Beat-Herder Genre Electronic music , breakbeat , dub , reggae , dubstep , techno , house , drum and bass , folk , dance-punk and psychedelic rock Location(s) Sawley , Lancashire Website Official website
Beat-Herder is an annual summer music festival held at Dockber Farm near Sawley, Lancashire , which has been running since 2006. The festival covers several musical genres including breakbeat , dub , reggae , dubstep , techno , house , drum and bass , folk , dance-punk and psychedelic rock . The event also sees regular appearances from novelty musicians such as the Lancashire Hotpots and William Fairey Acid Brass . Bushrocker HI FI regularly host the reggae arena.
In 2006 when it started it was nothing but a small rave in the trees organised by a small group of friends but since then it has grown massively attracting a wide range of audiences with its large variety of acts.[ 1] [ 2]
Acts appearing at the 2013 event included Chic (featuring Nile Rodgers ), Jimmy Cliff and Bentley Rhythm Ace .
In 2014 Happy Mondays were the headline act on the closing night. Other performers included Boney M. , The Orb and Goldie Lookin Chain .[ 3]
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