OMD prepare to headline electric Let’s Rock festival
Cookham: Acts include Boomtown Rats, Kim Wilde and more on the moor
The retro festival celebrating all things pop and Eighties is returning to Cookham this weekend.
Let’s Rock the Moor will be headlined by electronic music pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and special guests The Boomtown Rats.
The event will also feature Kim Wilde, Soul II Soul, Nik Kershaw, Space, and many more.
The Marsh Meadow festival returned last year following two cancelled pandemic-hit summers in 2020 and 2021.
Festivalgoers driving in to Cookham Village are urged to respect the neighbours and not park on Cookham High Street, Berries Road, Terrys Lane or anywhere else in The Cookhams.
Attendees can follow the yellow signs for free parking and will be directed to a parking space by a marshall on-site.
Between 9pm and 11.30pm on Saturday, vehicles will be prohibited from travelling along part of the B4447 The Pound from its junction with B4447 Maidenhead Road eastward to its junction with School Lane.
Vehicles will be unable to turn left onto the B4447 The Pound from the National Trust car park on the northern side of the public highway.
Cars are also prohibited from making a right turn onto the B4447 The Pound from the National Trust track on the northern side of the public highway.
The alternative route is via B4447 Maidenhead Road, B4447 Cannon down Road, B4447 Switchback Road
North, B447 Gardner Road, B4447 Cookham Road, A4 Saint Cloud Way, A4 Bridge Road, A4094 Ray Mead Road, A4094 Lower Cookham Road, A4094 Sutton Road, and B4447 High Street, Cookham.
Attendees can reach Cookham by rail with an hourly train service from Maidenhead or from Marlow and Bourne End, and the station is a 10-minute walk to Marsh Meadow.
The festival gates will open at 11am and the runtime is from midday to 10.30pm.
Re-entry to the festival is not permitted and, being a family-friendly event, only parents in possession of a child ticket and disabled guests will be allowed re-entry.
On the day, attendees are welcome to bring picnics or choose from the catering on offer including a large barbecue, Indian, Mexican and Chinese cuisines.
Alcohol cannot be brought into the arena but can be purchased from the bars on-site.
Let’s Rock organisers Nick Billinghurst and Matt Smith said in a statement: “Every year Let’s Rock The Moor kicks off our season in fine style, and the event is very special to us because it’s where we held our very first festival, all the way back in 2009.
“It’s incredible how Let’s Rock has grown and grown since then, and we’re forever humbled by the loyalty and passion of our Let’s Rock family.
“We can’t wait to see you having an amazing time at Let’s Rock The Moor – and at every single one of our 2023 festivals.”
Let’s Rock works with many charities including official charity partner Child Bereavement UK, which has managed to raise over £800,000 at the Let’s Rock festivals across the country.
Child Bereavement UK Community Projects Manager Lorna Murchi said: “I’m absolutely delighted and incredibly grateful to everyone who attended the Let’s Rock festivals and gave so generously in aid of Child Bereavement UK in 2022.
“Every bit of change popped in a collection tin, wristband or raffle ticket purchased and auction bid paid, adds up and makes a huge difference to the bereaved children, parents, and families we support across the UK.”