Sheffield Fake Festival: popular event returns to Endcliffe Park
An exciting tribute-based music event is returning to Sheffield this summer to kick off another memorable summer of music.
Sheffield Fake Festival, which has been running since 2007, features tribute bands for musical greats such as Queen (Flash), Arctic Monkeys (Antarctic Monkeys), Fleetwood Mac (Fleeting Rumours), Green Day (Ultimate Green Day), INXS (INXS UK), REM (Stipe) and many more.
The event takes place in Endcliffe Park on Saturday, May 16 in a secured fenced garden area housing quality food traders along with a fully licensed bar.
It’s a family friendly event with toilets, tables and chairs while there’s also entertainment catered towards children.
Fake Festival runs from 11.15am until 10pm, and could even treat audiences to a surprise or two along the way. Last year, Britpop drummer Nick Banks from Pulp joined tribute band Pulp’d to play their popular hit Disco 2000.
“It’s a first for Fake Festival,” founder of the tribute act focused event Jez Lee told The Star at the time.
“Hopefully it could now become a more common thing - just like how bands get kids from the crowd to come out and play, Nick might have started a trend for real band members to come out with their tributes.
Earlybird tickets for Fake Festival have already sold out, but there are still a number available for adults at a price of £45 along with tickets at £37.50 for ages 10 to 17.
Children aged nine or younger can get in for free as long as they are accompanied by an adult, with no ticket required.
Additional Essential Companion tickets for those who require a PA/Carer are free along with accessibility pass for wheelchair users. Tickets can be purchased through the Fake Festivals website.
The event marks the start of another memorable summer of music in the Steel City, with Tramlines taking place at Hillsborough Park from Friday, July 24 to Sunday July, 26.
Tramlines features headline acts like Fatboy Slim, Kaiser Chiefs, Courteeners, Reverend & The Makers along with Blossoms.
There’s also Rock N Roll Circus between Thursday, August 27 and Sunday, August 30, featuring acts like The Kooks, Milburn, The Streets, Wunderhorse and Richard Ashcroft among others.