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Moovin Festival 2023 – line-up, tickets, stage times, and how to get there

The beloved Stockport festival is back. (Contains affiliate links)

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Moovin Festival, one of the country’s best-loved festivals, is set to take over the beautiful countryside in Etherow Country Park this August bank holiday weekend.

The festival was once considered a real hidden gem but is now a proudly independent and welcoming staple for thousands every summer.

There’s a line-up of returning favourites and hotly-tipped newcomers, all performing in the ‘adult playground’ where quirky stages are built into open-sided cow sheds and festival-goers relax on actual bales of hay.

The site itself features canopies of trees, lakes with busy waterfowl, and a breathtaking gorge.

This year, Moovin Festival will take place between 25 and 27 August at Compstall’s ‘udderly unique’ Whitebottom Farm.

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Located just 30 minutes from both Manchester and Sheffield, this place is a real northern gem.

Moovin Festival is also on the longlist for a Festival of the Year Award at the inaugural Nordoff and Robbins Northern Music Awards – you can vote for it here.

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Moovin Festival 2023 tickets

Tickets for Moovin Festival 2023 are still on sale through Skiddle here.

  • Weekend tickets £130
  • Friday day ticket £40
  • Saturday ticket £60
  • Sunday ticket £57.50

Where is Moovin Festival?

Moovin Festival 2023. Credit: Supplied
Moovin Festival 2023. Credit: Supplied

Moovin’s picturesque countryside location in the village of Compstall is actually only 15 minutes from Stockport, and 30 minutes from Manchester.

Those who are driving should use postcode SK6 5HH, and follow the signs to the car park. The cost is £15 for a day or £25 for the full weekend, paid in cash.

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For drop offs you can either get dropped off in the Festival Car Park, SK6 5HH, or Etherow Country Park Car Park, George St, Compstall, SK6 5JD.

The walk to the festival site is approximately 25 minutes from the Festival Car Park or 20 minutes from Etherow Country Park Car Park, and is clearly signposted from both locations.

A shuttle bus will run between the Festival Car Park and the festival site, costing £1 each way,

The nearest train stations are Marple and Romiley. Stockport train station is also nearby with buses every 15 minutes.

Moovin Festival 2023 line-up and headliners

This year’s line-up includes headline performances from Laurent Garnier, house music mainstay Toddy Terry, plus local legend Mr Scruff.

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The bill also includes Mungo’s HiFi feat Eva Lazarus, David Holmes, Massive Attack’s Daddy G performing a DJ set, Craig Charles, plus hip hop royalty Big Daddy Kane, Goldie live with his orchestra, Sister Nancy, Chali 2Una from Jurassic5, Children of Zeus, Gilles Peterson, Stanton Warriors, Plump DJs, Jaguar Skills, Krafty Kuts, Freestylers, DJ Paulette, Graeme Park and many more.

What are the stage times?

Moovin Festival 2023 stage times - Friday
Moovin Festival 2023 stage times - Saturday
Moovin Festival 2023 stage times - Sunday

Moovin Festival stage times for Friday, Saturday and Sunday

The Moovin Festival party will, as usual, run right through into the early hours, with the entertainment starting from mid-morning.

Headline performances from Sister Nancy Meets Legal Shot, Goldie, and Big Daddy Kane will all close out the main Barn Stage each night, with silent discos running until 2am at The Udder One.

And beyond the music, the programme includes fire shows, gong baths, yoga and more.

Gate opening times

Motor Home Ticket Holders Only:
Friday 25 August – 11am – 9pm

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Camping Ticket Holders Only:
Friday 25 August – 1pm -9pm

All Other Ticket Holders:
Friday 25 August – 2pm – 9pm
Saturday 26 August – 10am – 9pm
Sunday 27 August – 10am – 9pm

What the headliners say

“At the bottom of a tree lined valley, a hay barn with a fat sound-system. A freewheeling crowd, no VIP red ropes, no hassle from the authorities, just music and good vibes” 90s free party? No its the brilliant Moovin Festival,” – GROOVE ARMADA

“Moovin Festival was my Highlight of the Summer. The Great Vibes, Music, Venue, the perfect organisation and all these Beautiful people made this Festival become my Favourite Worldwide” – LEE SCRATCH PERRY

