HEREFORDSHIRE is set to see a roster of celebrities at various festivals and events over the next six months, including chart-topping artists and Herefordshire-born stars.
Obsessed with preacher street
Manic Street Preachers will make headlines in El Dorado
Lakevist, which took place at Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury, said the rock band Manic Street Preachers will perform on its main stage this year.
Manic Street Preachers, also known as Manics, is a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood in the year 1986.
The band consists of lead singer and guitarist James Dean Bradfield, and drummers Sean Moore and Nikki Weir on bass guitars, and are known for their songs such as Design for Life, Faster, and Motorcycle Emptiness.
Festival director Lee Martin said he’s excited to confirm the big names.
“Manic Street Preachers are a stadium band that grabs the headlines on Saturday night and the biggest band we’ve ever signed.”
Set to take place August 11-14, Lakefest said it prides itself on creating a “very fun and family-friendly festival” where music, entertainment, family activities, rides and creativity meet.
UB40
UB40 will be presented at the El Dorado Festival
Reggae and pop band UB40 will also appear at Lakefest in August.
The band’s classic Red Wine, which debuted in 1983, will be performed on the main stage, along with I Got You Babe, Kingston Town, and The Way You Do The Things You Do.
groove fleet
Groove Armada duo Andy Cato and Tom Findlay
Groove Armada is set to headline the main stage – known as the Garden Stage – at the Eldorado Festival held at Eastnor Castle.
Duo Andy Cato and Tom Findlay will perform their electronic music with songs including Superstylin’, I See You Baby and At the River.
HowTheLightGetsIn also returns June 2-5 at Hay-on-Wye, and the world’s best-selling dance show Groove Armada will top this year’s list.
Findlay will play their electronic music on a DJ set with songs.
The pair released eight studio albums, four of which charted in the UK’s top 50 albums chart.
220 Kid
220 Kid will perform at Discotek: Into the Woods this summer
220 Kid, which was presented by BBC Music in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, and played its first county concert, will be at Discotek: Into the Woods in July.
The music star, whose real name is William Graydon, topped the UK singles chart last year with the song Sea Shacks Wheelerman, which was produced alongside Belin Ted for ex-Scottish postman and social media star Nathan Evans.
The track climbed to the top earlier in April 2021 after seven weeks, revoking Olivia Rodrigo’s driver’s license after nine weeks at the top.
The brainchild of Ross Powell, Tom Howell and Mart Winds, Discotek: Into the Woods says it brings “the music of the underground house to Hereford, with fantastical events and a unique atmosphere for the occasion.”
220 Kid said on Instagram: “Really proud of the boys and what they have achieved.
“They will donate a percentage of ticket sales to support the wonderful work of the hospice catching me on the main stage at Mas Que Nada.”
Wilkinson
Wilkinson will perform his chart-topping single on Cirque do Sol at the El Dorado Festival, which was held at Eastnor Castle.
Mark Wilkinson, better known by his stage name Wilkinson, is an English record producer, DJ, and remixer who has released music on RAM Records and Hospital Records, as well as Virgin EMI.
Craig Charles
Celebrities are coming to Herefordshire this year
Another artist set to hit the main stage at El Dorado is BBC radio DJ Craig Charles in the early 2000s.
Known for his time as an actor, including playing Lloyd Mullaney on Coronation Street and Dave Lister on the sitcom Red Dwarf, he’s expected to hit the festival with his funk and soulful impulses.
