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9 DAYS OF FREE FESTIVAL - GWYL RAD AM 9 DDIWRNOD WWW.MONMOUTHFESTIVAL.CO.UK Food & Drink Stalls Available @ the Main Stage area Welcome to N.S. James of Raglan FAMILY BUTCHERS Over 50 years of service Proud to support and Monmouth be a part of Monmouth Festival 2018 Beef burgers, Lamb burgers, Hot Dogs, Steak Rolls, Hog Roast Pork Rolls and Bacon Baps Festival 2018 Award Winning Products Pies - Sausages - Burgers - Home Cured Bacon Don’t forget the famous Welsh faggot, Now in its 36th year the main aim of the Festival continues to be providing music and a real meaty treat entertainment for everyone with a wide selection of concerts and events spread out over the would like to thank our sponsors Crown Square, Raglan 01291 690675 nine days. The Main Stage will be situated in Blestium Street car park and St Mary’s Church will for their support and generosity www.nsjames.co.uk host the classical programme. or the first time this year the second stage will be hosted The Festival is truly a community event, staged by the by The Riverside Hotel. We would like to thank Sam and community for the community; it has remained free at source FBev, The Three Horseshoes, for their continued support for 36 years. But to keep future festivals free we need your over the last 10 years and wish them all the best for the future. help. Please help us by supporting your local shops and The Festival team would like to thank everyone that has businesses (especially those displaying a Festival poster), by supported this year’s event: all our sponsors, advertisers and purchasing food and drink from the on-site Festival traders traders; Monmouth Town Council; The Riverside Hotel; Father and most importantly of all by donating as much as you can David and the volunteers at St Mary’s church; The Methodist to the buckets. Without your continued support, goodwill and Church; Fringe venues; Aileen and Claire at The Shire Hall, generosity future events will not take place. Emergency Total Security Concepts; and the whole team at Protech. We Come along, enjoy and make Monmouth Festival 2018 a Thirst Aid would also like to thank Monmouthshire County Council and vintage year! Love a 99 Gwent Police. MONMOUTH TOWN COUNCIL www.emergencythirstaid.co.uk @ Monmouth Festival is organised by a dedicated and Gobeithiwn eich gweld yno. See you all there. 07784831343 Monmouth Festival enthusiastic committee of volunteers. Chair: Mel Ralph Mel Ralph, haif Treasurer: Nick Penny g T ood Monmouth Festival Chair 2018 N Secretaries: Ollie Jeffries and Laura Davies Directors: Cerys Watts, Mark Williamson, Ian Jones Please note: For safety purposes, Blestium Street will be closed Health and Safety: Mike Saunders nightly between 7pm and 11pm for the duration of the festival Sponsoring Family Fun Day Performers: Steve Stretford and on Family Fun Day, 29th July, will be closed all day. Details Fringe: Ollie Jeffries are shown on the map in the centre pull-out section. These are representatives but are by no means the full story. If WE ARE A GLASS FREE ZONE and as a requirement of our you would like to help in the future, either on the committee or license only plastic bottles and cans are welcome on site. Your Cafe 83 as a volunteer, please contact us via our website ongoing support with this request is most appreciated. ...Retro coffees www.monmouthfestival.co.uk or email us at with a touch of style [email protected] • • • • • • • • • • • • PULL-OUT FESTIVAL CALENDAR IN THE CENTRE PAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • Key to this year’s programme VENUES Sponsoring Monmouth Main The Riverside St Mary’s Methodist Fri Fringe Festival Unplugged Stage Hotel Church Church nge Events GENRES

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MAIN STAGE 8.00PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM MAIN STAGE 8.00PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM Lars Pluto The hounddogs The Virginmarys Crazy Town

