English rapper, singer, songwriter and television personality Professor Green is to headline this year’s inaugural Fairweather Festival in Sandown, to take place at Los Altos Park on 2nd September.
90’s legends The Chuckle Brothers and girl group Atomic Kitten also feature on the line-up alongside garage artists Foor, former N-Dubz star Dappy, X-Factor heart throb Luke Friend, Darkzy, Just Eden, Goo Lagoon, Freazy, Avocado Sunrise, Lloyd Llewellyn, Velox, DRWU and Groove Union.
The 1-day, not-for-profit music festival is to be held in aid of the mental health charity, Mind. The goal of the event is to not only give the Isle of Wight community a day to remember, but to raise vital awareness on mental health and the stigma surrounding it.
Professor Green will be bringing the ‘Over the Hill’ stage to a triumphant close on the Saturday night. Since winning Breakthrough Artist Of The Year at the 2010 BT Digital Music Awards and Best Rapper at the 2010 MOBO Awards, Professor Green has gone from strength to strength, producing tracks with Lily Allen and Emeli Sande plus 9 UK Top 40’s and of course his huge number 1 hit ‘Read All About It’.
Also performing on the mainstage will be everyone’s favourite girl group Atomic Kitten. They will be bringing their incredible collection of number one hits including ‘Whole Again’, ‘The Tide Is High’ and ‘Eternal Flame’. If that wasn’t enough, The Chuckle Brothers will be providing some ‘Me to You’ action at Los Altos Park following on from their recent performances at Bestival.
As well as the variety of music, there will be fairground rides and stalls, amusements, bars and food stalls, face painting, a photo booth, carnival antics, animal petting, a Samba band and much more.
Festival organiser Callum Fairweather has today (Friday) said:
“I’ve been keeping this all under wraps for a while now – no one was expecting some actual REAL artists to be playing at the little Los Altos Park in Sandown! It’s exactly what the town needs and exactly the exposure we need to push the message of ending the stigma surrounding mental health.
“I’m so proud and overwhelmed but I’ve really focused on having something for everyone when curating this line-up! I urge everyone to come down, bring their children and have a great day. It really is going to be a family fun day – with some awesome music.
“The talent we have coming up on the Island is absolutely incredible and is a main focus – Goo Lagoon, Freazy & Just Eden are definitely ones to catch and keep an eye on! Grab a ticket and come on down”.
Tickets for the event, priced at just £10 for children, £15 for students and £20 for adults can be purchased at https://www.fairweatherfestival.co.uk/.
