The Zipheads
Knees Upp Lymington will take place on Vicars Hill, Undershore Road on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September, in aid of Lymington Hospital.
“I was gutted when I had to take time off work earlier this year after developing epilepsy,” says Aidan, who now has the condition under control and is back at work.
“I had to do something constructive with the time and after speaking to some mates and my mum I decided to put on a festival. I asked the landowner who told me that if we tidy up properly afterwards we could give the deposit to the hospital so I decided to do the whole thing for the charity.”
The lineup is headed by The Zipheads, whose brand of 50s rock ‘n’ roll and 70s punk has won them fans all over Europe and the USA, and Hampshire-based ska travellers New Tonic. They’ll be joined by some of the region’s finest live music rabble rousers including Two Man Travelling Medicine Show, Quinn’s Quinney, Tray Cats, Hawkeye & Hoe, the Emma Hardy Band and The Corsairs.
“Lymington has been crying out for an event like this, so hats off to Aidan for bringing it all together,” says musician Hawkeye. “It’s an amazing lineup and all in aid of a great cause.”
Aidan grew up around live music – his parents are lifelong fans – and while still at school went on tour to Denmark with Hawkeye for his work experience. He trained in sound engineering at Bournemouth Academy of Modern Music before taking a job in boat building.
