New Music Festival Highest Point and BBC Introducing Shine A Light On The North West’s Hottest Acts

Lancaster Festival Brings A Showcase Of Amazing New Talent To The Stage

3-day city music festival, Highest Point descends on Williamson Park from 18th May - 20th May and will play host to a huge range of acts taking to the iconic Williamson Park in the heart of Lancaster.

 To complete the line up for the weekend Highest Point Festival are handing over control of the The Chris Glaba Memorial Stage on Saturday and Sunday to BBC Introducing to show case the best and brightest new talent around.

On Saturday night Blackpool’s Rae Morris will headline off the back of her critically acclaimed new album  and Sunday’s headliner brings us Annie Mac favourites and Lancaster’s own electronic duo Bondax.

To join the headliners BBC Introducing have put together an amazing collection of fresh new talent. Saturday gives us North West guitar pop trio The Hara, Lancashire Ones To Watch Lowes, electro-driven 10 piece dance and hip-hop collective The Moods, atmospheric alt pop from Arctic Lake, Sindys Man, techno funk with Bad Bambino, Morecambe indie new wave Amber Suns and four piece indie rock outfit Sauce.

Sunday’s lineup to take audiences through the day brings us lo-fi guitar pop with Pixey, UK grime artist Vital,  Blackpool’s feral rock trio Strange Bones, rapper and producer Faceless, Preston rockers Building Giants, Laurel Canyon, singer/songwriter and guitarist Sam Tomlins and a talent beyond his 14 years of age James Jackson.

Sean McGinty of Radio Lancashire and BBC Introducing has lead the charge in curating an amazing line up for both days over the weekend, he says,

"I've been presenting a new music programme for nearly fifteen years, ten of those with BBC Introducing. I see one of my main roles is to provide opportunities for artists to develop, whether it's being played on the radio, an interview or a live session.  The icing on the doughnut though is to be able to offer an humungous opportunity like playing the BBC Introducing stage at Highest Point.”

Jamie Scahill, festival director says ‘ It’s a huge privilege to have BBC Introducing curating the Chris Glaba Memorial Stage, the line up is an amazing cross-section of talent that is coming from the area. We are passionate about showcasing the best new music that is on offer from the North West music scene.”

The BBC Introducing acts complete an eclectic inaugural line-up for the festival which brings huge acts such as Sasha, Jack Master, Ocean Colour Scene, Embrace, Hacienda Classical and Huey Morgan’s Block Party with Huey Morgan and Don Letts to the stage.
 
The weekend will also bring a massive party during the daytime with cocktail bars, street food, lots of bars, silent disco, craft beer hall, live art and walking theatre performers amongst the eclectic and eccentric attractions.

Tickets start at £40 per day to full weekend tickets full weekend tickets at £100, they are on sale now from Skiddle and www.highestpoint.co.uk.

For more information on the festival and line-up visit Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/highestpointfestival.

Full Festival Line up is below

£1 of every ticket sold will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support in remembrance of the Skiddle team member Chris Glaba who lost his battle with cancer in 2016.

Friday 18th may
Main Stage
Hospitality presents...
London Elektricity Big Band Live (First appearance in the North)
High Contrast
Fred V & Grafix (Live)
Danny Byrd
S.P.Y B2B Nu:Tone
Etherwood B2B Keeno
Dynamite MC
Lowqui MC
MC Tempza

The Dell - Curated by Jackmaster
Jackmaster
Jasper James
Eclair FiFi / Wilson Phoenix

Chris Glaba Memorial Stage
Sasha
James Zabiela
James Ryan / Jemmy / Ceri

Saturday 19th may
Main Stage
Ocean Colour Scene
Embrace
Cast
Stillia
Y.O.U.N.G

The Dell Stage
Huey Morgan Block Party feat Huey Morgan (Fun Lovin Criminals) and Don Letts (BBC 6 Music)
The 2 Bears (Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) & Raf Rundell)

Chris Glaba Memorial Stage
BBC Introducing presents
Rae Morris
The Hara
Lowes
The Moods
Arctic Lake
Sindys Man
Bad Bambino
Amber Suns
Sauce

Sunday 20th may
Main Stage
Hacienda Classical
K Klass
DJ Woody

The Dell
Funkademia presents
Greg Wilson
Crazy P Soundsystem

Chris Glaba Memorial Stage
BBC Introducing presents
Bondax 
Pixey
VITAL
Strange Bones
Faceless
Building Giants
Laurel Canyon
Sam Tomlins
James Jackson