A look back on past Feel Good Festivals
Date published: 22 August 2020
The festival, due to take place on Saturday 22 August has been cancelled due to the impact of coronavirus
With the absence of Rochdale’s biggest calendar event this weekend (22 August), Rochdale Online takes a look back at some of the defining moments of the Feel Good Festival.
Hosted by local favourite Dave Sweetmore, the festival is organised by Rochdale Borough Council, with sponsorship from local businesses, drawing in thousands of spectators.
Past Feel Good main stage performers include The Coral, Feeder, Razorlight, The Fratellis, Cast, Scouting for Girls, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, The Hoosiers, Toploader, The Feeling, The South, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and The Lightning Seeds. The winners of the annual Battle of the Bands also have a chance to perform on the main stage, with past local winners including Joe Dunne, Between the Vines, and Scuttlers.
With another year to wait until the Feel Good Festival returns, we take a look back at some of our favourite performances.
2019 - The Hoosiers, Northern SoulTrain and Between the Vines
Read our interviews here:
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/129644/feel-good-festival-2019-the-hoosiers
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/129641/feel-good-festival-2019-the-northern-soultrain
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/129638/feel-good-festival-2019-between-the-vines
2018 - Feeder, Cast, Emily Faye
Read our interviews here:
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/121464/feel-good-festival-rochdale-rocks-with-feeder
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/121459/feel-good-festival-cast-interview
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/121458/feel-good-festival-emily-faye-interview
Watch all our 2018 videos here:
2017 - Daft Punk the tribute, Marblehead Johnson, Baked A La Ska and Joe Dunne
Read our interviews here:
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/111859/feel-good-festival-daft-punk-the-tribute
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/111860/-feel-good-festival-marblehead-johnson
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/111868/feel-good-festival-baked-a-la-ska
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/111857/feel-good-festival-joe-dunne
2016 - The Fratellis
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2015 - The South and Toploader
Read more:
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/97847/the-south-bring-eighth-feel-good-festival-to-a-tremendous-close
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/97849/toploader-end-the-festival-season-at-rochdale-feel-good-festival
2014 - Scouting for Girls, Oakenhoof Dancers and the Black Nan Band
Read more:
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/89136/thousands-pack-town-hall-square-as-scouting-for-girls-bring-feel-good-festival-to-a-brilliant-close
- www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/89123/feel-good-festival-oakenhoof-dancers-and-the-black-nan-band
Feel Good returns August 2021. Watch this space.
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