After a difficult Covid start which saw the festival be rescheduled from May to October, Macclesfield’s Party in the Pews is back in it original first bank holiday date taking place April 28th – May 1st with Peter Hook and the light rescheduling their Covid cancelled headline to May 2nd.
Less than a 20 min train journey from Piccadilly Manchester and set in the stunning Christ Church, a redundant Anglican church in the centre of Macclesfield. The church is a Grade II* listed building, still fitted with its original stained glass windows and pews, it’s even featured in the filming of Peaky Blinders. The church also has a special places in the town’s hearts as Ian Curtis used to attend with his Mum as a child.
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The festival is a non profit ran by volunteers, every penny raised goes to The Christie Cancer Hospital, who have recently opened a new centre in Macclesfield. The new hospital will cut travel times from almost 2 hours to patients being treated in their home town.
The festival also has real ales, prosecco and gin bars along with a great selection of fresh food traders and craft traders and vinyl stalls from all round Cheshire.
Tickets are £30 per day and £80 full weekend available through Skiddle.
Friday:
- Buzzcocks
- The Virginmarys
- Millie Manders and The Shutup
- The Battery Farm
- Partisan
Saturday:
- Ist Ist
- Bang Bang Romeo
- Ben Ottewell
- Shader
- Cold Water Swimmers
- Officers & Gentlemen
- Weatherman & The Noise
- Jess Kemp
Sunday:
- Toploader
- The Kar-pets featuring Tom Hingley
- Ian Mcnabb
- Paddy Steer
- Alyx Ohm
- Eleven Eleven
Monday:
- Peter Hook & the Light
- Deja Vega
- San Pedro Collective
- The 99 Degree
- St Lucifer
- Any Numbers
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While the line-up not be within our usual remit, you can be damn sure we’ll be there to bounce along like an absolute loon with our friends and family for The Virginmarys and it’s for an exceptidonally good cause. Plus, no-one’s too good for a bit of Toploader’s version of “Dancing in the Moonlight”, right?!
