Leicester’s

Riverside Festival

took place on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th June 2015.

MIL was there to see what music was going on and there will be plenty of photos on this page very soon.

The programme of music

This was the line-up over the two days of the event

Saturday 4th June 2016
Bede Park, Mile Straight, Western Boulevard & Castle Gardens

Main Stage at Bede Park Piazza
12.15pm – 1.15pm Gateway College, Music Showcase
1.15pm – 1.45pm Siobhan Mazzei
1.45pm – 2.15pm James Cull and the Black Storm Nation
2.15pm – 2.45pm Elysian
2.45pm – 3.45pm The Most Ugly Child
3.45pm – 4.15pm Tim Baker
4.15pm – 5.00pm Idle Empire
5.00pm – 5.45pm Jessie Wright
5.45pm – 6.45pm The Moderators

Acoustic Stage (Bede Park)
Presented by obsUnplugged
Oscar Prince
Emily J Crane
Tony Alles
Geno Lynch
Flav Giorgin
Mikey Vickers
Robert Kelly
Luke Broughton
Tipi on the Park (Bede Park)
12.30pm – 1pm Nerissa Meditation
1pm – 1.30pm Martial Arts
1.30pm -2pm Paulo Drumming workshops
2pm – 2.30pm B Yoga
2.30pm – 3pm Black Annis
3pm – 3.30pm ‘Lady Cha Cha’ Story Of Park
4pm – 4.30pm Paulo Drumming workshops
4.30pm – 5pm Nerissa Yoga

Bede Park
All Day Activities
Riverside Café
Children’s Funfair
Children’s Arts & Crafts Area (0-5 years)
The Bookbus
Free to use table tennis tables and equipment
And much, much more…

Sunday 5th June 2016
Bede Park, Mile Straight, Western Boulevard & Castle Gardens

Main Stage at Bede Park Piazza
12.00pm – 1.30pm DMU Music Collective
2.00pm – 3.00pm Sing For Water
3.30pm – 4.30pm Drugstore Cowboys

Acoustic Stage (Bede Park)
Presented by obsUnplugged
Faye Haddon
Les Hayden
Anna My Charlotte
Gavin Bradshaw
Evie Ward
Claire Schofield
Melanie Page

Tipi on the Park (Bede Park)
12.30pm – 1 pm Nerissa Meditation
1pm – 1.30pm Martial Arts?
1.30pm -2pm Paulo Drumming workshops
2pm – 2.30pm B Yoga
3pm-3.30pm ‘Lady Cha Cha’ Story Of Parks
4pm-4.30pm Paulo Drumming workshops
4.30pm-5pm Nerissa Yoga

Bede Park
All Day Activities
Children’s Funfair
Children’s Arts & Crafts Area (0-5 years)
The Bookbus
Free to use table tennis tables and equipment
And much, much more…

See our report on last year’s Riverside Festival.

and our report on Riverside Festival in 2014.

going back even further, Riverside Festival in 2013.

See also:

Our round-up of live music in May.

Leicester punk night at The Shed.

Shonen Knife (from Japan) in Leicester.