The UK's annual festival line-up is full to bursting, so any new entrant onto the field will need to stand out to survive. And luckily, Hush Festival does just that. Festival founders Peter and Shabira Cassidy are determined to bring a quieter kind of fest to their East Ham community, and they've teamed up with Cocteau Twins ex-member Simone Raymonde to curate a resolutely chilled line-up, performed to a seated audience.
Headliners include Cate Le Bon, This Is The Kit, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah doing a piano and voice set. The festival ethos is all about being present and listen deeply, so as well as being encouraged to sit comfortably and listen, audiences will also be offered talks on mindfulness and sound meditations. So it's certainly not a festival for lovers of mud, moshpits and general chaos, but anyone looking for a sedate dose of musical transcendence is sure to find it here.