Primal Scream’s UK tour is to mark the 30th anniversary of the seminal album Screamadelica. In celebration of the album’s release, the tour’s setlist sees the band perform their third studio album in full. The group’s headlining tour began at the start of the month with a performance in Glasgow and has two more dates left. The tour’s next stop is on 21^st July 2022 with a set at Standon Calling, the concluding performance is scheduled to take place on 22nd July 2022 at Welsh venue Alexandra Head.

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Originally released on 23^rd September 1991 via Creation Records, Screamadelica will celebrate its official 30th birthday this autumn. The album has become a key part of the band’s history as the release confirmed the band’s adoption of a new sound. Prior to its release, Primal Scream had made a name for themselves within the indie rock genre, Screamadelica saw the band take inspiration from the house music scene which had exploded at the start of the decade. The album is steeped in musical history and holds importance for its involvement with the Mercury Music Prize, the album was crowned the acclaimed accolade’s first ever winner in 1992.

Saturday’s show was not the first time that Marr and Primal Scream have shared a stage, the 58-year-old musician joined the band in 2019 at the end of their set in Manchester’s Albert Hall. Similar to last night’s cameo, Marr also played on the live renditions of “Jailbird” and the 1994 single “Rocks”.

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The recent collaboration with Primal Scream is one of many guest appearances Marr has made this Summer. Earlier within the month, Marr joined Grunge icons Pearl Jam on stage during their second date at BST Hyde Park. Last month also saw Marr share a stage with Alicia Keys; whilst performing at Manchester’s AO Arena, the American pianist invited Marr to perform the classic Smiths song “This Charming Man”. During the set Keys said to the crowd, “I’ve talked a lot about New York tonight, Now I want to talk about Manchester.” As the musician walked on stage Keys announced his arrival by shouting “Johnny Marr!”.

Two special new releases of the album will also drop in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Screamadelica; Screamadelica 12’’ Singles box set and Screamadelica double Vinyl picture disc will be available from 17th September 2022. Primal Scream will also release a brand-new collection of previously unreleased demos and early recordings, entitled Demodelica the new album will be released on 15th October 2022. The upcoming album will be available to order in various formats including digital, double vinyl, CD and C-90 cassettes, also included within the upcoming collection are liner notes penned by acclaimed writer John Savage.

Primal Scream UK Tour dates

21/07/2022 – Standon Calling – Standon
22/07 – Alexandra Head – Cardiff

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Other festivals who are committed to this goal include the Marsden Jazz Festival and True North Music’s Americana, Country and Roots festival. Some of the headlining artists this year include Anne-Marie, Self Esteem and Annie Mac. They’ve got all-female/non-binary line-ups for Friday and Sunday concerts in their Cowshead and Laundry Meadows venues, which is a first for Standon Calling.

KEYCHANGE CONGRATS
We would like to show some love again to our signatories for continuing to proactively championing women and gender minorities. @MarsdenJazz, @TrueNorthGigs and @StandonCalling have all recently met their gender balance pledge targets! pic.twitter.com/vu7BrMjlVb

— Keychange (@KeychangeEU) March 17, 2022

Some of the other acts involved include India Jordan, Logic1000 and Elkka. Among the men playing at the festival are eighties ska-band Madness (who are the opening act on the first night) and UK hip-hop artist Loyle Carner. Scottish rock band Primal Scream will also be taking centre stage at some point.

Their efforts haven’t gone unnoticed either. Keychange Project Manager Francine Gorman had this to say: “Standon Calling are setting a great example to the global festival community …. By demonstrating that gender representative line ups can be achieved, and by giving under-represented artists their rightful space on a prominent festival stage, we hope that others will be encouraged to follow suit and to take positive action towards achieving gender equality throughout the music industry.”

The festival’s founder, Alex Trenchard, noted that “Our lineups are stronger and more diverse than ever. We’re delighted to be leading the way amongst the industry, showing that gender balance in festivals in 2022 is both possible and a key component of curating an exciting line up.”

