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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Splodge
Splodge, a Fringe regular for a decade, has played many BunkFest pub stages, open mics and sessions. He’s a left leaning satirist, who’s topical parodies poke fun at politicians, celebrities, heads of state and greedy corporations.
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Steve Daniels
Checkendon singer-songwriter Steve Daniels will be playing songs from his forthcoming third album, ‘Chaos and Carnival’. …
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Struggles End
New for 2025 Struggles End are an indie rock band from Abingdon. They have just recently released their debut EP and can’t wait to play it to you alongside some of your favourite indie rock tracks.
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The Agony Uncles
New for 2025 The Agony Uncles are local musicians Tom Hall and Martyn Cooper. They’ve been playing music together for around 45 years and are beginning to get the hang of it. They’re excited to be jamming on ‘The Skiffle Train’ along the ‘Rock Island’ line, well at least as…
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Thom Lucas
Thom Lucas is an Oxfordshire singer/songwriter playing original electric and acoustic guitar material, often with guest performers. This year, for one of his sets, Thom will be performing covers of REM, strong influencers of his indie, rock and Americana style. His music is available to stream on…
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The Amazing Tiger Band
The Amazing Tiger Band is a genre fluid, funk-fuelled experiment. Generally considered to be a blindingly accurate display of one person biting off…
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The Amber Bugs
Is emo-indie-swing-ska-punk a genre? If it is then we guess The Amber Bugs are that…sometimes, except when they…
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The Ant Kelly Collective
Ant Kelly is the singer songwriter of the Oxford bands The Shapes & The Factory Lights. He has been a main stay of the Oxford Scene for 10 years. He released his debut new mini album titled Seaspray a year ago. The songs are a collection of…
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The Balkan Wanderers
New for 2025 Oxford-based 6-piece, The Balkan Wanderers, weave East-meets-West tapestries, inspired by Balkan-Gypsy and world ska/punk artists, with high-octane renditions of traditional Eastern European folk. “The musical equivalent of a fiery shot of absinthe”, the band has received radio play from 6 Music, and performed numerous…
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The Big Cheese
The Big Cheese are a 5-piece covers band – a loud, rocky, indie covers band, playing bangers by The Cure, Pulp, Britney Spears, Bowie & Aha. They love playing live and thrive off crowd energy, so come join them! Long live the BunkFest – this is their third year back!…
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The Blessed Crow
New for 2025 The Blessed Crow is father and daughter Tim and Iona. High energy stage presence and brilliant harmonies mark them out as a vibrant force on the folk circuit. Expect great guitar, blinding bouzouki and the insistent beat of Iona’s bodhran. Catch them live and…
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The Celebration Hour
New for 2025 The Celebration Hour is a rag-tag trio whose musical prowess can only be overshadowed by the power of their friendship. Guitar played like you’ve never heard before paired with a few goofballs just being goofballs.
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The Coverbuoys
MAIN STAGE – KINECROFT Friday 29th August Th…
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The Cornermen
The Musical Wing of The Cornermen Charity, The Cornermen brings an Indie/Pop/Irish slice of issues facing people today. All original songs delivered with ferocity and pathos and an uplifting message of community!…
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The Deluded
The Deluded are a high energy six piece suited and booted mod genre covers band, bringing alive the sounds of the mod scene and little bit of Ska. Covering music from the Who, The Jam, Ocean colour scene, The Animals, The Style council, Missing Andy,…
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The High & Mighty
MAIN STAGE – KINECROFT Friday 29th August The High and Mighty have been lighting up festival stages for over 15 years with their infectious energy and unbeatable live sound. Made up of mostly professional musicians, they’ve supported legends like Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Ocean Colour Scene, and Reef.
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The Roving Crows
MAIN STAGE – KINECROFT Sunday 31st Roving Crows are an Irish Folk Rock band who deliver the goods with unbounded amounts of riotous energy and banter . With 4 albums under their belt and several national and international awards, this, now 4 piece, are an awe-inspiring force…
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The Dirty Sock Puppets
New for 2025 The Dirty Sock Puppets are fresh faces in the local music scene, blending emo, indie, grunge, punk, and metal into a unique sound. Their live shows offer a mix of music discovery and sing-along anthems, featuring both originals and covers.
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!