“Moovin Festival is one of the standout festivals of the year for me. Wonderful location with the best party people who are always mad for it …What more could you ask for? KRAFTY KUTS

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“Whenever I get to play Moovin Festival it’s a highlight of my festival calendar. As soon as I see the waterfall I feel like I’m home. The crowd is just beautiful and the energy is electric.” DJ PAULETTE

“Something complete different. Loved it!” – GOLDIE

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Boyzone to reunite for exclusive New Year’s Eve special on the BBC

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2025 has very much been the year of the comeback – be it Oasis, Britpop fashion in general, or short bobs and pixie cuts – so it’s only fitting that we round off the calendar with one last reunion, as throwback boyband Boyzone are set to feature on a TV special on the BBC this New Year’s Eve.

Turns out ‘All That I Need’ to make a year memorable is a load of 1990s nostalgia.

Now, obviously, despite plenty of other music names enjoying a second renaissance over the past 12 months or so, nothing is ever going to be quite as big as the Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour.

However, if you asked us to guess which group from the era were also going to reunite this year back in January, there’s not a chance we would’ve said Boyzone.

After news first began circulating earlier this week, it has now been confirmed that musician turned presenter Ronan Keating will be getting back together with two of his former bandmates.

Joining the 48-year-old for ‘Ronan & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party’, ex-Boyzone members Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch are part of an exciting live music lineup.

Other names include actor and singer, Shona McGarty, who recently starred on season 25 of I’m A Celeb, as well as fellow 90s pop artist Louise Redknapp and singer-songwriter Calum Scott.

The exclusive reunion comes after the success of the recently aired Boyzone: No Matter What documentary show.

Spread across three parts on Sky, the docuseries (named after their hit song from 1998) looks back on the career and journey up the charts back in their heyday, all the way up to the present. After seemingly striking a chord with fans and the lads themselves, it looks like they’re not done after all…

Yes, not only is the festive TV special going to see three of the original members performing alongside each other again, but

Here’s hoping that turns into a springboard for something even bigger, and we get a Manchester arena show sometime soon.

As for the programme itself, ‘Ronan & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party’ will be broadcast on BBC One and made available on BBC iPlayer from Wednesday, 31 December 2025.

Will you be tuning in?

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A candlelit Queen tribute concert is returning to Manchester

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Yes, you read that right: a candlelit concert dedicated to the one and only Queen, with a spectacular West End Cast and a talented live rock band, is coming to Manchester city centre in January.

In fact, it’s coming home, as this wonderful event started right here in 0161 back in 2021.

Concerts by Candlelight themselves host concerts up and down the country at various points throughout the year, but their much-loved ‘Queen by Candlelight‘ special knows all about lighting up Manc venues.

Having since gone on to become an internationally acclaimed live concert experience, we’re glad we still get to see the ‘Princes of the Universe’ on our doorstep.

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With the likes of Bridgewater Hall and the magical Manchester Monastery all having played host to the promotion on many ocassions, this time Queen by Candlelight is coming to the legendary Manchester Opera House in the new year.

One of our most historic and legendary theatres, it’s only fitting, really, that they be chosen to welcome a night of equally iconic tunes.

But it’s worth reminding more casual fans that these aren’t just British rock and pop anthems; Queen‘s discography is one that still has global recognition to this day.

That’s why this specific show has been taken to virtually every corner of the world, with the incredibly talented cast of singers and musicians delighting audiences in Dubai, Australia, New Zealand and New York, to domestic crowds here in town and down in London’s West End.

‘Queenies’ or ‘Darlings’, as Freddie Mercury used to call them, can expect all the big hits, from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘We Are The Champions’, to ‘It’s a Kind of Magic’ and ‘Who Wants to Live Forever’ and plenty more from the back catalogue.

Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store this coming January:

With tickets already flying out fast, we really would recommend securing your seats early before they inevitably sell out.

To quote the promoters themselves, “this spectacular celebration of Queen’s biggest hits is guaranteed to rock you.”

Coming to the Manchester Opera House on Tuesday, 6 January, you can book your tickets for Queen by Candlelight right HERE.

And if you’ve never been to one of their candlelit events before, you only need to see how much of a ball we had at their country event earlier this year to find out how much fun they are…

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Looking for your next date night? Candlelight Concerts are back. 🕯️ It’s the perfect experience to get ready for the winter season.

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