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Rock At The Castle lineup announced
This year's Rock At The Castle takes place in Sunday 4th August, with three stages of live music between midday and 7pm.
The popular annual free music festival will feature a diverse line up of young and upcoming talent, covering a range of musical tastes.
The fundraising event will this year benefit Citizens Advice East Herts, who will be collecting donations on the gates.
Citizen’s Advice East Herts were selected by Hertford Town Councillors who carefully considered applications from many amazing local charities.
Chief Executive Officer Maxine Bromyard commented: "We are over the moon to be chosen as the charity for Rock at the Castle. As a charity we must fundraise to run our free advice service and we're so grateful to have this opportunity to raise awareness of our work as well as much needed funds. We look forward to a marvellous event."
There will be three performance areas, with the main stage on the Castle lawn along with food and refreshment stands. The Moat Garden and the Island stages will be home to solo and duo acts with a more relaxed and acoustic inspired feel:
Returning to the main stage as headliners this year are The Real McKoys, with their raucous and imaginative covers of well known songs.
Main Stage
12.30 - 1.00pm: Almamor
1.20 – 1.50pm: To be confirmed
2.00 – 2.10pm: Mayor of Hertford Speech
2.10 – 2.40pm: Cedar Rose Johnson
3.00 – 3.30pm: Theo Adler
3.50 – 4.20pm: Velour Fog
4.40 – 5.10pm: The Bleedin’ Business
5.30 – 6.00pm: Pisces
6.20 – 7.00pm: The Real McKoys
Moat Garden Stage
12.00 –12.20pm: Alessandra Freeston
12.25 –12.45pm: The Rolling Moss
12.50 –1.10pm: Orchard
1.15 – 1.35pm: The Reddingtons
1.40 – 2.00pm: The Broke and Broken
2.05 – 2.25pm: Colin Swift
2.30 – 2.50pm: Pien
2.55 – 3.15pm: Forrester & Wilson
3.20 – 3.40pm: Dan Thomas
3.45 – 4.05pm: Why Not
4.10 – 4.30pm: Paul Booth
4.35 – 4.55pm: Xavier Leret
5.00 – 5.20pm: Neil Gowans
5.25 – 5.45pm: Nuala O'Halpin
Island Stage
12.00 – 12.25pm: Immi Davis
12.30 – 12.55pm: Marshland Pete
1.00 – 1.25pm: To be confirmed
1.30 – 1.55pm: Grace Chloe
2.00 – 2.25pm: Hidden Assets
2.30 – 2.55pm: Kat Evans
3.00 – 3.25pm: To be confirmed
3.40 – 4.05pm: The Trees
4.10 – 4.35pm: To be confirmed
4.40 – 5.05pm: Lewis Sycamore
5.10 – 6.00pm: Jenny Salmon
Cllr Ann Woodward, Chair of the Development and Leisure Committee added: "The Rock at the Castle line up is really shaping up to be the best we have ever had and we look forward to welcoming both residents and visitors to this fantastic highlight in our events programme."
The event is sponsored by McMullen’s Brewery and solicitors Duffield Harrison.
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