Lancaster Music Festival Plays On Lancaster Castle is one of the historic venues hosting Lancaster Music Festival again
Lancaster is tuning up for one of the country’s largest urban music festivals expected to attract more than 60,000 people this October.
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Music will also be presented in city centre shops and banks, in more than 30 pubs, cafes and live music venues as well as on stages in the city’s squares, streets and historic buildings including Lancaster Castle and Lancaster Priory.
lans for the 12th Lancaster Music Festival, taking place from October 13-16, have just been announced and include more than 400 performances by more than 200 acts covering all musical tastes from classical to heavy rock and punk. And unique to Lancaster Music Festival, which is partly funded by the Arts Council and Lancaster BID, is its venues and emphasis on community.
The Sugarhouse, Lancaster University’s city centre event venue, will host a main stage with ticketed events featuring top 10 album chart act, The Lottery Winners and other headliners to be announced soon.
Festival director, Stuart Marshall, said: “Lancaster Music Festival is all about showcasing what goes on in Lancaster all year round whilst also bringing a diverse mix of regional, national and international acts to play in the city’s venues. It’s very different from other music festivals as it’s all about the place and bringing together a diverse cross-section of the community.” New venues for 2022 include the Judges’ Lodgings museum; Lancaster Folk Club at the Collegian Club; Tite 142
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Music of all genres can be enjoyed at Lancaster Music Festival
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