The Aspire Creative Hub Community Stage Takeover gives Ryde-based charity Aspire the run of an outdoor stage at Durrants Farm in Porchfield for Saturday 30th May, as part of Three Rivers Music Festival. Running from 11am to 2:30pm, it sits inside the Community Village area alongside local traders, charities, and craft stalls. The whole slot is given over to island-grown and grassroots performers, separate from the main billing on the larger stage.
The bill is all island and grassroots acts. The Gerry Cinna-Man Experience open with high-energy singalongs; Romy Helen brings soulful original songwriting; Monty and The Anywhens weave folk storytelling with acoustic warmth; and Witches Promise, an Isle of Wight husband-and-wife duo, layer rich harmonies over acoustic guitar. Emily Bowden, Sun Drum Forest, Kindred Found, and Daysi and Luca fill out the afternoon. Together they make a community music programme that covers a broad cross-section of what is actually being made on the island right now.
Booking is required; adult tickets are £70 on the Three Rivers website, with children 12 and under admitted free with every adult ticket. Porchfield sits on rural west Wight lanes, so the festival's own directions are worth downloading before you travel. For the full Saturday picture, the Three Rivers Music Festival Saturday programme covers the main stage, woodland stage, wellness field, and family camping.
