Festival Sounds

Lakefest founder Lee Martin on creating the festival and how Pete Doherty saved the day

Bilal and Tilly Season 2 Episode 11

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Lee Martin is the founder of Lakefest, a 20,000 capacity festival in Herefordshire that has been headlined by likes of The Libertines, James, and Johnny Marr.  He joins Tilly and Bilal to chat about what makes the festival so special to him, how they keep it affordable for families and how he has dealt with everything that comes your way.  We also chat about his book, Festival of Love and Pain.

Tickets for Lakefest are still available for 2025 https://lakefest.co.uk/buy-tickets/

The book is available here https://lakefest.co.uk/product/festival-of-love-and-pain/ 

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