We’re bringing the Live Music Festival back to venues across the town from Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June 2024 — sponsored by Lerica Tax Accountants, H2 Creative, Ti2 and Kingstons Estate Agents.
We’ve got some great news for fans of live music – we’re bringing back the Live Music Festival for a fun-filled family-friendly weekend.
From Friday 31 May to Sunday 2 June, the town will be alive with music to please all palettes from rock to classical.
Free and ticketed events will be spread out across 7 venues, with feel good rock’n’roll band Mickey Ace and the Wildcards opening the festival on the Friday evening.
At Wiltshire Music Centre on Friday there will a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor.
On Saturday there’s a full day of free music across the town. Westbury Garden will be headlined by Mick Jogger & the Stones Experience – who is joined by local acts Courting Ghosts, Concrete Prairie and Strange Folk, as well as nationally acclaimed artists like Banter.
But that’s not all as there will be more music in:
• Wiltshire Music Centre
• Westbury Garden
• Lamb Yard
• the Dog & Fox
• the Castle Inn
• the Rising Sun.
Ticketed events
Mickey Ace & the Wild Cards @ St Margaret’s Hall — Friday 31 May — 7.15pm
Bach Week: Yale Schola Cantorum: Mass in B Minor @ Wiltshire Music Centre — Friday 31 May — 7.30pm
Dennis Rollins’ Funky-Funk @ Wiltshire Music Centre — Saturday 1 June — 7.30pm
Louise Parker sings a tribute to Nina Simone and Billie Holiday — Sunday 2 June — 6.15pm
Free music
There will be free music across 7 venues in Bradford on Avon – including the best Rolling Stones tribute Mick Jogger headlining the Westbury Garden stage.
Friday 31 May
The Rising Sun
The Karport Collective – 8.30pm
Saturday 1 June
Westbury Garden
Mick Jogger & the Rolling Stones Experience – 9pm
Concrete Prairie – 8pm
Banter – 7pm
Courting Ghosts – 6pm
Strange Folk – 5pm
Ruby Darbyshire – 4pm
Jess Chivers – 3pm
Wiltshire Jazz Academy – 2.30pm
Zone Club – 2pm
Lamb Yard
Ed Dyke/ MEG – 3pm
Jackie & Felix Bryne – 4pm
Dr Zebo’s Wheezy Club – 5pm
Rileigh Maidment – 6pm
Butane Skies – 7pm
Strange Folk – 8pm
Banter – 9pm
The Dog & Fox
The Water Thieves – 3pm
Sian and Rob Colquhoun (bluegrass duo) – 4pm
Ed Dyke/ MEG – 5pm
Jackie & Felix Byrne – 6pm
Dr Zebo’s Wheezy Club – 7pm
Courting Ghosts – 8pm
The Real Cheesemakers – 9pm
Concrete Prairie – 10pm
The Castle Inn
Subject to change
Fungus Licks – 1pm
Rockport Blues – 2.15pm
Lee Broderick – 3.30pm
Mark Green’s Blues Band – 4.45pm
The Karport Collective – 6.15pm
Adrian Long – 8pm
U2MND – 9pm
The Rising Sun
Subject to change
Lee Broderick – 1pm
Joe Hunt – 2.15pm
Fungus Licks – 3.30pm
Adrian Long – 4.45pm
Hay Days – 6.15pm
Poppa Shep – 8pm
Mark Green’s Blues Band – 9pm
Keep your eyes peeled for more acts, venues and details about the weekend of incredible music.
Thanks also goes to Lerica Tax Accountants, H2 Creative, Ti2 and Kingstons Estate Agents for sponsoring the event.