Beat Herder
Beat-Herder is an annual summer music festival held at Dockber Farm near Sawley, Lancashire which has been running since 2006. The festival covers several musical genres including breakbeat, dub, reggae, dubstep, techno, house, drum and bass, folk, dance-punk and psychedelic rock.
2022 Lineup Details
NILE RODGERS & CHIC
HOT CHIP
THE WAILERS
PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING
ALAN FITZPATRICK
HAAi
KiNK! (LIVE)
CRAIG CHARLES FUNK & SOUL CLUB
DAVID RODIGAN
HEIDI
DANCE SYSTEM
After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with heart-breaking back to back postponements, Beat-Herder is back and bursting with excitement to deliver just what the world needs and what its faithful following deserves: a technicolour escapist party set in the lush Ribble Valley in Lancashire.
Described as ‘the best party of the Summer’ (The Mirror), Beat-Herder’s reputation precedes it as a haven of hedonistic joy. The legendary event boasts 20+ whimsical stages, world-class DJs, live acts & comedians, and surprises aplenty. This year is the first time that the festival will run across four days, opening the site on Thursday 14th July for an intimate gathering to those lucky enough to grab the very limited tickets for an extra day of unbridled revelry.
Celebrating electronic music in its many forms, Beat-Herder is thrilled to make its first line-up announcement for 2022. Headlining the main stage this year and promising an electric live show is one of music’s greatest living legends Nile Rodgers & CHIC. With a musical back catalogue that transcends generations and whose creative prowess knows no boundaries, expect the stage to be set alight with monumental hits such as ‘Le Freak’, ‘Good Times’ and ‘Everybody Dance’.
Also appearing this year are reggae icons The Wailers, whose music was, and is, culture-defining: rebel hearts with brave souls embodying the spirit of 70s era-defining reggae. They are joined by dancefloor party-starters Hot Chip, known for their electric live performances and cited by The Guardian as the ‘greatest British pop group of their generation’. They’ll be armed with their collection of earworm hits including ‘Over and Over’ and ‘Ready for the Floor’.