Lunar Hijack in session

Warning: This show may contain your next obsession! Andrew Marston introduces the best new music from our area, including:

• Five stages, a lineup of more than 100 artists, and a riverside town bursting with energy – we’re live from Upton Sunshine Festival, where Ocean Colour Scene, Adam Ant, Lulu, Toyah, Boyzlife, Dodgy, and countless others are filling the weekend with unforgettable music!

• Discover the sights, sounds, and stories of Shrewsbury Folk Festival, where generations unite for four days of music, workshops, and family fun.

• In our Festival Guide: The busiest weekend of the year with other festivals including Creamfields in Cheshire, Beermageddon near Bromsgrove, Y-Fest in Ross-on-Wye, Wychfest in Droitwich and Bridgnorth Music Festival.

• Just three singles in, yet already touring the world - we're joined by Stafford's In Parallel who've packed out shows from Sydney to Budapest and stormed Boardmasters last weekend. Their meteoric rise continues as they make their Reading & Leeds debut this weekend.

• We wrap up our Farmer Phil's festival highlights with Callum & The Pookies - a Telford pop/rock band on the rise, led by The Voice UK finalist Callum Doignie, fresh from sharing stages with Sir Tom Jones to lighting up the Shropshire hills.

• Beaches, theme parks, zoos… or Holmes Chapel? This summer holiday, it’s the singer’s hometown trail that’s stealing the show for Harry Styles fans.

• In the Music News: Celebrating the Weakest Link with the Malvern composer who wrote the theme plus the Nantwich producer who's scored his 5th top 100 single of 2025.

• Continuing our sessions from the BBC Introducing stage at Lakefest in Herefordshire – Lunar Hijack, a Bromsgrove pop punk outfit turning everyday struggles into big, melodic anthems.

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