Standon Calling

Spiritualized, Hercules And Love Affair, Battles, Penguin Café, John Cooper Clarke, Egyptian Hip Hop, Errors, Caravan Palace. What started out as a big party in the organiser's parent's massive back garden has become a terrific boutique festival with more charm than you'd imagine, featuring cute themes (this year it's 'God's and Monsters', so plenty of ideas to play with), a swimming pool cum dance arena and a fantastic line-up that includes original Spaceman Jason Pierce's Spiritualized, groovesome, math-metal cum motorik jazz 'supergroup' Battles and punk poet JCC.