The Virginmarys exploded onto the rock music scene in 2013 with their album ‘King of Conflict’, which debuted #3 on the Billboard New Artist Alternative Chart and #8 on the Billboard HeatseekersChart. With ‘King of Conflict’, The Virginmarys were dubbed the buzz band of SXSW, Lars Pluto was born just outside Atlanta, Georgia to a family that was a touring received major support from US Active Rock and Alternative radio, and Southern Baptist Gospel Bluegrass group. They travelled the entirety of the press acclaim from Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, USA Today, and southern highways of America and by age thirteen Lars had lived in just about more. The band followed up with 2016’s Divides which, was hailed by every state south of the Mason Dixon Line. The Houndogs are quite simply one of the best Rock and Roll bands in the Apple Music, Spotify, Yahoo! Music, and more. The Virginmarys have “Music just was. It was everywhere when he was growing up...country, rock n UK. The band was formed by the three Wilson brothers nearly 15 years ago, toured their highly charged live show throughout the US, Europe, and Crazy Town, American rap rock band formed in 1995 and best known for their roll, gospel...it’s all mixed up in the air down there. It gets in you in the South and since then they have built up a wide reputation for their exhilarating live Japan, supporting artists including Queens of the Stone Age, Shinedown, 2000 hit single “Butterfly” which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot and you gotta get it out. You can’t help it. He then moved north to frozen performances. They play a combination of their own songs / classic covers and Buckcherry, Eagles of Deathmetal, Crobot, and hitting huge festivals to 100 chart and helped their debut album, The Gift of Game (1999) sell over 1.5 Kalamazoo, Michigan. That’s where he found rock and punk in the birthplace the wild energy of their shows has to be seen to be believed, we are certain include Reading & Leeds, Download Festival, Sonisphere, Isle of Wight million units. Crazy Town promise to bring high energy and plenty of attitude to of the electric guitar.” you’ll absolutely LOVE them. Festival, and more. the Monmouth music festival!

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Our commitment Monmouth Festival is committed to minimising the waste we send to landfill. We are reducing the amount of waste we generate and recycling as much as possible. to the environmentPlease help us by putting your waste in the correct bins. Monmouth Festival recognises that running a Festival for nine days has a direct impact on the environment but our aim is to make the Festival as environmentally friendly as possible. We run a three bin system in the Main Stage area which means that we separate waste into cans, plastic and general waste. In 2017 we collected 0.22 tons of recycling and 1.74 tonnes of general waste. We also have a team of litter pickers and recyclers but we rely on your help to make their jobs manageable. If you could do your bit by using the recycling bins and tidying up after yourselves, we’d be really grateful. In the interest of safety, reducing waste and to protect our environment Monmouth Festival became a “glass free zone” in 2015 and has remained a “glass free” festival ever since. Alcohol may be brought into the Festival but anyone bringing glass bottles or containers will be asked to decant the liquid into plastic. Wye Media Proudly Presents This year we are looking to further limit our impact on the 2018 Monmouth Festival Programme environment and reduce the amount of plastic waste A big thank you to all our clients and everyone involved generated by the Festival. for your continued support of Monmouth Music Festival AllBarred Up will be serving drinks in reusable bar cups. A £1 deposit will be payable per cup. When the cups are returned they are washed 01600 775 350 • www.wyemedia.co.uk GLASS FREE and reused, with a life of up to 100 washes. At the end of the evening Print – Design – Web cups can be returned or kept as a Festival keepsake. 4 5 sunday 29 july sunday 29 july [email protected] [email protected] row.” row.” “Here Today, Hear Tomor Tel: 01600 772111 “Here Today, Hear Tomor Tel: 01600 772111 MONMOUTH FESTIVAL MAIN STAGE 8.00PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM MERCHANDISE Memphis Belle Henry Smith sponsored by Monmouthshire Building Society Family Fun Day Timetable 10am-2pm Monnow Bridge Gatehouse open 10.30-11.30am Church Service Festival Praise Main Stage Sponsored by Churches Together 12pm Taiko Mynydd Du Main Stage 27th July-4th August Designed by William Christmas 12pm-4pm Fire Brigade demonstrations Monmouth Festival Poster T-shirt designed by 12.30pm Dash Panache Circus Skills Workshop designed by William Max Caldicott Main Stage Area Christmas 1pm Savoy Youth Theatre Academy Memphis Belle Country Duo formed nearly 5 years ago after meeting during Main Stage an open mic night. After hearing me sing, Mike decided that my voice should 2pm be heard so Memphis Belle was formed. The last year has seen us really Henry Smith has been into country music from a very young age and is now Monmouth Band make some ground on the Country music scene and are very proud to have classed as one of the most influential Country stars in the UK & Europe with Main Stage been nominated as ‘Duo of the Year’ in the UK Country Radio Music Awards his blend of traditional and modern country music. Voted BCMA Band & 3pm-6pm Monmouth Festival Unplugged Wildcards Pound for the Sound Glow in the dark last year. It was a real honour to get that far and hopefully this year will bring entertainer of the year in 2010 plus Entertainer of the year from 2011 to 2013 Main Stage Badges Wristbands some very exciting opportunities our way. We play a wide range of songs from plus the people’s choice award in 2014, he is renowned for his dedication traditional old country including Billie Jo Spears and Tammy Wynette, to the and lively stage performances, unable to keep still on stage he will have you PLEASE SEE PAGE 14 FOR FULL DETAILS AVAILABLE DURING THE FESTIVAL more modern style, ideal for both listeners and dancers to enjoy. dancing along with him.

