First Big Bandstand kicks off swinging summer of FREE live shows

Thursday, 1 June 2017 10:30

An exciting new event in Watford Borough Council’s Big Events programme, Big Bandstand, a bonanza of free live music shows in Cassiobury Park has now begun.

It kicked off on Sunday with Music in the Park – a fundraiser for Peace Hospice Care and the Renal Unit at Watford General Hospital. On Sunday this week, Christians Across Watford will perform at the bandstand from 2pm - 4pm. The Voyageurs Ambassadors of Music USA is sending a group all the way from Oklahoma to perform on Friday 9th June, 12.30pm - 2pm and on Sunday 11th June, Watford Brass Band will perform from 2pm - 4pm, followed by Voyageurs from Nebraska at 4.30pm until 6.30pm.

Watford’s bandstand (shortlisted for the 2017 Horticulture Week Custodian Awards' Best Parks Restoration/Development Project) will host a different band from 2pm - 4pm every Sunday until late September. There will be a variety of weekday performances too so why not soak up the music and the sunshine during your lunch break? You can view the full programme at watfordbigevents.co.uk/bigbandstand

Bands from 15 different American states will perform for us, courtesy of The Voyageurs Ambassadors of Music USA, and we’ll be marking the summer solstice on Wednesday 21st June, 6pm - 8pm, with Make Music Day UK, where Ska and mod covers band ‘The Iconics’ will play. And that’s not all! The popular Big JiveSwing Festival will return to the bandstand between 1pm - 6pm on Sunday 30th July for a fantastic music and dance extravaganza.

Music in the Park – the first Big Bandstand event of the summer – drew in the crowds with a Michael Jackson tribute act and swinging 60s band, ‘After Midnite Duo’. Councillor Peter Taylor, Portfolio Holder for Client Services at Watford Borough Council, who attended the event with his family, said: “It was great to see so many people at our Big Bandstand for this fantastic fundraising event. And with lots of great performances to follow, this is going to be a wonderful summer for Cassiobury Park.”

(Source: Watford Borough Council)

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