Popular all-day music extravaganza My Dad’s Bigger Than Your Dad Festival in Old Town Gardens will be back for its third year in 2023.
Organised in association with South Swindon Parish Council, the festival will take place on Saturday 22 July at The Old Town Bowl in aid of Prospect Hospice.
The festival, which this year took place on Saturday 16 July with over 800 people in attendance, was organised in tribute to Dave Young, the former landlord of The Victoria and 12 Bar who died in early June 2021 at Prospect Hospice after a hard-fought battle against cancer.
This year saw some of the best acts of the local music scene come together including The Lost Trades, All Ears Avow and Rave Against The Regime.
Anna Sprawson, Dave’s widow, said: “We are looking forward to putting on the best possible festival that we can for our third year in tribute to Dave and to support Prospect Hospice.
“We are pulling out all the stops to make this the best year ever celebrating not only the local music scene in the wonderful surroundings of Old Town Gardens but also to support Prospect Hospice and raise much-needed funds.
“Prospect Hospice are a wonderful organisation who were there for Dave and our family at our greatest time of need so every bit of money raised is a way of giving back to them.
“In 2022 we raised more than £7,000 for Prospect Hospice and we are determined to raise more than that in 2023.”
My Dad’s, which this year had Future Planning as its headline sponsor, took place over two stages with acts performing on the Old Town Bandstand acoustic stage and the main stage in the Old Town Bowl.
Co-organiser Ed Dyer said: “We are currently doing a lot of background work in preparation for 2023 and can assure everyone that we will be booking the best possible acts to make it our best year ever.
“My Dad’s has become a real showcase of what amazing artists Swindon has to offer. It is a real community family-friendly festival and we are all volunteers with all the profit going to the charity.”
As well as the music there will be plenty of activities for all the family and food and drink from a variety of locally based vendors, including a licenced bar and a popular craft market.
Sponsors of the event included Future Planning, Hills Waste, Swindon Link, Gastech, Leighton’s Opticians, and Holmes Music.
Early tickets for next year’s event are available now from the website www.mydadsbiggerthanyourdad.co.uk
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