins
London: Finsbury Park – Hertford North – 35 mins
London: Moorgate – Hertford North – 50 mins
London: Liverpool St – Bishop’s Stortford – 40 mins
London: Hackney Downs – Tottenham Hale – Bishop’s Stortford – 50 mins
Reading – Hertford North (via London) – 2 hours
Ipswich – Hertford North or East (via London) – 2h 20 mins
Norwich – Hertford North (via London) – 2h 45 mins
Oxford – Hertford North (via London) – 2h 50 mins
The history of Standon Calling
Starting out with just 25 friends around a swimming pool, a set of decks and a BBQ, Standon Calling went on to grow gradually year by year. Eventually inviting bands to play the festival, both up and coming and later more established, Standon Calling’s fanbase has been built in the best way possible, through word of mouth.
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