Brownstock Music Festival

The Brownstock Music Festival is a music festival held annually at Morris Farm in Chelmsford, Essex. The festival, held over three days annually since 2005, attracts thousands of visitors each year. It is run independently by the owners of the farm, the Brown family. The festival started small, but now has 8 separate stages and 23 festival areas. The festival takes pride in its independent and homegrown roots, which Aberdeen Angus beef from the farm being the only beef you can buy at the festival and the family hand make many of the festival areas and decorations.

The 2013 Festival will take place on the weekend of the 30-31 Aug and 1 Sept. Over the weekend the festival will see headline sets from The Fratellis, Mark Ronson, Tom Odell, Roni Size, The Pigeon Detectives + another 150 acts over the 3 days. New areas for the 2013 festival include a pop up restaurant serving the Brown family's beef gourmet style, a handbuilt Saloon Bar with a weekend of country performers and secret area which will be unveiled during the weekend.

2005–2008

The first three Brownstock Festivals were private family events hosting local bands that were unsigned at the time, including The Brights, Darwyn, These New Puritans and Matt Cardle.

2009

In 2009 the Brown Family applied for and were granted an official entertainments license by Essex Country Council[1] and the event became public for the first time.[2] It was headlined by The Holloways and Finley Quaye.

2010

The 2010 festival grew to 2 stages[3] – a dance stage and a main stage. The festival was also covered by BBC Introducing for the first time.[4] It was headlined by The Reverend and the Makers and Dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip.[5]

2011

The 2011 festival had the largest amount of visitors to date, reaching the license capacity of 4999. The 2011 festival had 5 stages and over 100 acts during the weekend. The stages included a Piano Bar, Dance Tent, Main Stage, Silent Disco and Comedy Stage.[6] It was headlined by Pendulum, Example, Athlete and Ms. Dynamite[7]

2012

The 2012 festival took place on 31 August–2 September 2012. The festival saw the return of The Piano Bar as well as new additions The Treehouse Stage and The Stumble Inn. the festival was headliner by Labrinth, Zane Lowe, The Futureheads and Nero.

2013


The 2013 festival took place on 30 August–1 September 2013. The festival grew by an extra 2000 people and was headlined by DJ Yoda, Professor Green and The Fratellis.

Friday 30 August
Main Stage The Good Shed

DJ Yoda
Grizzly Bear
Creme De Chevre
Stealing Signs
Hamptons

Liam Bone
TC
Scoundrel
M1

Saturday 31 August
Main Stage The Good Shed

Professor Green
Tom Odell
Devlin
Delilah
The Milk
Missing Andy
F.O.X
Bambi
Disemboweled By Sharks
Glenn Godfrey
Ordinary Noise

Mark Ronson
Benga & Youngman
Jaguar Skills
Doorly
Suis Generis
The Captain
Woody Two Shoes
Excel
Shuffle

Sunday 1 September
Main Stage The Good Shed

The Fratellis
The Pigeon Detectives
Hadouken!
King Charles
Man Get Out
Arthur Walwin
Micro Jupiter
Josephine and The Artizans
Frett
Killatrix
Ellekaye

Duke Dumont
Doorly
Second City
Roni Size
Beardy Man
Krafty Kuts
COMEDIAN Junior Simpsons
COMEDIAN Mike Mcclean
COMEDIAN Paul Mccaffrey

2014


The 2014 festival took place on 29 August–31 August 2013. Celebrating it's 10th Birthday the festival was headlined by Dizzee Rascal, De La Soul and Razorlight.

Friday 29 August
Main Stage The Good Shed

Dizzee Rascal
Cuban Brothers
Grizzly Bearz
Creme De Chévre

P Money
Liam Bone
DJ Cable
Panda
Co-Jay

Saturday 30 August
Main Stage The Good Shed

De La Soul
Roots Manuva
Chloe Howl
Goldie Lookin Chain
Josh Record
Ted Zed
The Feud
Tina V
New Street Adventure
Cable Street Collective
Mok
The Show

DJ EZ
Claude Von Stroke
Route 94
Doorly
Maribou State
Jack Beats
Mak & Pasteman
Nimblefingerz
Kaptain
Woody
Dev
K-Kong
Undy & Carter
Mirror City

Sunday 31 August
Main Stage The Good Shed

Razorlight
The Feeling
Bipolar Sunshine
The Milk
Nothing But Thieves
Young Kato
Dexters
M+A
Frett
Stax Revue
The Kings Parade

Pendulum (DJ Set)
Sigma
Shy FX
Matrix & Futurebound
Scoundrel
Shuffle
Jammy
The Comedy Club

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