Skindred, Terrorvision, The Skints, Newton Faulkner, A, Black Futures and more join headliners The Amazons and The Fratellis at Charisworth Farm, Blandford, Dorset on May 1- 3. Teddy Rocks Festival started from humble beginnings in a country pub, The Greyhound Pub in Blandford, North Dorset in 2012. Founder of TRF, Tom Newton (29), wanted to help fundraise for the charity Teddy20 which was started by his parents to raise money for children and families fighting Cancer after the sad loss of his brother, Ted Newton, who was 10 years old when he lost his life to a rare bone cancer.

In 2016, Teddy Rocks moved to a bigger site to increase capacity and in 2017 the festival took the plunge and relocated to an even bigger premises and secured a permanent license at its new home, Charisworth Farm, in Blandford Forum, Dorset,  where it can offer weekend camping and car parking alongside 4 stages and a host of food vendors, bars, and activities.

In 2019, the festival raised a whopping £107,943.  To this day all profits received from the sale of tickets are donated to Teddy20. The festival has raised over £250,000 with help from previous headliners which include: The Darkness, The Zutons, Feeder, Ash, Twin Atlantic, Modestep, Scouting For Girls, From The Jam, The Hoosiers, and Don Broco. In 2016, Tom Newton was awarded The Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain ITV Fundraiser of the Year in the Meridian West region and Fundraiser of the Year by the south’s leading radio station Wave 105.

“This years line up is something we are super proud of! We are honoured to have The Fratellis with a huge catalogue of hits and a great live show -  we cannot wait to bring them to Dorset. The Amazons have been doing huge things and smashing the tour circuit. With our production team on the case, it will be one hell of a show. Most importantly, It’s a truly wonderful way to keep Ted's memory alive - Teddy Rocks Founder, Tom Newton

There will be over 100 acts performing across the weekend with 4 stages, outdoor bars, incredible food stalls and lots of family-friendly activities.

 

Friday May 1st

 

The Wurzels

Gaz Brookfield

Black Water County

Oas-is

Saints of Sin

 

And more across the festival site...

 

Saturday May 2nd

 

The Ted Newton Stage

 

The Amazons

Skindred

Terrorvision

Dream State

The Snuts

Lauran Hibberd

Chapter and Verse

We Broke Free DJ’s

 

VocalZone Stage

 

The Bottom Line

Black Futures

Anavae

Seething Akira

Death By Shotgun

Lacey

Weatherstate

Harbourside

 

The Bigman Stage

 

Know Your Enemy

Decatonics

The Gusettes

Tenacious G

Dookie

Zeb

Lyoness

The Vixens

Codename Colin

(Afterparty set from We Broke Free DJ's)

 

Merry Woodland Stage (A mix of bands, acoustic acts, circus performers and poets)

 

Alex Roberts

Claims

Fly Yeti Fly

The Midnight Alliance

Chris Woodford

Yeti Bianco

Dr Beatroot

Clic Sargent Music Programme

Kieran Knowles

Carl’s Comedy Club

Ant Lewis

The Vocal Minority

Ben Jones

Hoopfulness

The Yoga Movement

 

Sunday May 3rd

 

The Ted Newton Stage

 

The Fratellis

Newton Faulkner

The Skints

A

Sam Duckworth (Get Cape, Wear Cape Fly)

Airways

Lottery Winners

We Broke Free DJ’s

 

VocalZone Stage

 

Lionstar

Tempesst

Manatees

Sinful Maggie

Caliburn

Bellevue Days

Buds

Fissure Of Riddles

 

The Bigman Stage

 

Cydonia Knights

Stereoironics

Tom Jones (Tribute)

Hightown Parade

The Mistakes

The Last Resort

Those Restless Knights

Empire Affair

The Quest

Afterparty set from One Word

 

Merry Woodland Stage

 

Pronghorn

Grizzly & The Grasshoppers

Mother Ukers

Matt Black

The Bomo Swing

We Afro Tallawah

Chris Payn

Sixteen String Jack

Si Genaro

Johnny Phillips

Krista Green

Brothers Grimmer

Mr Pacho

Jakć

Chris Rigby and Alasdair Keddie ( Green Party & XR)

The Yoga Movement

 

There will also be Teddy Raves - an area which will feature the best in Trance, Dance and Drum ‘n Bass.

 

 

The Fratellis have returned. After four albums and hundreds of sell-out shows across the world, the irrepressible Scottish trio are thrilled to announce their fifth studio album In Your Own Sweet Time, released by Cooking Vinyl on March 9. Maturing from the roguish young scallywags of Costello Music, into a chameleonic powerhouse with a sound that is bigger, bolder, and still shot through with a whip-smart, pitch-black sense of humour. To coincide with the release of In Your Own Sweet Time, The Fratellis will embark on an eight date tour of the UK ending on their home turf in Glasgow.

Time The Fratellis are offering a taste of what’s to come with first track ‘The Next Time We Wed’ – a hyperactive slice of mischief matching the Fratellis’ characteristic impish theatricality and wit with ricocheting Prince-like guitar riffs. Jon Fratelli says of ‘The Next Time We Wed’: “It started life, like a lot of the songs on In Your Own Sweet Time, as a completely different song. It morphed from a country song in D Minor to a disco song in A Major; an unusually bright and warm day in Glasgow may be to blame for this.”

With In Your Own Sweet Time, The Fratellis are teaming up once again with six-time Grammy and Mercury nominated American producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, The Kooks, M83, Belle & Sebastian). The record boasts all the muscular energy of American pop music of the 1970s with the testosterone-fuelled virtuosity of the best British rock.

TOUR DATES

22nd March – Liverpool Olympia

23rd March – Manchester Academy

24th March – London O2 Forum Kentish Town

26th March – Nottingham Rock City

27th March – Birmingham O2 Institute

29th March – Bristol O2 Academy

30th March – Newcastle O2 Academy

31st March – Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom