It has welcomed highly esteemed names including The Beatles, Amy Winehouse and Adele. 

And now a globally famous recording studio in London will be the host for an Oxfordshire music festival which is relocating from the county this summer.

KITE Festival has taken place at the Grade-II listed Kirtlington Park near Kidlington for the past two years after launching in 2022.

However, organisers have confirmed the festival will take place at the Abbey Road Studios in London this year.

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Planning is “already underway” for its return to Oxfordshire in 2025, festival organisers added.

The festival will take place in Abbey Road on October 5 and 6 later this year.

Oxford Mail: Abbey Road Studios in London Abbey Road Studios in London (Image: Wikimedia Commons)

In a statement this week, KITE Festival said: “We’re very excited that together with Abbey Road Studios, we are going to put on the KITE weekend of ideas and music at Abbey Road on October 5 and 6, 2024.

“This means KITE will not be happening at Kirtlington Park this summer, but planning is already underway for our return in 2025.

Oxford Mail: KITE Festival KITE Festival (Image: Photo: Emily Marcovecchio)“Thank you for your patience and for helping us get KITE off the ground. You’ve helped us build a festival we love and believe in.

“Together with Abbey Road Studios, we are working on a weekend of inspirational voice, untold stories, bold ideas and iconic music acts.

“We hope you’ll join us – in the studios where history gets made."

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Originally a nine-bedroom house built in 1829, Abbey Road Studios was purchased in 1928 by the Gramophone Company.

It has been used as a recording studio since Sir Edward Elgar conducted a performance there in 1931, and has welcomed the likes of Radiohead, Amy Winehouse and Adele.

Most famously, The Beatles recorded most of their music at Abbey Road, with their 11th studio album released in 1969 named after the venue.

The building, followed by the zebra crossing outside, was given Grade II-listed status in 2010.

Oxford Mail: Abbey Road Studios in London Abbey Road Studios in London (Image: David Boyle (Wikimedia Commons))No line-up has been announced for the KITE Festival yet but it has attracted some well-known bands in the past.

This includes The Pretenders, Suede and Hot Chip, as well as high-profile speakers such as former Prime Minister Sir John Major and Susanna Hoffs, former singer in 80s band The Bangles.

KITE is not just a music festival as it also attracts well-known personalities from the worlds of politics, comedy, media, TV and literature.

Last year, Sir John Major, comic and writer David Baddiel, political spin doctor Alastair Campbell, and the Chancellor of Oxford University Chris Patten gave talks in big top tents across the park site.

Oxford Mail: Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles recorded music Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles recorded music (Image: Newsquest archive)And there were also appearances by Alison Goldfrapp, Baxter Dury, Dame Joan Collins, presenter Mel Giedroyc, Bake Off star Prue Leith, Happy Valley writer Sally Wainwright and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves.