2010 sees Riverside celebrate our 10th Anniversary under the Riverside branding, although the festival can trace it's roots back to the early 1980's under various names including Music on the Meadows.

In the early years the festival was simply a case of a couple of bands playing off the back of a lorry! Today it is still at heart an event organised by the community for the community, but it now attracts visitors from all over the UK as well. In 2009 Riverside had an on site audience of over 17,500 people with footfall of over 46,000 people across the day.

Due to the amazing growth in audience numbers in recent years, for 2010 the event is being extended to run over two days and will feature even more music and entertainment. The festival is a fun day out for the whole family and aims to offer something for audiences of all ages from toddlers to pensioners. Riverside is now widely recognised as one of the best events of its kind in the East Midlands.

Dates : Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th July 2010

Times: Saturday 12 noon to 10.40pm
Sunday12 noon to 7pm

Venue : The Meadows, located alongside the River Welland in the centre of the historic market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire

Admission : There is no formal admission charge but voluntary donations are
positively encouraged to help with the costs of staging the event.

The event is run by a charitable company on a not-for-profit basis by local volunteers.

Music Line Up :

Saturday 3rd July
Riverside Stage Amicus The Brays The Whybirds The Lost Souls Animal Kingdom The Loosehounds Danny Fontaine & The Horns of Fury Flutacious The Rhythmites Kissmet

Marquee Stage - Samurai Lawn Party The Beautiful Sleazy Smokescreen
69 Shots Death Valley Piledriver Awake Don't Look Down Hollywood Tease
The More I See Amelia March To The Grave

Singer/Songwriters Stage Line Up To Be Confirmed

Buskers Stage Have you got the talent to play at Riverside? How about entertainining the masses yourself? The stage has a small PA system, and is there to give you the chance to perform at the festival. Just turn up with an instrument (or whatever) and talk to Paul Caffrey the Stage Manager who will see if he has a spare slot for you to play.
The event is run by a charitable company on a not-for-profit basis by local volunteers.

Music Line Up :

Saturday 3rd July
Riverside Stage Amicus, The Brays, The Whybirds, The Lost Souls, Animal Kingdom, The Loosehounds, Danny Fontaine & The Horns of Fury, Flutacious.The Rhythmites „H Kissmet

Marquee Stage - Samurai Lawn Party, The Beautiful Sleazy, Smokescreen, 69 Shots, Death Valley Piledriver, Awake, Don't Look Down, Hollywood Tease. The More I See Amelia, March To The Grave

Singer/Songwriters Stage Line Up To Be Confirmed

Buskers Stage Have you got the talent to play at Riverside? How about entertainining the masses yourself? The stage has a small PA system, and is there to give you the chance to perform at the festival. Just turn up with an instrument (or whatever) and talk to Paul Caffrey the Stage Manager who will see if he has a spare slot for you to play.

Sunday 4th July
Riverside Stage New for 2010 - Robert Smyth School Jazz, Muha, Jazz Mark, World Service Project, Jez Hellard, Los Salvadores, Whimwise

Acoustic Stage Jeff May, Sean Taylor, Re-entrants, Jarmean , Tangata, Pam Wyn Shannon Chavo, Dead Rabbits

Buskers Stage see above for details about how to perform on this Stage

Other Entertainment :

This is Art Stage - New for 2010 Cheerleading, Dance, Poetry, Belly Dancing, Theatrical Singing, Acro Dance, Magic, Tap Dancing, Illusions, Comedy, Ballet, String Quartet, Mime, Medieval Comic Acting, & Acoustic Musicians

This is Art Exhibition Photography, poetry and short stories from the Riverside Be Creative competitions

Huge Art ¡V New for 2010 help us create a unique giant Riverside canvas by painting your part of the jigsaw

Storytelling - New for 2010 - performances for children, families and adults

Children's Workshops New for 2010 - African Drumming, African Dance, Indian and Asian Arts & Crafts

Children's Entertainment Clowns, Stilt Walkers, Punch & Judy, Face Painters, Trampolines

Traditional Family Fun Fair from Taylors Amusements

Saturday Finale A fabulous firework finale from 1605 Fireworks

Sunday Finale A surprise finale to finish off our 10th Anniversary celebrations.

There will also be a wide range of caterers on site offering food from around the world as well as a chance to take part in a little retail therapy.

Alcohol :
Real Ale, Beer & Cider Festival - Extended for 2010 - featuring 50 real ales, 25 real ciders mainly from local breweries including Newby Wyke, Oakham Ales, Oldershaw and Batemans

The Riverside Bar - This bar offers more commercial products such as lager and bitter from the keg, wine, Pimms and soft drinks.

Express Can Bar - For those of you who are in a hurry to see the next band or who need to quickly quench your thirst, the Express Can bar is available to serve you with cans of lager, bitter, cider & Guinness

All the bars are provided by Bourne Round Table and all proceeds go to support
local charities including the Riverside Festival.

Please note :
No alcohol is allowed to be taken onto site. Any bottles or cans will be confiscated at the gate, as will unsealed plastic bottles.

There is strictly no camping allowed on the Meadows ¡V please contact Stamford Tourist Information Centre on 01780 755 611 or log on to www.southwestlincs.com for information on where to stay including details of nearby campsites

To Find Out More :
Log on to the festivals official website at www.riversidefestival.co.uk