AROUND 500 musicians will be performing across five stages at this year’s Northampton Music Festival, filling the town centre with everything from rock and pop to opera and classical music.
The BID is delighted to once again be lead sponsor for the one day festival, on Sunday 18 June, which is organised by Northampton Music 365 and is set to attract tens of thousands of visitors into the town centre.
Richard Clinton, BID Director and Operations Director for Northampton Theatres Trust, Royal and Derngate said: “It is a fantastic, vibrant occasion which last year pulled an unprecedented 13,000 visitors into the town centre to celebrate the local music scene.
“The Northampton Music Festival is definitely one of the most significant events on the local calendar and supports the BID’s commitment to help promote and improve Northampton’s town centre.”
Graham Roberts, Festival Organiser said: “The Northampton Music Festival really does raise the profile of the town and showcase the broad range of musical talent we have, and we are delighted to have the BID’s backing yet again to make sure this year’s event is the best one yet.”
Festival line-up
On the Friday and Saturday before the festival there will be around 30 satellite events at venues across the town, with details being unveiled nearer the event.
On the day itself there will be a main stage on the Market Square, with the headline act unveiled as funk and soul 20-piece band Jazz Colossus, who will be taking to the stage at 8pm.
The festival will at start at noon and the opening act on the main stage will be the Northamptonshire Music and Performing Arts Trust (NMPAT) Rock School. Other highlights on this stage are set to include the Royal and Derngate Community Choir and the Emily Faye Band, a local country singer.
The festival’s classical stage will be on the steps of All Saints Church, with the line-up set to include the Northampton Male Voice Choir and students from the Northampton School for Boys, NMPAT as well as The Northampton Gilbert and Sullivan Group.
The Y-Factor stage will be on Abington Street outside the Grosvenor Centre entrance and will host an array of local youth talent.
There will be a Jazz Stage in the Guildhall Courtyard and the Umbrella Stage will be in the NN Contemporary Arts Courtyard, which you can access via the gallery on Guildhall Road. This Umbrella Stage will be home to alternative music.
For the full line-up go to: www.northamptonmusicfestival.co.uk.