The story of End of the Road Festival in fifty photos

03 September 2018, 12:00 Photography by Chris Almeida

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(Jeff Tweedy) (St. Vincent) (Vampire Weekend) (Daniel Blumberg) (Titus Andronicus) (Erin Rae) (Fat White Family) (Shame) (Ezra Furman) (John Cale) (Yo La Tengo) (Haley Heynderickx) (Anna Burch) (Lucy Dacus) (Gruff Rhys) (End of the Road Festival)

This year’s End of the Road Festival saw Vampire Weekend’s only UK festival headline slot this years alongside secret shows from Jeff Tweedy, Big Thief and Gruff Rhys. We take a look back at an amazing four days at the Dorset-based event in fifty pictures.

The festival begins!

Library EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — The library in the woods

Peacock EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Baby peacocks patrol the festival grounds

Jeff Tweedy 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Jeff Tweedy poses for a shot after a Best Fit secret show ahead of his main set

Ezra Furman and John Cale EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida copy — Ezra Furman in conversation with Velvet Underground legend John Cale

John Cale EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — John Cale

Woods Stage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida

Vampire Weekend EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Vampire Weeekend

St Vincent 1 EOTR 010918 Chris Almeida 1 — St. Vincent closed the second night of the festival

Iceage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Iceage

Ping Pong EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Ping Pong

Anna Burch EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Anna Burch

Tipi Stage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Guardians of the Tipi Stage

Lucy Dacus EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Lucy Dacus captured before playing two sets at the festival

Healing Garden EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — The festival's healing centre provided massage, astrology and reiki sessions

Du Blonde EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Beth Jeans Houghton aka Du Blonde

Rain EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — The only rain at the festival!

Haley Heynderickx EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida copy — Haley Heynderickx and the apple tree

Piano Stage 19 of 1 3 — Big Thief played Best Fit's first secret show of the festival

Adrianne Lenker Big Thief EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker after the show

Feel free to weave EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Feel free to weave

Piano Stage 19 of 1 2 — Bella Union-signed Penelope Isles at their secret show

Crowd 4 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — The crowds turn out for Big Thief

Yo La Tengo 19 of 1 — Jeff Tweedy's secret set closed the first day of our secret shows on the piano stage

Shame EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Hanging backstage with Shame

Fat White Family 1 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Fat White Family

Daniel Blumberg 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Daniel Blumberg and band - including The Dirty Three's Jim White - in the woods

Piano Stage 19 of 1 — Daniel Blumberg's secret show on the piano stage

Crowd EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida

Live Drawing Sesh EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Live drawing sessions in the woods

Josh T Pearson EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Josh T Pearson unveiled a new look before his Best Fit secret show

Wesley Chung EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida EOTR 310818 Chris Almeida — End of the Road's "Play EOTR" winner A.Wesley Chung also joined our secret stage line-up

Erin Rae 1 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Erin Rae

Ben G Blaenavon EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Blaenavon's Ben Gregory and friend

Fat White Family 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Fat White Family's set was a highlight of the weekend

IDLES EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Idles' Joe Talbot

Food EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Dumplings 4 lyfe

Erin Rae 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Erin Rae takes to the stage for a secret Best Fit show

Recording Studio EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — A secret cassette recording studio in the woods

Cinema EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Gruff Rhys and the Prince Charles Cinema curated screenings at the festival's very own cinema

Wilco case EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Jeff Tweedy's other band

Japanese Breakfast EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Japanese Breakfast's Michelle Zauner

Crowd 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — The crowds go crazy for Fat Whites

Insecure Men EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Insecure Men

Julia Holter EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Julia Holter

Stella Donnelly EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Stella Donnelly plays to a packed crowd in the Tipi Tent

Garden Stage EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — The Garden Stage in between shows

Titus Andronicus EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Patrick from Titus Andronicus opened Sunday's Best Fit-curated secret shows

Jim White EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — Jim White dropped in for a secret show before his main set

Jonathan Wilson web 001 — Jonathan Wilson closes out Best Fit's secret shows

Ezra Furman 2 EOTR 2018 by Chris Almeida — And it's goodbye to End of the Road 2018 from Ezra Furman!

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