the bootleg beatles
thursday 30th july, 8pm
the ham marquee
The world’s most loved Beatles tribute band comes to Sidmouth! Formed in 198, the band are renowned for their meticulous recreation of the sound, look and spirit of the original Fab Four. Faithfully recreating every era of The Beatles’ legendary career—from the Cavern Club to Sgt. Pepper and beyond—they combine musical precision with charm, wit and plenty of good humour. With thousands of shows played around the globe, The Bootleg Beatles don’t just play the music – they bring the fun, energy and magic of a live Beatles show back to life.
‘Less a tribute – more a reincarnation.’ The Daily Telegraph
‘You have to pinch yourself that you’re not seeing some kind of AI magic at play.’ The Times
the fisherman’s friends
friday 31st august, 3pm
the ham marquee
Bound together by lifelong friendship and shared experience for more than 25 years the Fisherman’s Friends have met on the Platt (harbour) in their native Port Isaac to raise money for charity, singing the traditional songs of the sea handed down to them by their forefathers.
In 2010 they signed a major record deal and their album “Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends” went Gold as they became the first traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album. Since then they’ve been the subject of an ITV documentary, released the hit albums One and All (2013), Proper Job (2015) & Sole Mates (2018) and played to hundreds of thousands of fans at home and abroad.
They sang for HM The Queen at her Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 2012, they were selected to sing for Prince Charles & Camilla during their 2016 tour of Cornwall and were honoured with the Good Tradition Award at the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2011. 2019 saw the release of ‘Fisherman’s Friends’ a movie based on the group’s discovery and signing to a major record label. The film was an immediate hit, taking nearly 10 million at the box office, and they’ve since released a second movie ‘Fisherman’s Friends One And All’ .
Other standout performances include the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, Twickenham Stadium during half-time of England v Australia (an intimate crowd of 81,275!!), and of course, Sidmouth Folk Festival.
reminders!
All-In-One, Week and Weekend Season Ticket holders get discounted prices for Pre-Festival shows. Choose ‘Discount Rate’ when booking. BOOK NOW.
EX10 residents get discounted tickets. Choose ‘resident rate’ when booking. EX10 residents under 30 yrs old can claim £10 tickets.