DAN KNIGHT + BURNING CODES
Friday August 3rd
The Charles Bradlaugh, Northampton
Northampton singer-songwriter who tugs at the heartstrings launches his ‘Breakthrough’ EP with a live show. Support from Peterborough-based Snow Patrol-esque band. Doors 7pm, £5 tickets
HATSTAND BAND + AMII DAWES + KENNETH J NASH
Friday August 3rd
UFO Pavilion, Northampton
Monthly ‘Songwriter Sessions’ night to celebrate the art of songwriting. “Listen without being disturbed by rowdy chatterboxes”. Hatstand Band bring you dark songs with stomping beats delivered with a warm smile. Amii Dawes is inspired by the likes of Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunkel. Nash has an intuitive gift for self-reflection and humble view of the world woven into a stream of beautiful melodies. Doors 7.30pm, £3 entry
FUTURE LOVE + EX-PETS + CITRUS
Friday August 3rd
The Garibaldi Hotel, Northampton
Warming up for the release of their third EP, you should expect the usual emo, noise, sweat, and falling over each other from the headliners. Even more noise from the main support, and openers are the new kids on the block who are impressing everyone so far. Doors 8pm, free entry
THE TOUCH + WISHING WOLF + ODDITY ISLAND
Friday August 3rd
The Yards, Kettering
Classic pop-rock from your headliners, emo/pop-punk from the middle pack, and psychedelic folk from your starters. All three are worthy of your time, so no excuses. Doors 6.30pm, free entry
GARDEN OPEN MIKE
Saturday August 4th
The Black Prince, Northampton
Mike Kinder has gotten together another cracking line-up for his one-day festival, booking 20 acts over the two outdoor stages at the Prince. Main stage performers include Stephen Ridley, Jump The Shark, John Dhali, The Covasettes, Elle Delaney & The Komodo Quartet, Alex Hulme, Robyn Wilson, Ryan Nicklin, Jonathan Parks, Mio Flux & Patchy The Rockstar, Vincent J Rigney, Dan Zeshan, and The Barbershop Boys. Over on the Yard stage is Sam Wray, Anna-Sophie, Romain Trojani, Marcus Marooth, Georgina Timms, Leslie Wink, Yohan Yohan, and Josh Hardacre. Doors 12.30pm, £8 tickets
DRINSIPA + SHARKTEETH GRINDER + I CAN, I CAN’T + ACOLYTES
Saturday August 4th
The Lab, Northampton
Corby lads launch their epic, raucous new single [which you can hear this Friday on this very site], with support from their similarly-inclined hardcore friends. Doors 7pm, £4 entry
REPRO JAM SQUAD
Saturday August 4th
The Roadmender, Northampton
The NN funk machine support ’70s jazz-funk legends Fatback Band at a ‘Back To The Old School’ party. Doors 9pm, £20 tickets
HANNAH FAULKNER + CORINNE LUCY + REBECCA BUCKLY + OAKLEAS RISE
Saturday August 4th
The Pomfret Arms, Northampton
Another Ni Ni sessions night of acoustic singer-songwriters. Music from 8.30pm, free entry
PAT FISH [THE JAZZ BUTCHER]
Saturday August 4th
The Albion Brewery Bar, Northampton
Do you like your melodies sweet and your humour as black as pitch? Then The Jazz Butcher is your man. Doors 9pm, free entry
THE BARDIC PICNIC
Sunday August 5th
Beckets Park, Northampton
The annual festival to find a Bard of Northampton. There will be stages for bands, solo musicians, dance, as well as spoken word performers of all kinds. Confirmed musical performers are Mark Gresty, Helen Verrill, Kimmerbelly, Cameron Grace, Billy Nomad, Ian Lovell, Lew Bear, Kenneth J Nash, Woolford Scott, Taylor Smith, Jono And The Uke Dealers, Josh Wylie, and The VHS Pirates. Kicks off at midday, free entry
KIERON FARROW + JOE WOOLEY + GLYN FINCH + BLOOD MOON
Sunday August 5th
The Garibaldi Hotel [basement], Northampton
An intimate afternoon of live acoustic music from the local talent of the shire. There’s a vintage apparel fair on upstairs concurrently too. Doors 2pm, free entry
THE YOUNG & RESTLESS + THRIFT STREET + BETWEEN THE LINES
Sunday August 5th
The King Billy, Northampton
Four-piece ShoeTown pop-punks up top and in the middle, with five-piece Bedfordshire heavy pop-punk band below to get you in the mood. Doors 8pm, free entry
THE SCHIZOPHONICS + THE BOPHINS
Monday August 6th
The Garibaldi Hotel, Northampton
Explosive San Diego band. Their frenzied live performances tap into the same unstoppable combination of rock ‘n’ roll energy and showmanship that fuelled the MC5 and James Brown. Support from ShoeTown glam-garage rockers The Bophins. Doors 8pm, free entry
