Upton Blues Festival 2012

The Upton Blues Festival is an annual celebration of Blues Music that takes place in the town of Upton Upon Severn in Worcestershire with 3 official stages throughout the town and another 9 separate pub locations, the 2012 Upton Blues festival will celebrate its 11th Anniversary over the 3 day festival weekend Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July by showcasing a line up of 86 bands.

Line-up

24 Pesos, Marcus Bonfanti, Marcus Malone, The Producers, The Motives featuring Matt Taylor, Franck Ash and many more.

The organisers try to bring a mix of all styles of blues music, along with a range of well-known artists through to new and upcoming bands with the action switching between the main Riverside, Sports Field and Hobson's Acoustic stage areas and with a variety of bands spanning the musical spectrum - from Rhythm and Blues to Soul, from Rock n' Roll to Bluegrass.

Upton flood defence

An additional bonus this year will be provided by the completion of the Upton flood defence installation which will transform the area around the panoramic main Riverside stage into a spectacular landscaped open arena over the festival weekend.

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The festival also caters for music workshops, where the different styles, instruments and voices are open for discussion and demonstration.

There's also music in venues mainly based in the pubs in the town, as well as open-air venues.

The festival which is self funded through a combination of camping, festival merchandising and local business sponsorship and advertising attracts 1000's of people into the shops & pubs of Upton over the festival weekend, promoting both the town and local area whilst providing a weekend of free entertainment.

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