The Alarm and The Automatic to play at the Barry Waterfront
Tall Ship festival.
One of the most popular Welsh rock bands, The Alarm, will
headline at the free live music stage at Barry Waterfront on
Saturday 5 September along with The Automatic.
The Alarm have been in the rock 'n' roll business for over 30
years and can lay claim to 15 top 50 UK singles. Joining them will
be local heroes The Automatic. Originally from Cowbridge, The
Automatic hit the big time with huge single Monster and they went
on to have further chart success with singles Raoul and Steve
McQueen.
The festival stage will host a two-day programme of free live
music starting at 1pm on Saturday 5 with local bands
Shooting the Moon confirmed for the 4.00pm slot and The Relics
at 5pm, before The Automatic take to the stage at 6.30pm and The
Alarm at 8pm.
The festival will close on Sunday 6 with motown and soul
sensations Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band at 5pm.
The festival will also includes visits from The Tall Ship
Stavros S Niarchos; The Matthew, a full size replica of John
Cabot’s ship which discovered Newfoundland over 500 years ago, and
the Royal Navy mine hunter HMS Blyth. All vessels will be
open to public over the weekend.
Relive the golden age of steam and enjoy the unique experience
of a footplate ride on the Great Western Pannier Tank locomotive
number 9466. The Barry Rail Centre - Heritage Rail" will be
operating ‘out and back’ shuttle trips from the Good Shed Site
Station at the Barry Rail Centre from 10.00 am to 5.00pm each day.
Fares: £5 for adults and £3 for children.
The festival will also include a variety of craft and food
stalls, bar area, nautical themed street entertainers, face
painting and a fairground.
Entrance to the festival and the live music area is free.
Charges apply for ship tours, train rides, fairground and
concessions. Please note no alcohol or dogs allowed onto the
live music stage site.
Good Shed site activities
Free live music stage
featuring....
Saturday: Code One 1.15pm
The Amber Hour 2.30pm
Shooting
the Moon 3.15pm
Roctopus
4.15pm
The
Relics 5pm
The
Automatic 6.30pm
The
Alarm 8pm
Sunday: Rockin 88 2pm
Vertigo Flo 3pm
Purple Hearts
4pm
Leighton Jones Band 5pm
Big Mac’s Wholly Soul Band 6pm
Above: Mike Peters lead singer of The Alarm.