The Wild Gardens took place this past weekend, a four-day camping festival at the Port Eliot Estate in St. Germans, Cornwall. The festival consisted of two different stages, the Main Stage at the front of the entrance overlooking the beautiful Port Eliot Estate, and the Second Stage held at the entrance of their gardens.
The Main Stage headliners included Shy FX, Dizzee Rascal, Hybrid Minds, and James Bay. Notable acts throughout the weekend also included Dimension, Jax Jones, Eliza Rose, Ellie Sax, Dub Pistols, Gear Sands, Charlie Boon, and Wilkinson.
The Secondary Stage featured artists High Contrast, Utah Saints, The Chemical Brothers Tribute, DJ Yoda, and Eva Lazarus. The stage also hosted after-parties each night with headliners after the Main Stage acts, including Sunset Social Club, Gardna, Groove On Site with special guest Dr Dubplate, and Jam & Meme, a Cornish-based DJ group. The festival also held a silent disco after party every night in the gardens of the Estate.
The Wild Gardens of Port Eliot was hosted by Tunes Festivals, which organize live music events, food, fairs, and camping experiences across Cornwall and Wales every summer. The Wild Gardens event has been around since the early 2000s; however, this is the first summer they turned the weekend into a four-day event instead of two days, since the success of prior years.
Tunes Festivals has grown since they started a decade ago and now holds nine different live music events in the summer in various unique places. Their past events this summer have been held in Swansea, Wales, Exeter, Perranporth Beach, Carlyon Bay, and the Port Eliot Estate, where they had their debut Hootenanny Fayre in June.
Throughout this weekend, Tunes also held many different activities for ticket-holders to enjoy, including a bottomless brunch, feasting dining experience, painting sessions, and a chance to get out on the water to enjoy a guided paddle-boarding experience. Tunes Festivals also held a separate section for wellness, giving people a chance to escape the chaos and enjoy relaxing saunas, sound baths, yoga sessions, ice baths, and swimming.
Tunes Festivals have successfully held both the Hootenanny Fayre and Wild Gardens festival at the Port Eliot Estate. They will also later hold their Tunes in the Park event during the bank holiday of August 21 to 24, at this same location. Their headlining acts include Jess Glynne and Craig David. This festival will also have a separate stage for live comedy as well as music. You can buy different weekend and individual day tickets here.
