More than 30 outdoor music events including Tribfest and Big Fake Festival are taking the UK by storm
Matt Blumberg launched the tribute festival, GlastonBarry, in 2013 as a way of doing something positive and joyful for his hometown of Barry, Wales.
But what started as a local festival of 500 people is today a three-day event attended by an audience of 18,000. “It started off as a community incentive, and a bit of fun, and it quickly grew into a monster. It’s bonkers,” the former primary school teacher said.
GlastonBarry – a play on Glastonbury – is one of more than 30 outdoor tribute festivals that have taken the UK by storm. Others include Glastonbudget, Tribfest, and Big Fake Festival, which showcase tribute acts such as Oasish, Antarctic Monkeys, Coldplace, Badness, the Fillers, Stereotonics and Blondied.
According to The Entertainment Agents Association [TEAA], tickets for tribute festivals have been “on the rise” over the past five years.
