Busfest ENTERTAINMENT

THE FULL BUSFEST ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEW YEAR

FUNZONE – OUTSIDE

For 2023 we will again have one massive FUNZONE to give everybody a whole lot more room.

This fun zone will include ALL the MAIN MARQUEE, to give us all more space to play in whatever the weather.

THE BUSFEST "HUB"

Situated on Main Street, it's a massive 3,500 square metre roof structure that forms the centre of our festival, and the ideal place to drop by, meet with friends, chill out, grab a bite to eat or drink, or get involved in the various activities going on in there. With plenty of seating, a bar, a food wagon, children's entertainments, performers, walkabouts, and the Vdub Radio Roadshow,

The HUB is the 'Place To Be' at Busfest!

What's going on: (Limited on Friday, full program Saturday & Sunday)

• The 2Men. Our resident crazy duo using The HUB as their base.
• JunkFish Interactive Children's Activities. Fun for all the little ones.
• B Bunny Search for a Star. Our 'mini X factor' with a trophy for the winner
• Animal Antics. All manner of furry animals and creepy crawlies.
• Kenny the Clown
• Jumuna. Face Painting & Henna Artist
• Artikids. Come have fun learning to paint.

Vdub Radio Roadshow. Vdub Radio will be broadcasting live over internet radio throughout the whole festival, as well as doing live slots, games, giveaways and guest appearances from their studio/stage set-up in The HUB.

Saturday night 19.00 – 21.00. Vdub Radio will be hosting two hours of Live Party Night Sessions from their stage in The HUB. A great party night with plenty of tuneage to set you up for your travels around all the evening entertainment stages!

The OUTSIDE FUN ZONE is located right outside the BUSFEST HUB & features the VERY excellent JENNINGS BROTHERS FUNFAIR plus a selection of other activities and entertainment that will appeal to most people throughout the day and in to the evening too..

• Jennings Funfair
• JUNKFISH Interactive
• Poi & Fire Juggling
• KWEENONY Disco PARTY BUS
• WALKABOUTS - THE 2MEN:

So many of you have told us how much you love the 2MEN - our hilarious walkabout duo. " Why fix it if it ain't broken?" is our motto, so we've basically given these two guys a residency here at Busfest......an eye out for you!

Our Fun Zones (Located at the Busfest Hub and the Severn Hall) are in operation throughout the day & feature a wide range of activities that should be of interest to our younger (and young at heart!) Busfest Fans.

• JUNKFISH Interactive Workshops,
• Bee Bunny Search For A Star – A Talent Show for Children
• Children’s Entertainers
• Artykids Pottery Painting
• Face Painters
• Animal Antics

MAIN ARENA

The “MAIN ARENA” is located at the Front (Malvern Hills Side) of the Severn Hall and will have lots of “Live” activities going on throughout the days.

SYNCRO OBSTACLE COURSE

The SYNCRO OBSTACLE COURSE is part of our SYNCRO ZONE.

BUSFEST GAMES

This is something we used to do at the earlier events at Malvern which gradually tailed off as the event got bigger & H&S took over.
We have come up with a set of family or club games that both vehicles and people AND CLUBS can participate in.
We are looking for up to 10 teams or clubs to take part in these games which will take place in the Main Arena on the Saturday of the event.

DISPLAY ARENA

Our “DISPLAY ARENA” is in the stables area will also be in action all weekend and present the BUSFEST SHOW & SHINE Competition on the Sunday.

Please Note; This year the BUSFEST GAMES will be held in the MAIN Arena

• Other Vehicle Displays (SATURDAY)
• SHOW & SHINE (SUNDAY)

EVENING ENTERTAINMENT

We will endeavour to keep our Busfest Entertainment programme as near to normal as possible & Include all the elements you would normally expect to see at Busfest

The FULL EVENING ENTERTAIMENT PROGRAMME will be announced in the NEW YEAR

If all goes well we will be running FIVE MUSIC ZONES at this year’s BUSFEST

• SEVERN STAGE
• THE BUSFEST HUB STAGE - VDUBRADIO
• SHEEP SHED FRI & SAT NIGHTS DEVIOUS PLUS GUESTS ,
• CHILL STAGE FRI & SAT & SUN , DRUIDS BREW TOM DIBB PLUS FRIENDS
• THE DANCE STAGE - KWEENONY

SEVERN STAGE (Our main family stage)

Friday 20.00 - midnight.

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SEVERN STAGE - SATURDAY 20.00 - MIDNIGHT

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BEFORE WE KICK OFF THE MAIN EVENING ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS HALL

THERE WILL BE A CHILDRENS DISCO AT 19.30.

THE BUSFEST HUB

Over 2000 square metres of undercover entertainment, a bar, cafe, massive seating & table area, a full stage with sound and lighting, and a residency from our friends at VDub Radio!

For the full three days, VDub Radio will be operating a 24hour radio station from there, available on t'internet, as well as playing across the festival. They will also be hosting live stage shows from all their DJs throughout the day and night, as well as competitions, giveaways, interviews, guest appearances and more! Fun and frolics for all!

