Redfest is an annual music festival at Robins Cook Farm outside Redhill, Surrey

Redhill, Surrey

Redhill is a town in the borough of Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England and is part of the London commuter belt. Redhill and the adjacent town of Reigate form a single urban area.-History:...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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It was established in 2007 as a small (5,000 capacity) independent music festival geared toward youth, with over 70% of its attenders in 2007 expected to be under 17, and promised to be a lot safer than its competitors such as GuilFest

GuilFest

GuilFest, formerly the Guildford Festival of Folk and Blues is a music festival held in Stoke Park, Guildford, England each July. The festival, like the larger Glastonbury Festival, features a range of genres including rock, folk, blues, and in recent years pop...

 and Reading

Reading and Leeds Festivals

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend, sharing the same bill. The Reading Festival is held at Little John's Farm...

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Redfest 2007

The first ever Redfest was held as a one day event on the 21 July with a lineup including The Ordinary Boys

The Ordinary Boys

The Ordinary Boys are an English indie rock band from Worthing, in West Sussex, England. Originally named Next in Line, they were influenced by mod revival and Britpop music, as well as the bands Madness, The Specials, The Kinks and The Smiths...

, Laura Marling

Laura Marling

Laura Beatrice Marling is an English folk musician from Eversley, Hampshire.Initially prominent within the London folk scene, she has also toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK. Her debut album Alas, I Cannot Swim and her second album I Speak Because I Can were nominated for...

, Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner

Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey. Known for his guitar playing, which involves rhythmically tapping and hitting his guitar's body, Faulkner came to prominence in 2007, with the release of his debut studio album, Hand Built by Robots...

, Blood Red Shoes

Blood Red Shoes

Blood Red Shoes are an indie rock duo from Brighton, England. They have released two full-length albums, Box of Secrets and Fire Like This, plus a slew of early singles on limited 7" vinyl pressings.-Formation:...

, The Silversun Pickups and Nizlopi

Nizlopi

Nizlopi were a two-piece band, from 1993–2010, with Luke Concannon on vocals, guitar, and bodhrán, and John Parker on double bass, human beatbox, and providing backing vocals. They were based in Leamington Spa, England. Prior to attending Trinity Catholic Technology College, Luke and John...

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Redfest 2008

The 2008 festival was scheduled for 4-5 July with a lineup including Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...

, The Maccabees

The Maccabees

The Maccabees are a indie rock band from Brighton, England. They have released two albums so far, Colour It In in 2007, with a follow-up, Wall of Arms, released on 4 May 2009...

, Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles (band)

Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...

, Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record...

 and Johnny Foreigner

Johnny Foreigner

Johnny Foreigner are an indie rock trio from Birmingham, England, consisting of guitarist/lead vocalist Alexei Berrow, drummer Junior Elvis Washington Laidley and bassist Kelly Southern...

, but was canceled in early June due to poor ticket sales.

After cancellation, ticket holders were able to transfer their tickets to Standon Calling

Standon Calling

Standon Calling is an annual music festival held just outside the small UK village of Standon, Hertfordshire in the grounds of private residence Standon Lordship...

. Redfest was rescheduled with a smaller lineup for the 8th 9th & 10th of August.

• This City
  This City
  "This City" is a song by American singer and songwriter Patrick Stump from his debut solo album Soul Punk . A remix featuring rapper Lupe Fiasco was released as the album's first single...
  
  
• Pete And The Pirates
  Pete and the Pirates
  Pete And The Pirates are an English indie rock band from Reading. The band consists of Thomas Sanders , Peter Hefferan , David Thorpe , Peter Cattermoul and Jonny Sanders...
  
  
• Ok Tokyo
• I Haunt Wizards
• SixNationState
  SixNationState
  SixNationState is an indie rock band formed in 2004 in Southampton, UK...
  
