One Weekend, Twenty Bands; Hammerdown Festival Returns to Worthing this July
Spanning multiple genres of metal and rock music, Hammerdown Festival returns to Worthing for 2023, this time with a brand new home. On the final weekend of July, The Factory Live, a 285 capacity music venue, will welcome a host of alternative bands as they set the stage for 20 original artists who will be performing back-to-back across one jam-packed weekend.
Founded in 2014, Hammerdown Festival has welcomed an array of talented rock and metal bands, providing a platform for local emerging grassroots artists as well as celebrating internationally established acts. This year is no different, as the weekend sees the likes of Acres, Ravenface, Fort Hope and Confessions of a Traitor topping the lineup among sixteen other bands.
Managing Director Harry White said “This year will be full of many surprises and will provide so much more than your average gig! With exclusive merchandise, Hammerdown branded beers and tailor-made food being served, as well as our partnership with local companies such as Trubru who will be providing stellar iced coffee, we’ve done everything we can to make this as special an experience as it can be for everyone who attends.”
With hundreds of bands applying to join the Hammerdown billing alongside the curated lineup, it was Harry and the team’s job to whittle these down to what they judged to be the very best. They even ran a competition for the final two places, where various judges from different backgrounds which included band members, the music venue itself and ERB magazine, came together to decide who would make the cut.
“Our mission is simple, we aim to provide bands with a rockstar experience for a day. Over the years we’ve created a family-like atmosphere among the artists and audience members, where everybody can feel at home enjoying the music they love. We’re really excited to be partnering with this fantastic new venue, tickets are selling fast so please make sure you book in advance for this amazing weekend”
Tickets to Hammerdown Festival at The Factory Live on 29-30 July are priced at £25 per day or £35 for a weekend ticket. For further information on the full line up and to purchase tickets, visit thefactorylive.co.uk.
A Hammerdown Festival Warm Up gig will also be taking place at The Green Door Store, Brighton on Saturday 01 July and features festival bands Bleed Again and Lost Asylum, as well as the two competition runners up This Dying Hour and Recall The Remains.
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LISTING INFORMATION:
Hammerdown Festival
Date: Saturday 29 July + Sunday 30 July 2023
Time: 11:30am – 11pm
Venue: The Factory Live, 9A Ivy Arch Road, Worthing, BN14 8BX
Prices: £25 Day Ticket // £35 Weekend Ticket
Tickets: thefactorylive.co.uk