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MAIN STAGE 7.45PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM THE RIVERSIDE 8.00PM THE RIVERSIDE 9.30PM ella james Monmouth’s Got Talent Winner Josh Hopkins Alaric The Candle Thieves I have been a musician since the age of 5 when I started piano lessons. Singing was my secret pleasure as a child but in recent years I have started performing publicly. I attend open mics around Monmouth as well as playing on behalf of my school, Monmouth School for Girls. I am also training classically, I will be playing Hebe in HMS pinafore with Monmouth Musical Theatre in September. Winning Monmouth’s Got Talent The Candle Thieves started life in 2009 in the quiet suburbs of got me here and hopefully Cambridgeshire, born from the creative and frustrated minds of Scott McEwan opportunities like this will and a man who calls himself The Glock. With influences ranging from The keep on growing! Alaric is a self-taught singer/songwriter from Lydney who has been Beatles and Beach Boys to The Eels and Ben Folds, the small-town pair performing around Gloucestershire at various events and festivals for the quickly gained a reputation and cult following from their unique and interactive last 12 months. In that time, he quickly became known for his wide vocal live performances. Their mini-pop masterpieces manage to stay on the positive MAIN STAGE 8.15-9.00PM range and striking use of falsetto; he combines this with his acoustic guitar to side of melancholy with carefully crafted melodies that will keep you awake at perform emotional original songs and covers of alternative rock and pop. Last night. Though not a household, or even an allotment space name in the UK, year Alaric appeared on the main stage as one of the artists featured from the The Candle Thieves are no stranger to taking their music to Europe, America The Ed Sheeran Encounter Busking festival, this year he is excited to be invited back to Monmouth! and have recently returning from a sold-out tour of China.

