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Students take over Wychwood Festival stage

Fifteen student acts from the University of Gloucestershire have been chosen to perform at Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse, this weekend (1st - 3rd June).

Popular Music student, Demi Marriner, who reached number one in the iTunes Country album charts, will take to the main stage on Sunday 3rd June. Classmates Watercolours (a BBC Introducing act) and Jack Cooper (from the 2000trees festival line-up) will perform on the Wychwood FM stage and Bandstand.

Students from the university will also return to host Wychwood 87.7 FM, a dedicated station run by student volunteers from the university's Tone Radio Society. Working collaboratively with the festival, they will keep listeners up to date with the latest coverage of all the acts and live performances.

The Gloucestershire festival features three full days of live music, comedy and family fun with acts like Dick & Dom taking to the stage. This year's line-up will also include performances from The Gipsy Kings, Baxter Dury and Feeder.

In 2018, Wychwood was named as one of the best family friendly festivals in the UK by Out & About Live.

Andrew Lansley, senior lecturer in Popular Music and Radio Production, said: "We have been working with Wychwood for almost a decade providing staff, support and top talent from the university across the site. 2018 will see our students programming and running the Acoustic & Wheelbarrow stages, broadcasting throughout the festival on Wychwood 87.7FM, as well as taking up various sets and roles across the site. Giving our students access to events of this size in positions of great responsibility is an unbeatable experience and another spectacular entry on the CVs to set them apart on graduation."

Tickets for this year's Wychwood Festival are still available.

Photo credit: Simon Ager

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