In for its 16^th year, Standon Calling seems stronger than ever. Despite starting out as a birthday barbecue for Trenchard, it’s come a long way since those humble beginnings. Happening in Hertfordshire by the village of Standon, it will take place on the weekend of July 21st – 24th. Attendees can look forward to a whole plethora of interesting activities, ranging from a swimming pool/hot-tub to a ‘Who Let the Dogs Out?’ fancy-dress parade, as well as a dog show, so there should be something for everyone whilst you’re there. Tickets are available here and include Thursday Day and Weekend Camping options.

Along with this recent announcement, more information concerning the rest of the line-up has been divulged, with artists such as Yard Act, Sigrid and Annie Mac getting involved. If you want to see a more full list, you can look here.

Occurring from July 21^st–24^th (Thursday till Sunday), the festival promises to be a range of things for all sorts of people, with a ‘Who Let the Toys Out?’ fancy dress parade on the Saturday, a dog show and even a swimming pool/hot tub for those of you who like to indulge in a few luxuries whilst out camping.

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There are also a few firsts coming up for Standon Calling, with the Friday and Sunday shows featuring a new all-female/non-binary line-up. Artists featuring in these shows include Bessie Turner, Ezra Furman and Self Esteem. More information about which artists are playing on which days can be seen in this article.

The festival’s founder and director, Alex Trenchard, had this to say: “After the joy of bringing everyone together against the odds in 2021 we could not be more pleased to share this unbelievable line up for 2022. So many incredible artists are coming to Standon for the very first time, and with each year we get to enjoy this magical weekend with new and old friends from all around the UK! Standon Calling really is for everyone and this year we’re excited to bring you our most eclectic line-up to date!”

More line-up announcements are apparently due soon, so keep a look out for further updates on their website here. If you’re a fan of anyone from the eclectic list of artists set to arrive, Thursday Day tickets and Weekend Camping are already available here.

And if Standon doesn’t take your fancy, a number of other UK festivals have also recently announced more details concerning their line-ups, with Electric City, The Great Escape, Edge of the Road Festival and Parklife all readying for their own events. You can read more about the last two here and here.

Unfortunately due to flooding we will no longer be able to proceed with the festival.

If you can safely leave the site this evening please do so as soon as possible. We are working on getting everyone off site as safely and quickly as possible.

— Standon Calling (@StandonCalling) July 25, 2021

Unfortunately, the weather conditions made it unsafe to continue and organisers had to stop it completely: “Due to flooding we will no longer be able to proceed with the festival. If you can safely leave the site this evening please do so as soon as possible. We are working on getting everyone off site as safely and quickly as possible“. Organisers offered shelter at the Campsite Office for those unable to leave the site due to various reasons: “where we will be providing details on the provisions we will be making for you. In the meantime please stay as warm, hydrated and dry as possible“. Few festival-goers were forced to leave their belongings on-site but were assured they can come back the next day to pick them up. Met Office warning quickly upgraded to yellow with info about “Flooding of homes and businesses is likely and could happen quickly, with damage to some buildings from floodwater and isolated lightning strikes”. “Heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms are likely to cause surface water flooding“. See few images from Standon Calling last day below.

Quite the walk home from #standoncalling pic.twitter.com/apNCKSo3wn — Josh #BLM (@BurnsyJ3) July 25, 2021

Loving the new feature for #standoncalling this year: Standon lakes pic.twitter.com/uULzBuD0PJ

— Dan Pidcock (@danpidcock) July 25, 2021

Among the acts due to play on Sunday was Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Craig David, Primal Scream and De La Soul. Even though the last day of Standon Calling didn’t go as planned, it was a blast for those who attended.

Dear @StandonCalling – I know you’ve had a challenging final afternoon, but this is just to say huge thanks for a brilliant weekend. Your entire team, the quality of the acts, the food and drink, the warmest of welcomes. You’ve pulled off something incredible & delighted 1000s. — David Micklem (@davidmicklem) July 26, 2021