What’s On
It’s the largest FREE music festival in Yorkshire…. and it’s on the seafront in Withernsea
WITHSTOCK 2 - 4 August 2019
Back in 1994, Withernsea men, Pete Suddaby and Kevin Lythe joined forces to organise the first WITHSTOCK festival as a way of raising money to fund some new Christmas lights for their hometown. It was clear this wasn’t going to be a oneoff event. And it certainly wasn’t, though it has had different names and formats over the years.
the Memorial Gardens – it’s always fun), a Fire Breathing Show (Saturday) and an Escape Act (Sunday). Chairman of WITHSTOCK 2019, Felicity Walmsley, invites you to fill Withernsea with a record-breaking attendance to help the town celebrate 25 years of WITHSTOCK which is nostalgically reverting back to its original name this year.
The festival has grown year on year ever since, thanks to local businesses sponsoring the event, and the Town Council assisting with a dedicated team of people to look after funding and administration. The Holderness High Riders and Low Siders Motorbike Club historically played a massive part in the increasing the Bike Fest aspects of the weekend too.
Her overriding message is “Enjoy yourselves, stay safe – and come and see what Withernsea has to offer.”
Local David Bowie tribute artist, Les Holdstock performed at the very first festival, and will feature prominently at this year’s event, headlining on the Sunday. In addition, the top bands from Hull and Manchester are all set to provide hours of music entertainment as they take over the “Live n Loud” stage as well as the Chillzone Acoustic Marquee. But it’s not just music, bikes & everything else that is signposted in the advertisement, as for the first time this year, there’s a Silent Disco (find this in the marquee on Saturday & Sunday in Photos by Jason Lee Photography
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