Still time to get your tickets for South Central Festival
Festival
There are just five weeks to go to South Central Festival - and organisers are urging people to get their tickets now before they sell out.
The new boutique festival, which takes place on May bank holiday weekend at the King George V Playing Fields in Cosham, Portsmouth, has a packed-line-up headed by pop icon Boy George.
He will perform with a full live band in a UK festival exclusive show that will feature solo material alongside Culture Club’s greatest hits. Others due to be at South Central include:
■ Legendary dance act Leftfield
■ Rap music pioneer and Run DMC frontman Rev Run
■ Singer, songwriter and record producer Craig David
■ Jamaican rapper Sean Paul
■ Internationallyrenowned producer Armand Van Helden
■ Chart-topping singersongwriter and producer Example
■ Veteran festival DJ Jaguar Skills
■ TV comedy legend Paul Chuckle
■ Rock indie band The Hunna
■ Singer-songwriter John Newman
■ Fitness guru Mr Motivator, who will be hosting a live workout session
■ Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp, who will be getting behind the decks for a special ‘80s Gold DJ set
■ Drum and bass act Kings of the Rollers
■ Radio 1 DJ Mistajam
■ British musician, songwriter and producer Elderbrook
South Central will feature immersive stages including Hotel Disco, plus a craft beer beach bar, a gin festival, a huge VIP area, a street food market, a maze and a helter skelter. Organisers promise it will be ‘full of wow moments, colour and creativity’. Tickets for South Central Festival on May 25 and 26, which is for over-18s only, are available at southcentral.net. Prices are £39.50 for day tickets, weekend tickets from £69.50, VIP day tickets from £64.50 and VIP weekend tickets from £99. Camping is from £40.