Seven live acts are set to take to the stage at a new music festival in Ripon later this month.
Magstock Music Festival will be held in the garden of The Magdalens on Princess Road on Bank Holiday Saturday (29th August).
The event gets underway at 2pm and will feature seven acts, each performing a one-hour set.
The festival has been organised by landlords Gary and Hayley Jenner, who took over The Magdalens in November.
Gary said the name Magstock was inspired by the legendary Woodstock festival, which attracted almost 500,000 people in New York in 1969.
He said:
“That’s why we chose the name Magstock for our festival.
“It’s a world apart from the size and scale of Woodstock, but we will have a stage for performers and professional sound system, alongside the outside bar and catering provided by Suckling Pig, Fork on the Road and with Tilly’s Tumbles providing sweets for children.”
The event will be the first time Gary and Hayley have used the pub's garden to stage a music festival.
Hayley said:
“This is the first time, since we took over the Mags in November, that we are using the garden for a musical event and we have booked a mixture of artists from Ripon and further afield, who between them will be singing songs for all tastes and ages.”
Bishop Monkton duo The Monktoneers, made up of Ken Harper and Billy Miller, will open the festival.
They will be joined by Just Odd, Freddie Cleary, Rough Cut UK, Desperado, Captain and the Bear and Broken Empire.
Ken said:
“We are looking forward to being the opening act and will have a large playlist of popular songs to select from.”
Ripon BID manager Lilla Bathurst said:
“Gary, Hayley and their family have, over the past nine months, done a great job in attracting new customers and welcoming back regulars who enjoy the pub’s community-minded focus.
“Magstock is their biggest venture so far at the Magdalens and I hope that it is a tremendous success.”
Tickets cost £7.50 for adults and £5 for under-16s and are available through The Magdalens' Facebook page or by emailing brownjh@hotmail.co.uk.
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