The organisers of an annual music festival at Burrs Country Park have announced its last minute headline act.
Organisers of Head for Hills, part of Burrs Live 2023, confirmed that rock band The Slow Readers Club will perform in place of The Proclaimers who were forced to pull out of the festival.
In an announcement, organisers The Met praised the band, who played at the festival in 2018, as ‘one of the greatest self-made success stories in recent British rock history'.
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A spokesperson from The Met said: “The Slow Readers Club have built an army of fans for their anthemic electro rock sound through multiple album releases and years of relentless gigging.
“The Met is thrilled to welcome them to Burrs as the new Head for the Hills Friday night headliner.”
This year, Burrs Live organisers have partnered with Bury Hospice to put on Proms in the Park with The Untold Orchestra on Sunday, September 3.
The orchestra will perform a variety of popular song from films, musicals and the charts with all proceeds going to fund the vital work undertaken by the hospice.
The Met’s artistic director David Agnew said: “We are thrilled to be back with Burrs Live, we started it up in 2021 just coming out of the pandemic and we’ve seen brilliant response.
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“We have two secluded fields in Burrs Country Park, we have got a really fantastic festival site, we are really glad to be back this year.
“The week starts on Wednesday with the Bootleg Beatles, people begged us to bring them back!"
This year’s festival will see the introduction of Curious Campsite Stage, a new area which is part of the family site. It will offer activities and workshops for families.
He continued: “We’ve got much more activities on the family site and we’ve got much more in terms of stalls, theatre and pop-up shows.
“We’re really excited to be working with Bury Hospice, we have got a really special prom in the park as well as the Manchester Untold Orchestra.”
Established in 2011 as Ramsbottom Festival, the festival re-emerged at Burrs Live in 2021 with two days of live music and arts as part of The Met’s outdoor programme.
With support from Arts Council England, the council and business sponsorship, there are plans for the festival to grow over the next three years.
Among the acts performing at this year’s festival are 2-tone ska legends The Selecter, indie-rock quartet Dutch Uncles and Leigh-based chart toppers the Lottery Winners.
You can find out more about Burrs Live purchase tickets for the events on The Met’s website.
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