Friday at Worcester Music Festival

11th to 13th September 2026

Friday at Worcester Music Festival

When Who / Where
3:00PM

The Festival is Opened by The Mayor of Worcester

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The Right Worshipful Mayor of Worcester opens Worcester Music Festival

3:40PM

Moss Duo

Spin The Black Circle

Tor and Keiran will play you some nice acoustic tunes

4:00PM

Crimson Flame

Tonic

Soulful, ethereal, magnetic blues rock duo

4:20PM

Claire Boswell

Spin The Black Circle

Supplemental Country-Folk music for the soul

4:30PM

Tor Pingree

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Folk-pop artist and the Mayor of Worcester, original and acoustic tunes

4:45PM

Hitchhiker

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Songwriter and musician creating thought-provoking and melodic indie rock

5:00PM

DJ Richie Morse

The Lamb and Flag

DJ

5:00PM

Raggedstone Crawler

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

A 3 piece heavy rock band playing gritty riffs and dirty grooves

5:00PM

Birdbrother

Spin The Black Circle

Haunting, hypnotic songs with soaring vocal bliss for your delectation!

5:00PM

Abi F Jones

Tonic

With over 30 mil streams, Abi's clever melodies and wordplay will stick with you

5:20PM

The Clarkes & Co

Copper Beech Brewing Company

"Acoustical Originals" with a strong narrative and hummable melodies

5:40PM

Connie Gordon

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Mix of chilled acoustic covers and originals

5:50PM

Chapter Nineteen

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Post hardcore trio with big choruses and bigger riffs

5:55PM

Crimson Flame

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Soulful, ethereal, magnetic blues rock duo

6:00PM

Chantel Taylor

Bottles

Putting spins on covers and creating original music from the heart

6:00PM

Brutha T & Be

St Swithun's Church

Intergalactic space folk all original music taken from forthcoming Earh EP

6:00PM

Director's Cut.

St. Swithun's Institute Halls

Pairing catchy Melodies, interesting beats and textures. Original songs

6:00PM

Charlie Williams

Tonic

Local singer-songwriter known for stirring anthems and creative covers

6:10PM

OUD

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Layered shoegaze guitars and cinematic strings beneath washed vocals

6:30PM

Stefan Seymour

The Chestnut

Be the best version of yourself

6:30PM

Louisa Gaylard

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Independent singer-songwriter blending folk, pop and soul

6:35PM

Vincent Whyte

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Tragicomic songs & nylon guitar chops blending folk, flamenco and ragtime

6:45PM

Nigel Clark (Dodgy)

The Kings Head

Nigel Clark singer songwriter singer with 90's band Dodgy

6:50PM

Farrows

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Warm earthy folk with a strong acoustic backbone, raw and unapologetic

7:00PM

Abby F Jones and Loz Ruston

The Chestnut

Abby and Loz

7:00PM

James Foxall

The Conservatory

Birmingham-based singer keyboardist playing mainly original pop-soul songs

7:00PM

Oneiromancer

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Blackened Death Doom from the South-West

7:00PM

Aniya Falls

The Firefly

Heavy music for heavy thoughts

7:00PM

Sick Boys Club

The Marrs Bar

Crazy ass, high energy mix of ska, funk, jazz, punk and depravity

7:00PM

Jack Monopoli

St Swithun's Church

Heartfelt songs about love, life and loss

7:00PM

Hurricane Tapes

Tonic

Post-Punk / Shoegaze 3 piece band from Hereford and Malvern

7:15PM

Kathleen Rose

Bottles

A powerful, soulful singer captivating audiences with vibrant stage energy

7:15PM

Bullo Pill

St. Swithun's Institute Halls

Bullo Pill is a dark alternative folk-rock collective with up to 12 members

7:20PM

The Shelleys

The Kings Head

Just like Cyndi Lauper's Girls The Shelleys just want to have fun :)

7:20PM

Left To Reign

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Hard rock, bouncing riffs and high energy

7:20PM

The Blue Gravy Orchestra

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TBGO are a alt / folk / roots group playing original tunes from the shire

7:30PM

The Flames

The Dragon Inn

The Flames: Original Alt-Indie Rock from Worcester, England

7:40PM

Maddi May

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Singer / songwriter musician who does powerful female led rock covers

