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Future festival headliners announced for Ludlow Castle

The latest BBC Introducing acts heading to Ludlow Castle, Lakefest confirms its 2026 line-up and Stoke-on-Trent welcomes a brand new live music venue. With Andrew Marston.

This show may contain future chart-toppers. Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:

• The latest BBC Introducing acts announced to play at Ludlow Castle this summer.

• A catch up with the organiser of Lakefest near Ledbury, which has just finalised its 2026 line-up.

• Stoke-on-Trent’s brand new live music venue opening this weekend. We speak to the owner about what it means for the city’s live music scene.

• Having been signed to Atlantic Records and now going it alone, Shrewsbury’s Dan Owen talks fame, fortune and fatherhood.

• She featured on the soundtracks to Guardians of the Galaxy, Robin Hood and The Great Gatsby. Now West Malvern’s Eliza Marshall returns home with her debut album.

• In Music News: the local big names heading to the Brit Awards, a new album from a chart-topping BBC Introducing star from Bewdley, and the 2000s boyband appearing in Upton-upon-Severn.

• After spending the past few months in LA, Stoke-on-Trent’s Lucy Deakin returns with a new single, championed on BBC Radio 1.

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Music Played

  • BBC Introducing's First Play

    • The Hours Between

      Don't Go Back

  • Prides

    Dynamite

  • Appearing at Ludlow Castle

    • VERSAINTS

      Lucky

  • Appeared on our BBC Introducing stage at Lakefest

    • Shaun Williams

      Dopamine

    • Bastie

      Every Second You're There

  • Released this month

    • Ruby Mae

      Make You Feel Good

      • 2-Tone Entertainment.

  • Aidyl Sllim

    Stay

  • KIDEVA

    Southern Sun

  • BBC Introducing's First Play

    • Amani

      Truth Hits Different

      • 11740162 Records DK.

  • India Parkman

    I Still Think About You

  • BBC Introducing's Featured Artist

    • Dan Owen

      Neptune

  • Chloë Chadwick

    Whisky Strong

  • Interviewed

    • Eliza Marshall

      Dust to Dust

      • One World Records.

  • Chasing August

    Midnight

  • Eden Prince

    This Is My House

    • Golden Recordings.

  • BenObi

    Blessed

  • Appeared on BBC Radio 1

    • Lucy Deakin

      Sunburn

  • Duarte Castro

    There 4 Me

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    BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Hereford & Worcester & BBC Radio Stoke
  • Saturday20:00
    BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio Stoke & BBC Hereford & Worcester

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