Rally up, folks! Americana-inspired festival State Fayre is a brand new camping festival pitching up in Chelmsford next summer.
As the name suggests the new fest wants to recreate the vibes of all-American state fairs – those annual gatherings full of fairground rides, carnival games, cotton candy and corn dogs – and tailgate parties, where families grill meats and sink beers in stadium parking lots. And, it’s throwing some huge music acts into the mix.
Kings of Leon, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and the Lumineers are set to headline the three-day fest. They’ll be joined by the likes of Elvis Costello, the Black Crowes and a whole host of other artists spanning rock, country and folk.
With a capacity of around 30,000, it’s set to be the UK’s largest music and BBQ festival. There’ll be three main music stages, a huge BBQ pit, fairground rides and a spread of tents with veggie and vegan grub, live food talks and demonstrations and plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic bevs. Sounds awesome, right? Here’s everything you need to know if you want to be there.
When is State Fayre 2026?
The event is happening from June 26-28, 2026.
Where is State Fayre 2026?
The festival is being hosted at Hylands Park in Chelmsford.
State Fayre 2026 headliners
Kings of Leon are kicking things off with their headline set on the Friday, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are topping the bill on Saturday and the Lumineers will close the festival on Sunday.
Full confirmed line-up so far
Here are all the names that have been confirmed for State Fayre so far.
- Kings of Leon
- Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
- The Lumineers
- The Black Crowes
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
- Counting Crows
- Amble
- Avery Anna
- Bec O’Malley
- Buffalo Traffic Jam
- Caroline Grace
- Dylan Gossett
- DUG
- Kingfishr
- Kip Moore
- KT Tunstall
- Max McNown
- Muireann Bradley
- Nina Nesbitt
- Sierra Ferrell
- The Coral
When do tickets go on sale?
Tickets for the very first edition of State Fayre will go up for grabs on its website at 9am on Friday, November 28.
Is there a presale?
Sure is! A PayPal presale starts at 9am on Wednesday, November 26 and a State Fayre presale, which you can sign up for here, commences at 9am on Thursday, November 27.
How much will tickets cost?
There’s no indication of how much tickets to the festival will cost yet but we do know that you’ll be able to choose from weekend camping, non-weekend camping, weekend camping plus early entry or single day tickets.
There’ll also be luxury glamping options starting from £310.
What’s been said about the festival?
The event’s organisers Anna-Sophie Mertens and Alex Simmonds of Live Nation, said: ‘We are thrilled to unveil a brand new camping festival that builds on the phenomenal UK growth in Americana, rock and country over the past few years. We’re so excited to present this music in an immersive outdoor setting complete with the authentic food, activities and big open skies of an American state fair.’
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