The Apple Cart Festival

The Apple Cart, a day festival catered towards both adults and children alike presents London with an entirely fresh, multi-disciplinary take on the festival experience: no other event in the capital has award winning cabaret stars, Turner prize winning artists and world class magicians sit happily alongside reputable comedians and established music legends all on the same bill, on the same day. Making its final line-up announcement of the year, The Apple Cart is pleased to announce some exciting new additions.

Joining the heavyweight comedy bill will be seasoned improviser and ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ stalwart Phill Jupitus. Performing alongside his comedy chums, Jupitus will undertake bizarre suggestions from the audience and make them happen, live and utterly impromptu. Famed for being the only remaining member of the original line up of ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ which is now in its twenty-third series, Phill has regularly performed stand-up and even turned his hand to musicals, receiving much critical acclaim for his portrayal of Edna Turnblad in the West End stage hit musical Hairspray in 2009.

American writer, musician and deadpan comic genius Rich Hall will also be heading to Victoria Park for The Apple Cart Festival. In addition to performing his award winning stand-up, Rich will be performing his renowned Hoedown which sees him invite audience members to take to the stage with him alongside a fully working bar and a host of musical chums for a hilarious mash up of music and comedy as they cover everything from Steve Earle to Dr Dre in a hilarious alcohol-fueled knees up.

Britpop pioneer and Supergrass main man Gaz Coombes has been also been confirmed to play, showcasing new material in addition to indie classics, along with Aidan Moffat (front man of Scottish seminal indie band Arab Strap) and multi-instrumentalist Bill Wells who sparked up a relationship after meeting in a pub eight years ago and have recently released their debut album ‘Everything’s Getting Older’.

Soulful and hyped new female singer Lianne La Havas shall be bringing her beautiful heartbreak songs to Victoria Park ahead of the release of her much anticipated debut album in July, and fellow ‘BBC Sound of 2012’ musician Jamie N Commons (+ five piece band) will bring his arsenal of songs that sound as though they were written for Johnny Cash.

In addition to the high caliber of music and comedy talent that will be gracing The Apple Cart, the cabaret tent will be making a welcomed return to Victoria Park adding some spice into the mix. The salacious line-up features Dickie Beau and Kiki Kaboom who won ‘Best Alternative’ and ‘Best Burlesque’ performers respectively at the recent London Cabaret Awards. The fabulous LipSinkers are back after proving a hit at last year’s festival and adult magic will come courtesy of Piff the Magic Dragon and mime/drag action from Ryan Styles.
The Art Car Boot Fair returns to the Apple Cart and is proud to present ‘The Art of Influence’. There will be all manner of ways to make your mark, including by gun, plus the 30 second art masterclass, and the art improvement clinic where anything you have on you can be transformed into art by a team of on-site artists. Sideshow attractions include the 2 hour portrait, the potato print portrait and poem portraits. Additionally, music will be provided courtesy of east London haunt the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club. Plus, adults and children alike can help make the biggest splat painting and take a piece of abstract expressionism home with you, rolled up in your pocket!
Finally, there is now a joint Apple Cart 3rd June and Field Day 2nd June ticket available for £69.50 on Friday 9th March 2012 through http://theapplecartfestival.com/index.php/tickets. Field Day has cemented its reputation as a respected tastemaker festival, a platform for both new acts and more established acts to be heard by a musically discerning crowd. This year features a stellar line-up that including Franz Ferdinand, Beirut, The Vaccines, Afrocubism, Tortoise, Modeselektor and SBTRKT.

2012 Complete Line-Up

Cabaret

Dickie Beau
Fancy Chance
Holly Penfield
Holestar
I Am Fya
John Sizzle
Kiki Kaboom
Mae Martin
Mr Teds
Myra DuBois
Piff The Magic Dragon
Ryan Styles
The Fabulous Russella
The LipSinkers
Willis

Music

Adam Ant & The Good, The Mad & The Lovely Posse
Beth Jeans Houghton
Billy Bragg
Bill Wells & Aidan Moffat
Caught by the River DJs
Gaz Coombes
Gilles Peterson
Inner City
Jamie N Commons
Josh T Pearson
Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Lianne La Havas
Marcus Foster
Marques Toliver
Martin Creed
Noah and the Whale
Penguin Café
Scritti Politti
Sean Rowley (DJ set)
Shaun Keaveny (DJ set)
The Soul Jazz Records Sound System
Stornoway


Comedy

Rich Hall
Bobby Mair
Charlie Baker
Josh Widdicombe
Josie Long
Miles Jupp
Seann Walsh
Shappi Khorsandi
Suzi Ruffell
The Phill Jupitus Quartet

Art

Art Cart Boot Fair
The Candlelit Matinee – The House of Fairy Tales Film Theatre

Literature

Penguin Books

Magic & Cabaret

Alan Hudson
Andy Boughtflower
Christian Lee
David Weeks
Oliver Tabor
Richard Pinner




“A melange of the magical and the musical” – Evening Standard

“A hip, family- friendly village fete for this arty, creative side of London” – The Independent

“An oasis from external reality” – Independent on Sunday

“There’s not just a superb comedy bill at this mini-fest, there’s music, cabaret, art and even a dedicated magic stage” – Time Out

“A new, bespoke festival” – Metro

“Theatrical” – Big Issue

“A very-strong comedy line-up” – Daily Telegraph

“A family-friendly festival” – The Times