Krankenhaus review – Lake District castle has the antithesis to boring corporate music festivals

Muncaster Castle, CumbriaFeaturing steam train trips and guided walks between the bands, organisers Sea Power have made something special in this dung-scented corner of the northFrom highly competitive dog shows to night-time stories read in a woodland, there’s a sense of character to Krankenhaus that is unlike most festivals. With fewer than 1,500 people, the Lake District event – created and curated by the art-rock outfit Sea Power – is intimate almost to the point of being familial. Set primarily in a barn with the faint linger of animal dung still in the air, within the stunning grounds of Muncaster Castle, it’s essentially an extended party for the band and their friends.The Lovely Eggs make a glorious racket as they hammer out a stomping set of psychedelic garage pop before Sea Power team up with Dean Wareham to deliver an immaculate performance of Galaxie 500 songs in a set that is both gentle and sprawling at the same time. The Moonlandingz finish the evening with a wonderfully raucous set that ends with frontman Lias Saoudi screaming his lungs out in the audience over a relentless and filthy gabber beat. Continue reading...

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