Live By A5 music festival to return for fifth year in August
The Live By A5 music festival returns next month with hosts Rolling Thunder again set to be joined by some of the best bands from the county.
The festival takes place at Peggotty’s Lounge in Fosters Booth near Towcester on Saturday, August 15.
Music will be across two stages with hosts Rolling Thunder joined by Lame, Balter, The Vandervalls, Latent Dream and Electric Boogaloo on the main stage.
There will also be sets by Louis Scheuer, Pocket Dread and Lewis Beahan in the acoustic tent.
Talking about the festival, Rolling Thunder frontman Charlie Smith said: “I actually can’t believe this will be our fifth year.
“When we first dreamt up the idea I think we’d have been surprised if we got away with the first one.
“But, luckily, the locals, the bands, and well, everyone really has got behind us and that’s amazing.
“Considering it’s such a tiny village in the middle of nowhere it does really feel like we’re giving people something to get excited about and the crowds get bigger and bigger.
“It’s a privilege to showcase the musical talent of Northamptonshire and introduce up-and-coming bands to a new audience.
“It does mean they have to suffer through our set too, but you can’t have it all.”
The festival is free and music is from 4pm. Following the live music, there also be a karaoke afterparty inside the pub.
Indie five-piece Rolling Thunder released their latest single Gold Cup (Speedway) in June.
The track followed All Breaks Down which was released in May and was the band’s first single in more than 12 months.
Bassist Joel Sweet said: “This isn’t saying that we don’t enjoy all our gigs, but something about organising this and making it completely ours gives us a freedom to perhaps do things we don’t usually.
“The other acts are always so amazing we don’t have to worry about that.
“We will definitely take the opportunity to play some older songs people won’t have heard us do in a long time, tease some new material and of course we have a cover or two up our sleeve. No Chappell Roan this year sadly, but it’ll be good.”
The event is sponsored by Stable Fabrication Ltd.
For more information about Rolling Thunder and Live By A5 visit: https://www.facebook.com/r011ingthunder