be performing their authentic soul sound.
Oh, we’re half way there as Bon Giovi, the world’s premier tribute to Jon Bon Jovi and his iconic rock band, will be headlining the main stage on Friday with their amazing sound-alike and look-alike performance.
enabled the festival to grow exponentially from its humble beginnings; last year, there were 240 beers on sale from various local and national breweries. This year, along with the popular cask ales from the many breweries who attend, there will also be a new KeyKeg bar thanks to Abbeydale brewery, with 30 different craft ales which are colder and smoother with a more intense flavour. If beer isn’t your beverage of choice, not to worry – there are also a variety of real ciders, fruit ciders and perry along with a bottle bar. Wine is on the menu for another year, with a new prosecco and cocktail bar too.
A coveted award, the Rotherham CAMRA Champion Beer of Yorkshire award is back and this year it’s the Champion of Champions. The best beers from the past 12 years will battle it out in a blind tasting competition to be crowned overall winners and the best of the best. Along with the beers, this year’s silver anniversary shindig will once again see a variety of live music acts take to the stages with genres to suit all tastes.
Kicking things off on Thursday night, the popular nine-piece soul band, The GMen, will
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Entrants must be 18 or over and entry closes 12pm Friday 23rd February 2018 - All entrants must be available for the event on Thurs 1st to Sat 3rd March Two winners will be drawn at random and these will be notified on Friday 23rd Feb by 4pm
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a pair of Golden Tickets for this year’s Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival
Two lucky Aroundtown readers will win a pair of special tickets that allow two people full entry to the event. This means you can visit all of the nights for free to watch all of the event’s showstopping bands and enjoy quality local real ales.
All you have to do is answer one simple question to the right: Question
The festival currently takes place at Magna, but what year did the event relocate here from its first home of Oakwood School?
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Songwriters Buffalo Skinners will be bringing the folk and blues with their original set list on Friday night. Something a little different for the Saturday afternoon, RotherHop are offering taster swing dance lessons, with Dave and Krissy bringing
their love of jazz music with a vintage tea dance from 2pm.
Back for a second year, John Reilly will be performing with the Acoustic Angels on Saturday night as the Sheffield band prepares to rock your soul with their covers and originals.
Bringing rare music well done, Ribeye are also back for another year on Saturday with rock and funk songs performed by vocalist Andy Birks of Andrew’s Butchers and his rip- roaring band.
Brass sounds will be echoing around Magna thanks to Dearne Valley Big Band; The Basement will liven it up with some Northern Soul classics; and John Fox is back with the Yard Dogs having played almost every festival under varying guises. With a busking stage also, there will be an opportunity for local bands to get involved too. And continuing their charitable spirit, the event still supports a worthwhile cause each year, having raised over £150,000 for various charities since its move to Magna in 2011. This year, the Rotherham Real Ale and
Music Festival is proud to support Rotherham Cancer Care for the second year, with all proceeds going towards helping people in Rotherham who use the complementary therapies service while going through cancer.
FIND OUT MORE: Information about the event,
visit their website:
www.magnarealale.uk
TICKETS:
£10 (or £8 in advance for Thurs and Sat) DATE:
Bon Giovi
Thurs 1st and Fri 2nd March – 6pm-11pm Sat 3rd March – 12pm-11pm
WHERE:
Magna Science Adventure Centre, Sheffield Road, Rotherham S60 1FD
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