Lost Village Festival

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Lost Village is a surreal festival experience that takes place in a secluded woodland near the village of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, UK. Festival-goers are invited to explore an abandoned world that encompasses dilapidated buildings, old junkyards, hidden gardens and a disused airbase. The four-day event focuses on forward-thinking music, art, food, immersive theatre, comedy, talks and workshops.

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History

Lost Village was founded in 2015 by Andy George, Jay Jameson, Ben Atkins, Andy Ellis and Aaron Mellor; a group of friends who wanted to create a new creatively-led festival experience. [1] [2]

Location

The festival is set in a heavily wooded location near the village of Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, and includes old cabins and dilapidated buildings. [3] [4] There is good public transport to the site. [1]

Activities

Lost Village is a creative project that changes and develops, year on year. The event emphasizes unpredictability, one-on-one experiences and abstract surrealism. As well as music there's comedy, talks, various types of creative workshops and lots of interactive spaces to explore.

Food

Lost Village provides a range of UK street-food as well as a tribal banquet experience. [5] In 2016 this featured the Michelin starred chef Michael O’Hare and Typing Room’s Lee Westcott. 2016’s street food traders included Dalston's Voodoo Ray’s and bacon butty from London's Le Swine. [1]

Artist and Performers

YearArtist
2015 Four Tet, DJ Koze, Jamie Jones, Tale Of Us, Ben Pearce, Dan Ghenacia, John Talabot, Huxley, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Harvey Sutherland, Roosevelt, Leon Vynehall, Kolsch, Tourist, Dusky, Erol Alkan, Fickle Friends, PBR Streetgang, Tiger & Woods, San Soda, IYES, Arkon Fly, Dungeon Meat, Djebali [6]
2016 DJ Koze, Henrik Schwarz, Jack Garratt, KiNK, Ben Klock, Eats Everything, Mano Le Tough, Floating Points, Ben UFO, Joy Orbison, Jackmaster, Mind Against, Fatima Yamaha, Crazy P, Tom Trago, Italojohnson, Jaymo & Andy George, Greg Wilson, Enzo Siragusa, Jeremy Underground, Craig Charles, Norman Jay, Maxxi Soundsystem, Maribou State, Robag Wrhume, Leon Vynehall, Bicep, Heidi, Tom Misch, Loyle Carner, Formation, Brolin, SG Lewis, Elder Island, Postaal + more

Comedy: Katherine Ryan, Joel Dommett, Sam Simmonds, Eric Lampaert, Chris Turner [2]

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References

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