Kendal Calling: line-up reveals Greater Manchester acts including headliners Courteeners- how to get tickets

The festival's four headliners are some of the biggest in the game, with one being proudly from Greater Manchester. Courteeners will top the bill on the Friday of the festival. 

Taking place in the Lake District from July 31 to August 3, the festival isn’t too far from Manchester and the line-up may temp a few journeys north. Other festival headliners are Kaiser Chiefs, Fat Boy Slim and The Prodigy. 

Manchester band Lottery Winners, who picked up a number one spot with their most recent album ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’, have a spot at the festival. Inspiral Carpets, who were produced from the Madchester scene in the 1980s and 1990s, join The Lottery Winners in Cumbria. 

The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess has been announced as playing a DJ set at Kendal Calling 2025. At this year’s festival, he took to the stage for a set with former Manchester United player and Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville. 

How to get tickets to Kendal Calling

Pre-sale registration is open for the next round of tickets through the festival website. Organisers have said that 70% of tickets for the 2025 festival window for the tickets have been sold, and recommend fans make sure everyone they plan on going with is also registered. Pre-sale then begins at 10am on Saturday November 2. 

How to get to Kendal Calling from Manchester 

The Cumbria festival takes place at Lowther Deer Park, with the nearest train station being Penrith. Services run directly from Piccadilly, and buses run towards the festival grounds. If you are driving to the festival, it’s around 1 hour 50 up the M6 before turning off at junction 39.