Larmer Tree Festival on hiatus in 2017

The long-running Wiltshire festival, whose 2016 headliners included Tom Odell and Calexico, will take a year off next year

Festivalgoers watch Jamie Cullum at Larmer Tree 2016 © Sebastian Schofield

Larmer Tree Festival will take a year off in 2017 to “fully refresh both creatively and personally”, founder James Shepard has announced.

The independent UK festival, whose last event, from 13 to 17 July, was headlined by Tom Odell, The Stranglers, Calexico, Jamie Cullum and Caro Emerald, will return in its original two-day format next summer (20–22 July).

In a statement, Shepard, a co-director with Julia Safe and Coda agent Rob Challice, thanks the festival’s “many audience members for their constant support of Larmer Tree…

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