Scouting for Girls headline new sporting festival
Pop rockers, Scouting for Girls, the Lightning Seeds and Toploader are set to headline the first Snowdonia Outdoor Festival in Bala this August, with more acts still to be announced.
Thousands of people are expected to descend on Bala Lake to enjoy three days of outdoor sports and live music from August 11-13.
Scouting for Girls is best known for the UK number one She’s So Lovely while Toploader had a massive worldwide hit with Dancing In The Moonlight. Liverpool rock band, the Lightning Seeds joined forces David Baddiel and Frank Skinner for the football anthem, Three Lions.
The Snowdonia Outdoor Festival has been organised by Brand Events known for the Keswick Mountain Festival.
Event Director Nicola Meadley said: “We’re really excited about the music we’ve pulled together for this first Snowdonia Outdoor Festival and we think it will go down well with our audience.
“The setting with the stage framed by the waters of Llyn Tegid , the hills behind will be awesome and there should be a fantastic atmosphere there with music going on from the afternoon well into the night.
“We selected acts which we believe will appeal to our festival-goers and we’ll be looking to add more names to the roster, including local artists and bands, as time goes on.”
Ken Skates, Welsh Government Minister for the Economy and Infrastructuresaid: “This is perfect fit for north Wales, the European capital of adventure sports. The event combines the adrenaline buzz of outdoor activities and sports with an impressive music lineup .”
Heledd Roberts, of Bala Business Association, said: “The bands that have been announced are amazing and will appeal to a wide range of people and age groups locally and further afield and attract lots of visitors to the area. This is very positive news and so is the fact that the festival is making use of local activity providers and businesses such as caterers.
Organisers expecting 5,000 people each day many camping throughout the weekend.
Daytime will see a programme of outdoor sport competitions, speakers and taster sessions and live music from the afternoon until 10.30pm each evening.
The sporting events will include a range of trail runs, open water swims on the lake, a mountain bike challenge and a road bike sportive.
Other outtdoor activities designed with families in mind include hiking, canoeing, stand-up paddle boarding, gorge walking, sailing, windsurfing, rafting, climbing, walking, bushcraft talks and other hands-on activities available.
For more information visit www.snowdonia-outdoorfestival.co.uk.
