Our 2020 festival has sadly been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. It might be a while before we can shimmy together in person again, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t still come together. So grab a drink and join us for Indietracks at home.
If you’re enjoying this weekend’s remote activities, please consider making a donation to The Midland Railway – Butterley here. And please drop by our virtual merch tent too for records, t-shirts, accessories and more!
Follow us on social media using #IndietracksAtHome – we’ll add links below when the events are live, and will also post links on Twitter and Facebook.
And please come and join our Facebook event page.
Timings listed here are British Summer Time (UTC +1).
All playlists and workshops are on our Indietracks Festival YouTube channel and links will be added to this page before they’re scheduled to go live. After they go live, they’ll be available to watch on demand.
Friday 24 July
Events start at 6pm BST (UTC +1), 10am West USA, 1pm East USA.
6pm – We’re kicking off the festival weekend with a playlist of fans’ videos of past Indietracks sets, with Allo Darlin’, Helen Love, The Tuts, Go Sailor & more. Get ready for the weekend’s bands by listening to some of your favourite performances from the past!
Available from our YouTube channel from 6pm.
8pm – Indietracks: The Film. Please join us for a watch-along party for this 2015 documentary made at our festival by the amazing artist and film-maker Jeanie Finlay. Jeanie will be tweeting along at 8pm with the Indietracks team, and the film will also be available to stream for free all weekend from Jeanie Finlay’s website (see link below). If you enjoy it, please consider sending Jeanie a tip, or making a donation to the railway.
Available on Jeanie Finlay’s website from 8pm.
8.30pm – Our exclusive #IndietracksAtHome t-shirts will go on sale at Claire Goldthorp’s website, with all profits going to the Midland Railway – Butterley charity, where our festival takes place each year.
10pm – We’ll have a classic Friday night DJ set from Fortuna Pop! Join the party live here between 10pm and 2am – there’s a chat function so you can catch up with your festival pals.
Available on our Mixcloud channel from 10pm.
Saturday 25 July
Events start at midday BST (UTC +1), 4am West USA, 7am East USA.
Midday – Check out our YouTube playlist of some of the fantastic bands that should have played for us this year. We’ll have special pre-recorded videos from Melby, Breakup Haircut, Alice Hubble, Oh Peas!, adults, Instant Bin, Throw Like A Girl, Erica Freas, Enids, Pete Green and Captain Handsome.
Available on our YouTube channel from midday.
2pm – Missing out on the Indietracks kids activities? Learn how to make marshmallow s’mores with Freya!
3pm – Join Niall from Squiggles and The Spook School as he reads ‘The Smeds and The Smoos’ by Julia Donaldson.
8pm – This year, the amazing Specialist Subject Records should have been joining us in the merch tent for the first time. To celebrate what would’ve been the start of a beautiful relationship, they’ve sent us some amazing videos from Indietracks alumni as a special treat! We’re particularly excited to be premiering the video for Charmpit’s new single on our playlist.
Available on our YouTube channel from 8pm.
10pm – How Does It Feel To Be Loved? are on disco duty tonight with a Josie Long guest DJ set! Join the party here between 10pm and 2am (please note, this is streaming from the How Does It Feel? Mixlr rather than the Mixcloud page – we will upload the mix onto Mixcloud later).
Stream on the HDIF Mixlr page from 10pm.
Sunday 26 July
Events start at midday BST (UTC +1), 4am West USA, 7am East USA.
Midday – Check out our YouTube playlist of some of the fantastic bands that should have played for us this year. We’ll have special pre-recorded videos from Nervus, Chemtrails, Megaflora, Pet Crow, Mayshe Mayshe, The Pink Pound, Upset Stomach, Homecomings, Francesca’s Word Salad and Whyte Horses.
Available on our YouTube channel from midday.
3pm – Enjoy a family-focused indiepop singalong with Markie! Here’s the lyrics and chords.
4pm – It isn’t an Indietracks Sunday without the pop quiz, led by our excellent quizmeisters Rachael and Gareth! To play this year’s online quiz, please sign up via eventbrite. You need to register to receive the zoom link!
8pm – The Just Joans have recorded a special extended set for you. You can tune in at any time from 8pm.
9pm – We’ve got an amazing disco lined up for you this evening from Atta Girl. Join the party live here between 9pm and 11pm – there’s a chat function so you can catch up with your festival pals.
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Virtual merch tent
Band merchandise – John Jervis has pulled together a virtual merch stall through his Carry On Bandcamping project. See what wares your favourite bands are selling and throw them a few quid!
Midland Railway Gift Set – If you’re missing your annual dose of exploring the midland railway site and feeling nostalgic for the trains and atmosphere, why not purchase an exclusive Midland Railway Gift Set here! All proceeds go to the Midland Railway Trust.
Sew Singular – The fantastic accessories stall is back this year. She sells magic wallets, mini books, junk journals and busy bags (her own invention). She has been using lockdown to make upcycled boho bags from denim and leather, ready to showcase this weekend through her Facebook page!
Greenfinch Naturals – The lovely Greenfinch Naturals stall is back again this year and selling beautiful fair trade bags, purses, pin badges and other exciting accessories, as well as a range of natural beauty products. Accessories can be purchased from the Facebook shop, and beauty products can be bought from the Etsy shop.
Don’t forget to use #IndietracksAtHome to talk all things Indietracks over the weekend – we hope you can join us!
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