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The busiest weekend of festivals in 2023

It's the busiest weekend of festivals in 2023. Andrew Marston brings you Upton's Sunshine, Worcester's FakeFest, Bromsgrove's Beermageddon, Droitwich's WychFest & Hereford Indie.

Andrew Marston brings you the very best unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar music from Herefordshire & Worcestershire:

• It's the busiest weekend of festivals in 2023. We'll be meeting those who've driven from overseas to attend events such as the Sunshine Festival in Upton-upon-Severn.

• So often, festival-sized bands only want to play their new hits or try out new versions of those big songs. We'll hear how FakeFest, on Worcester's Pitchcroft Racecourse, gets around that by booking fake acts!

• Chloe Mogg has gone along to join the head banging and moshpits of Beermageddon at Stoke Prior near Bromsgrove - hear how she gets on!

• Revealing the lineup for the...Lineup festival, in Malvern, this weekend.

• How supporting new music is the order of the day at WychFest, at Droitwich Rugby Club.

• How they're cooking up a musical treat in the heart of the city at the Hereford Indie Food Festival.

• Our studio blog takes us to SSL Studios at Rock, near Kidderminster, who've been working with members of Judas Priest, Saxon and Thin Lizzy.

• Heading into our Kitchen Disco DJ booth to meet Ross-on-Wye pop producers Future Kings.

• More of our highlights from Lakefest at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, near Ledbury.

4 hours

Music Played

  • Saint Alto

    Worry

  • Hereford's Owen Roberts co-write

    • LIZOT

      Un Deux Trois (feat. Amanda Collis)

  • RELEASED LAST WEEK

    • Denon Reed

      One Last Time

  • IN SESSION

    • Wood Burnt Red

      Dead & Gone (Live from Lakefest, Eastnor Castle)

  • Jamie Hai

    Stay Here

  • Ollie Shaw

    Notice Me

  • IN THE GIG GUIDE

    • Melvin Hancox Band

      Buzzing With The Bees

  • Allan Fig

    Haunted By You

  • APPEARING AT THE HEREFORD INDIE FOOD FESTIVAL

    • The Undercover Hippy

      Breathe

  • IN SESSION

    • Wood Burnt Red

      The Hills (Live from Lakefest, Eastnor Castle)

  • Vincent Noott

    Hades

  • OUT NEXT WEEK

    • Data

      Shoulda Woulda Coulda

  • Turned It To Stone

    Warm Ice Cream

  • Dan & Dan

    Dawn Sunburst

  • RELEASED THIS MONTH

    • Wandering Lex

      Today We Live

  • APPEARING AT WYCHFEST, DROITWICH

    • Dan Greenaway

      No Proof

  • IN SESSION

    • Wood Burnt Red

      Redneck (Live from Lakefest, Eastnor Castle)

  • Jack-Mackenzie

    Loads Of Bacon

  • Andrew Marston's Chart Blog

    • Becky Hill & Chase & Status

      Disconnect

  • Oriel Aps

    3 Wishes

  • Released This Week

    • 220 KID

      Good Love

  • Outrun The Day

    Burden

  • In Session

    • Wood Burnt Red

      Day Drinking (Live from Lakefest, Eastnor Castle)

  • 5parks

    Dropped My Guard

  • INTO THE KITCHEN DISCO DJ BOOTH

    • Future Kings

      When September Comes

  • King Of Caravans

    Out Of Soul

  • Sessions recap: Now available on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sounds

    • Jay Newman

      Here & Now

  • T.O.L.D.

    You Forever

  • IN SESSION

    • Wood Burnt Red

      All I Need Is You (Live from Lakefest, Eastnor Castle)

  • Beware The Bears

    Hands Like Glue

  • Shaun Williams

    Levitate

  • Baudelaire

    ¹ó²¹Ã§²¹»å±ð

  • Runrummer

    No-one Knows You Better Than Me

  • Skookz

    Dirty Mouth

  • IN SESSION

    • Wood Burnt Red

      18 Stone (Live from Lakefest, Eastnor Castle)

  • The Fandangos

    Cyberwar

  • RELEASED THIS WEEK

    • Neon Massacre

      Venus

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Aug 2023 18:00

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Pin-drop session from Droitwich musician

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Festivals

Festivals

The biggest music events in Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

Gigs

Gigs

Chloe Mogg's daily list of live music.

History

Tales of epic gigs and local legends.

Masterclass

Masterclass

Our top tips for new musicians.

Sessions

Sessions

The best live performances since 2005.