Rock band The Lightning Seeds are set to headline G-Festival in Worsley in memory of a teenage girl.
The band are set to take to the stage this Saturday (17 June) at AFC Monton to raise money for Georgia’s Children of the World charity.
The festival is in memory of 19-year-old Georgia Murray from Worsley who died in November 2010 after open-heart surgery. Set up in her name the charity provides school uniforms, breakfast clubs and resources for families across Salford.
This year will mark the festival’s 12th anniversary, complete with two stages and more than 3,000 people set to attend.
Acts such as upcoming teenage band, Censored, and Salford’s Indie rock quartet – Ellwood, young performers from AK Theatre Arts Group in Walkden, and many more performers will take to the stage.
Steve Murray, who founded G-Festival to celebrate the life of his daughter Georgia, said: “This is the first major G-Festival we’ve held since before the pandemic and our supporters have worked incredibly hard to make this happen. It feels great to bring the event back home and have the Lightning Seeds involved in our biggest event yet.
“Having such an iconic headline act, who brought us some of the brilliant indie hits of the 90s and of course the Three Lions Coming Home anthem, is amazing. This is a special year and we’ve got a huge line-up of new talent, well-known acts and entertainment planned.”
The fun will continue through the weekend, with G-Festival bringing football home too, when the ‘Jet2 TV Allstars Charity Football Team’ kick off on the Sunday (18 June) at AFC Monton. A team of famous faces, captained by Coronation Street’s Alan Halsall (Tyrone) will be taking to the pitch on Father’s Day to help raise further funds.
G-Festival has raised more than £350k over the last decade to help change the lives of children in Salford and around the world.
Steve added: “The level of support we’ve been able to give to important projects has been impacted by reduced fundraising activity in recent years. So the return of our major G-Festival will help reinstate all of our food, healthcare and education programs.
“G-Festival started out as a day for Georgia’s friends to get together and remember the good times, while raising funds for kids less fortunate than themselves. It’s now become a day for us all to celebrate life and remember the people we have loved and lost along the way.
Tickets for the main G-Festival event on Saturday are available here.
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