Stage set for Rock At The Castle

This year's annual rock festival in the castle grounds takes place this coming Sunday 4th August.

The event will see 33 artists play across three stages from 12:30pm to 7pm with Radio Video rounding off the afternoon on the main stage.

The main stage will be on the main lawn along with refreshment stands, and the Moat Gardens will be home to a solo and duo acts with a more relaxed area with a folk and acoustic inspired feel. The Island will be home again to the family friendly area with pop and acoustic music, family entertainment including face painting, bouncy castle and children’s games.  

This year's chosen charity is Age UK. The festival is free to attend but visitors are encouraged to donate at the entrance.

Chief Executive of Age UK Hertfordshire, Deborah Paniagua said: "We are absolutely thrilled to be the selected charity for Rock at the Castle 2019. We are really excited to attend the event and hear all the live acts, whilst being able to increase awareness of how we support local lonely and isolated older people. All the money raised will go back into services for the local community, making a real difference to older people’s lives!"

Visitors are limited to bringing no more alcohol onto site than four cans of beer/cider/pre-mixed drinks per person into the premises before 4pm. No glass will be allowed on site.

The event is sponsored by McMullen's Brewery, Zoocha and King's Estate Agency.

Full Line-up

Main Stage

12.30pm-1.00pm Old Fashioned
1.15pm-1.45pm Suburban Dirts 
1.45pm-2.00pm Mayor's Speech 
2.00pm-2.30pm Unknown Chapters
2.45pm-3.15pm The MKG's 
3.30pm-4.00pm Passifs 
4.15pm-4.45pm Chris Sims
5.00pm-5.30pm Wolf & Man
5.45pm-6.15pm Superbird
6.30pm-7.00pm Radio Video 

Moat Garden Stage

12.35pm-12.55pm Joe Richardson
1.05pm-1.25pm El Whitaker
1.35pm-1.55pm Mark Sullivan
2.05pm-2.25pm Paul Booth
2.35pm-2.55pm Farsight 
3.05pm-3.25pm Rob Powell
3.35pm-3.55pm Marc Todd
4.05pm-4.25pm Marshland Pete
4.35pm-4.55pm Nuala
5.05pm-5.25pm Los Ladrones
5.35pm-5.55pm Rob Clydesdale

Island Stage

12.35pm-12.55pm Dan Thomas
1.05pm-1.25pm Morgan Maria
1.35pm-1.55pm Quivering Lip
2.05pm-2.25pm Dando 
2.35pm-2.55pm Lucy May
3.05pm-3.25pm Sleeping Giants
3.35pm-3.55pm Natasha Strange
4.05pm-4.25pm Tamara Ibrahim
4.35pm-4.55pm The Jungle Birds 
5.05pm-5.25pm Francesca Fonzarelli
5.35pm-5.55pm Alysha Hutchings
6.05pm-6.25pm The Girls