Wiltshire’s annual summer music festival is back and bigger than ever with good food and a great lineup.
Elcot Fest, which takes place every year in Marlborough, will return for 2024 on June 1 and is set to take over Marlborough Town Football Club with indie, rock, pop and dance tunes.
The family-friendly festival runs from midday until 11.30pm and is free to all under 13s, with tickets priced at £5 for 13-18 year olds and £15 for over 18s.
"This year is our third and each year we are getting better and learning more," said organiser Lee Matthews.
"We have something for everyone musically this year. Covers, originals, soul, rock, 60s, 70s, 80s and a 90s dance anthems belter of a headliner!
"This is a festival purely to help fund the football club, in order to keep this facility alive and well and available to our community.
"I'd like to mention Kim Francis and Heidi Brinkworth for all of their hard work that has gone into this."
The team behind the festival have exclusively revealed the official line-up for this year to the Gazette and Herald - and you’re not going to want to miss it.
St John’s School
Kicking off the event with a community feel, St John’s School pupils will take to the stage from 2-3pm for some afternoon feel-good tunes.
Jolie & The Souls
Taking to the stage at 3.30pm, Jolie & The Souls will be the first band to take to the stage for the 2024 music festival.
The blues and soul band have played on several stages across the South West and will be performing a mix of covers and original songs to keep you dancing all afternoon.
The Station
Berkshire-born and bred band The Station will be bringing indie rock and roll to Wiltshire with an electric performance at 4.45pm.
Having recently released their new single ‘It’ll Be Okay’ on all major streaming platforms, Louie, Josh and Dylan are now performing across the UK and can’t wait to bring their new music to Marlborough.
Nothing Rhymes With Orange
This uniquely named indie rock band from Wiltshire will take to the stage of Elcot Festival at 6pm.
Nothing Rhymes With Orange have already begun gigging around the county and beyond, performing in venues such as Bristol’s The Louisiana and Swindon’s Victoria pub.
With around 1,500 monthly listeners on Spotify, this band are beginning to make a name for themselves and hope to get the crowds jumping at Marlborough’s festival.
Band-U-Like
Band-U-Like will take to the stage from 7.15-8pm and hope to entertain crowds as the evening approaches.
Rogues
Rogues are a five piece party band who are guaranteed to get you dancing.
The Swindon-based group play music through the decades from the 1950s right up to the present day, and were voted as regional finalists in the Wedding Industry Awards 2024.
The band will hit Marlborough’s stage at 8.30pm to warm crowds up in preparation for the headline act of the evening.
Rave Against the Regime
Headlining the festival from 9.45pm until 11 is Rave Against the Regime who are not to be missed.
Bringing 90s crazy club anthems classics guaranteed to keep you dancing into the night, organiser Lee Matthews promises this band is “going to be a banger.”
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