Reef to Headline Cottingham Folk Festival 2020

Festival Crowd Header

We've been quietly announcing our 2020 line-up every Friday for weeks now... it's a big 'un tomorrow, but as a member of our mailing list we are letting you in on the secret 12 hours early...

Fronted by Gary Stringer, REEF are absolute masters of the Festival scene. Probably best known for their 1996 smash hit "Place Your Hands", the band formed in 1993, with their debut album ‘Replenish’ hitting gold status soon after.

1997 saw the band release "Glow", spawning a brace of hit singles with the album itself hitting Number One in UK Album charts within a week of its release. The rest as they say, was simply history.

The band, now featuring Jesse Wood (son of Ronnie) on guitar, recently released their first album in 18 years, "Revelation" to rave reviews. With REEF undoubtedly back on top of their game, we are thrilled to welcome them to Cottingham for an intimate show as part of Cottingham Folk Festival on Thursday August 27th...

Published on 23 November 2019 by Ben Robinson

Recent News More news

Upcoming Festivals Browse all

  • Luxury Soul Weekender

    3 January - 05 January 2025

    The Luxury Soul Weekender was established in 2003 as an alternative to the Holiday park-oriented events soul music has been associated with since the 1970s. As the name suggests, Luxury Soul events t...

  • Celtic Connections

    16 January - 02 February 2025

    Celtic Connections is programmed by Artistic Director (and founding member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie) Donald Shaw and features over 300 events across multiple genres of music. The festival is...

  • Beat the Streets

    27 January 2025

    Beat The Streets is a one-day, multi-venue event by the music community in Nottingham, with all money raised to support homeless people in need. The charity is Framework, a Nottinghamshire charity tha...