The so-so weather couldn't stop some 20,000 people descending on Childerley Orchard near Cambridge over the weekend (June 18-19) for Strawberries & Creem 2022.
Strawberries and Creem on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri Thomas
Ludacris, Mabel, Knucks, Tion Wayne, David Rodigan, Children of Zeus and many more were in the star-studded line-up – a line-up which boasted a diverse range of genres, from the best in hip-hop, UK rap and afrobeats to R&B, neo-soul, reggae, house, drum and bass, dancehall and soca.
A festival-goer gets his shoes protected at Strawberries and Creem. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasA tribute to Jamal Edwards. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasChildren of Zeus. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasDenno. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasEJ Kitto. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasDancing to EJ Kitto. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasLudacris. Pictures: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasGoddard on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasJanelle Wynter. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasMabel and her dancers on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri Thomas
Ms Banks brought her sharp wordplay and energy, while Kenny Allstar had the crowd going wild as he brought the iconic Potter Payper to the stage. Tion Wayne got all hands in the air during his set, including bringing out some huge special guests – including In for the Kill singer La Roux, M24 and A1 x J1.
Knucks proved his status as one of the UK’s most exciting rap talents, and Mabel showed her chart-topping prowess with hits including Don’t Call Me Up and Finders Keepers. Iconic afrobeats party-starters NSG then wrapped up the weekend in style.
Mason Collective on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries & Creem on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasArriving at Strawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasStrawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasA safe space protester on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasSub Focus on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasTamera. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasThe Compozers. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasThe Compozers on the Sunday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasThe crowd at Strawberries and Creem on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasTion Wayne brought out special guest La Roux on the Saturday. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri ThomasTion Wayne. Picture: Hello Content, Garry Jones and Parri Thomas
Strawberries & Creem festival director William Young said: “It was fantastic to be back at the beautiful Childerley Orchard for another memorable weekend – from the world-class talent on the line-up, to our incredible partners and the crowd, who brought such high energy all weekend.
“We’d like to thank everyone for all the continued support, including all our amazing collaborators and our amazing audience. We can’t wait to reveal what’s in store for 2023 and see you all again next year.”
Don’t miss this week’s Cambridge Independent - out from Wednesday, June 22 - for more pictures from the festival. For more on Strawberries and Creem, visit strawberriesandcreem.com.
