Music & Arts Festival (0)

Line-up revealed for music festival

Bishop Auckland Music and Arts Festival will be held on Saturday June 29 and promises stellar live performances from 16 live acts on 2 music stages:

Main Stage: Bishop's own mod influenced 'Circuit 68', London based indie band 'Playmaker', 'Legendary Heroes' a big sounding soul band with brass section, young upbeat rock and indie band 'The Pocket Snakes' and well known rock band 'Black Nevada'.

Unplugged stage: County Durham acoustic roots band 'Midway Arcadia' (pictured left), Jess & Brogan acoustic pop and vocal harmonies, Bosko Green acoustic rock, plus Bishop Auckland College's own 'Performing Arts Students' and 'Audition Preparation Course Students'.

	CIRCUIT 68 INFLUENCED by everyone from The Sex Pistols to The Beach Boys, this County Durham posse is a driving mix of pyschedelic mod/rock with a '60s swagger. RECENTLY the band have been making a name for themselves on the live circuit, including supporting one of their heroes, Bruce Foxton, From The Jam.
	PLAYMAKER A FOUR piece band with a classic line up of bass, drums, two guitars and two vocals, released their debut album 'Lucky Bag' in March and are also performing at the Love Music Hate Racism Festival in Medway, Kent, and award-winning London music venue The Barfly this Summer.
	MIDWAY ARCADIA UNPLUGGED STAGE A TWO piece acoustic band (alternative/folk) who perform original material, members are Phil Cox on guitars and vocals and Spencer Gilroy on Cajon and vocals.
	BLACK NEVADA ANTHONY, Jordon, Cameron and George make up Black Nevada a four piece rock band who play their own material.
	THE POCKET SNAKES ALTERNATIVE rock band from Bishop Auckland. Latest EP release is entitled 'A home without a dog is just a house!'

This year the event, sponsored by Bishop Auckland Town Council, is taking place inside Bishop Auckland College (DL14 6JZ), their will be 16 Live Bands performing on 2 Live Music stages.  The festival had to be changed to an indoor event due to the torrential rain and flash floods which almost forced the cancellation of last year's festival and caused extensive damage to the fields.

Bishop Auckland Town Councillor Alan Anderson, who sits on the Music and Arts Festival Committee, added: "Whilst it is obviously frustrating that we cannot hold an outdoor event this year, we are still putting on a superb line-up of live bands on Saturday. I would urge fans of live music to come along and support the festival to ensure its future."

Organisers recommend advance purchase of tickets to avoid disappointment due to limited capacity indoors. Tickets are available from Bishop Auckland College main reception or call 01388 443000 and Bishop Auckland Town Hall Box Office call 03000 269524.