Friday 14th –Sunday 16th September 2012 

The Ramsbottom Festival is back on Friday 14th September to Sunday 16th September 2012, for those with musical tastes that range from the folk-fantastic, to up and coming bands to indie legends, this is the family friendly music festival with a decidedly Lancashire accent.  

This year Friday’s festival offers an initial dose of indie resurgence with Inspiral Carpets accompanied by the Mancunian self-professed funkateers, The Janice Graham band - One of the best of the new breed of Manchester bands who could easily become our next big thing. Deffo! CLINT BOON – XFM 

Saturday’s satisfying line up includes Admiral Fallow; The Leisure Society; Session A9; Roddy Woomble (ex-Idlewild frontman -My Secret is my Silence, “a stunning piece of work 5/5” The Sunday Times); BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees, Johnny Kearney and Lucy Farrell.

Sunday gets the popular vote with Mercury Music Prize nominee, indie-rock styled folk singer Seth Lakeman, who is stopping off at Rammy on his 2012 festival tour; Thea Gilmore, who’s current single London is on Radio 2’s playlist; along with Wonderstuff frontman, Miles Hunt and Manchester band Biederbeck, fronted by ex-Corrie star Rupert Hill – current single is Out of the Blue; electo-folk story tellers, and ones to watch, Harp and a Monkey; Mancunian folk singer, Jenny McCormick;; and singer songwriter, Danny Mahon renown for his double A-side Beat Me Up/AK-47, Manchester’s Piccadilly Record’s biggest selling vinyl in 2010.  

*More acts to be announced in due course. 

Grass roots support for the festival was phenomenal in 2011, with a great local buzz and affection for this newcomer that feels just right for the town.  This local support and the desire to bring live music to this great Lancashire town has driven organisers to stage a second festival in 2012, despite the economic environment.

“The welcome that the debut festival received last year from everyone including the local audience, seasoned festival-goers, artists, sponsors and music press; was just overwhelming,” says David Agnew, festival organiser and director of The Met in Bury.  “It was a brilliant festival experience and we’ve already sold out earlybird tickets to our hardcore fans on the strength of last year’s event alone.” 

“We’ve got a brilliant line up in a great location for a full, family friendly festival on the doorstep of Manchester – we’re hopeful that people will welcome it back and enjoy what we’ve put together.”

The Ramsbottom Festival is a not-for-profit project managed by The Met, an arts charity and performance venue in Bury.  As well as all the bands, Rammy has a fun-filled array of festival activities that make a great day out for all ages, from arts and music workshops and story telling to comedy, a funfair, a real ale tent, food and the impressively silent disco.

Ticket prices, Tickets on sale now HERE

Adults                                             Children (Free for under 6’s)

Friday £18                                       £5 day tickets

Saturday £20

Sunday £20

Saturday and Sunday £37.50

Weekend £50                                  £10

Family Weekend £120 (2 adults and 3 children)