End Of The Road Festival Announce Day Splits
END OF THE ROAD SET FOR 15TH EDITION IN 2021
DAY SPLITS & CINEMA PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED, INCLUDING CURATION FROM JONNY GREENWOOD, ROOK FILMS AND END OF THE ROAD
We’re now less than two weeks away from the 15th edition of End Of The Road, described as “inarguably, the best-curated festival of the summer” (★★★★★ NME in 2019), and festival goers can now start planning their schedules as the day splits have been announced for the music at this year’s festival. Alongside the day splits, another meticulously curated cinematic experience awaits. End Of The Road Festival regulars Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke of Rook Films are back to curate the Friday and Saturday offerings, whilst Thursday night is curated by the festival and Sunday sees none other than Jonny Greenwood take the reins. There is also the premiere of Squid’s making-of documentary “Expanding in Space” on the Saturday.Performing a very special set, Folk-Rock supergroup Broadside Hacks – which features members of Sorry, Girl Ray, caroline and more – will take to the Piano Stage on Sunday afternoon. Sadly, Altin Gun, The Goon Sax and Tenesha the Wordsmith have had to cancel; but End Of The Road have added Soccer96, Pozi, Charlie Cunningham, Teleman, NiNE8 and Blood Wizard to the bill. The music offering is already looking like the best and most cutting edge of the summer so far, featuring artists like King Krule, Stereolab and Special Guest Damon Albarn, and earlier this week End Of The Road Festival released an incredibly strong lineup for their Comedy & Literature offering, including Simon Amstell, Josie Long and Shaparak Khorsandi.
End Of The Road is coming back bigger and stronger in 2021 with more culture, music, twists, turns and surprises than ever before.About End Of The Road Festival: End Of The Road was due to enter its 15th magical year in 2020 at the idyllic Larmer Tree Gardens, but the event has been postponed until 2nd – 5th September 2021, due to the current situation. The festival has an incredible array of headliners for 2021, including Hot Chip, King Krule and Sleaford Mods, along with Stereolab, Little Simz and Jonny Greenwood. 2019’s exceptional festival saw BBC 6 Music listeners’ name it Best Festival for the fourth time, the NME Award for Best Small Festival and a Q Award for Michael Kiwanuka’s Best Festival Performance. With countless other wins and nominations over the years, it is testament to the festival’s reputation, one loved as much by the artists as it is by the loyal audience who return every year. From its humble beginnings in 2006, End of The Road has become a firm favourite in the festival season gaining a reputation for the line-up to beat.
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Praise for End Of The Road:
“Comes close to stealing Glastonbury’s crown… End of the Road’s pervading sense of charm makes it impossible not to love” ★★★★★ The Independent
“It’s simplicity versus invention; both quintessentially End Of The Road, both utterly magical… End Of The Road steals the summer” ★★★★★ The Guardian
“Inarguably the best-curated festival of the summer” ★★★★★ NME & ‘Best Small Festival’ NME Awards 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2019
“A hotbed of the experimental… If you ever needed proof that music in 2019 is as challenging, diverse and interesting as ever, this festival was it” ★★★★ The Times ‘In an age when festival lineups are still painfully skewed towards male headliners, End of the Road is increasingly providing an antidote’ ★★★★ Daily Telegraph
“Combines a comforting sense of familiarity with a spirit of adventure, as each year’s line-up offers new discoveries” ★★★★ Financial Times
“The sheer depth of this year’s line-up that felt greater than ever before. Unlike other festival it was packed with intriguing, vibrant, essential new stuff from the moment the stages flicked the power on… End Of The Road is an enduring festival because of its civility on the ground and it’s growing disturbance on stage” Loud And Quiet
“The most charming, weird, fun and magical festival in the UK” The Line Of Best Fit “End Of The Road is a boutique music festival with a more adventurous line up than other bigger festivals. The people there are genuinely musically curious” BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction
“End of the Road is the best festival in the UK and attendance is mandatory for all who like their music eclectic and their countryside beautiful” Clash
‘It would be hard to argue that there’s a festival anywhere that pays attention to the little details the way that End of the Road does’ Consequence Of Sound
‘End Of The Road may be one of the most serene festivals in the UK, but it doesn’t let up on booking quality bands’ Crack Magazine