Balstock Music Festival started 8 years ago, in the Engine pub garden, Baldock. From the 11 acts that graced the small petanque shed that day, none of them could’ve known that the very same festival would become Hertfordshire’s largest free music event not even a decade later!
Balstock 2013 is staying true to form by attempting to ‘out-shine’ all the previous years. Not only is every pub in Baldock taking part (bar the George IV just outside town) but also there are 2 Street Stages (including food & merchandise stalls, zorbing and a tug-o-war competition), a café hosting DJs and even bands in one of the tattooists.
Over the 13th, 14th and 15th of September, 150+ acts will be performing in 15 venues, all over Baldock town, including rock, pop, acoustic, soul, ska, blues, hip-hop, punk, folk, motown, reggae, metal, alternative and covers as well as DJ sets of all kinds and stand-up comedy courtesy of Lastminutecomedy.
Every single venue is FREE ENTRY and every single act performs for FREE, all in aid of the chosen charity which changes each year. Funds raised in Balstock 2013 will be split 60 % to the MS Trust and 40% to aid future Balstock events. So please put plenty of money in the collector’s buckets and buy plenty of Balstock Merchandise.
A small taster of bands performing at Balstock 2013 are JOANOVARC, MR SPEAKER, THE ASTRONAUTS, INDI & THE VEGAS, BRETT MCLAUGHLAN, COLORYDE, THE FOLK, AARON CLARKE, ROXANNE DE BASTION, THE BLEACH BOYS, ALEX HOLMES AND THE DEFEKTORS.
Balstock organiser Graeme ‘G’ LaRoche said “Baldock town has become extremely proud if this growing, ‘under-dog’ festival. It generates a huge amount of excitement among the local pubs, musicians and music fans alike. We all work very hard to give Balstock it’s unique, independent vibe, so please come down and support the local music scene. It’s just a matter of time until any one of these bands hits the ‘big-time’!”
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