8:00PM

Woodstock Social Club

The Chestnut

Party covers, bad jokes and plenty of heckling

8:00PM

Alex Lleo

The Conservatory

There’s a mellowness and warmth to Alex Lleo’s recordings that feels both timeless and fresh

8:00PM

UNTO the AGES

The Firefly

Post-grunge, 90s inspired alternative band with hardcore influences

8:00PM

Kontours

The Marrs Bar

Heavy grooves

8:00PM

Sam Gwinnell

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Sam Gwinnell is an acoustic singer-songwriter, based within Worcester

8:00PM

Connie Gordon

St Swithun's Church

Mix of chilled acoustic covers and originals

8:00PM

Harvey Allinson

Tonic

90's-inspired alt-rock with heavy driving rhythms and dynamic pop melodies

8:10PM

Chug

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Heavy headbangers in the endless pursuit of groove

8:10PM

Retinal Circus

Spin The Black Circle

Eclectic and engaging super tight power trio with inventive structures

8:30PM

Max Stockin

Bottles

Max Stockin is a singer, songwriter and guitarist based in Worcestershire, England

8:30PM

The Forgetting Curve

The Kings Head

Vitriolic, Angular Post-Rock Power Trio!

8:30PM

Foxpalmer

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

A unique blend of rock, Americana style folk and lush indie

8:30PM

Larlin

St. Swithun's Institute Halls

Cathartic alt-rock bangers with moody emotional depth

8:45PM

Electric Ian

Drummonds

Stadium anthems, powerful performances, sexy guitar riffs. Not to be missed

8:50PM

Poppy WS

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Multi-Instrumentalist & Singer-Songwriter

9:00PM

The Score

The Dragon Inn

All Sorts

9:00PM

Disaster Clinic

The Firefly

Bringing a gory blend of catharcism and euphoria to the uk metal scene

9:00PM

Dan Greenaway

The Lamb and Flag

Acoustic

9:00PM

Skunkyard

The Marrs Bar

Stoner blues doom boogie duo from Malvern, UK

9:00PM

Johnny Kowalski and the Sexy Weirdo's

Spin The Black Circle

Body Snatching Carnival Punk and International Party Music

9:00PM

Tyler Massey Quartet

St Swithun's Church

Ex-American Tyler Massey & band bring sardonic lyrics with epic melodies

9:00PM

Sam Walker Music

Tonic

Female fronted acoustic trio performing original and cover pop rock songs

9:10PM

Ruben Seabright

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Acoustic folk / grunge covers and originals

9:30PM

Broken Jaw

Copper Beech Brewing Company

Manic, unpredictable punk metal!

9:30PM

Jody and the Jerms

The Kings Head

Upbeat guitar pop from Oxford

9:40PM

Saint Senara

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Spellbinding songs spanning dirty blues rock to dark folk

9:45PM

The Pete Mann Trio

Bottles

Raw untamed blues and improvisational flair

9:45PM

Rebel and the Banned

St. Swithun's Institute Halls

Calling out injustice - Indie punk band - loud and dangerous!

10:00PM

Groovy Head

The Chestnut

Groovyhead play groovy blues

10:00PM

Electric Ian

Drummonds

Stadium anthems, powerful performances, sexy guitar riffs. Not to be missed

10:00PM

Cherrydead

The Firefly

"Metal baddies", "Best babs in Brum" and "The future of UK metal"

10:00PM

Darius Zaltash

The Marrs Bar

Uplifting Modern Rock

10:00PM

Severn Kollectiv

Spin The Black Circle

Big energy - Psychedelic edge & brass-led grooves

10:20PM

Karl Ficarotta & Molly Dibley

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Quietly desperate folk songs for people who feel stuck in their own loves

10:30PM

Karim Maas

The Kings Head

Anti - Social Music.

11:00PM

Fair Weather Riders

Bottles

Rooted bouncy blues with soaring slide guitar riffs and powerful vocals

11:00PM

Nuns of the Tundra

The Marrs Bar

Alt rock for the whole bloodline, riffs from a connoisseur's larder

11:00PM

Dog of Man

The Oil Basin Brewhouse

Innovative, genre-mashing freak punk maximalism

11:00PM

Sister Sandwich

St. Swithun's Institute Halls

Seasoned food based parodies

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