Free music and fun on a summer Sunday afternoon – what’s not to love?

Also on today, Sunday 8th July 2018 at Walsall Arboretum Bandstand will be a great live family show – the Chuckery Music Festival 2018 Bandstand Music Event – featuring great local bands and musicians to suit all tastes with food, drink and kids rides also available.

The fun starts at 12 noon and runs right through the afternoon – and the best bit? It’s absolutely free to attend.

There are some great bands on, including one of my favourite local bands – The Martian Social Club – whose heritage lies in the late, great Ron’s Neighbours. Ask your dad.

Hello Chuckfest followers

On Sunday 8th July at Walsall arboretum bandstand Chuckery Festival presents:

12.00 Open Arms. Based between Pelsall and JJM studios in Poole St, Chuckery, one of the most highly regarded up and coming young bands, widely praised in the music business playing original songs and covers.

1.00 Bay Ten Studios presents: DJ Casey Orange with live rap, soul, RnB, trap, hip-hop from Nate GB, Kiani, Janel Antonesha and Tony Bontana. Do not come late and miss this, our first venture into a new musical styleee!

2.00 The West Coast Eagles brought to you by Rotech Labs. Need we say more? All your favourite Eagles songs played exactly as you’ve heard them. Listen to Terry Hill’s guitar sing out and I dare you not to be thrilled.

3.00 Martian Social Club. Yes those Chuckery based surrealists are back by popular demand, with costumes, strange lyrics and some ambient grooves.

4.00 Climax Blues Band. Brought to you by Sutton Park Motor Group this 6 piece outfit of blues rockers from the 1970s are still going strong. This evolved line up features local boy and Bluecoat School alumnus Chris Bebee Aldridge on tenor and alto sax.

While all of this is going on, there will be food available from Caribbean vegan specialists Brownins, a meat and chicken barbecue, cakes, a barrista coffee set up, a bar, ice cream, the reach up tower for children (free to use) and other stuff we are working on.

A number of people have made generous personal donations to the festival to help fund this year and to ensure its continuation. if you haven’t done so, please consider a small donation via our paypal account below …

https://www.paypal.com/donate/…

By the way in other news, we had some tentative enquiries about pitches for selling artefacts. If you’re still interested, send a message NOW.

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The Martian Social Club are just about the most musical fun you can have fully dressed in public. Image from their Facebook page.