  
• Koopa
  Koopa (band)
  Koopa are a pop punk band from Sible Hedingham, near Colchester, Essex, England. The band formed in 2000 by the brothers Stuart Cooper and Oliver "Ollie" Cooper , plus Joe Murphy...
  
  

• Hold Fire
• Thomas Tantrum
  Thomas Tantrum
  Thomas Tantrum are an indie pop band from Southampton, England.- Biography :Thomas Tantrum consists of Megan Thomas , Dave Wade Brown , David Miatt , and Jim Shivers ....
  
  
• Moral Soul
• The Thirst
  The Thirst
  The Thirst are an indie band based in Brixton, London. The band consists of brothers Mensah and Kwame Hart , Mark Lenihan and Marcus Harris .-History:...
  
  
• Satellite State
  Satellite state
  A satellite state is a political term that refers to a country that is formally independent, but under heavy political and economic influence or control by another country...
  
  
• BangBangBang

• Dreamer
• Barefoot Confessor
• Seven Story Down
• WinterKids
  WinterKids
  WinterKids was a 5 piece art pop band from Peaslake, Surrey, England. They operated their own production studio/home "Little House", have been favorably reviewed in the press, toured all over the UK, Europe, Japan and appeared at SXSW in the United States, as well as being centrally involved in...
  
  
• The Tunics

Redfest 2009

Held on the 25 & 26 July Redfest had expanded for 2009 and featured a main stage, an acoustic stage and a local bands stage. Still aimed at a younger audience and remaining steadfastly independent and non corporate Redfest achieved its best attendance in 2009. With the emphasis on championing new talent, the 2009 lineup included The Whip

The Whip (band)

The Whip are a band whose founding members Bruce Carter and Danny Saville come from Oldham, Greater Manchester, England formed in 2006. The rhythm section is Nathan Sudders and Fiona "Li'l Fee" Daniel , who was previously in Colne based band Earl....

, White Rabbits

White Rabbits (band)

White Rabbits is an American six-piece indie rock band based in Brooklyn, NY, originally from Columbia, Missouri. The band released its debut studio album, Fort Nightly, on May 22, 2007. They currently record for TBD Records.-History:...

, The Kabeedies

The Kabeedies

The Kabeedies are an indie, afrobeat/rock'n'roll band from Norwich/Woodbridge, England. The band is composed of Evan Jones , Rory Hill , Katie Allard and Fab Bell ....

, Gloria Cycles, Floors and Walls, Subsource

Subsource

Subsource are a British electronic rock band formed in the 2000s. Their current sound is a fusion of dubstep and punk/metal genres and their lyrics have a theme of social commentary...

, Post War Years, Sukie

Sukie

Sukie are a four piece indie band from Kettering, United Kingdom, who formed in March 2006. They had a number one on the UK Indie Chart in 2008 with the double a-side Pink-A-Pade / Fairies.-Band members:Adam Branaghan - Lead Vocals, Guitar...

, Dead Pixels, Subsource

Subsource

Subsource are a British electronic rock band formed in the 2000s. Their current sound is a fusion of dubstep and punk/metal genres and their lyrics have a theme of social commentary...

, Andrew Morris and Us And Them (Now Run Young Lovers).

Redfest 2010

The 2010 event took place over the 23 & 24 July on Robins Cook Farm and featured a main stage, an acoustic stage and a Dance Tent. It was headlined by Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari

Enter Shikari are a British band, that combine post-hardcore with elements of various electronic genres, formed in 2003 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. The band is named after a boat belonging to Roughton "Rou" Reynolds' uncle, and a character in a play which he wrote before forming the band, both of...

 on the Friday night, with Hadouken!

Hadouken!

Hadouken! are an English grime, electronica, dance band who formed in Leeds in October 2006 by singer, writer and producer James Smith, alongside his girlfriend, synth player Alice Spooner, guitarist Daniel "Pilau" Rice, and drummer Nick Rice. The band name is taken from the name of a special...

closing the event on the main stage on Saturday. The event had a 2000 strong turn-out.