A record 30,000-strong crowd of country music fans flocked to the Black Country for an annual festival – and are now waiting to hear if their line dancing efforts have put them in the Guiness World Record books.

More than 7,500 people took part in a bid to claim the record for the most people simultaneously dancing to a single track at a country music event during the annual Wolvestock festival.

The two-day event, now in its 17th year, took place at East Park over the weekend and attracted record crowds of around 30,000 revellers – double last year’s numbers. Co-ordinator Jim Duncan said: “I think we have got the new world record. We should know by the end of the week.”

The attempt was led by former EastEnders star Shaun Williamson, who played Barry Evans in the soap between 1994 and 2004.

The 45-year-old will be starring at Wolverhampton’s Grand Theatre in romantic country musical comedy Rhinestone Mondays from September 13-17.

He said: “There is something about everyone dancing in unison that is quiet wonderful.”