Arctic Monkeys and ABBA tribute acts lead live music line-up for Graves Park Food Festival

The three-day event promises its most diverse entertainment schedule to date

The second annual Graves Park Food Festival has confirmed a full line-up of live music for the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The three-day event, which runs from August 29-31, promises its most diverse entertainment schedule to date, introducing a series of brand-new activities, family attractions, and fresh line-ups.

Assistant manager Izaak Shuttleworth said: "One of our primary goals is to showcase the abundance of talent the region has to offer, and the main stage provides a fantastic opportunity to do just that.

"We’re bringing together an eclectic mix of soloists, duos, bands and community groups, as well as two leading tribute acts. There’s a little bit of something for everyone across the weekend."

Here is the full line up for the weekend at Graves Park Food Festival:

Saturday, August 29

Performing on Saturday are The Mardy Bums, one of the UK’s leading tributes to the Arctic Monkeys.

The full Saturday line-up includes:

11:00 Will Forrester Smooth Sax (Breezy saxophone covers)

12:00 Rock Choir (Community choir)

13:15 The Broken Flowers Band (Americana / country rock originals)

14:30 CB+ (Rock, pop & classics covers band)

16:00 The Middletones (Celebrating 90’s Britpop & indie)

17:45 The Mardy Bums (Arctic Monkeys Tribute)

19:15 Live Ibiza Sax (Ibiza Classics)

Sunday, August 30

Taking centre stage on Sunday, August 30, are Planet ABBA, a critically-acclaimed tribute to ABBA’s catalogue of chart-topping pop hits.

The full Sunday line-up includes:

11:00 Will Forrester Smooth Sax (Breezy saxophone covers)

12:00 Old Time Rags (Music & dance duo)

13:15 Hannah Goodall (Up-and-coming singer-songwriter)

14:30 Scoble & Friends (Community ukulele troupe)

16:00 Gaelforce (Yorkshire-based Celtic rock band)

17:45 Planet ABBA (ABBA Tribute)

18:30 Live Ibiza Sax (Ibiza Classics)

Monday, August 31

The final day of the event hosts six additional live performances:

11:00 Will Forrester Smooth Sax (Breezy saxophone covers)

12:00 Northern Collective Big Band (Old school big band jazz & modern covers of pop)

13:15 Sienna Craven (Heartfelt ballads & country pop)

14:30 Leeds City Stompers (Vintage blues, swing, ragtime & jazz)

16:15 Danny Charles (Emphatic alt-rock originals & covers)

17:15 Live Ibiza Sax (Ibiza Classics)

Ticket holders can also access three additional live stages across the weekend, including the Cookery Theatre, Live Entertainers Stage, and the brand-new Sizzling Showdown Arena hosted by comedian Neil Frost.

Sheffield Mind will be in attendance as the event’s primary charity partner for the weekend. Organisers intend to build on the collective £182,000 raised for Mind charities across the North of England so far.

For more information, Early Bird Tickets, and updates, visit www.gravesparkfoodfestival.com

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