Dudley Music and Dance Festival 2009 line-up announced!!

This year's Dudley Music and Dance Festival 2009 is set to be the biggest ever and features a veritable plethora of bands that you have not heard. As well as old favourites such as The Sock Puppets and Lady Gravy, and unlike previous years, there will be a wealth of side attractions including a man with a wind up music box and monkey on a lead, fire-eaters and public conveniences.

The festival, which takes place on the weekend of 29 and 30 August 2009, is traditionally held on the last weekend of August, and this year is no exception. Dudley's own Pilkington Class will be headlining the Saturday night followed by Pious Goliath on the Sunday. Both will be gracing the Black Country Living Museum main stage, scene of last year's 'Sheepgate' scandal.

This year the festival goes international with some surprising late additions to the line-up. They may only have a combined age of 16 but boy can they dance; Bhangra Babies will be appearing on Saturday afternoon. A hard act to follow you might think, but if one band can do it it's Austrian pop favourites Housewerk, appearing on the Trevor and Anne Drinkwater Stage.

The festival has been known for its ability to attract the unlikeliest of celebrity guests to open the proceedings. Previous conscripts have included Dale Winton, Lassie and the Milky Bar Kid. 2009's celebrity is being kept very much under wraps, but if you were to say Margaret Mountford from hit TV show The Apprentice you wouldn't be far wrong.

With a 6 yard hog roast and gallons of real ale on tap even the most tone deaf, sandal and sock wearing, imperial loving members of the population will be content. So, if this blog has given you a taste for new music and bands that just shouldn't exist come along to Dudley Music and Dance Festival 2009*. Tickets on sale soon.

*Dudley Music and Dance Festival 2009 is not affiliated with the town of Dudley, music, dance or the year 2009