THE BANDS in the Park programme returns this summer with many of Coventry’s green areas playing host to live music.
The events are part of the UK City of Culture ‘Summer of Surprises’ programme of events.
The first event is on Sunday, July 25, in Nauls Mill Park with the Phoenix Rock ‘n’ Roll band with the Bandicoots Blues Connection band at Longford Park next Sunday, August 1 – both from 2pm to 3.30pm.
On August 15, Sambassadors of Groove and the Day Spring Steel Band will play Spencer Park from 2pm to 4pm
At Allesley Park on August 22, the Dene River Jazzmen will perform between 1.30pm and 3pm, followed by Non Stop Bop (3.30pm to 5pm) and an outdoor cinema showing from 8.30pm to 11pm.
The programme takes place in the city’s parks on a Sunday afternoon, from the end of July until the end of September.
The Bands In The Park programme in full
Sunday, July 25 – Nauls Mill Park, 2pm to 3.30pm – Phoenix Rock and Roll
Sunday, August 1 – Longford Park, 2pm to 3.30pm – Bandicoots Blues Connection
Sunday, August 15 – Spencer Park, 2pm to 4pm – A series of short sets by Sambassadors of Groove and the Day Spring Steel Band
Sunday, August 22 – Allesley Park, 1.30pm to 3pm – Dene River Jazzmen, 3.30pm to 5pm – Non Stop Bop (Walled Garden), 8.30pm to 11pm – Outdoor Cinema
Sunday, August 29 – Stoke Green Park, 2pm to 3.30pm – Acoustica
Sunday, September 12 – Holbrooks, 1.30pm to 3pm – Jaguar Landrover Band, 3.30pm to 5pm – Chase Jazzmen
Sunday, September 19 – Caludon Castle Park, 2pm to 3.30pm – City of Coventry Police Brass Band, Changeover – Scarecrow (folk), 4pm to 5.30pm – The Redhills (ticketed), 7pm to 8.30pm – Outdoor Cinema (ticketed).
Sunday, September 26 – Coombe Abbey, 2pm – 3.30pm – BBC Contains Strong Language 2021 – Parks, Poems and Brass Bands with Olga Dermot-Bond and the City of Coventry Brass Band.
