PREVIEW: Scouting For Girls and Blue headline WentFest 2024 this weekend - how to get tickets

It is being staged at Hooton Lodge Farm in Rotherham this Friday and Saturday, June 14 and 15.

BUY TICKETS: Weekend and a limited number of day tickets are now available - full details at www.wentworthfestival.co.uk

Some tickets are available from Wentworth Shop, The Horseshoe in Harley or Hooton Lodge Farm. Parking is free but must be booked in advance, which can be done on the ticket page.

WentFest started life back in 2017 as Wentworth Festival in the grounds in front of Wentworth Woodhouse, where previous headline acts included Heather Small, Tony Hadley, The Feeling, Heaven 17, Lemar, Kim Wilde, Tony Christie and more.

Radio star organisers Toby Foster and Steve White say it's the same fantastic family event full of music, comedy and all-round fun for everyone to enjoy.

This year features a New Music Stage, Last Laugh Comedy Stage, Barnsley College Performance Stage, Northern Soul Tent, Pure Pop Party Tent and a funfair, board games tent, with an array of food and drink outlets.

Doors open on the Friday at 4pm - straight into the main stage, where topping the bill at the end of the first night will be Scouting For Girls. Their classic chart hits include the anthemic She’s So Lovely, Heartbeat, Elvis Ain’t Dead, It’s Not About You and the huge number one single This Ain’t A Love Song.

The Friday main stage line-up also includes Sheffield five piece indie rockers The Rosadocs, China In Your Hand star T'Pau's Carol Decker, tribute band Planet Abba and DJ Stephanie Hirst playing a'Belters' dance-floor set.

Saturday headliners are pop superstars Blue, who have sold over 15 million albums worldwide and whose hits include All Rise, Too Close, Fly By II, If You Come Back, One Love, U Make Me Wanna, Guilty and Curtain Falls as well as huge number one collaborations with Elton John (Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word), Stevie Wonder (Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours) and Kool & The Gang (Get Down On It!).

Also on the Saturday bill are Spirit In The Sky hitmakers Doctor & The Medics, popular Motown performers Soul Sensation, plus Stars, the vocal powerhouse Anastasia ‘Stars’ Walker from Bang Bang Romeo. Bicker, Geordie twin sisters Molly and Lucy Wilkinson, plus Thor: Gods Of Rock, and Shaun 'Banger' Scott & Soraya also take the main stage spotlight.

Saturday opens at 11am and it's the same recipe of fun, laughter and music as ever. There is a New Music Tent curated by The BBC's Christian Carlisle, while The Last Laugh Comedy Stage features a full day of live comedy from some of the biggest names on the UK comedy circuit, in partnership with The Last Laugh Comedy Club, the longest-running comedy club in Yorkshire. There's also a chill out tent for the kids who just need to have a minute.

This year's WentFest also features Daz Cadwallander, Mick Ferry, Matt Richardson, Rich Wilson, Nina Gilligan, Scott Bennett, Danny McLoughlin, Katie Tracey, Clayton Jones, Ricky Balshaw, Tiny Barbara's Surf Club, At The Arcade, Martyn Scott, LPMC, Monterey, Kenzie, plus much more.

This year's event is proudly supporting Rotherham Hospice.

Toby and Steve say it's been the hardest ever year for small and medium sized events but today they thanked supporters for ensuring Wentfest continues to make memories.

In a social post they said; 'So this is it, a huge week for us. "In what has been the hardest year ever for small/medium sized events, where many have had to cancel or postpone due to rising costs or low ticket sales, we are still here and looking forward to the weekend.

"We’ll be honest, it’s been tough. We cannot thank everyone enough who has supported us for the last seven years.

“Please do spread the word about our fantastic family-friendly event, this year in the heart of Rotherham at the stunning Hooton Lodge Farm.

"Tell your friends, let’s celebrate this great festival that we created - just two mates who love putting stuff on for people to enjoy.

"We are not a national or multi-national events company, far from it.

"But we have created so many great memories so far… let’s make next weekend another example of that."

LINKS:

Website: www.wentworthfestival.co.uk

Facebook: www.facebook.com/wentfest

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