{"id":2519102,"date":"2026-07-27T14:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2519102"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:51:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T14:51:54","slug":"lancasters-along-the-watchtower-festival-launches-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/lancasters-along-the-watchtower-festival-launches-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster&#8217;s Along The Watchtower festival launches next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The inaugural edition of Along The Watchtower will take place at Lancaster Castle across two weekends in August<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A new free music festival is coming to Lancaster Castle next month.<\/p>\n<p>Along The Watchtower will take place on weekends between 8th and 16th August, with acts performing 12-10pm on Saturdays and 12-6pm on Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>The festival\u2019s line-up includes local acts such as headliners Morton Betts, Kiwi, Filthy Laugh and Life in Neon, as well as Molly Warburton, Arcane Hope, The Zoffs and The Convulsions.<\/p>\n<p>Students from Lancaster University are also performing at Along The Watchtower, including punk band Greenhouse and indie musician Joe Butler, as well as alumna Rachel Wyche.<\/p>\n<p>Along the Watchtower Festival is jointly run between BaccyJ &amp; Folio Productions<b>,\u00a0<\/b>Melodrome Mobile Stage, the Duchy of Lancaster, and newly formed label Castle Records.<\/p>\n<p>The event will see two music stages \u2013 The Melodrome (main stage) and The Gallows (second stage) \u2013 host a variety of local acts and artists from further afar.<\/p>\n<div>\n<style><![CDATA[.feature-header { margin-bottom: -30px !important;  margin-left:-6px; } @media screen and (max-width:600px) {.feature-header {top:0!important;}}]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Gallows will be hosted by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/castlerecords.uk\/about\">Castle Records,<\/a> a new record label who aims to \u201csupport independent artists, celebrate Lancaster\u2019s rich musical heritage, and strengthen the local creative community.\u201d Castle Records is located in the Chapel Courtyard of Lancaster Castle, in the Chapel Yard Workshop.<\/p>\n<p>Along The Watchtower has been funded by The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund, as well as receiving money from fundraisers.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.justgiving.com%2Fcrowdfunding%2Fbaccyjnfolioknightride%3Ffbclid%3DIwcGRvZgVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwc0hBMkhMbXBOdlNuWGdsc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHt6DFaxLmZMTOHKbqFvbbwcTc7epG3w9UzIddsmphiY_E-bJRUG89c-I19ta_aem_yR6SnympJ5vs7zisWkIz9w&amp;h=AUCZyq_BbfLlQl9xQBtGwO_ZD5kDTfBmBtJZl5kYHfE-dOmgQ538x0PKiFHKGSGrSDdyW6NkTg9w-2hVUUo04q3DRtbo02c_ylsIUlT28u6jAwK0IcedCwa69iRW9OdK2GUUWE3zd5F6A2O7AQ&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c%5B0%5D=AUAbus4hUZ7z90ZDe7zDK7GrVK2yefZ4vREPvCUEr8z7We5DwGcYTtII4bKXeFcw7t4wJoQlkCV4A9sp3YCow9cLr4pNL4OFNTm1xYhxqPKvk_3HQ9GgREiyCoCk4aVKSYCHcPOSfGLkblrc5yE33mu9iTEvuC8UyOBFPkIh86D1pHl06Qc4zYN4X35Wp2u0FhOOjoV_D6z5-_fq6UCg-2hbV2k6UMzX_7ZoKdTWUw\">Jack Boynton<\/a> of BaccyJ &amp; Folio Productions raised \u00a31300 by successfully cycling the 175-mile long Way of the Roses route, and drag performers Ash Bestos and Reece Wetherspooon were among those partaking in The Gregson Centre\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DY9tuyONlMb\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\">variety show<\/a> last month to raise funds.<\/p>\n<p>Further information on Along The Watchtower music festival can be found <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/castlerecords.uk\/all-along-the-watchtower-festival\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>For more of the latest news, guides, gossip, and memes, follow The Lancaster Tab on\u00a0<\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thelancastertab\/\"><b><i>Instagram<\/i><\/b><\/a><i>,\u00a0<\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tr.ee\/aMlBupnvSk\"><b><i>TikTok<\/i><\/b><\/a><i>, and\u00a0<\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheTabLancaster\"><b><i>Facebook.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image via Castle Records<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source thetab.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The inaugural edition of Along The Watchtower will take place at Lancaster Castle across two weekends in August A new free music festival is coming to Lancaster Castle next month. 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