There’ll be a full day of live music in Stone town centre in July.
The summer event – which is being organised and funded by Stone Town Council – will be held in Market Square on Saturday 16th July, with live music from 11am until 9pm.
Performers from Stone’s Young Musicians Collective will entertain the crowds up to 6pm.
The Collective was set up by Tony Hollinshead and Ben Owen three years ago to give young people the chance to play live, meet other young musicians and gain experience and confidence. A Young Musicians Showcase is held at Costa in the High Street on the first Sunday of each month from 4pm to 6pm, where young people from the age of 10 take to the stage.
In July they will have a much larger platform on which to perform.
[box type=”shadow” ]Tony said: “The Young Musicians Collective is delighted to have been invited by Stone Town Council to take part in the summer music event. It’s another great opportunity for upcoming young musicians to play in a different environment and builds on the experiences we are trying to create through our Young Musicians Showcase sessions.”[/box]
From 6pm until 9pm, a number of local bands will then be taking to the stage in Market Square. Who’ll be playing will be revealed soon.
The next Young Musicians Showcase at Costa in Stone High Street takes place on Sunday 7th February from 4pm to 6pm. You can connect with Tony and Ben through the Young Musicians Collective Facebook page
[box type=”info” ]There could be another Stone Puppet Festival in July as well. Organiser David Leech is holding a meeting at the Crown Hotel on Saturday 6th February at 7pm for anyone interested in volunteering. More information HERE[/box]
1 comment
Kris Grainger
This is great news! With the loss of Stone Music Festival last year there has been a gap in Stone’s musical activities which needed desperately filling. Well done Tony and Ben for putting Stone back on the Map!
Let me know if you need any help or bands, i’ll do what I can!
Cheers
Kris.