THE SHEEP SHED STAGE.

The SHEEP SHED is our open air 'Rock' stage, which has gained a reputation for outstanding rock and alternative acts, some of whom have gone on to become well known on the music circuit.

Rock & Alternative bands hosted by DEVIOUS & many more guest artistes throughout the weekend

SHEEPSHED - BUSFEST 2023 FULL LINE UP

Friday.

9:30 - 21:00 - TBA
21:30 - 23:00 - TBA

Saturday

19:30 - 21:00 - TBA
21:30 - 23:00 - Devious

LARGER THAN LIFE..... NO ONE EVER FORGETS DEVIOUS

The Sheep Shed has it's own Facebook page HERE and advertises it's line up on there. Failing that, you can just 'rock' up and join in the fun and see who is playing at the time!

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THE CHILL STAGE. (FAMILY & DOG FRIENDLY STAGE)

Situated at the south end of the MAIN ARENA the CHILL STAGE is the Ideal venue to have a picnic or just relax & watch some of the best “Folk Rock” (and Rock Folk) you will find anywhere.

We are very please to announce the running programme for the CHILL ZONE STAGE at this years BUSFEST.

TOM DIBB

Solo or with Full Band, Get set for a beautifully gutsy performance, as Tom tells his stories with undertones of blues, roots and folk, grown through a forest of soaring acoustic goodness.

A world tour and self drive expedition in his 1989 vw campervan all the way from the UK to Australia in 2016, lay the foundations and inspiration for much of his material.

It fits into mainstream molds, yet also satisfies a deeper creative taste.

DRUIDS BREW

We welcome Tim & the Druids (and JAY & SIDESHOW BOB) back to the CHILL ZONE STAGE at BUSFEST.

They will be sharing their brew, including material from their NEW Album.

Friday 08/09/23

• 19:00
• 20:00
• 21:00 Tom Dibb
• 22:00 Druids Brew

Saturday 09/09/23

• 12:00
• 13:00 Tom Dibb
• 14:00
• 15:00 Druids Brew
• 16:00 Jay and Sideshow Bob
• 17:00-19:00 VDub Radio DJ Chill session
• 19:00
• 20:00
• 21:00 Tom Dibb
• 22:00 Druids Brew

Sunday 10/09/23

• 12:00 Tom Dibb
• 13:00
• 14:00 Druids Brew
• 15:00

THE DANCE STAGE

We can confirm that our good friends from Belgium, KWEENONY will most definitely be with us again this year.

An open-air stage purely for all you EDM/Trance/House fans! It is hosted by Kweenony, our Belgian DJ specialists, with guest appearances from the likes of Lee Dagger (Bimbo Jones) and other top guest DJ's.

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YOU CAN VIEW THE PREVIOUS YEARS BUSFEST ENTERTAINMENT PICTURE ALBUMS HERE

BUSFEST EVENING ENTERTAINMENT - POLICY

Our policy at BUSFEST is to provide entertainment across a wide section of genres, for all our guests. During the day, this is not too much of a problem, but at night, things change a bit.......We have to balance a fine line between providing 'Family' areas, as well as having areas that guests without children (over 60% of our attendees) can 'let their hair down' without worrying about offending sensitive minds. Each of our Stages is designed with different sections of our customer base in mind, and below is a description so people are aware of what type of entertainment is going on at each Stage, and whether it is sensible to take children to it.

Although we are not refusing entry to children to any of the Stages, some are more suitable than others for small children. Children (under 16) must still be accompanied by an adult (over 16) at ALL adult Stages. All our customers should be aware that certain stages have behaviour that may/will upset/disturb young impressionable minds and if you have children, you should question whether it is acceptable to take a child into that type of environment. This includes acts on the stage, as well as the punters attending, and may include swearing, pyrotechnics, VERY loud music, offensive lyrics, nudity, violence, upsetting images, smoke machines, lasers, etc:

• Severn Stage. Our main family Stage, with fun and frolics for all ages. (Family)
• Sheepshed Stage. Our Rock and Alternative Stage. (Adult)
• Chill Stage. Our laid-back chilled out Stage. (Family & DOGS)
• Dance Stage. Our pumping dance & trance Stage. (Adult)
• Main Street RADIO Stage. (Family)

What we are saying is:
"Any area that is designated 'Family' will be virtually guaranteed to be a safe environment, with customers and acts who are 'family friendly'. Any area that is designated 'Adult' cannot be guaranteed to be free from adult themes and behaviour, and, as a responsible parent/carer, you should carefully consider before taking young/impressionable children into that environment".

Dogs & Evening Entertainment Venues

We do not recommend that any dogs should be submitted to the noise and stress of the evening entertainment environments

1. Dogs WILL be permitted @ OUTDOOR Entertainment Zones.

2. Dogs WILL be permitted inside the BUSFEST HUB

3. Dogs are NOT permitted inside the main part of the SEVERN HALL during the evening entertainments.