Ocean Colour Scene and Hard-Fi among acts to play FixFest at Delapré Abbey this weekend

The indie-rockers will be joined by acts including Hard-Fi, Sigma, Goldie Lookin Chain and Rhythm Of The 90s at the Northampton venue on Saturday July 11.

FixFest is billed as ‘the UK’s only festival for tradespeople’ and aside from the live music it will feature a host of entertainment and activities including JCB dancing diggers, a Wickes TradePro tool theft zone, an inspiration and innovation zone, The Baxi Powerhouse and a family zone.

There will also be ‘have-a-go’ activities, Diggerland, the chance to ‘beat the brickie’ and other exhibition stands.

Organisers will also be showing England’s World Cup quarter final clash against Norway on big screens with live music times adjusted accordingly.

FixFest took place for the first time last year at the South of England Showground in West Sussex and is moving to Delapré Abbey for the first time.

Birmingham natives Ocean Colour Scene are one of the most successful alternative bands of the 1990s.

Having spent six years fine-tuning their sound, they lit up the Britpop party with 1996’s ‘Moseley Shoals’ which went three times platinum in 1996.

This was followed by 1997’s ‘Marchin’ Already’ and 1999’s ‘One From The Modern’.

They also had a run of nine successive top 20 singles including ‘The Riverboat Song’, ‘The Day We Caught The Train’ and ‘Hundred Mile High City’.

Their latest album ‘Painting’ was released in 2013.

Hard-Fi formed in the early 2000s and are best known for their singles Hard To Beat, Living For The Weekend and Cash Machine which all reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.

They’re debut album Stars Of CCTV was released in 2005 and nominated for both the Mercury Prize and two Brit Awards.

Goldie Lookin Chain have more than 15 albums under their belt and released their latest albums Country Looking Chain and The Mix Tape 6 in 2024.

Their latest single Dry Jan was released earlier this year and the group is best known for tracks including Half Man, Half Machine, Guns Don’t Kill People Rappers Do and Your Missus Is A Nutter.

Camping will be available at FixFest with campsites open at 5pm on Friday, July 10, for both campervans and tents. Additional charges apply.

Tickets for FixFest cost £55 per adult with £120 for VIP entry. Booking fees apply. Admission for children under 14 years old is free. Student tickets cost £35.

For more information, visit www.fixfest.co.uk