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The Great British Alternative Music Festival

5 Oct–8 Oct 2018 Butlins Resort, Lincolnshire

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The Great British Alternative Music Festival gives the genre a chance to live and breathe in a relaxed festival atmosphere.

You'll see live performances from original acts with real pedigree and history, along with new and upcoming performers, all in the company of like-minded fans. Plus our warm indoor venues and modern bars mean that you can enjoy live acoustic sets, all culminating in an immersive live Alternative music experience.

Lineup

Unknown Day

40 acts

The BlockheadsMain Stage
The Boomtown RatsMain Stage
Blue Carpet BandIntroducing Stage
DelinquentsIntroducing Stage
Desperate MeasuresIntroducing Stage
Drongos For EuropeIntroducing Stage
Jack The LadIntroducing Stage
Pete Bentham and the Dinner LadiesIntroducing Stage
The Bus Station LooniesIntroducing Stage
The LengthmenIntroducing Stage
The ReleticsIntroducing Stage
Verbal WarningIntroducing Stage
VomitIntroducing Stage
WitchdoktorsIntroducing Stage
Anti-Nowhere Leagueunknown stage
Bad Mannersunknown stage
Dirt Box Discounknown stage
Ed Tudor Poleunknown stage
Eddie & The Hot Rodsunknown stage
Flight Brigadeunknown stage
GBHunknown stage
Hands Off Gretelunknown stage
Hung Like Hanrattyunknown stage
Max Splodgeunknown stage
New Model Armyunknown stage
No Thrillsunknown stage
Sham 69unknown stage
Spear Of Destinyunknown stage
The Complete Clashunknown stage
The Exploitedunknown stage
The Lambrettasunknown stage
The Membersunknown stage
THE MIDLIFEunknown stage
The Professionalsunknown stage
The Rezillosunknown stage
salford jetsunknown stage
The Transmittersunknown stage
The Truthunknown stage
The Wildheartsunknown stage
UK Subsunknown stage

The Boomtown Rats
New Model Army
The Wildhearts
The Blockheads
The Exploited
Sham 69 (Pursey, Parsons, Treganna, Guy)
The Professionals
U.K. Subs
Spear Of Destiny
GBH
Dirt Box Disco
Eddie and the Hot Rods
The Truth
The Transmitters
Flight Brigade
The Midlife
The Salford Jets
The Members
The Lambrettas
Hands Off Gretel
No Thrills
Hung Like Hanratty
The Lengthmen
Jack The Lad
Blue Carpet Band
The Relitics
Pete Bentham & The Dinner Ladies
The Bus Station Loonies
Delinquents
Witchdoktors
Verbal Warning
Desperate Measures
Drongos For Europe
Vomit

Camping

There are no camping options for this event. However, there are accommodation options as it is located on a holiday camp resort.

Location & Map

Butlins Resort, Lincolnshire

Skegness, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, PE251NJ

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Videos

The Great British Alternative Music Festival 2018 — Official Video

The Great British Alternative Music Festival 2018 — Highlights

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