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Castlefest

The Castle stage that will play host to a week of live music as part of Independent Venue Week
Music

Luton is ‘ready for more’ music, crows Castle after crowds flock to venue for triumphant gig series

February 7, 2025 Ronny Trousers 1

The Castle has promised to continue its evolution into a full-scale music venue after the saluting the “overwhelming” response to its triumphant run of shows for Independent Venue Week. With six nights of diverse live […]

ScreamingMechanicalBrain singer Nik Scott. Photo by Craig Short
Music

ScreamingMechanicalBrain release ‘back from the brink’ epic ahead of Castlefest

September 12, 2024 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on ScreamingMechanicalBrain release ‘back from the brink’ epic ahead of Castlefest

Rock nostalgia’s back in a big (and very expensive) way if you’re a music child of the 90s, but not everything comes for your wallet faster than a cannonball as ScreamingMechanicalBrain can testify with their […]

The Castle
Music

‘2024 is set to be a huge year for us’ – The Castle to host Independent Venue Week shows

November 23, 2023 Ronny Trousers Comments Off on ‘2024 is set to be a huge year for us’ – The Castle to host Independent Venue Week shows

The Castle is to be one of 17 venues in the east of England and the only one in Bedfordshire that will be part of the nationwide Independent Venue Week in 2024. The annual seven-day […]

The Castle
Music

Don’t ‘kill’ our music venue – council urged to reject ‘bedsit’ plans

May 2, 2023 Ronny Trousers 11

A music collective has issued a rallying cry for Lutonians to object to a proposed housing development which could “kill” the town’s only alternative live music venue.  A planning application has been submitted to Luton […]

SOURDOUGH: (L-R) Charlie Burnett, Jacob Kyte and Connor Bishop at Gun Factory studios where they recorded Expected
Music

SOURDOUGH strike at political and social unrest with riotous debut EP

September 30, 2022 Ronny Trousers 73

“Kudos to them for no longer hiding their disdain for ordinary people,” sneers SOURDOUGH frontman Jacob Kyte as both a barb at Downing Street dystopia and a catalyst for why the debut EP from the […]

SOURDOUGH played last year's Castlefest and return again for the opening night of this year's festival, curated by Vandalism Begins at Home
Music

Here’s why Castlefest is the hottest ticket in town as Luton music weekend returns

September 13, 2022 Ronny Trousers 24

A return to pre-Covid hope and optimism is re-emerging in the local music scene, insists the chief of Castlefst organisers Luton Live/s ahead of this month’s three-day festival. An explosive weekend of music to see […]

Castlefest 2021
Music

Castlefest comes home for 7-day music marathon to ‘give something back to town’

September 18, 2021 James Cunliffe Comments Off on Castlefest comes home for 7-day music marathon to ‘give something back to town’

“You can always start again” that’s the mantra for Luton music festival Castlefest which makes a big return to the town after the 18-month national coronavirus shutdown of live gigs, returning to it’s “spiritual home” […]

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