Worcester Music Festival

Worcester Music Festival
Worcester Music Festival
Genre	Rock, Indie, pop
Dates	September
Location(s)	Worcester City Centre
Years active	2008–present
Website	www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk

Worcester Music Festival is an annual music festival held in more than 20 venues throughout the city centre of Worcester, England every September. It was founded in 2008 by Chris Bennion as a platform to encourage live, local and original music in Worcester and the surrounding areas and is staged in pubs, clubs, cafes, community buildings, boats, churches, record shops and street performances around or near the city centre with around 250 performances each year.^[1] Recently acts have applied from further afield such as Egypt, Russia, Romania and America, however the organisers look at each application carefully as the festival is first and foremost about promoting emerging artists.

With more than 20 different promoters now involved in the festival, ensuring that every genre of music is covered and every music fan is catered for, the festival is also closely linked to BBC Hereford & Worcester, with a stage arranged by Andrew Marston from the BBC Introducing show,^[2] and features acts that have appeared on the show being broadcast from the festival and the very popular SLAP Magazine.^[3] The festival is a non-profit making event run by an enthusiastic team of 20 volunteers, largely local musicians or people associated with the Worcester music scene. Not only does it provide a showcase for local musical talent of all genres, but it provides education and professional development opportunities through a variety of workshops and clinics.

The festival also has a history of being the place where new bands and projects have been formed, as musicians and artists have networked over the years. All Worcester Music Festival gigs and workshops are free to attend.

Bands

The following artists performed at these previous festivals

2008

1147am
And What Will Be Left Of Them?
Angelcynn /Foxtail Soup /Ouja
Anna Rice
Babajack
Black cat Bone
Black Sheep
BlueRADIO
Brontosaurus Chorus
Bruno Gallone
BSN [420]
Calm Like A Riot
Calming
Claire Boswell
Cmajor7
Cobweb Dilemmas
Come Together
Corda
Crooked Empire
Da Vinci
Dan Greenaway
Dandelion Killers
Danse Macabre
David Bristow
Dissidence
Doctor & The Duke
Doctors Orders
Drumlove
Dudes Of Neptune
Evangaline
Expedestrian
Fallen Angel
Faullsgold
Figures of Hate
Fine and Shandy
Flames of Our Neighbours
Flo Rowland
Flo Rowland
FreewateR
Fury
Fusion
Fusion
Gamble Gamble
George Cowley Experience
Harlem Dandy
Harry Payne
Harry Payne
Highway 5
HiJack
Host
Hot Wyred
Jamie Knight
Jasper
Jazica
Jess Allen
John Perkins
Johnny Kowalski
Judy Pass
Jules Benjamin The Fingers
Kahuna
Lou Richardson
Lounge Potato
Martyr De Mona
Matt Woozey & Strange Rain
Meg
Muleskinner Blues Band
Natalie Hall
Neil Ivision & The Misers
Open Savana
Penny White
Pippa Jennings
Poor Bob
Reprise
Revolver
Robin Welch
Rupert & The Robbers
Sam Eden Experience
Scandal House
Shellshock
Shoot The Moon
Shurikume
Silver Tequila
Skankbox
Slidin’ Steve
Smokestack
Somers Traditional Folk Club
Soul Syndicate
Steve Maitland
Stunt Dog
Take The Fifth
Ten Fifty
Tenth Aggression
Terror Mob
The Abbot Of Reason
The Abbot Of Unreason
The Amateurs
The Arquettes
The Big Cats
The Brazilians
The Cape Of Good Hope
The Dastards
The Donns
The Fingers
The Fire Balls
The Lexie Stobie Band
The Ragged Crows
The Royal Alberts
The Worrisome Ankle Trout
The Zo Show
The Magoos
Untitled Musical Project
Velvet Trick
Wake (from the Dastards
Warmoth
Warpath
Weak 13
Will Dance For Chocolate
WSRP
Zanders Of Severn
Zophie

2018

14 September

The Stiff Joints
Skewwhiff
The Fidgets
The Miffs
Howard James Kenny
nth cave
I
The Lion
Misanthropic Existence
DEVILS
Hump De Bump
Bleeding Hearts
Connor Maher Quartet
Set em up Joe
GagReflex
7Suns
Lower Loveday
Mice in a Matchbox
The Other Dramas
Born Zero
The Desperados
S K Y L Y T S
Jack Monopoli
Glitch
Don Mac
Liberty Artillery
GOWST (formally Esteban)
Trevino Slaxx
Jack Blackman
Elgar School of Music Folk Ensemble
Horror On The High Seas
Liar Liar
Mark Stevenson
Pre Sleep Monologue
Niall McKenna
The Pink Diamond Revue
Parson City
Anna Mason
Shepherd’s Purse
Dave Ryles and Barrie Scott
Jake Of Diamonds
Maefield
Calming River
Bitterroots
3WOD
Institutes
Don’t Mess with Katie
Rebel Station
Immy & The Boatman
Hitchhiker
Rod Willmott
AnyPercent
Copper Feel
Andy Tyler and Ray Sanders
The Cowleys
Lycio
Sean Jeffery
Ruben Seabright
Nobby von Wright
Immy & The Boatman plus friends.

