Big names from across the music world set to put on a show at Moseley Folk Festival
A host of big names from the last 30 years have been named as performers at the Moseley Folk and Arts Festival.
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The Waterboys, The Lightning Seeds, Peter Doherty and Mercury Rev are among the latest additions set for the festival, which runs between Friday, August 29 and Sunday, August 31.
The Friday line-up sees heavyweights from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s take to the stage.
From the early ‘big music’ and the roots-inspired Fisherman's Blues eras, to the genre-fluid records of the last decade, Mike Scott’s The Waterboys have evolved through countless line-ups, winning a fearsome live reputation along the way.
Those attending can expect to hear such classics as The Whole Of The Moon alongside choice tracks from their 16th album, Life, Death And Dennis Hopper.
Hot on the heels of The Libertines' 2024 chart-topping All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade and sell-out tour, Peter Doherty returns to his solo career with his fifth solo album, Felt Better Alive
Ian Broudie’s The Lightning Seeds have amassed more than a dozen hit singles including Perfect, The Life of Riley and enduring anthem Three Lions.
The band recently celebrated their 35th anniversary with a new compilation album, Tomorrow’s Here Today, and tour.
Since forming in 1989 in Buffalo, New York, Sunday headliners Mercury Rev have continued to evolve, borrowing from countless genres.
Their 1998 breakthrough, Deserter's Songs, has been a firm fixture of countless respected Best Of... lists, while their ninth album, 2024’s Born Horses, wowed critics with a glistening and perfectly balanced mix of psych, jazz, folk, baroque and ambient stylings.
With more artists still to be revealed, John Fell, Moseley Folk and Arts Festival's Manager, said: "We’re exceptionally pleased to announce Mike Scott’s incredible The Waterboys as Friday night’s headliners, closing an opening day that also includes the amazing The Lightning Seeds, 2024 breakout band Brògeal, and Peter Doherty - one of the most gifted songwriters of his generation.
“Meanwhile, the addition of cosmic adventurers Mercury Rev, Mohammad Syfkhan and Lisa O’Neill on Sunday, alongside Doves and shanty singers Fisherman’s Friends, gives us one of the most musically diverse closing nights in the festival’s long 20 year history."
For more information about the festival and to get tickets, go to moseleyfolk.co.uk
