Bigfoot is the UK’s first ever craft beer music festival: a boutique three-day celebration from 18th - 20th June 2021 that aims to unite the best of the international craft beer scene with iconic headline acts and a selection of the best new bands around.
Hosted entirely outdoors, amongst the sprawling forests, meadows and lake of Ragley Hall, a stately home in Warwickshire, Bigfoot will provide something for everyone with an adventurous music programme, a world-class line up of brewers - including some very special international guests - tantalising food offerings, natural wines, and a carefully curated programme of family events. In short, it’s the perfect destination for the craft curious and connoisseurs alike.
THE MUSIC
Blending swaggering rock ‘n’ roll attitude with dancefloor friendly rhythms, Primal Scream are the perfect band to ignite a thrilling festival fervour. Fronted by Bobby Gillespie, the band have a rich catalogue of absolute classics - ‘Movin’ On Up’, ‘Loaded’, ‘Rocks’, ‘Country Girl’ and many more.
Meanwhile, Hot Chip will be putting an innovative twist on their euphoric electro-pop with their groundbreaking Megamix set. The band behind iconic tracks such as ‘Ready For The Floor’ and ‘Over And Over’ will blur the conventions of a DJ set by adding live sound and instrumentation to create a fascinating and fresh festival experience.
They join an essential and eclectic main stage bill that includes Fat White Family, Maribou State (DJ set), Baxter Dury, A Certain Ratio, Franc Moody, Trojan Soundsystem, the London African Gospel Choir who will be performing Paul Simon’s seminal album, Graceland, and Warmduscher.
Elsewhere, much loved East London brewery Signature Brew will be bringing their buzzy DIY series of brewery gigs to Bigfoot in the form of a punk stage, headlined by Brit alt-rock favourites Dinosaur Pile-Up. They will be joined by the visceral Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, cult favourites The Wytches and hotly-tipped punks Chubby & The Gang, Big Joanie and more.
To complete a diverse line-up of music for all tastes, Bigfoot will host a dance area in the adjacent woods, featuring house and techno from Jackathon party starter Heidi, Running Back co-founder Gerd Janson, Phantasy Sound founder Erol Alkan, ‘DJ’s DJ’ Ivan Smagghe, UK clubbing institution Bugged Out, and Scott Fraser, co-founder of one of London’s best underground parties, Body Hammer.
THE BEER
Presented by We Are Beer, the team behind the much-loved London, Bristol, Edinburgh and Birmingham Craft Beer Festivals, Bigfoot’s forward-thinking craft beer line-up is just as essential as its music.
Hailing from Falmouth, Verdant specialise in juicy, hoppy, hazy beers that are big on taste, quality and all-round deliciousness. They will also be offering a one-off session pale ale exclusively for Bigfoot which will be available at every bar at the festival, and will also bring their seafood bar and a sound system playing dub and reggae.
In a UK festival first, one of the world’s most renowned breweries, Hill Farmstead, will be visiting from Vermont, USA. And coming all the way from Byron Bay in Australia, Stone & Wood will be bringing one of the best summer drinking beers on the planet in the shape of their Pacific Ale.
Not to be outdone, the UK will also be represented by the renowned DEYA along with The Kernel Brewery from London and Northern Monk from Leeds. All drinks will be served in a beer tent hosted by The Gun. Based in Hackney, The Gun’s mix of authentic, old school atmosphere and exemplary independent beer has made it one of the most adored pubs in London.
THE FOOD
Bigfoot’s food line up reads like a who’s who of the most exciting chefs and restaurants around. Decamping from Islington in the heart of London will be the esteemed Two Tribes Campfire crew. As its name suggests, Campfire London is centred around an open-fire pit where live-fire chefs serve up food, paired with Two Tribes beer and soundtracked by DJs. Confirmed are Andrew Clarke, Genevieve Taylor, ROVI’s Neil Campbell, Scully’s Radmael Scully and Birmingham legend Andy Stubbs aka Andy Low & Slow. Accompanying them on the 1s and 2s is Sean Johnston, one half of A Love From Outer Space alongside the late Andrew Weatherall.
Also confirmed are Lucky & Joy, who will be bringing their Chinese-influenced creations to Warwickshire; purveyors of Northern England’s finest pizza, New York’shire Pizza Co. BASS & Base; Cornwall’s hottest new small plates seafood joint Verdant Seafood Bar; and Bristol’s number one cheesemonger Two Belly, who have been taking the West Country by storm with their epic toasties and beer and cheese pairings.
Patty & Bun and Original Patty Men will be representing London and Birmingham respectively in the Battle of the Patties, while Club Mexicana will be spicing up proceedings with their much-loved vegan mexican dishes.
Finally, longstanding Soho favourites 10 Greek Street will be partnering with Braybrooke to create an area combining tank fresh lager and special dishes from Cameron Emirali.
Having postponed its inaugural edition last year, Bigfoot is no stranger to the extraordinary and difficult challenges that the coronavirus pandemic poses. Bigfoot is committed to providing light at the end of the tunnel and proceeding with this year’s festival with the utmost priority placed on the safety of its patrons.
Co-founder, Greg Wells, says, ‘I can’t think of a better way to recover from COVID, Brexit and Trump, than for us all to get together in the great outdoors at the height of English summer time, drink locally-made world-class beer, and watch one of the all time great bands.’
MUSIC LINE UP
Primal Scream
Fat White Family
Hot Chip Megamix
Maribou State (DJ Set)
Baxter Dury
A-Z
A Certain Ratio, Abphex, Big Joanie, Bob Vylan, Bugged Out, Bull, Cassels, Champion Lover Soundsystem, Cherrystones, Chloé Raunet, Chubby and the Gang, Crispin Dior, Damn Vandals, Ditz, Dinosaur Pile Up, DJ Yoda Presents Stranger Things, Dynamite MC Presents Grand Kru Soundsystem, Erol Alkan, FC Kahuna, Franc Moody, Fresh, Gerd Janson, Heidi, Hotel Lux, Inner Totality, Iriani Mancini, Ithaca, Ivan Smagghe, Jay Carder, John, Joshua James, Leo Zero, Lemmy Ashton, London African Gospel Choir perform Graceland, Lou Hayter, Luke Unabomber, Molar, Nadia Ksaiba, Nathan Wilkins, Odd Morris, Out of Love, Other Half, Pablo Psychonaut, Panic Shack, Pete Fowler, Pigs Pigs Pigs PIgs Pigs Pigs Pigs, Powerplant, Quinn Whalley, Rory Phillips, Scott Fraser, Sean Johnston, Sophie Lloyd, Snake Eyes, The Wythces, Threads, Tom Furse, Trojan Soundsystem, TSHA, Unknown Artists, Warmduscher, Winston and Pipes, Zombie Disco Squad