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THE RIVERSIDE 8.00PM ST MARY’S CHURCH 7.00PM Stacey McMullen eira snow Stacey McMullen is a contemporary folk artist from Nottingham England. Having only taken to public performance in 2016 Stacey started making waves in the East Midlands, straight away, securing a record and publishing deal with well-known Nottingham Label I’m Not From London. He has gone on to have airplay on BBC Introducing and has supported well known artists such as John Fairhurst, Scott Matthews, Thomas Truax and BBC folk award winner Bob Fox. Stacey’s song-writing is uniquely crafted and covers subjects ranging from austerity to wars in the Middle East. Only by listening to Stacey can one experience the expansive range of genres he combines, from Celtic inspired finger picking to incredibly technical flamenco strumming rhythms. This makes for a full sounded and engaging performance which is further complimented by his ability to talk and build rapport with his audience Saturday 28th July through humour and storytelling. THE RIVERSIDE 9.30PM Monmouth Festival Unplugged – Agincourt Square EIRA SNOW is a collaboration between Caractacus yazzy Downes and Lyndon Owen, multi-instrumentalists Revamped Busking Festival leads to potential Festival Wild Card entry. Yazzy is a young upcoming star from North Devon, she has a simply who combine influences from Celtic to Arabic, with sensational voice and an astonishing way with words. In 2015 Yazzy, Spanish and Eastern European references; a true Half Lioness, Half Songbird had a No.1 selling album on Amazon with fusion from two players who have a long standing Following four very successful busking festivals in the town, organisers and sponsors have decided the release of her 2nd album. Her heartfelt vocals & original material and close understanding. to revamp the format this year to widen its appeal. This will provide an opportunity for the 100s of have been known to make the hardest of hearts melt. BBC Introducing This enthralling and eclectic musical palette of endorsed artist, patron of the charity, ChemoHero, prolific performer & sounds is conveyed by both the use of conventional musicians who missed out playing the Festival to battle it out for a wild card to perform on the Main songwriter. “Yazzy’s voice is serene, powerful and controlled, evoking instruments, saxophone and double bass, and less Stage during the Family Fun Day. Leona Lewis in places. Her song-writing shows a maturity beyond familiar instruments such as Armenian Douduk, her years, rivalling Kate Bush’s “The Man with the Child in His Eyes”. Turkish Mey and Zurnah, Hungarian Tarogato, On Saturday 28th July Monmouth Festival Unplugged (sponsored by Nick Penny Event Services) Available to download/stream on iTunes, Amazon & Spotify. electronic tanpura and range of percussion. takes place in Agincourt Square. The unplugged stage promises to bring a lively vibe to Agincourt Square. Fri SUMMER EXHIBITION @Creates Gallery 10am-3pm (see page 7) nge How it works: busking: Musicians from solo acts to duos and full bands should turn Busking around the town during this day is both welcomed up to Agincourt Square between 9:30 and 10:30am on the and encouraged but please adhere to the guidance contained day to register for a 20 minute ‘unplugged’ slot on the live in the Monmouthshire County Council Busking Code – stage. Slots will run from 10:30am through until 5:00pm. available to view at http://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/app/ Please arrive early as there will only be 17 performance slots uploads/2018/02/Busking.pdf up for grabs on the day. Monmouth Festival Unplugged is run in collaboration with A panel of Festival Committee judges will review all Nick Penny Event Services, sole sponsor for the event. performances and then select 5 or 6 acts to perform on the For more information please contact Nick Penny at office@ Festival Stage between 3pm and 6pm on Sunday 29th July. nickpennyeventservices.co.uk or on 07801 650977. All stage performance will need to be unplugged - no guitar amps, no full drum kits. This is about the unplugged This is your wildcard entry to perform on performance grabbing the judges’ attention. If chosen, the Festival Main Stage on the afternoon of performers will be able to play their usual set on Main Stage Sunday 29th July during the Family Fun Day! the following day. A full PA will be provided for vocals and direct input of instruments.

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NOSON GYMREIG ST MARY’S CHURCH 7.00PM MAIN STAGE 8.00PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM THE RIVERSIDE 8.00PM Monmouth Under A Banner black water county Morfa big band Meg Eliza Cox, Osian Gruffydd a Rhys Morris yw tri o gerddorion ifanc mwyaf cyffrous a thalentog yng Nghymru heddiw. Maent yn chwarae alawon a chaneuon traddodiadol o Gymru a thu hwnt a hefyd yn perfformio stepio Cymreig. Meg Eliza Cox, Osian Gruffydd a Rhys Morris are three of Wales’ most exciting and talented young musicians. They play traditional tunes and songs from Wales and beyond and also showcase Welsh step dancing. THE RIVERSIDE 9.30PM brigyn BRIGYN yw y brodyr Ynyr ac Eurig Roberts o ardal Eryri, Gogledd Cymru. Ers Smashing their way into the UK folk punk scene since 2013, Black Water rhyddhau eu CD cyntaf yn 2004, mae eu cerddoriaeth melodig wedi cael ei County bring an energetic live show of stout quaffing, banjo breaking and tin chwarae yn gyson ar donfeddi radio, a’r teledu yma yng Nghymru a dros y byd. whistle mangling original music, along with trads and shanties that have been Acclaimed Midlands based hard rockers Under A Banner recorded their Mae eu sŵn unigryw wedi galluogi nhw berfformio ym mhrif ŵyliau gwerinol given a good kick up the arse and a slap around the face. Their energetic live new EP, Riot, ahead of a busy schedule of festival and other appearances Prydain, o’r Green Man Festival, Bannau Brycheiniog i’r Celtic Connections, shows, which feature the dual lead vocals of Tim and Shan, are a thing of local throughout 2018. The new EP will see the band make their continued foray Glasgow. Maent yn enwog am eu fersiwn unigryw o Hallelujah gan Leonard legend and awe in their home county of Dorset, usually ending up with band towards hard rock and metal, alongside a heady blend of influences from Cohen a nifer fawr o glasuron cyfoes Cymraeg. members scattered throughout a frenzied crowd or a shoulder-mounted fiddle Monmouth’s premier big band - under the baton across the musical spectrum. The band combines intelligent composition with BRIGYN are brothers Ynyr and Eurig Roberts from Snowdonia, North Wales. Since they released their first of the award-winning Gareth Roberts - will play solo, to name but a couple of eventualities. Adam Broadhurst’s coruscating lyrics, producing a raucous and provocative album in 2004, their melodic songs have received plentiful airplay and television appearances in the Wales a lively concert of contemporary and classic big The band have recently released their debut album, TAKING CHANCES sound filled with raw emotion, epic instrumentation and catchy melodies. As and World Wide. They are amongst the best Welsh Language bands performing in Wales today. Brigyn’s band tunes. From the irrepressible joy of up- (released February 2017), the first taste of which came in the shape of the Adam comments, “we’ve always teased with heavier sounds especially in our unique sound has allowed them to perform at some of UK’s leading folk festivals, including The Green Man tempo numbers like Sing, Sing, Sing, and I’ve Got preceding singles, ‘One More Beer Won’t Hurt’ (released May 2016) and ‘Start live shows. It’s the thing that unites as and the glue that combines all of our festival and Glasgow’s Celtic Connections. They are famous for their unique rendition of Leonard Cohen’s Rhythm, to nostalgic ballads, an excellent evening’s Something New’ (released January 2017) and has since been followed by The energy together”. song “Hallelujah” and were awarded for the winning song at 2001 Pan Celtic Winners in Dingle, Ireland. entertainment is guaranteed. Painful Truth (released June 2017). Fri Fri nge SUMMER EXHIBITION @Creates Gallery 10am-3pm (see page 7) nge SUMMER EXHIBITION @Creates Gallery 10am-3pm (see page 7)

