Music in the Mead season launches with coronation special

There will be a special ‘Music in the Mead Coronation Special’ on Sunday 7 May to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.

Grab your picnic and share your ‘Coronation Big Lunch’ with family and friends with a performance from The Jazz Jones Orchestra, and family-fun walkabout entertainment from 1pm until 3pm. 

Enjoy the sounds of traditional jazz, a special coronation playlist and traditional rousing British ‘pomp and circumstance’ favourites.

Cat Stilling, Events Co-ordinator for the Borough Council said: “This will be a very special occasion and we look forward to families and friends joining us to celebrate the coronation and the start of our popular series of outdoor live music performances. 

“We will be distributing reusable and recyclable union flags to children and as we would expect this event to be popular, we would encourage you to bring a chair or picnic blanket. Events staff will be in attendance if anyone requires any assistance.”  

Other free live music performances coming up later this summer in Argents Mead include:

• Saturday 20 May - A performance by Parklife, fronted by Steven Faulkner, with 90s hits by Oasis, Blur and Pulp, plus hits from Kings of Leon, The Killers, The Kaiser Chiefs, Wheatus and more
• Saturday 3 June - Treacle Town perform rhythm and blues
• Saturday 17 June - Supersonic 90s perform covers from the best bands of the nineties
• Saturday 1 July - Tuxedo Junction, an award-winning barbershop chorus
• Saturday 8 July - The Bandicoots Blues Connection perform blues, R&B and soul 
• Saturday 12 August - Hometown, a male vocal trio perform old and new covers
• Saturday 19 August - The Sounds of Swing (Dean Thomas), a one-man tribute to all things swing
• Saturday 2 September - Click, a four-piece covers band performing ELO, Pet Shop Boys, Travelling Wilburys, The Killers, The Moody Blues, Bryan Adams and more
• Saturday 9 September - Covernote, a 10-piece covers band

The performances all take place from 1 to 3pm and are free to attend, with no booking required. 

For more information about all the events going on this year, visit our events calendar