Willenhall Lock Stock set to rock the park
The eighth annual Willenhall Lock Stock is set to break all records with tickets going fast for the popular music festival, but a few will be available on the day.
The eighth annual Willenhall Lock Stock will take place in Willenhall Memorial Park on Sunday, August 31, with an expected audience of up to 4,500 it is the most popular community music festival of its kind in the Black Country.
Promoting local musical talents, it is the favourite event of the whole year for the local population of Willenhall. With two arenas/stages catering for soul/pop and rock there is something for everyone, and is an annual reunion of many lost school friendships.
Willenhall's music history is embedded in the DNA of the town as The Rolling Stones Played one of their first gigs at the baths in February 1964 as did Cream in November 1966 with many other famous names playing through out the 60s including Robert Plant and Slade who used to play at the Willenhall Baths in payment for free rehearsal use of St Giles Youth club.
Tickets are kept at an affordable local price, as are all the food outlets and concessions. This year the two stages are named after and will be supporting fund-raising for The Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton and NSPCC Childline. At 2.45pm The Bostin Brass band will be playing a tribute to Ozzy over the two arenas and will be encouraging everyone to donate to one of the charities. They also led the funeral procession in Broad Street Birmingham.
Willenhall Lock Stock CIC is a not for profit volunteered organisation dedicated to bring music to the town of Willenhall and surrounding areas.
