Things to do in Kendal

Ye Vagabonds

Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow, a small town in the southeast of Ireland.

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The Specials Ltd.

The Specials Ltd are the UK's most authentic and original tribute to 2-Tone Legends, The Specials.When the original line up of The Specials split in 1981 they l…

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Hue & Cry

“They’ve lasted because they are brilliant” Radio 2Brothers Patrick and Gregory Kane formed Hue and Cry in the ’80s and the duo made a huge impact with the rele…

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Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs

ABK is the crumbliest comedian in the game: a multi-award-winning stand-up comic and (occasionally) an internet sensation.

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Cara Dillon

Born in Dungiven in 1975, surrounded and infused with the rich cultural heritage of her native County Derry, Cara has risen to become one of the finest exponent…

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Mary Coughlan

Mary Coughlan is quite simply one of the greatest singers ever to emerge from Ireland, irrespective of gender or genre.She has overcome childhood trauma, alcoho…

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Vittorio Angelone

Vittorio Angelone is an Italian-Irish comedian who grew up in Belfast. After moving to London to train as a classical musician he eventually made the predictabl…

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Toploader

Since forming in 1997 Toploader have over two million album sales to their name and a string of top 20 hits both home and abroad.

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Martin Simpson

English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter.

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Peatbog Faeries

The Isle of Skye’s Peatbog Faeries are the outstanding act in Celtic dance music, undisputed trailblazers in their field.

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Scott Bennett: Stuff

As a society we love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be.

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Ferocious Dog featuring the Celtic Folk Orchestra

Ferocious Dog takes the traditional instruments; fiddles, whistles, mandolins and mixes them up with a bit of, raw, buzz saw rock'n'roll attitude.

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Cut Capers

Cut Capers are an explosive 9-piece who have built a killer reputation for their live shows; ultra-high energy experiences, with epic arrangements, booming bras…

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Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout)

Martin McAloon is a founding member of Prefab Sprout.Martin will be performing a 2-hour show featuring a large selection of hit songs from the bands extensive a…

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Focus

With their unique brand of progressive rock, Focus manifested themselves at the start of the '70s as the most successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-ro…

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John Bramwell

As the singer in I Am Kloot from 1999 to 2014, John Bramwell achieved a Mercury Prize nomination for 2010’s The Sky At Night, a Top 10 chart position for 2013’s…

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The Lancashire Hotpots

Dubbed ‘the new Wurzels’ by Chris Evans on BBC Radio 2, The Lancashire Hotpots have become the go to band for those wanting a light-hearted, distinctly Northern…

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Mark Watson: Search

20 years in stand-up for the Taskmaster cheeky texts icon, multi-award winner, YouTube cult figure, Radio 4 favourite and recently ‘Baby Reindeer’ actor: Watson…

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Jimmy Nail

Acclaimed actor, singer, musician and writer — and proud Geordie icon — Jimmy Nail heads out on the road in 2026 with Stories and Songs, a series of intimate re…

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Lindisfarne

The Oxted Sessions is delighted to welcome legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne.With a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members, fronted by found…

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Seann Walsh: After This One, I'm Going Home

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the self-dubbed “Lie-In King”, Seann Walsh is 'unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation' (The Guardian).…

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The Long Ryders

The Long Ryders are an American rock ‘n roll band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. They are often credited as founders of the alt-country movement and are the rec…

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Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise

Olga Koch has one good story. Only it’s not really her story. Do you wanna hear it?

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Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning

Jason Byrne is back and "Byrning" brighter than ever, celebrating 30 glorious years of stand-up with his brand-new show, 30 Years Byrning.Byrne delivers a rioto…

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Republica

Republica are back and have been very active recently. They released their highly acclaimed new EP ‘Christiana Obey’ and promoted it with a sold out UK tour and…

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Hejira: Celebrating Joni Mitchell

Hejira is a 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s.

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Gary Delaney: Gary on Laughing

Gary Delaney's last UK tour ran for two and a half years across 378 dates. People laughed a lot and kept coming back.

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Ian Stone - Looking for the Wow

Life can’t just be the humdrum, the mundane and the routine before the inevitable slide to disease, decay and death.

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Larry Dean: Hellbent

Recently married, emotionally feral.The Gallus Glaswegian Goon returns with a riotous show about refusing to grow up.As seen on SNL, Live at the Apollo, QI and…

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Dom Joly: The Conspiracy Tour

Its been twenty-five years since Trigger Happy TV burst onto our screens, transforming the hidden camera format with its surreal universe of characters and unfo…

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An Evening With Steve Cradock: Travellers Tunes

Ocean Colour Scene guitarist Steve Cradock is responsible for some of the most distinctive riffs of the past 30 years.

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Rhys James: Chop Logic

A fast, forensic show of big ideas and gag-dense overthinking from one of the nation’s sharpest stand-ups.Rhys has made a discovery that could fix everything.

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Matt Bragg

The son of television warm up man Bobby Bragg, Matt has been performing stand up all over the country for the last 7 years.

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She Drew The Gun

Over three studio albums and nearly a decade, Wirral-born Louisa Roach has built She Drew The Gun into a project that fully lives up to its incendiary name.

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Moving Pictures - A Tribute To Rush

Hailing from Scotland and the Lake District, 3-piece Moving Pictures play classic rush using a serious amount of gear.

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Very Santana

Join us for a musical time travel experience, where you can enjoy the beautiful guitar melodies and creatively diverse, challenging songs of Carlos Santana.Our…

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The Total Stone Roses

The UK’s best Stone Roses Tribute return to the stage after a brief 16 month, covid-induced hiatus.

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The Total Stone Roses & Oaysis Live

The Total Stone Roses play the best 'Roses material including 'She Bangs The Drums', 'Fools Gold', 'Waterfall, 'I Wanna Be Adored' and 'Love Spreads'.

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The Springsteen Sessions

This Glasgow-based 7-piece have been bringing the music of The Boss and The E Street Band to their audiences for the best part on 10 years.

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Live/Wire: The AC/DC Show

Live/Wire bring the thunder of AC/DC to life with unmatched energy, passion, and power.

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Ultimate Coldplay

Since launching in 2017, Ultimate Coldplay have been widely recognised as being the world's most accurate and well rounded tribute to Coldplay.

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Fleetwood Bac

Fleetwood Bac were the world's first Fleetwood Mac tribute show. The classic Mac sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and that infamous on-stage chemistry a…

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Kendal Pride

InfoKendal Pride takes place from the 12th to 14th June 2026.Kendal Pride missions is to increase visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community in Kendal and the South L…

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Cat Show Lakeland & District Cat Club

Lakeland & District Cat Club Annual Pedigree & House hold pet cat show with Best in show, held under GCCF rules.All breed pedigree cats including an household p…

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Inspiral Carpets

A vital component of the infamous ‘Madchester’ movement, Inspiral Carpets formed in Oldham in 1980.

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Olga Koch: Just Friends

Join the star of Mock The Week, QI, Late Night Mash, and her Amazon Prime comedy special (and Edinburgh Best Newcomer nominee), for a roller coaster romcom you…

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InPop Presents

The hottest emerging talent straight to the heart of London!

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Mad Dog Mcrea

Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music.

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