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That’s the Knockengorroch love released for another year… And what a year! For 2020’s festival we are releasing only 50 tickets at last year’s early bird prices.  That’s £99, £92 and £45 for four full days of mayhem and magic or £89, £82 and £40 for three full days. You can buy here In the
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The Longhouse is the festival’s ‘hearth’ – an intimate, atmospheric and participatory setting.  Built over a period of years, it is a faithful recreation of one of the many dwellings that would have existed in this river valley, once the site of a densely populated settlement. After recent challenges with regulations, performances inside the Longhouse
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We are pleased to present the break down of stages and days, so you can check exactly what’s on when and start planning. Visit our artist pages to find out whats on where and learn more about each of the acts.

We are truly spoilt with the riches at the end of this rainbow! Our line-up is looking finer and finer and we are pleased to add to our first announcement highlights such as Tom McGuire and the Brassholes, Yoko Pwno, Dominic Waxing Lyrical, Sea Bass Kid, Dub Princess and Awry.  Also a brand new tent
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Our theme in 2019 is ‘At the end of the rainbow’.  Celebrate love, hope, diversity and unity at Knockengorroch in 2019. Come finally find that pot of gold… Our theme is partly inspired by the international ‘rainbow gathering’ we hosted at Knockengorroch in 1997. Simon Holmes tells you more about where it all began…

Benjamin Zephaniah and the Revolutionary Minds will be playing on a rare tour of the UK. Widely celebrated as one of the greatest poets of his generation, Zephaniah is strongly influenced by the music and poetry of Jamaica and what he calls “street politics”. His poetry, books and plays have captivated hearts and minds, fuelling imaginations and winning him a legion of fans all over the
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