Red Rooster festival announces first line up for 2020

Festival Crowd Header

Red Rooster festival is delighted to announce the first line-up for its 7th edition, 2020. The 3-day event takes place in the beautiful parkland and woods of Euston Hall, Suffolk, from May 28 –30.

Richard Hawley is set to headline Red Rooster 2020 with North Mississippi Allstars, Luther Dickinson, The Sheepdogs, Nicole Atkins, Jim Lauderdale, MFC Chicken, Sister Suzie & the Right Band and Mudlow also announced. Many more artists will be confirmed in the new year.

2019 has been a landmark year for Richard with his ninth studio album, Further, blasting into the UK album charts at No.3 in the same year he celebrates his twentieth anniversary as a solo artist, something that he views with his customary sense of bluff realism.

 “I suppose twenty years is quite a long time in this business but, to be honest, even after all this time, I’m still a searcher. I’m still genuinely searching for things, in music and in life. I can’t tell you exactly what I’m looking for, or where I’m actually going but when I get there, I’ll probably send you a text,” he says, wryly.

In the two decades that have elapsed since Hawley jettisoned band life, first with The Longpigs and then as Pulp’s guitarist, the 52-year-old songwriter has forged one of the most singular and diverse careers in modern music.

His ability to cut across styles, time and, in some instances, place, is down to Hawley’s deep and intuitive understanding of music itself, his grounding stemming back to his childhood when his father, a musician himself, introduced Richard to country, blues and rock’n’roll.

Talk to him about his blues heroes, and he is likely to list Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Arthur ‘Big Boy’ Crudup (“the master!”) and Freddie King as personal favourites. At heart, though, Hawley remains in love with rock’n’roll in its purest form and he sports the quiff to prove it. “People often ask me why I still have a quiff. I always tell them it’s because I still can,” he deadpans.

Announced billing order is now as follows:

Richard Hawley 

North Mississippi Allstars

The Sheepdogs 

Nicole Atkins 

Jim Lauderdale 

MFC Chicken

Sister Suzie 

The Fuzillis 

Mudlow 

Published on 28 November 2019 by Ben Robinson

Recent News More news

Upcoming Festivals Browse all

  • In Cider Festival

    31 January - 02 February 2025

    In Cider is a brand new indoor festival consisting of three days of music and entertainment, held at Pontins Sandy Bay holiday park. It combines a good old-fashioned winter caravan break with a Britis...

  • Beam Me Up

    8 February - 15 February 2025

    Out-of-this-world music! Beam Me Up returns to Lincoln & Oxford in 2025. Showcasing the freshest talent touring at the moment, you can see up to 12 bands in one day, back to back! Ther...

  • C2C: Country to Country

    14 March - 16 March 2025

    C2C: Country to Country is an annual festival set over multiple days to pay homage to country music. AEG Europe and SJM Concerts created the festival with the Country Music Association. The festival ...