WHAT WHERE? FESTIVAL
GATES CLOSE AT 10PM
If you arrive late, drive down to the woods and ask for help
(the secret password is 'What Where When???')
Dogs are welcome but they must stay on leads (as there are livestock on the farm)!
Live-in vehicles are welcome - just buy a standard parking ticket alongside your festival ticket.
Where?
Kenslow Farm, Middleton-by-Youlgrave, DE45 1LY
(use the link below as the address will take you to the farmer's house instead of the festival!)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EkyH73RxiY9MritE7?g_st=ic
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Two nights of live and electronic music, fire dancers, experimental visuals, heavyweight custom-built sound systems, an epic fire show, lasers and dancing til 3am.
As always it will be full of original and boundary-pushing independent, leftfield and multi-genre music and art in a beautiful location deep in the Peak District National Park with camping on site (included in the price - live-in vehicles welcome), delicious food from Watts Cookin' and a bar serving real ale, cider, cocktails and more.
Creative Peaks will be showcasing our new immersive geodome, put together by Lotus Domes and Native Nomads - soon to be completely off-grid!! It’s a hub for creativity, experimentation, expression, culture and connection with nature and heritage.
On Saturday night, there will be an epic performance with Wylds Fire incorporating dance, soundscape, rhythm, fire, visuals, mythology, live percussion, sfx, and expressive energy.
All of this for a ridiculous price!! Just £35/£45
lineup
fthmlss
Fthmlss is an electronic music producer from the High Peak District carving out his own lane in the scene. Once known for crafting laid-back lo-fi beats, he's now shifting gears and diving headfirst into the high-energy, club-focused side of electronic music.
jinjé
As a founding member of the Leeds-based experimental band Vessels, Jinjé (aka Lee Malcolm) is no stranger to breaking the boundaries of genre. With his solo project he delves into progressive sonic explorations that navigate between acoustic and electronic, synthetic and organic, employing a learned ear for the fusion of seemingly disparate elements. Detailed layers of ethereal texture meet punchy synth-work, shimmering pads meet broken and affected vocals, all with a deep groove and a surreal catchiness.
kiosk
Leeds based electronic duo Kiosk make dance-punk influenced by the city's diverse DIY scene. Their sound shifts between postpunk inflected dance beats, dreamy soundscapes and pounding techno noise, combining drum machines and analogue synthesis with raw lyrics and heavily processed bass.
inwards
UK-based electronic artist Inwards is the project of musician Kristian Shelley. Drawing inspiration from flow states - those moments of full creative absorption where time seems to slow and action becomes effortless - the music explores what it means to be “in the moment.”
From his first releases, Inwards has delighted both fans and critics with unshakable melodies and playful productions that draw from modular synths, found sounds, and myriad electronic and acoustic instruments.
the barnacles
In 2017 multi-instrumentalist and producer Pete Beardsworth took a trip to Brazil where he stayed with a Santo Daime community near Rio De Janiero. This experience began a process of reconnection with music and life which lead to the creation of the Barnacles sound
A fruitful hiatus followed — a love affair with a 4-track tape machine, and a new circle of friends, a collection of fellow travellers who began to breathe new life into the compositions through improvising and merry-making.
black olive rush
Black Olive Rush deliver a furious and chaotic blast of loud grooves inspired by the Eastern-Med and their 00s mixtapes
buffee
Bristol-born, Manchester-based BUFFEE forges her own musical language, collaging blown-out distorted beats with fidgety synths, and earnest vocals.
"A collage of hardstyle, dramatic balladry and pop music at its most jagged, BUFFEE's soundscapes are paired with vocals whose plaintive clarity contrast winningly with the aural chaos that surrounds her." - TANK Magazine
wylds fire
Wylds Fire is a collective of professionally trained circus performers from the Isle of Wight.
Expect a contemporary performance of raw expression through the art of fire and stage craft,
that blurs the boundaries between the real and the surreal - designed to ignite wonder, spark connection and transform the ordinary into the unforgettable.
yuh
Exploring the psychedelic edges of experimental pop, yuh* chops 60s recordings, warped vocal textures and woozy, dreamlike melodies together to create something deeply nostalgic and strangely new. Fans of Panda Bear, Atlas Sound, Why? and other adventurous psych‑leaning artists will find familiar colours here, but yuh\* twists them into something more playful, surreal and quietly hypnotic (Stray Music).
rhythm speaks truth
Rhythm Speaks Truth (RST Collective) are a 15-piece Afrobeat orchestra from the Midlands, inspired by the energy and music of Fela Kuti.
Built on deep rhythms, driving basslines and a powerful horn section.
insect trainers
Gamelan inflected urban dream-folk with a mysterious and dark psych edge
the soul rebels
Sweet soul and reggae flavours with earthy roots. The Soul Rebels inhabit the conscious thoughts of their reggae heroes, performing their own interpretations of the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers. "We believe his message is as relevant today as it was during his lifetime. These times of war, poverty and crimes against humanity, Bob Marley´s music offers us a chance to reflect, starting with ourselves. Songs of love offer us chance to embrace our people, vibrate higher and protest against oppression.
leucotome
Organic, industrial, femme-folk cult - harbingers of the apocalypto-medieval era
sonderkraft
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Mitch Probart-Smith aka SONDERKRAFT creates twisted, genre-blurring synth potions that will frazzle your brain waves, radio waves and gps signals. You can sample his strange brews and eclectic sound spells on the toad sounds heavyweight system.
64 dreams
A saxophonist and producer from the flatlands of Suffolk. Currently into droney beats and hypnotic melodies.
dathan horridge
Dathan Horridge is a paint-smeared bohemian clusterpunk. here to turn heads, lift spirits and flay genres.
lucas brooks
Lucas Brooks is an eclectic lover of music, yoga teacher and sound healer, infused with a passion for music grounded in his Jamaican roots that has expanded upwards and outwards around the world. At What Where? expect drum and bass, liquid and rollers intuitively chosen to bless the night
wild saunas
Wild Saunas will be offering wood fired sauna sessions and cold plunge. Relax, restore and rejuvenate in their beautiful horse box sauna
tempers flare
Punky Garage Trio from Bridlington UK, We do what we do!, check us out and make up your own mind!?
