Ferocious Dog for Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival

By Scott Williams | Published: Mon 11th Jan 2016

Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival and Rally 2016

Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016
Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum, Tolpuddle, Dorset, DT2 7EH, England MAP
£35 weekend, child (5-15) £5, u5s free - Sunday only free

Daily capacity: 5,000

Ferocious Dog are the first act confirmed for the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival and Rally organised by the TUC, which takes place in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset and is held from Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016.

In 1834, farms workers formed a trade union, and their story is now part of the development of a free and democratic society. It is celebrated in the small museum in Tolpuddle and at the festival on the weekend of the third Sunday in July with the climax being a march through the village.

The event offers seminars, and talks during the day, and some smaller music spaces, with the main music happening in the afternoons/evenings. On the Sunday there is a large processional march from the festival site to the nearby village of Tolpuddle, followed by a few major music acts and speeches.

Expect a weekend of speakers and debates. In and around the Martyrs Marque at the festival there will be stalls selling ideas.

Tickets for the festival are expected on sale around April 2015. Ticket prices for the weekend have not yet been announced.

The traditional Sunday Rally Day is open to all and free - apart from the parking fee of £10 a vehicle. Please respect the Festival and the local community by using the car parks.

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