The line-up for a music festival, due to take place next month, has been announced.
TinkerMann takes place at the Villa Marina on Saturday, August 15, and is organised by experienced local promoter Mark Armstrong of TalisMann Promotions.
This year’s festival will see four local bands play outdoors in the Villa Marina Gardens on the Saturday afternoon along with a DJ, with a further eight acts performing in the evening, with two of those being island-based acts - the Alex Harris Band and Chris Gray.
The headline act for this year is the Martin Turner Band.
Mark said: ‘Martin was the original lead singer and creative talent of Wishbone Ash, so expect a vintage rock set to close the evening.
‘Wishbone Ash effectively created the sound of twin lead guitars, which many bands have since followed, but there can only be one “first”.’
Leddra Chapman returns to the island for the fourth time, having played on the main stage at the Garden Party and having headlined the Peel Centenary Centre earlier this year.
Alex Hulme, who is an expert proponent of the loop station, also returns and the evening line-up is completed by Swallow and The Wolf, Ailbhe Reddy and Callum Orr.
The afternoon action starts in the Villa Marina Gardens at midday, and organisers promise ‘lots of family-friendly fun’, and with the bands performing under cover.
The afternoon section of the festival is once again free for everyone.
At night, the action moves inside to the Promenade and Colonnade Suites from 7pm, with two separate stages.
TinkerMann Too will take place at Laxey Working Men’s Institute the following night from 7pm.
Leddra Chapman, Alex Hulme and Swallow and The Wolf are all staying the extra day to perform again, with tickets priced at £15 and available via www.etickets.im/talismann
The Steam Packet and telecommunications company Sure are sponsoring the festival.
Both companies sponsored the inaugural festival in 2014 and it is again supported by Isle of Man Arts Council.
Tickets for the night’s music are on sale now, priced at £19.75 and £15f or concessions, and available from the Villa Gaiety website, the Welcome Centre at the Sea Terminal in Douglas or by calling 600555.
Discounts of £5 a ticket are available to customers of the Steam Packet and Sure,
To receive the discount, quote either of the promotion codes ‘SPC’ or ‘SURE’ when buying tickets.