Name: Northampton Music Festival 2013
Start: 2013-07-28
End: 2013-07-28
Location: Market Square

Northampton Music Festival 2013

Sunday 28th July 2013
Market Square, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2DL, England MAP
FREE

Last updated: Fri 14th Feb 2014

Northampton Town Music Festival is a free annual event now in it's 8th year which celebrates Northampton’s rich music culture taking place on Sunday 28th July and at over 15 participating venues and the town's Market Square.

Line-up

The first acts confirmed are:

Main Stage: King Pleasure Boogie 4, Jay Brown, Decibels, The Jets, Citadel, BBC Introducing Hip Hop Showcase, Jon Martins Italian Divorce, Greg Coulson, Jono and The Uke Dealers.

All Saints Stage: Kenneth J Nash, Sean Grant, Gospal Choir, Rock Choir, An Escape Plan.

Busking stage: You Me Us, Bee Church, Velvet Engine, Corinne Lucy, Corinna Jane, Megan Balmforth, Sonnet, Barricades Rise, Carly Loasby, Hana Bushnell, Benjamin Johnson, Charlotte Carpenter.

The Introducing Hip Hop Showcase will bring together Northampton's hip hop and acts with MCs, rappers, musicians and producers.

With more announcements to come alongside a host of other attractions.

More info

The festival aims to provide a platform for local musicians and acts big and small, to take music into the community with a decent music festival. The focus for this year’s event has been to put a spotlight on local grass roots talent, alongside presenting established local artists and musicians from across the musical spectrum.

In order to ensure that the festival sought out the best of Northamptonshire’s artists this year’s event has partnered with BBC Introducing, alongside opening an application process which saw well over 150 local acts apply to be involved.

For more information, see the Northampton Town Music Festival website.