6 new Norfolk music festivals launching in summer 2024

Martin Kemp will play an 80s DJ set at Uptown Festival (Image: Uptown Festival)

1. Uptown Festival - Earlham Park, Norwich

When: Sunday, June 9 

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This London festival is expanding into Norwich and the headliner has been revealed as Ali Campbell, the former lead singer of UB40.

Also announced is Al McKay's Earth, Wind and Fire Experience, The Christians and Spandau Ballet's Martin Kemp will perform an 80s DJ set. 

The Feeling will headline Revel Festival 2024 (Image: Press image)

2. Revel Festival - Fakenham Racecourse

When: Saturday, July 27

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Revel Festival is launching this July at Fakenham Racecourse and it will feature live music, street food, local drinks brands and more.

The gates will open at 5pm and the acts performing are MarthaGunn, Izo FitzRoy, The Rick Parfitt Jnr Band and the headliner is The Feeling.

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90s Festival Save the Rave is coming to Norwich (Image: Save the Rave)

3. Save the Rave - Earlham Park, Norwich

When: Saturday, August 3

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This touring 90s festival, billed as the biggest event of its kind in the UK, is heading to Norwich for the first time and it is for over 18s only.

You can expect "the decade's biggest floor fillers", including tracks from Fatboy Slim, Ultra Nate, Faithless, Baby D, Livin’ Joy and The Chemical Brothers.

The Norwich Look-A-Like Festival line-up (Image: Look-A-Like Festival)

4. Look-A-Like Festival - Earlham Park, Norwich

When: Sunday, August 4

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This family-friendly event will showcase some of the UK's best tribute acts, celebrating the likes of Queen, Abba and The Beatles. 

The organisers are promising "jaw-dropping visuals and stage production".

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Children's TV double act Dick & Dom will a DJ set at Gone Wild Festival (Image: Gone Wild)

5. Gone Wild Festival - Holkham Estate

When: Thursday, August 8-Sunday, August 11

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Bear Grylls' Gone Wild Festival, which also takes place in Devon, is expanding into Norfolk and it will include more than 100 activities - ranging from archery to raft building.

Live music is also a big part of the event with the headliners Example and Scouting for Girls on Friday, Sam Ryder and a Dick & Dom DJ set on Saturday and McFly and Reef on Sunday. 

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Wild Fields will be a two-day event in Earlham Park Picture: Lee Harper (Image: Lee Harper)

6. Wild Fields Festival - Earlham Park, Norwich

When: August 16-17

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Originally due to take place at the Raynham Estate, near Fakenham, Wild Fields 2024 has relocated to Earlham Park in the city. 

The line-up will be announced soon and it is from the same team behind the multi-venue Norwich music festival Wild Paths.