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The Brit Fest Cheshire 2024 Is Officially Launched

• 14th Jul 2023

A brand new world-class family friendly music festival celebrating the very best of Britain has been officially unveiled and will take place in Cheshire during Summer 2024. 

The Brit Fest Cheshire boasts an incredible line-up of three days of live music from artists hailing from the shores of Great Britain. 

In addition, the event will also showcase a real celebration of British culture, the arts, fashion, food and drink, and classic cars – making the festival stand-out as a unique event. 

The event was formally announced at a red, white and blue themed showstopping launch in Cheshire last night (Thursday 13 July), wowing guests with plans for what promises to be the festival to attend in 2024. 

The launch event took place in Bowdon, Cheshire, just a few miles from the festival site.  

The Brit Fest Cheshire will take place between Friday 5 July and Sunday 7 July 2024 in the grounds of Ashley Hall & Showground in Altrincham. 

Olivier nominated brothers Anthony and Edward Prophet are the organisers behind The Brit Fest. 

Anthony and Edward welcomed guests to the launch event alongside the evening’s hosts Jenny Powell and Mike Toolan from Greatest Hits Radio – who will also host the live acts on stage at the main event next year. 

The launch featured live performances by Chris Helme, well known as the frontman of 90’s superband The Seahorses. 

Headline acts for The Brit Fest Cheshire 2024 include Scouting For Girls, Kim Wilde, Heather Small, The Feeling, Fleur East,  Cast, Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins, Starsailor, Toploader, Reef, Dodgy, Lottery Winners, Hot Chocolate, Nik Kershaw, Paul Young, and Tunde Baiyewu from The Lighthouse Family. 

The programme also features sets from Cassidy Janson, Chris Helme from The Seahorses, Johnny Hates Jazz, Matt Ford’s Big Band, a DJ set from Mike Joyce from The Smiths, Neeve Zahra, Owen Paul, Sonia, String Infusion, The Bluetones, The Boo Radleys, The Christians, The South, The Real Thing, and T’Pau. 

The full programme and running order will be announced in the Autumn when tickets go on sale. 

Festivalgoers are invited to register their interest now by signing up through the event website at www.thebritfest.co.uk to receive the latest updates, with opportunities to win tickets, upgrades, merchandise, meet and greets, and money can’t buy prizes. 

Tickets will include day passes for children and adults, weekend passes, VIP tickets, and hospitality packages. Full details will be announced when tickets go on sale. 

In addition to a full programme of live music, the festival will boast an entire weekend of fun activities to keep the family entertained spanning the 100-acre site. 

Attractions include vintage fairground, white knuckle rides, free family cinema, woodcraft and whittling, food and drink festival, artisan market, garden party, festival village green, wellness in the wild with yoga, classic cars, as well as a chance to meet Team GB athletes and the Extreme Mountain Bike Show. 

The Brit Fest Cheshire organisers Anthony and Edward Prophet commented: “We are thrilled to officially reveal plans for The Brit Fest Cheshire 2024 – which promises to the biggest festival this part of Cheshire has seen. 

“The Brit Fest Cheshire will celebrate not just music but the very best of British culture, cars, food and drink, fashion, the arts, and some of the most renowned musical entertainment from these shores. The appetite for once again coming together and celebrating has never been stronger, so we want to use this opportunity to gather and shine a spotlight on the amazing talent we have in this country. 

“The event will have a strong charity and community focus, and we are working hard with partners to make sure the festival can be as carbon neutral as possible by developing an offsetting programme. We will announce more details as we head towards the event. 

“We are excited to welcome festivalgoers to Cheshire, and hope they embrace the event and take the opportunity to join us for a fabulous weekend with their family and friends.” 

Jenny Powell and Mike Toolan from Greatest Hits Radio officially launched The Brit Fest Cheshire at the special event in Bowdon. 

Greatest Hits Radio presenters Jenny Powell and Mike Toolan added: “What a real honour to officially announce the staggering line-up of live artists and festival bursting with family fun coming to Cheshire in Summer 2024 – just wow! 

“We’re already counting down until that sunny weekend in July next year when we can get up on that stage at Ashley Hall and introduce this incredible line-up of live performers to an excited crowd of festivalgoers. And not forgetting the huge programme of family fun and activities to celebrate and showcase everything that is just the best about Britain. We’ll see you there.” 

Visit www.thebritfest.co.uk to sign up for the latest updates. 

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FESTIVAL LISTING 

THE BRIT FEST 2024 

Friday 5 July – Sunday 7 July 2024 

Ashley Hall & Showground 

Ashley Road, Altrincham, 

Cheshire, WA14 3QA