The organisers of a Worcestershire music festival are predicting another sell-out.
More than 70 per cent of weekend tickets to Upton Jazz Festival have already been sold, with the event itself still three months away.
Organisers are urging jazz fans to book early in order to avoid missing out on ticketed events.
“A weekend ticket will get you in to see Ben Holder’s Hot Club Quartet, Jake Leg Jug Band, Sarah Spencer’s Transatlantic Jazz Band, Tenement Jazz Band, Spats Langham playing solo, Moscow Drug Club, Alligator Gumbo, Hot Fingers, Washington Whirligig, and more,” a spokesperson said.
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As part of the festival, which takes place on the weekend of June 24 and 25, there will also be a range of free gigs taking place in pubs and cafes around the town.
“We did this last year and it’s a great way of supporting the local economy,” said Jon Parsons, one of the festival’s organisers.
“It also means that if people don’t want to come for a whole weekend of jazz, they can come and enjoy a day or even just a couple of hours.
“People can just pitch up, find somewhere to sit for their drinks, their pizza or whatever, and listen to a range of music.
“We are broadening the range of music we put on and despite the image some people have of jazz, we have music that will put a smile on your face.”
Weekend tickets are £65 and are available from the Upton Jazz Festival website.
Upton upon Severn Folk Festival 2023 line-up
Another one of Upton’s music festivals has announced its line-up.
Upton upon Severn Folk Festival takes place from April 28 to May 1.
Confirmed acts include Miranda Skykes and Hannah Martin, Martin Carthy, Martyn Wyndham Read and Iris Bishop, Jennifer Wrigley and Laurence Wilson, Richard and Jess Arrowsmith, Keith Kendrick and Sylvia Needham, The Wilderness Yet, Jim Mageean and Graeme Knights, The Time Bandits, Phoebe Rees, Malvern Hillbillies and The Twiddlers.
The full line up and details of how to buy tickets can be found on the Upton Folk Festival website and Facebook page.
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