15 September

Swaktang
The Humdrum Express
Leg Puppy
Nigel Clark (Dodgy) and compere for evening
Jake Martin
Criminal Mind
Nasty Little Lonely
Violet
The Storyville Mob
Vonhorn
Kiss Me
Killer
The Collective
Arcadia Roots
Ivory Wave
Yur Mum
Inwards
White Rhino
SODEN
Voodoo Stone
Worcestershire Levellers
Socket
Grave Altar
Johnny Kowalski and the Sexy Weirdos
The Purple Shades
Bloody English
Colin Baggs Acoustic Guitarist
Esuna
Victoria Crivelli
Flying Ant Day
Polly Edwards
Ross Angeles
Twist Helix
Dogs Of Santorini
Stone Mountain Sinners
Bryony Williams
Plastic Scene
The Atrocity Exhibit
As Mamas
I CAN
I CAN’T
Black Boxes
Jess Silk
Happy Bones
Viv Bell and Huw Knight
SLTR
Free Galaxy
Big Fat Shorty
grownuplife
Ellisha Green
Bob Jones
Vinny Peculiar
The Contact High
The Social Experiment
Monkwood Green
Deathly Pale Party
Benjamin Dallow
You Dirty Blue
B.W.Pike
The Arboretum
Redwood
Savannah (Savannahuk)
Pablo Alto
The Chase
Dan Lewis
B-Sydes
Poorboys of Worcester
The Boatman
Hipflask Virgins
Chloe Mogg
Luke Wylde and the Japes
Heartwork
UnPunkt
Blue Ridge Express
The Jericho Racks
Low Red Moon
Tazmin Barnes
Woo Town Hillbillies
Bethany Roberts
Wisenheimer
Kringo Blue and Poppy Waterman Smith
Jam Sessions – multi artists
Worcester School of Rock and Performance
Georgie and Dave
Ajay Srivastav0
Vo Fletcher
Emma Howett and Lisa
Gavin Miller
Rubella Moon
Bromsgrove Rock School
Every Thread
Freya MacKinnon
Bandeoke with Polkadot Robot
Nobby von Wright
REG
Social Outcasts
Chip Langley & The Kidgloves
Belly Fusion
Song and tune session
Rock Choir
Guerrilla Studio
Chevy Chase Stole My Wife.

16 September

The Hungry Ghosts
MeMeDetroit
Ten Tombs
Junior Weeb
Navajo Ace
Rival Karma
Tyler Massey Trio
The Desperados
Coat of Many
Redwood
Goldblume
Danny Starr
Chip Langley & The Kidgloves
Riché
Shiraz Hempstock
Sleephawk
Hey Jester
Dan Hartland
Thunder and the Giants
The Strays
Terminal Rage
Hannah Law Band
Sean Harrington
The Lost Notes
Vicki Pingree
Kate Lomas
RVRMN
Amit Dattani
MoZie
Faith
Electric Raptor
Dharma Bums
Blushes
Balaban and the Bald Illeagles
Rosebud
White Noise Cinema
The Naughty Corner Ukulele Band
Mitch Loveridge
Dan Greenaway
B Movie Heroes
ORE
Colossus Yeti
Polly Edwards
Juniper Nights
Stone Mountain Sinners
Aaron Douglas
Paul Lennox
Drumlove & friends with Ital sounds
Deathly Pale Party
The Collective
Jenny Hallam
Oli Barton & The Movement
Grande Valise
Mutante
Madi Stimpson Trio
Flex
Jay & Eli
Collective 43
The Jericho Racks
Bird Brother
Smokin Pilchards
Immy & The Boatman
Toad Pack & Pablo
Bryn Teeling & The River Thieves
VALA
As Mamas
Kringo Blue and Poppy Waterman Smith
Neon Creatures (Louisa and Andy acoustic set)
Big Fat Shorty
Vince Ballard
Leifur Jonsson
The Fidgets
House of Wolvxs
Karyo
VoxRox Choir
Bring your vinyl
eat and chill
Play it again Dan
Glitch
White Rhino
Howard James Kenny.

Charities

Each year the Festival supports different local charities selected from a list of nominations. Money for the nominated charities is raised by way of donations and collection buckets at the venues. To date, the festival has raised over £55,0000 for charities.

2008

Headway Worcester Trust
Acorns children's hospice
St Richards hospice
Tudor house

2009

Worcester Talking Newspapers For The Blind
Choice Hospital Radio

2010

Worcester Wheels
Worcester Snoezelen

2011

Maggs Day Centre

2012

New Hope

2013

Worcester Deaf Children's Society
Worcester Sight Concern

2014

Worcestershire Young Carers

2015

Worcestershire Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre

2016

Acorns Children's Hospice

2017

St Paul's Hostel

2018

Worcestershire Association of Carers

References

^ "About". Worcestermusicfestival.co.uk. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
^ "Festivals 2012: Links and dates". News.bbc.co.uk. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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External links

Official website

[1] "About". Worcestermusicfestival.co.uk. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

[2] "Festivals 2012: Links and dates". News.bbc.co.uk. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

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