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THE RIVERSIDE 8.00PM CLASSICAL EVENT MAIN STAGE 8.00PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM Frankie Wesson METHODIST CHURCH 7.00PM 58 shots anchor lane Singer-songwriter Frankie Wesson started writing songs and performing in her hometown of Abergavenny at the age of 16. Her acoustic heartfelt original songs are drawn from personal experience in life, love and growing up. Raised on artists like Fleetwood Mac, Alanis GYMANFA Morisette, Tracy Chapman and Eva Cassidy she also takes inspiration GANU from a mix of contemporary artists such as Ed Sheeran, Adele, Deaf Havana and Julien Baker. Her eclectic music taste is reflected in her songs. Coming together to create an acoustic poppy-folk feel, of memories to music straight from the pages of her diary.

THE RIVERSIDE 9.30PM George Montague Ingenious singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist George Montague is an exceptional musician with immense energy, and countless contagious original songs.Playing piano and guitar, George is known for entertaining and rousing enthusiastic audiences in uplifting song Glasgow heavy rock band Anchor Lane have become a regular fixture on with his versatile vocals. G enhances his phenomenal live shows 58 Shots are one of the hottest things to emerge from France in many years. the Scottish music scene, taking influence from rock greats such as Queen, by featuring live-looping vocal harmonies and beatboxing, creating Mae canu yn dda i’r corff a’r enaid ac mae canu emynau Their brand of hard rockin’ blues is both raw and infectious. The band’s best Blackstone Cherry, Alter Bridge, Rival Sons and Foo Fighters, their innovative remarkable hooks to accompany his abiding melodies producing ysbrydoledig yn well byth. Dewch i ymuno a ni yn ein moments are on stage. With hundreds of shows they garner major attention blend of gritty modern rock has had them gaining fans and winning over critics dynamic performances, solo or with his notsobigband. The full Cymanfa Ganu. everywhere they play, in clubs, venues and festivals. They’ve already had the wherever they’ve performed. Anchor Lane formed after discovering a mutual richness of George Montague’s undaunted and intelligent play with Singing is good for your body and soul. Add in opportunity to open for legendary artists like Stevie Cochran, Deborah Bonham, love of rock music while studying at The Glasgow Academy of Music and a myriad of musical textures can be experienced on his captivating some inspiring hymns and it all adds up to quite Eddy and the Hotrods, the Quireboys, Bonafide, Gotthard and even Johnny Sound, and with their energetic live shows, have rapidly grown in stature and and extraordinarily ear-catching new album ‘Curiouser and Curiouser a workout! This is a communal singing event so Winter. If you love the power of AC/DC, Deep Purple grooves and Led Zepplin reputation, building momentum and picking up rave reviews from all who’ve please come along and join us. George’ melodies, you will surely revel in 58 Shots caught them live.

