Artists
BunkFest artists for 2026 will be announced in due course!
2025 Headline artists are here!
And now check out all of our Kinecroft Main Stage Artists.
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The Amy Winehouse Band
Sunday Headliner A celebration of her music, life and legacy, performed by Amy’s original band. Amy’s Original band led by her long term Musical Director/Bass player Dale Davis and Amy’s close friend from the very start of her career, celebrate her era defining global music and live performances, keeping her…
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Laurence Jones
Friday Headliner Laurence Jones, the award-winning and critically acclaimed blues rock guitarist born in Liverpool achieved the #1 Blues album in the ‘Official UK Charts’ with his latest release ‘Bad Luck & The Blues’. He’s been voted in the ‘Top 10 Best Blues Rock Guitar players in the world today’…
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The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
Saturday Headliner Bagpipes with attitude, drums with a Scottish accent and a show so hot it carries its own health warning. The band’s achievements have reached incredible heights with their groundbreaking fusion of traditional Scottish music and rock/pop anthems which they proudly call ‘BAGROCK’. The Chillis have never been more…
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Aly Rainey
Aly’s happy place is wherever her fiddle is. Recent years have taken her from the jazz basements of London to the secret spinning stages of Glastonbury. Her…
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Avenue
Avenue Acapella are a vocal harmony acapella group made up of talented singers from different musical backgrounds, based just outside Reading. Avenue love an innovative arrangement with different vocal techniques and crunchy harmonies. With a contemporary, diverse and eclectic repertoire, there’s always something in the mix for…
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Baby Maker
New for 2025 The Baby Maker concert orchestra currently totals one Ruairí Kester. Strategically questionable decision-making led to a live debut and first album release in May 2024. Since, he’s successfully confounded, thrilled, and incited Clinton Pugh vs LTNs levels of disdain in audiences along the length…
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Band of Hope
Band of Hope grew up in Wallingford, singing songs about love, loss, hope, skinheads…
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BarrelHaus
Delivering alt-rock with a healthy dose of heavy blues, BarrelHaus have released their second album, “Azimuth”, to critical acclaim. Inspired by bands such as Queens of The Stone Age, Clutch, Fu Manchu and Black Sabbath, BarrelHaus are carving out a reputation for delivering blistering live shows with…
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Beard of Destiny
Using stand–up drum kit and eleven string slide guitar, Beard of Destiny…
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Ben Smith
A member of Band of Hope, and the founder of The Acoustic Ballroom open mic night, Ben Smith is striking out with a new solo side project. Ben loops violin and guitar to play beautiful original tunes, blending elements of folk, electronica and film soundtracks. Ben’s gig…
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Benson Military Wives Choir
The Benson branch of the Military Wives Choir. They connect women in the military community and create a support network through the power of singing. The Military Wives Choir is a community of around 2000…
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BMW
BMW (Boon/Mew/Wooster). Oxfordshire trio, veterans of BunkFest and Truck Festival. Acoustic, Electric, Eclectic. Search for Boon, Mew & Wooster on all music platforms.
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Bone-Idle
New for 2025 Bone-Idle is an indie rock band based in Reading UK, (Braidan Casey lead vocals and rhythm guitar) (Alfie Cook lead Guitar and Keys) (Olly Marshall Drums and Percussion) (Jake Finkel Bass Guitar). With influences ranging from artists like Oasis, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Royal…
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Brook Ellingworth
MAIN STAGE – KINECROFT Friday 29th August British country artist Brook Ellingworth blends heartfelt lyrics with gritty storytelling and melodic instincts. In 2025, Ellingworth released his album Roll…
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Evergreen
MAIN STAGE – KINECROFT Saturday 30th August Evergreen is Ben Lander on guitar, violin and vocals and Evelyn Hansell on vocals, violin and foot percussion. The duo have grown up surrounded by folk music and dancing, their love for which flourished during their time in NYFTE (the…
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Lily Beck
MAIN STAGE – KINECROFT Saturday 30th August Lily is thrilled to announce that she’ll be launching her brand new EP at BunkFest this year with an 8 piece band! Blending raw emotion, soulful vocals, and genre – crossing sounds, Lily’s latest work marks a bold new chapter…
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Maff and The Magictones
Main Stage – Kinecroft Sunday 31st August This is radioactive blues music with enough energy and soul to melt the stage! An accidental band thrown together whilst jamming in Wallingford marketplace during “Winter Blues & Jazz” this February – some met for the first time while playing! – they’ve formed a…
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BunkFest Song Circle
BunkFest Song Circle is back for its second year, enjoy beautiful music created by you! Come and learn quick, easy parts to sing with others to create beautiful harmonies on the spot. Open to absolutely everyone, for singers and non-singers alike. Join in and raise the roof!…
Dance artists and ceilidhs
You are in for a treat! We have a over 30 fantastic dance teams putting on displays around Wallingford and at our fringe venues throughout the weekend. Plus, ceilidh – that’s your chance to dance!
