Here Comes The Sun Festival 2023
The biggest house party of the summer is back for 2023!
The Rising Sun Arts Centre will once again open all conceivable doors to bring you this year's Here Comes The Sun, our annual one-day festival of music and arts. The centre will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of all the things the Centre and its volunteers hold dear. Bunting, fake grass, lots of colour and a glorious programme of arts all over the building!
As usual, expect lots of live entertainment outside and inside, with performances across three stages - and a few other ideas up our sleeve! Plus plenty of the food, drink and kids activities you’ve come to expect from Here Comes The Sun.
Acts confirmed for 2023:
- Reading’s own Empress Of The Blues, Ma Bessie and Her Pig Foot Band!
- Alt synth-poppers No Feathers!
- Wolfnote will bring their personal brand of modern, original folk!
- Steve Daniels will bring his “stories and catchy tunes”!
- The Zap! Comedy troupe will bring us another hilarious sketch, along with music from Lewaze!
- A showcase from the regulars from the monthly Dreading Slam poetry nights!
- 21st century shoegaze from Jopy!
- Skiffle, folk and murder ballads from Grae J Wall & Los Chicos Muertos!
- Acoustic folk rock (with hint of prog) from Colours & Fires!
- HööF deliver Jangly melodic indie!
- Introspective, emotive rock from Puma Theory
- A showcase of young artists from our weekly Artist Link Up events!
- Punk shanty trio Corvid!
- Jackie Doe & The Uncertainty of Passion blending folk, tango and French music influences
- Ambient electronica from Jaebee
- Natalie Wilcox sings songs for kids inspired by Jack & The Beanstalk!
- A bit of burlesque from Mojo Jones, Miss Sugar Rush and Dutch-s of the Scarlet Vixens
- Singer-songwriter Ryan O'Donaghue bringing indie, rock and even a touch of Latin
Lorraine + Rachel2 are no longer able to join us this year due to illness
As always, Here Comes The Sun is our biggest fundraising event of the year – and you know that all the money from the festival will be going back into the Centre so we can continue to offer a creative haven for artists, audiences and groups of all shapes and sizes.
Advance tickets are on sale now!
HERE COME THE STAGE TIMES
SUN STAGE Compere: Damien A. Passmore
- 3pm Jackie Doe & The Uncertainty of Passion
- 4pm WolfNote
- 5pm Grae J Wall & Los Chicos Muertos
- 6pm Puma Theory
- 7pm HooF
- 8pm No Feathers
- 9pm Jopy
- 10pm Corvid
TREE STAGE Compere: Sophie Sheehan
- 2.15pm Colours & Fires
- 3.15pm Jack & The Beanstalk
- 4.15pm Zap Comedy + Lewaze
- 5.15pm Ryan O'Donaghue
- 6.15pm Steve Daniels
- 7.15pm Ma Bessie & Her Pig Foot Band
SKY STAGE Compere: Mojo Jones
- 6.45pm Dreading Slam Collective
- 7.45pm JAEBEE
- 8.45pm Artists Link-Up Showcase
- 9.45pm The Scarlet Vixens
