King Krule, Jamie Isaac & more confirmed for second Brainchild Festival

Brainchild Festival returns to Canterbury for its second leg this July, following from last year’s inaugural event.

The eclectic fest will take place at Merton Farm, running between 5-7 July, with the musical billing featuring the likes of King Krule, Jamie Isaac, My Panda Shall Fly, Filthy Boy and more.

Tickets are on sale now here. The full line-up of artists, acts and activities is as below:

LIVE

King Krule / Benin City / United Vibrations

9mary / Jamie Isaac / My Panda Shall Fly

Filthy Boy / Moko / Haraket / Southpaw

Nomad Soul Collective / Valve Control / Ben Hayes
Yancey Boys / Theo Bass / The Majestic / Psylus

Sascha Keable / Rakiki Music / Cholombian / Thidius Risk

Marie Naffah / Martyna Baker / Bagel Project / Adam Blake
Jerkcurb / The Energy / MVC / Oscar Lawrence / We Are Goose
Big Beat Manifesto / Audio Doughnuts Live Showcase / EZRA / CIRUS

Cisza + Indea / Kirk Spencer

With more to come..

DJ’s

Brotherhood Soundsystem / Orgy Banton / Riffs / MWJ

Deft / Debian Blak / DA-10 / Tuesday Born / Ghost Circula

The Attic Project / Beau / Chesslo Junior / Real

Manni Dee / Pedaller B2B Loxton / Small_Talk
Late Lunch & Audio Doughnuts DJ’s

POETRY

Bridget Minamore / Zia Ahmed / Jodi Ann Bickley / Rosie Knight

Deanna Rodger / Jack Rooke / Harry Baker / Poejazzi / Cecilia Knapp

Steez Poets Showcase / Tom Sanders / Zena Agha / Tim & Rory

Sean Mahoney / Deanna Rodger / Tristram Fane Saunders

THEATRE

Wind Up Collective presents ‘Black Pudding’ / ‘Far Away’ directed by Zoe Hunter Gordon (written by Caryl Churchill) / ‘Pink’ by Tania Clarke

‘Gender The Elephant by Bethan Kitchen

Vanessa Kisuule presents ‘One Last Thing’

FILM

Raoul Martinez’s ‘Creating Freedom’ / Chemical Brothers’ ‘Don’t Think’ plus Q&A with Director Adam Smith

TALKS

Louisa Young on ‘Culture of the Heart’ / The Post-Feminism Panel

+ much, much more

(Including an afternoon of talks curated by Students for Happiness organisation)

OTHER

The Note Well / STEEZ Café / Brainchild’s Graffiti Wall / Installations from Brainchild resident artists