The organisers of all-day music extravaganza My Dad’s Bigger Than Your Dad Festival have revealed the first acts on the line up for their fourth outing which is to be held at The Old Town Bowl, Swindon on Saturday 20th July 2024….
First to be announced is the return of local legend Gaz Brookfield, along with his band The Company of Thieves.
Gaz is shortly about to embark on ‘The Almost all Village Halls’ tour, after allowing himself a quick breather following a successful run of dates promoting his most recent album, Morning Walking Club.
The album, Gaz’s ninth, was released in August 2023 and was this week named 37th Best Selling Album of 2023 after going straight in at #1 in the Official UK Folk Album Charts, #3 in the Official UK
Indie Breaker Charts, #6 in the Official UK Download Charts, #10 in the Official UK Indie Album Charts, and even #37 in the Official UK Album Sales Charts.
Co-organiser Ed Dyer said: “It’s our absolute pleasure to be welcoming Gaz and the band back to The Bowl, especially after his recent success, and pleased he’s been able to squeeze us in around his busy touring schedule.”
In its first three years My Dad’s Bigger Than Your Dad Festival has raised over £32,000 for Prospect Hospice in tribute to Dave Young, the former landlord of The Victoria and 12 Bar who died in early June 2021 at Prospect Hospice after a hard-fought battle against cancer.
Dave’s last band, Calne’s legendary punk covers outfit, The Chaos Brothers, are also joining Gaz on the day, along with the Swindon based bluesy THUD, whose debut performance was at MDBTYD 2021.
Ed added “This is only the start of things to come for MDBTYD 2024. We can’t wait to show everyone who else we have in the pipeline!”
Festival tickets are available via the website mydadsbiggerthanyourdad.co.uk
MDBTYD Festival will again see plenty of activities for all the family, including the return of the popular indie market, as well as food and drink from a variety of locally based vendors. Prospect Hospice, based in Wroughton, provides palliative and end of life care for people across the region and has to raise the majority of its costs through fundraising.
For information about Gaz Brookfield’s upcoming ‘The Almost all Village Halls’ tour, visit gazbrookfield.com or check out his social media pages.
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