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Rally up, folks! Americana-inspired festival State Fayre is a brand new camping festival pitching up in Chelmsford next summer.<\/p>\n
As the name suggests the new fest wants to recreate the vibes of all-American state fairs \u2013 those annual gatherings full of fairground rides, carnival games, cotton candy and corn dogs \u2013 and tailgate parties, where families grill meats and sink beers in stadium parking lots.\u00a0And, it\u2019s throwing some huge music acts into the mix.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kings of Leon, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts and the Lumineers are set to headline the three-day fest. They\u2019ll be joined by the likes of Elvis Costello, the Black Crowes and a whole host of other artists spanning rock, country and folk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a capacity of around 30,000, it\u2019s set to\u00a0be the\u00a0UK\u2019s largest music and BBQ festival. There\u2019ll be three main music stages, a huge BBQ pit, fairground rides and a\u00a0spread of tents\u00a0with veggie\u00a0and vegan grub, live food talks and demonstrations and plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic bevs. Sounds\u00a0awesome,\u00a0right?\u00a0Here\u2019s everything you need to know if you want to be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When is State Fayre 2026?<\/p>\n
The event is\u00a0happening from June 26-28, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Where is State Fayre 2026?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The festival is being hosted at Hylands Park in Chelmsford.\u00a0<\/p>\n
State Fayre 2026 headliners\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kings of Leon\u00a0are kicking things off with their headline set on the Friday, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts are topping the bill on Saturday and the Lumineers\u00a0will close the festival on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Full confirmed line-up so far\u00a0<\/p>\n
Here are all the names that have been confirmed for State Fayre so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nKings of Leon
\nNeil Young and the Chrome Hearts\u00a0
\nThe Lumineers\u00a0
\nThe Black Crowes\u00a0
\nElvis Costello & The Imposters with Charlie Sexton
\nCounting Crows\u00a0
\nAmble
\nAvery Anna
\nBec O\u2019Malley
\nBuffalo Traffic Jam
\nCaroline Grace
\nDylan Gossett
\nDUG
\nKingfishr
\nKip Moore
\nKT Tunstall
\nMax McNown
\nMuireann Bradley
\nNina Nesbitt
\nSierra Ferrell
\nThe Coral
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When do tickets go on sale?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tickets for the very first edition of State Fayre will go up for grabs on its website<\/a> at 9am on Friday, November 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n Is there a presale?\u00a0<\/p>\n Sure is! A PayPal presale starts at 9am on Wednesday, November 26 and a State Fayre presale, which you can sign up for here<\/a>, commences at 9am on Thursday, November 27.\u00a0<\/p>\n How much will tickets cost?\u00a0<\/p>\n There\u2019s no indication of how much tickets to the festival will cost yet but we do know that you\u2019ll be able to choose from weekend camping, non-weekend camping, weekend camping plus early entry or\u00a0single day tickets.<\/p>\n There\u2019ll also be luxury glamping options starting from \u00a3310.\u00a0<\/p>\n What\u2019s been said about the festival?\u00a0<\/p>\n The event\u2019s\u00a0organisers Anna-Sophie Mertens and Alex Simmonds of Live Nation, said: \u2018We are thrilled to unveil a brand new camping festival that builds on the phenomenal UK growth in Americana, rock and country over the past few years. We\u2019re so excited to present this music in an immersive outdoor setting complete with the authentic food, activities and big open skies of an American state fair.\u2019<\/p>\n ICYMI:\u00a0A huge new music festival has been announced for Roundhay Park in Leeds<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Plus:\u00a0Isle of Wight Festival has revealed its headliners for 2026<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n