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Rock legends to appear at Jeremy Clarkson farm festival
The 66-year-old former Top Gear host now presents on the hit Prime Video show Clarkson’s Farm, filmed at the former’s Chadlington farm in Oxfordshire, Diddly Squat.
Mr Clarkson has owned the spot since 2008, and Kaleb Cooper is his farmhand, with the pair running the day-to-day life on the farm.
There have been four series of the show so far with a fifth announced on Monday to debut on June 2.
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But just before that Mr Clarkson and Mr Cooper will headline a brand-new national celebration of Britain’s farmers, their craft and their way of life, at the historic home of the Royal Show, Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire.
The Great British Farm-Fest will bring together farmers, food lovers, families and festival goers for three unforgettable days of live music, working displays, livestock, machinery and mouth-watering food.
Joining the duo are Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, Charlie Ireland, Adam Henson and Matt Tebbutt, alongside dozens of farmers, musicians, chefs and rural artisans from across the UK.
Rock legends 10cc will headline the festival on Sunday night.
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Other legends to perform includes Britpop star and Kingham farmer Alex James, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Groove Armada.
Groove Armada’s Andy Cato has also starred in Clarkson’s Farm.
By day, visitors can explore a 300-acre country spectacular — eight show arenas, livestock competitions, tractor displays, traditional skills, working animals, field-to-fork experiences and a full-scale British Food Festival.
As dusk falls, the All-Star Tractor Parade will ignite the night, rolling straight into three evenings of live music and entertainment in the Hawkstone Music Arena.
Festival director Chris Hughes said: “There’s never been a more important time to celebrate our nation’s farmers, and never been a better moment for a great British festival that does just that.”