Full line up for Coventry City of Culture Music Festival revealed
Terry Hall’s Home Sessions takes place at the end of the month
The full line up for a Coventry City of Culture music festival has been announced.
Staged in iconic city centre locations, Terry Hall’s Home Sessions runs from Thursday 29 July to Sunday 1 August 2021.
The Specials singer is inviting some of the artists he has collaborated with over the years, his heroes and heroines, to come and jam together in his hometown.
The second acts announced for the specially curated festival include hip hop rapper Whitey; & internationally renowned DJ LAU.RA;
A special competition, Home Grown, will see local talent, with a focus on underrepresented groups, selected in the lead up to Home Sessions take to the stage as support acts to the internationally-known headliners.
The judging panel comprises Terry Hall and his creative producer Suzanne Bisset.
Following the latest Government advice on Covid, an extra 10,000 tickets will be released across the festival.
To make this event as safe and comfortable as possible, venues will continue to operate on a reduced capacity, and in addition to the non-socially distanced audience spaces, a limited socially distanced area will be provided on a first-come-first-serve basis within each venue.
As well as the iconic twin venues of Coventry Cathedral Ruins and the new Cathedral, the festival will also take over the brand-new HMV Empire venue, located nearby in Hertford Street.
Chenine Bhathena, Creative Director of Coventry City of Culture says:
“Home sessions will offer the public a chance to see the very best mix of diverse and eclectic bands and musicians, performing live in a range of intimate and iconic spaces in Coventry this summer.
"We are so pleased that in line with government guidelines we are able to increase the capacity of a number of our concerts, and it’s fitting that a music city like Coventry will host one of the first major music festivals to take place after restrictions are lessened this summer.
"As our live music sector continues to reopen, we are pleased to be able to increase the capacity of our venues, while also maintaining provisions for people who need or would prefer a socially-distanced viewing experience.”
You can find the full lineup here