The Talent!
The musical talent - the main reason for Staxtonbury and why you all keeping coming back. There will be many new faces at this year’s festival with established stars showing the young blood how its done.
Day One – Friday: 6pm - Midnight
Friday evening’s entertainment starts with a local group Stairwell 17 made up of teens from Hummanby and Scarborough. These youngsters will be followed by the more experienced Les Donkin, also from Hummanby.
For the first time at the festival we welcome Snatch a very progressive and dynamic group from Scarborough.
This leads the way to the well awaited for re-appearance of the one and only Scarborough Irish rock band The Shamrockers.
Blue Alibi, who are also from Scarborough will keep the momentum going following on from last years appearance when they took the festival by storm.
Friday night concludes with the most popular band from Staxtonbury 2009 and 2010, Big Me introducing their special guest, the renowned UK rap artist Pizzle, taking the group into a completely new dimension. This rock crescendo should finish the evening off ready for the big day ahead.
Day Two – Saturday: 2pm - Midnight
Saturday’s entertainment starts with another young Scarborough band What Would Chuck Do. Welcome to the festival for the first time probably the best group of musicians York has to offer, Karno's Circus, having just released their new CD we are honoured they have agreed to perform for us today. These will be followed by the unique sounds of Ali and The Beachcombers – these guys sing reggae just as good as Bob Marley himself.
Staxton’s own Jessi Hutchinson with backing from his new band and Terri-Ann Prendergast from Cayton maintains the local influence. Also a young lady from Scarborough, Amber Carey, will add to the soloists on Saturday.
Staxtonbury regulars, the Filey based Swagger are taking the Tea Time slot which will then take us on to the most popular time for Staxtonbury.
During the evening we are privileged to present a group of young guys who are destined for the top My Forever (Scarborough/Leeds). We are very lucky to get these guys for their maiden Staxtonbury appearance before they start the country wide festival tour.
Blue Alibi and Big Me will be both back on stage leading up to the appearance of
the top band in the area The Grand Urge (Scarborough) and are guaranteed to get the crowd rocking.
Day Three - Sunday: 12 noon - 4pm
Sunday afternoon will have a more relaxed feel about it, nevertheless there will be a number of young groups and singers on show, with more established young rock groups ready to gain the festival experience that will hopefully launch their future festival careers; these include Attik Noises and Stairwell 17 will make a quick re-appearance. We are excited to introduce a new teenage sensation from Rudston village Rebecca Arundale, who is exciting a number of record companies with her original numbers, which have already seen her win numerous singing competitions throughout the North.
To drain the last ounces of your energy we are pleased to have local group Stray Scene performing for the first time before 60’s/70’s rock group The Codgers will bring the curtain down on, what we predict, will be a fantastic weekend.