Live Review : Call Of The Wild Festival on May 29th 2026

There’s no better feeling than checking the weather forecast and the traffic conditions for a UK festival and finding that both are looking pretty good. As we all know from communal experience a failure of either of those things can spoil what would otherwise be an excellent weekend, so it was with a song in our hearts and the aircon turned up to 11 that the good ship rockflesh.com sails forth to Lincoln in order to put another Call Of The Wild (or COTW to its nan) experience under our belts.

Live Review : Call Of The Wild Festival on May 27th 2023

Refreshed by a good night’s sleep and bacon, I return to the fray of the arena wondering what surprises today may have in store for me. The sun is shining and so is my nose (dear reader, wear sunscreen!) so armed with factor 50 and a hat I sally forth into battle.

The day starts with Shadow Smile who are a good wake up band there's nothing like a bit of metalcore in the morning to blow away the cobwebs! They are competent and fast, and although the music is slightly out of my comfort zone it's ok.