Salford City Council and From The Other – the folk who run Salford all-dayer Sounds From The Other City – have announced that Swinton Sounds is back for its third year.
It’s a free, three-day festival of live music, food and drink that runs from Friday 30 May – Sunday 1 June, in some of Swinton’s best-loved venues and locations.
Venues include the century-old ballroom, the Swinton Grand Palais, popular local watering hole The Swinton Hop House, and The Wobbly Stool, as well as iconic 1960s precinct Swinton Square.
Meanwhile, Victoria Park will host a programme of Greater Manchester DJs and musicians, curated by From The Other in collaboration with Salford City Council.
Artists on the line-up include genre-spanning collective Untold Orchestra, folk singer Alf Whitby, DJ and producer Jenna G, indie rockers Stealing Sheep, and R&B star Yemi Bolatiwa, as well as loads more.
Everyone can get involved in the creativity – Arts Let Loose, Clay Life, Manchester’s Little Artists and Walk The Plank will be hosting making and theatre workshops for all ages.
Fratellis will be providing the pizza and local bars, and the aforementioned The Wobbly Stool and The Swinton Hop House will be running pop-up bars. Further refreshments will be served from The Hive community hub.
Councillor Jack Youd, Deputy City Mayor, said: “Swinton has plenty to celebrate, and has the potential to be one of the best places to live in Greater Manchester. Local people have told us they want to see a more vibrant Swinton, with more going on – and more reasons for people to visit and spend their leisure time in the area.”
Mark Carlin, Director of From The Other, says: “We’re delighted to be back in Swinton for a third year running. Building up on the successes of the past few years, we’ll be taking a whole swathe of contemporary music and sound all across Swinton, spanning the pub, the park, the precinct and the Palais.”
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