Coldplay and Take That tribute bands headline Thorpefest
New outdoor Music Festival by the Sea Saturday 2nd July
Thorpeness, Suffolk Heritage Coast

Leading Coldplay and Take That tribute bands will be headlining the new Thorpefest, summer outdoor music festival at the Thorpeness Country Club, near Aldeburgh on Suffolk's Heritage Coast on Saturday, 2nd July.

Featuring nearly a dozen bands and artists performing live from 12noon until 10pm (gates open from 11am), the open air charity concert will replace the popular Music by the Sea event, which has been held outside the White Lion Hotel on Aldeburgh's sea front since 2012.

Headline acts will be Coldplace, regarded as the world's leading tribute band to Coldplay, and Take That tribute band, Rule the World, while other tributes include Vicky Jackson as Amy Winehouse, Pink and Lady Gaga. The Everly Everly duo, Roger and Colin, will also be performing a celebration of the music and songs of the Everly Brothers.

The programme kicks off with prolific Suffolk singer/songwriter Reb Capper whose beautiful melodies, intricate lyrics and passionate performance never fail to move, delight and engage audiences. The Ed Zachary Band follows with a variety of music from 50s and 60s rock 'n' roll all the way up to recent chart hits.

Other local artists include the Broadside Boys folk band and Raindance playing their own original songs and covers from the likes of U2, Stereophonics, Duran Duran, Walk the Moon, David Bowie, Muse and many more.

Older & Wiser will bring back memories with nostalgic entertainment from great artists including The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Ottis Reading and Bob Marley. A collection of cult classics will also be performed by J.S. & the Lockerbillies sure to get you up and dancing with shaking show-stoppers and rocking rollers from the golden age of jiving.

Excited with the new format Thorpefest, Peter Osborne, Operations Director at organisers TA Hotel Collection said; “For the first time, it will be a pre-sold ticketed event welcoming 3,000 people to come and enjoy some great music performed by national acts, emerging local artists, tribute bands and favourites from previous years. The privately owned Thorpeness Country Club is the perfect venue with both indoor and outdoor space including a large lawned area overlooking the sea”.

Adnams beer tents plus tempting food and a BBQ will be provided by the Thorpeness Dolphin Inn and White Lion Hotel, providing fuel for everyone to get up and dance and enjoy themselves throughout the afternoon and evening, which finishes with a firework display.

Both Town 102 and The Beach radio stations will be on stage presenting throughout the event. Looking forward to the day Paul Morris from Town 102 said: "This promises to be a very special live event; Town 102 is thrilled to be part of this great day by the sea, which will help raise money for The Town 102 Kids Trust." Paul Carter from the Beach added, “The team from The Beach can't wait to hit the stage and be part of what promises to be an amazing day of live music”.

Thorpefest is kindly sponsored by the TA Hotel Collection, Suffolk Secrets, East of England Co-op, Direct Seafoods and Aspall Cyder; it's hoped some £10,000 will be raised for local charities including The Town 102 Kids Trust and Help an East Coast Child.

Tickets are priced at £12 per person, or £10 for Thorpeness Country Club members, £8 for under 12s and free for under 5s; for more details call 01728 451021, email events@thorpeness.co.uk or visit www.thorpefest.co.uk where directions and information about parking arrangements can also be found.

To book an overnight stay at the White Lion, or its sister hotel The Brudenell, also in Aldeburgh, visit www.whitelion.co.uk and www.brudenellhotel.co.uk. Follow on Twitter @Thorpefest2016

Bands in order of appearance from 12 noon:
Reb Capper - www.rebcappermusic.com
The Ed Zachary Band - www.theedzacharyband.com  
Rule the World, Take That tribute band
Broadside Boys
Everly Everly - www.everlyeverly.co.uk  
Vicky Watson as Amy Winehouse
Older & Wiser
Vicky Watson as Pink
J.S. & the Lockerbillies - www.lockerbillies.com
Raindance – www.raindanceband.co.uk
Vicky Watson as Lady Gaga
Coldplace, Coldplay tribute band – www.coldplace.co.uk 

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June 2016