The Rev, who played session guitar for electronic band The Prodigy, will join a plethora of local talent at a new music festival in Suffolk next month.
Rendofest, a new music festival looking to take Suffolk by storm, will debut at Jubilee Park in Rendlesham, near Woodbridge, on Saturday, August 24.
The new event has been set up by the local pub and live music hot spot, The Tavern, alongside Rendlesham Parish Council and will run from 2pm to 10.30pm.
The festival will be headlined by Midnight Road, a local band previously named among the top cover bands in Suffolk, playing a range of hits from Kings of Leon to Stevie Wonder.
Suffolk band Midnight Road (Image: Clayton Photography)
Alongside them, The Howling, a punk rock electronic band that is lead by The Rev, a talented musician who played session guitar for The Prodigy, will also be headlining the event.
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The Rev has previously performed in front of crowds of more than 40,000 people for The Prodigy but says he is really excited about the new village festival.
The Rev, who used to play session guitar for The Prodigy, performing with his band The Howling (Image: The Tavern)
Adam Thomas, another local talent, who recently won the Cambridge Club Festival competition and shared a stage with Mel C and Jessie Ware, will also be headlining.
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Thomas specialises in a range of acoustic sounds and soft vocals.
Adam Thomas from Ipswich (Image: Carl Bushfire)
Overall, 39 musicians will grace the new festival's stage, with support coming from the likes of Billy Hunt and the Modern Classix, Beth Carey, Lockey (Karl Lockwood) and Shades of Gray.
Organiser of the event, The Tavern pub manager and Midnight Road member, Chris Burness, said: "We are so excited. This is bigger than anything we've ever done before.
Organiser, pub manager and band member, Chris Burness (Image: Clayton Photography)
"The scale of this event is going to be incredible and it's going to be such a fun day! The Parish Council have been so helpful with the project and I'd like to thank Ellie Hutchinson for all her support so far.
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Beth Carey, solo singer with an angelic voice who is performing at Rendofest (Image: Clayton Photography)
"The artists we have performing will bring something new and exciting to the area. From The Howling's crazy electronic energy to Beth Carey's angelic voice and Adam Thomas's wonderful lyrics, there's a bit of everything on offer.
Lockey Karl Lockwood (Image: Clayton Photography)
"We're already getting some great responses from locals and we are expecting several hundred people to turn up."
The event will also feature a range of local food and drink vendors including the Suffolk Fried Chicken truck and The Tavern's large mobile bar.
The Tavern mobile bar (Image: The Tavern)
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