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Southport Plays Host to its
First Ever Beer & Folk Festival This Summer
THE family friendly event will take
place at the Pleasureland Arena, across 3 days, from Friday, 15 July to Sunday,
17 July 2016.
Some of the UK's leading folk music artists, including Scottish Folk sensations
Treacherous Orchestra, are to descend upon the town as part of an eclectic line
up co-ordinated by The Atkinson. Emma Lloyd from The Atkinson said:- "We
are really excited about this new partnership with Real Ale Events and
Pleasureland. We were delighted to be asked to programme the stage for the
festival and we hope it is well supported so we can make it an annual event for
the town, as well as growing audiences for our own Love Folk Festival in
February."
The festival is being organised by Liverpool based Real Ale Events, the company
behind a number of hugely successful beer festivals at St George's Hall, the
Bombed Out Church and Waterloo's Old Christ Church.
As part of this outdoor space the Pleasureland are erecting a Big Top Tent to
turn the festival into a real spectacle. Norman Wallis, owner of Pleasureland,
is keen that:- "people are interested in this, especially in Southport.
This is a just another big event to help the economy of the Town."
The Big Top will be alongside a covered music stage, a range of independent food
stalls and a separate, dedicated bar area featuring as many as 200 different
beers from microbreweries across the UK.
Mark Hensby, Managing Director of Real Ale Events, said:- "We've wanted to
bring a festival to Southport for some time, but we were determined to make it
something slightly unique. We have a great line up of music and a great array of
beers from across the UK, so we are confident that the Beer and Folk Festival
will be a big hit amongst local families as well as music and real ale fans from
across the North West and beyond."
Tickets for the Southport Beer and Folk Festival cost between:- £5 and £10 and
under 12's can attend free of charge. For further information, visit:-
LiverpoolOrganicBrewery.Com or call:- 0151 933 9660. |
