Sea Power To Host Krankenhaus Festival
Krankenhaus Festival
26-29 August 2022
Muncaster Castle, near Ravenglass, Cumbria
In February 2022, the BAFTA-winning, Mercury-nominated group ‘Sea Power‘ ( Formerly British Sea Power) became the highest ever charting Cumbrian band when their ‘Everything Was Forever‘ album entered the Official UK Album Chart at number four. Now Sea Power are expanding on a reputation for innovative and thrilling live action by hosting their own Krankenhaus Festival in West Cumbria – a festival set to feature live appearances from snooker great Steve Davis and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage. Legendary New Order drummer Stephen Morris will be interviewed live on stage by 6 Music’s Mark Radcliffe and there will also be a live interview with the writer Amy Liptrot, who is soon to be represented on the big screen by Saoirse Ronan, star of films including Brooklyn and Lady Bird. At Krankenhaus, Steve Davis will be DJ-ing and playing live with his band ‘The Utopia Strong‘. Daniel Wakeford, star of the Channel 4 reality-TV show The Undateables, will be appearing live at Krankenhaus with his band ‘The Daniel Wakeford Experience‘.
Alongside all the above there will be full sets from such hugely acclaimed musicians as ‘The Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys, This Is The Kit, Richard Dawson, Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi, The Bug Club, and, all the way from Minnesota, the critically-revered ‘Low‘. As well as hosts Sea Power, other Cumbrian artists include Hayden Thorpe (Wild Beasts) performing solo, Nat Sharp presents MARRA, Jack O’Neil and the ‘Cleator Moor Brass band‘.
Sea Power has been praised by artists including David Bowie, Lou Reed and The Flaming Lips. The Sea Power fanbase has also included Doctor Who, Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes – in the guise of their Sea Power-loving screen representatives Peter Capaldi, Daniel Radcliffe and Benedict Cumberbatch. As Capaldi wrote in the sleeve notes for the reissue of the band’s 2003 debut album: “A band of stark originality, their songs bring you the bite of the wind, the fury of the sea, and music that is simply exhilarating.”
Sea Power are well known for playing in unusual and exciting locations. They’ve played atop the Great Wall Of China, at the CERN atom-research labs in Geneva and beside the diplodocus skeleton at London’s Natural History Museum. They have also played within the Arctic Circle, on ships at sea and deep inside Cornish slate mines. The intensity and invention of the band’s concerts made them Time Out magazine’s Live Band Of The Year in 2004. Sea Power’s remarkable live presence is now underlined by their own Krankenhaus Festival, taking place at Muncaster Castle. The band’s two singers Jan and Hamilton – alongside drummer Woody – all grew up in Cumbria, attending schools in Kendal. Krankenhaus Festival will feature three Sea Power sets – music that will be mixed with birds of prey flying displays and a mass festival ramble across Muncaster Fell.
Krankenhaus Festival
26-29 August 2022
Muncaster Castle, near Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQ, UK
Festival day tickets start at £30. The festival is very family friendly
and dogs are welcome. Tickets are available here:
Highlights include:
Amazing Lakeland festival from Cumbria’s highest charting band.
Snooker legend Steve Davis DJ’ing, being interviewed by Chris Hawkins and appearing live with his band The Utopia Strong.
**Stephen Morris from New Order/Joy Division being interviewed by TV and radios Mark Radcliffe*
Live set from Daniel Wakeford from reality-TV sensation The Undateables.
Live poetry reading by the Poet Laureate Simon Armitage who also appears with his band LYR.
Plus an impressive lineup of acclaimed cult and up & coming alt-rock bands.
All taking place at the glorious Muncaster Castle on the west Cumbrian coast.
**Festival goers get free access to all the features of Muncaster castle and its gardens*
Plus 50% off rides on the Ravenglass and Eskdale steam train.
Day and weekend tickets are available for adults, teenagers and family as well as free tickets for carers
Free camping
