Fleetwood Mac and ABBA tribute acts head live music line-up Nottingham Food Festival
Fleetwood Mac and ABBA tribute acts headline debut event
Fleetwood Mac and ABBA tribute acts will headline the inaugural Nottingham Food Festival taking place this summer.
Alongside top tribute acts, the event will also feature performances from a variety of local musicians and bands
The live music will run alongside a confirmed programme of free family activities, challenges and entertainment that ticket holders can anticipate throughout event, which takes place over the weekend of July 11 and 12 at Victoria Embankment on the Nottingham riverside. .
Headlining the evening of Saturday July 11 will be Planet ABBA, one of the UK’s longest-running and most-acclaimed tributes to the Swedish pop group ABBA.
The Saturday line-up, which starts from 11am, also features, Will Forrester, Ben Mark Smith, The Broken Flowers Band, Leeds City Stompers, Viva Vinyl and Ibiza Sax Classics.
Headlining on the evening of Sunday, July 12 will be Fleetwood Shack, a celebrated tribute to Fleetwood Mac and their catalogue of timeless hits.
The Sunday line-up, which starts from 11.45am, also features Will Forrester, Mackie, Mambo Jambo, Johnny Storm Band , Danny Charle and Ibiza Sax Classics.
Michael Johnston, festival director, said: “We want to create a weekend that has a little bit of something for everyone, so it’s important to us that we pack in as much free family entertainment and as many activities as possible.
“Supporting local talent is also central to what we do, so we’ve been reaching out to local suppliers, vendors, makers, artisans and entertainers to make sure we showcase the abundance of talent the region has to offer.”
A wide range of free attractions, challenges, competitions and entertainment will be spread across the festival site throughout both afternoons.
These include a live cookery theatre, magic shows, circus workshops, roaming comedy and stilt walkers, an animal farm, a Viking heritage kitchen, the Foodie Clue Quest scavenger hunt, children’s drawing challenges and an inflatable banana jousting ring .
Organisers have also confirmed their plans for the Sizzling Showdown Arena, which wil host three daily events - a family dog show featuring light-hearted challenges between attendees' pets, a chilli challenge, inviting daring attendees to battle it out in a classic chilli-eating contest an two rounds of the foodie olympics.
Local traders and exhibitors interested in joining the event should contact [email protected]