Marlow festival, Pub in the Park, have announced their music lineup over the extended four-day event later this year.
The event will be held at Higginson Park over the weekend of September 16 to 19 with a host of headline acts already been announced.
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It has been confirmed that Craig David will headline the Saturday evening whilst Ronan Keating is set to be the festival’s Thursday headliner.
Other notable acts that have been confirmed to be performing in Marlow are Marc Almond, Beverley Knight, The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Club, Heather Small, Jack Savoretti, and Noasis.
As well as all that Marlow’s own Interkoola will also be on stage on the Saturday afternoon.
Coupled with the stellar line-up the festival is the biggest food and music festival tour in the UK.
Guests at the ultimate foodie festival can expect top-notch food from Tom Kerridge, Atul Kochhar, Paul Ainsworth.
Food from pubs and restaurants such as Kerridge’s two Michelin starred The Hand & Flowers, Paul Ainsworth’s The Mariners Public House, Andrew Pern’s The Star Inn, Stephen Terry’s The Hardwick, Atul Kochhar’s Restaurants.
Tom Kerridge said: “After the year we’ve had, I think everyone deserves a good-knees up – and what better way to do it than Pub in the Park!
"We’re so excited to be doing what we do best, bringing back our feel-good festival to the towns we love and filling it with lush music and proper good food!”
Last year the event had Over 120,000 attending the festivals across the eight different locations in the UK.
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This year in every town a special session called 'A Thousand Thank You’s' which will provide free tickets to local health care heroes and key workers.
There will be 8,000 free tickets given out across the whole tour.
Tom Kerridge continued: “Key workers have been the true superheroes of this pandemic, and we want to say thanks by offering 1000 complimentary tickets in each of our towns so these superstars can let their hair down while enjoying some awesome music and lush grub.”
Pub in the Park has been designed with these times in mind and has been awarded the Visit Britain ‘Good to Go’ certification, meaning the tour will have covid-safety measures in place if needed, but as government restrictions ease so will the event’s.
Chris Hughes, CEO at Brand Events, said: “We’re thrilled to be bringing back our brilliant food, drink and music festival to eight towns in 2021.
"All of our events are flexible, adaptable and ready to get even more free as the country begins to unlock. We’re ready to bring the public some much needed fun – watch out for more line-up announcements and tickets on-sale soon!”
After the event was rescheduled all 2020 ticket holders can carry their tickets over for this year’s event which is now a day longer.
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