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Dates unveiled for 2023 Highest Point festival

Monday, 16 May 2022 09:58

Richard Ashcroft on stage at Highest Point. Photos: Nettlespie Photography

The 2023 Highest Point festival will take place between 11th and 13th of May.

The dates for the 2023 festival were announced after thousands of revellers flocked to Williamson Park for the 2022 event over the weekend.

Dozens of international music stars descended on the iconic Lancaster venue, headlined by Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft, Clean Bandit and Kaiser Chiefs.

Example, a Basement Jaxx DJ set, Mimi Webb, Sigala, and Reverend and the Makers were also on the line-up for the event, which ran from Thursday (May 12) to Sunday (May 15).

Local acts including Lois, Gloria, Lowes, Dobson, and DJs Matt Thiss, Summer J, Daz Mount and Reece Knowles also performed. 

The festival ended with The Big Family Day Out yesterday, hosted on the main stage by Beyond Radio.

Acts performing on Sunday included Northern Heights Dance and Aerial, JR Vocal Coaching, Stagecoach Performing Arts Lancaster & Kendal, Mad Science, The Songsmiths, Amy Jo Clough, The Lottery Winners and Batala Drummers. 

Vanessa Ramsden from The Random Show on Beyond Radio caught up with local singer Amy Jo Clough just after her performance on Sunday.

Check out our photo albums from Highest Point!

Highest Point 2022 in photos – part one

Highest Point 2022 in photos – part two

Highest Point 2022 Big Family Day Out in photos

Interview – Lancaster’s LOWES on the festival season and more

Organiser Richard Dyer told Beyond Radio: ‘’It’s my favourite weekend of the year.

‘’The site at Williamson Park comes with its challenges, but I was born in Lancaster, I used to come here all the time growing up and the place means so much.

‘’There are not many festival sites that include tarmac roads, butterflies and play areas! We work with a wonderful team at Lancaster City Council, who help make it all happen.

Richard said he recognised the disruption an event of such magnitude causes the local area, but says most people understand the huge economic benefits the festival brings to North Lancashire.

An economic study after the 2021 event showed an estimated £4.68 million pounds was generated in the local area as a result of the event.

‘’For most people in North Lancashire, they are positive,’’ he said. ‘’We have lots of shops on board, we fill local hotels, we use local suppliers where possible, and the fact that Lancaster is booming all weekend long is just magnificent.''

Charity was also a very important element to the festival this year, with money raised in memory of Chris Glaba, who passed away after a battle with cancer in 2018.

Richard said: ‘’Chris was a great friend of ours who worked to establish us at the very start.

‘’After he died, we wanted to do something in his honour, as his memory lives with us forever.

‘’He introduced us to Macmillan Cancer Support, and this year, festival goers (were able) to ‘buy a (virtual) drink for Chris’ at the bar. This was a donation straight to the charity as a thank you for the work they did for Chris and everyone else they provide services for.’’

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