Lost Village Festival

Lost Village is a surreal festival experience that takes place in a secluded woodland near the village of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, UK. Festival-goers are invited to explore an abandoned world that encompasses dilapidated buildings, old junkyards, hidden gardens and a disused airbase. The four-day event focuses on forward-thinking music, art, food, immersive theatre, comedy, talks and workshops.

History

Lost Village was founded in 2015 by Andy George, Jay Jameson, Ben Atkins, Andy Ellis and Aaron Mellor; a group of friends who wanted to create a new creatively-led festival experience.[1][2]

Location

The festival is set in a heavily wooded location near Lincoln, and includes old cabins and dilapidated buildings.[3][4] There is good public transport to the site.[1]

Activities

Lost Village is a creative project that changes and develops, year on year. The event emphasizes unpredictability, one-on-one experiences and abstract surrealism. There is space for about 18,000 participants,[5] and the venue offers both rough camping and ‘boutique-camping’ on-site with various yurts, tipis and bell tents. The event begins with a welcoming party.[6]

Food

Lost Village provides a range of UK street-food as well as a tribal banquet experience.[7] In 2016 this featured the Michelin starred chef Michael O’Hare and Typing Room’s Lee Westcott. 2016’s street food traders included Dalston's Voodoo Ray’s and bacon butty from London's Le Swine.[1]

Artist and Performers
YearArtist
2015Four Tet, DJ Koze, Jamie Jones, Tale Of Us, Ben Pearce, Dan Ghenacia, John Talabot, Huxley, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Harvey Sutherland, Roosevelt, Leon Vynehall, Kolsch, Tourist, Dusky, Erol Alkan, Fickle Friends, PBR Streetgang, Tiger & Woods, San Soda, IYES, Arkon Fly, Dungeon Meat, Djebali[5]
2016DJ Koze, Henrik Schwarz, Jack Garratt, KiNK, Ben Klock, Eats Everything, Mano Le Tough, Floating Points, Ben UFO, Joy Orbison, Jackmaster, Mind Against, Fatima Yamaha, Crazy P, Tom Trago, Italojohnson, Jaymo & Andy George, Greg Wilson, Enzo Siragusa, Jeremy Underground, Craig Charles, Norman Jay, Maxxi Soundsystem, Maribou State, Robag Wrhume, Leon Vynehall, Bicep, Heidi, Tom Misch, Loyle Carner, Formation, Brolin, SG Lewis, Elder Island, Postaal + more

Comedy: Katherine Ryan, Joel Dommett, Sam Simmonds, Eric Lampaert, Chris Turner[2]

References
  1. "Lost Village Festival 2016 Review: The tribe has spoken". The Mirror, Jamie Ferguson, 08:20, 10 JUN 2016
  2. "Live Report: Lost Village Festival 2016". ClashMusic Magazine, 16.06.2016. Reiss de Bruin.
  3. Ferguson, Jamie (24 June 2015). "15 things we learned from Lost Village Festival 2015".
  4. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben; Maine, Sammy; Thorp, Lauren Martin & John (22 May 2015). "Clubs picks of the week" – via The Guardian.
  5. "DJs Jaymo and Andy George talk Lost Village, the immersive festival in a forest you should know about". BT, 25 May 2016
  6. "The Music Report: Brands forging musical ties". Event, 1 June 2016, by Georgi Gyton
  7. "Living it up at Lost Village". We the Food Snobs, Jun 9, 2016.
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