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THE RIVERSIDE 8.00PM ST MARY’S CHURCH 7.00PM MAIN STAGE 8.00PM MAIN STAGE 9.30PM jack woodward Tredegar Elles Bailey Gimme Some Lovin’ Jack, a 24 year old Solo Artist from North-West England released his 2nd EP ‘Higher’ in January 2018. All 3 tracks were played on Amazing Orpheus Male radio and BBC Introducing multiple times, and featured on ‘Gigslutz’, ‘Fresh on the Net’ and ‘Unsigned Music Awards’. Fans of Mike Snow Voice Choir and Tom Odell – take note “One to watch for 2018’’– BBC Introducing ‘Nominated ‘best male solo artist’– Unsigned Music Awards 2018. Jack supported Rae Morris at King Tuts Wah Wah hut and last year played a string of successful solo and band shows including Live at Leeds Festival, Warrington Festival, Manchester Academy 3 and a sold-out gig supporting HANOVER at Sound Liverpool. Jack recently performed on the X factor Live tour in Brighton - his own song ‘Fly Away’ to 4500 people.

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Mick O’Toole Tredegar Orpheus Male Voice Choir, one of Wales’s Mick O’Toole formed in 2012 in the deepest darkest Shire, Wiltshire, in premier choirs, was founded in October 1909, a town called Calne. This town would be the breeding ground where we with origins traced back to the 1880s.The choir honed our style of chaotic English Punk with our ancestral Celtic and are unequalled in Eisteddfodau, gaining 70 first Gimme Some Lovin’ are a 9 piece soul band determined to keep the sounds of English Folk to create our style of British Folk Punk. Mick O’Toole was a prizes and have appeared at principle concert halls the last few decades in your heads and feet! You won’t be able to stop yourself character in a song “Drinking Man” from local legends “The Boys from throughout the United Kingdom. Success has also when hearing their heart pumping renditions of James Brown classics or County Hell” a band who we get most of our inspiration from. However, been enjoyed during tours to Germany, France, Elles Bailey has a talent for crafting and seamlessly weaving rootsy blues, smooching your night away to the old skool rhythm ’n’ blues of Wilson Pickett. we are also inspired by the likes of The Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Switzerland, Ireland and Canada. country, and soulful rock, with a contemporary edge. What’s more fate has Take a tight and dynamic backing...add a slice of saxophone and a pinch of Molly, Gogol Bordello and The Pogues, to name but a few. 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of our Conductor blessed her with a ‘smoky vocal’ style that perfectly fits her music, after a stint trumpet...sprinkle with 2 female singers and then top it all off with a front man We have performed 100’s of gigs and this has lead to a realisation that we only have one goal, to keep Ian Waite and under his stewardship, the choir in hospital as a child changed her voice forever. “It’s a fact that very few make who will satisfy your soul and there you have it - entertainment at its very best. making music that brings people together for a good ole knees up and a grand old sing along. No egos, no continues to thrive. it to the big stage; Elles Bailey has the necessary talent, the drive, and with the Like The Blues Brothers? Love The Commitments? Whatever your musical tastes, divas just working class men having a good time. release of album “Wildfire” the product”. this band has it all...they’ll have you wanting more from the very first chord.

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Bad Touch originally formed in 2010 when the band members were still in T.Rextasy are now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band college. In their formative years, they played local pubs and performed covers dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex, and the only band endorsed and approved by of some rock classics, and gradually began to compose original material. Over Marc Bolan’s family, estate, original ex-members of T.Rex, and Bolan’s catalogue the last few years Bad Touch have started making a name for themselves and management. The band is consistently described by many as ‘legendary’ and built a reputation for their dynamic live shows, making them one of the “must- ‘beyond the boundaries of tribute’. It’s been said that If you want to know exactly see” acts at many local venues. what a Marc Bolan rock’n’roll concert felt like in the 1970s, this gig is for you! New Leaf Gallery Lynda Jones Exhibition The Kymin 11am-4pm (see page 22) Fri nge SUMMER EXHIBITION @Creates Gallery 10am-5pm (see page 7) “Explode” After Party hosted by Tom Christopher Riverside 11pm-1am

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