🗓️ Saturday 31st August 2024
Swanage’s Music By The Sea Festival returns this August for its fourth year.
The charitable live music memorial event, set up to celebrate the life of local Henry Searle who lost his seven-year battle with a brain tumour in 2021, returns this summer with an exciting line-up of artists.
Henry was a big music-lover and played himself in and around town – and now local acts and Henry’s family and friends come together each year along with many more supporters, playing for free to raise money for the local Swanage community.
Line-Up for 2024
Acts for this year’s festival include:
- He Will Rock You
- Never In Doubt
- Pheonix Rock n’ Roll
- Grymz
- Raw People
- Ollie Thompson
- Chris Edwards
- Aaron Hughes
- Rosie Deane
- Laura & Emma
- Catherine Smith
- Karen Grant
- Sundrunk
- Alexis
- Claire Robbins
- Markie
- Prismatik
- Gary Deamer
- Sneaky Chancers
- Red Not Chili Peppers
- Becky Grace
There will be a bar and food stalls, as well as raffles and a tombola with some fantastic, locally-donated prizes, making this a great family-friendly day out.
You’re welcome to bring your own picnic and drinks.
- Location: Prince Albert Gardens
- Timings: 11am – 8pm
- Gates open: 10.30am
Tickets
- Adults: ÂŁ10
- Under 16s: Free (Children must be accompanied by an adult)
- Book tickets online: www.swanagerailway.co.uk/events/view/music-by-the-sea
The memorial concert is organised by Henry’s parents, Vicki and Jonathan Searle, and supported by businesses and individuals both in Swanage and around the country.
“Music by the Sea is a wonderful community event and the love for Henry really shines through each year.
It’s always a wonderful, moving and happy family-friendly day and a special way of keeping Henry’s memory alive, as well as a way to remember other young people in Swanage who have died.
It’s also a fantastic opportunity to raise money for local charities and good causes through the joy of music and song, and we are so grateful for the dedication and enthusiasm from the community in Swanage, without whom it would not be possible to stage.”
VICKI & JONATHAN SEARLE, Henry’s parents & event organisers
Charities supported by Music By The Sea
Music By The Sea raises funds for a range of local charities – primarily Cancare, which supported Henry and his family throughout his illness.
Cash raised over the years has also gone to WillDoes, Save Our Ambulance Car, Swanage Drama Group, GoFundMe for Emily McDonald, and directly to local families in need.
The 2024 festival raised almost ÂŁ13,000, which has been shared between Cancare and the the Swanage Railway Trust’s Save Your Railway appeal.
