The Stables Spiegeltent, programmed by Alison Young, head of programming and producing at The Stables, has been a hit since its first outing in 2010 and will again provide the best in music, comedy and cabaret throughout the festival in 2018
And a real treat is in store to kick things off...
The Puppini Sisters
Friday 20 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park Tickets £27.50
With impeccable retro style, The Puppini Sisters rework modern pop as vintage swing and add zest to timeless classics. Famed for their gorgeous and immaculate Andrews Sisters-style close harmonies, the Sisters have a legion of fans worldwide, have collaborated with Michael Bublé and have five albums under their waist-clinching belts.
Friday 20 July, 9pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £27.50
Brother Strut
Saturday 21 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Driven by a love of funk, blues and 1960’s/70’s soul, Brother Strut deliver unparalleled live shows. Exciting and electric, the band is made up of some of the finest musicians around who have played with iconic artists including Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner and Amy Winehouse.
Saturday 21 July, 9pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £21
Addictive TV: Orchestra of Samples
With special guests Evelyn Glennie & Alejandro de Valera
Support: Jally Kebba Susso
Monday 23 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Pioneering audio-video remixers and electronic duo Addictive TV have spent six years collaborating with musicians around the world. The Orchestra of Samples features international artists from Brazil, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Senegal, Colombia, Bhutan and across Europe, ingeniously sampled and spliced together to create a digital supergroup who have never met but play together on-screen.
This one-off musical journey without borders will feature world-famous percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and guitar virtuoso Alejandro de Valera.
Monday 23 July, 8pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £22.50
CC Smugglers
Support: Emma McGrath
Tuesday 24 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
This six-piece outfit plays great, original music with showmanship and swagger. Echoes of American folk, swing, jazz, country, ragtime and bluegrass combine with contemporary references to hip hop, metal, dubstep, house and dancehall!
Tuesday 24 July, 7.45pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £16.50
Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band
Support: The Black Feathers
Wednesday 25 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Eliza Carthy and the twelve-piece Wayward Band champion the vibrancy of today’s traditional music, ‘the last truly underground music scene’, with a big band and big sound.
Wednesday 25 July, 7.45pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £25
Newton Faulkner + Support
Thursday 26 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Last year Newton Faulkner released an astonishing genre-hopping sixth album Hit The Ground Running that is by far the best and boldest of his career. The ultra-long dreadlocks have gone, the guitar is even better and the voice is bigger than ever.
Thursday 26 July, 7.45pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £37.50
Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young
Saturday 28 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
This cactus sharp, stetson wearing, magnificent six create the perfect cantina setting for a tequila-fuelled party night. Fronted by Paul Young, Los Pacaminos play the very best in Tex Mex Border music with an incendiary mix of classics and original material, from The Texas Tornadoes and Ry Cooder to Los Lobos and even Roy Orbison.
Saturday 28 July, 7.45pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £21
Ceilidh Liberation Front
Sunday 29 July, The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park
Virtuoso musicians the Ceilidh Liberation Front combine music, dance and a sprinkling of theatricals, breathing vigour and vitality into the traditional ceilidh, while honouring its roots and traditions with charismatic callers, uplifting tunes and cracking dances.
Sunday 29 July, 7.45pm
The Stables Spiegeltent, Campbell Park MK9 4AD
Tickets £14
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