Breaking Bands Festival

About Breaking Bands Festival 2020

Breaking Bands Festival is an event with the sole aim of bringing the very best of the bands of the future into one place to open up the festival season and show what they can do.

The event opens up late May bank holiday weekend with 3 days action packed with rock, punk and metal bands from all over the UK mixing up the genres so there is always something for everyone.

Taking notes from the past 20 years of attending festivals and events, the organisers have put a year of planning into the good, the bad and the ugly to come up with a festival they would pay to go to themselves.

Rounding off each day, the organisers have specially selected bands of a higher level but still within reach of their fans. Bands that the future bands would like to level up to and bands that do not have the ego attached to them of being super rockstars. These additions will be special guests invited by the festival to not only play for the fans but for the bands too.

The festival is held at the fantastic Stoke Prior Sports & Country Club, Bromsgrove, well known for the very popular Beermageddon Festival in August each year.

The organisers have promised a festival that people will want to return to again and again. Welcome to the Breaking Bands Festival, where you can discover your new favourite band.

Breaking Bands Festival line up

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This year's full lineup

Last year's lineup

Breaking Bands Festival information & FAQs

Travelling to/from the festival

Travelling from the North:

via M6 motorway

At Junction 8 branch left onto the M5 motorway towards The South West, Birmingham (W and S), West Bromwich

At Junction 4a continue forward with the M5 motorway

Leave the M5 at junction 5, then at roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A38 towards Bromsgrove

Take 2nd right onto Church Lane (opposite Murco Petrol Station). At the end of road by the church, turn left onto Shaw Lane

Continue along Shaw Lane approx. 1 ½ miles until you reach the Boat & Railway pub. Turn right onto Westonhall Road – venue is immediately on your right

Travelling from the South West:

via M5 motorway

Leave the M5 at junction 5, then at roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A38 towards Bromsgrove

At roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A38 towards Bromsgrove

Take 2nd right onto Church Lane (opposite Murco Petrol Station). At the end of road by the church, turn left onto Shaw Lane

Continue along Shaw Lane approx. 1 ½ miles until you reach the Boat & Railway pub. Turn right onto Westonhall Road – venue is immediately on your right

Travelling from London and South East:

via M40 motorway

Keep in the right hand lane at junction 3A (end of M40), then join the M42 motorway

Leave the M42 at junction 1, then at the roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A38 (Forest Harvester Pub)

At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A38 towards Worcester/Droitwich

At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A38 towards Worcester/Droitwich

At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto the A38 towards Worcester/Droitwich

At the traffic signals, turn left onto Hanbury Road (Hanbury Turn Pub)

Turn right onto Shaw Lane just before the church

Drive 1.3 miles – passing under Railway bridges. Turn left onto Westonhall Road just before the Boat & Railway pub - venue is immediately on your right

Travelling by train

Closest train station is Bromsgrove which is just 3.5 miles from the venue and taxis are available from the station rank or alternatively use the bus..

Travelling by bus

First Bus - 145 - from Bromsgrove Train station - approx every 30 mins - will get you to Stoke Prior club or running in opp direction from Victoria Square in Droitwich - same bus

Travelling by coach

Nearest coach station is Redditch at B97 4DU