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BACKGROUND TO GLASTONBARRY | BARRY’S POPULAR MUSIC FESTIVAL

Glastonbarry Tribute Festival was launched way back in 2013. The 2023 Festival was its 10th anniversary.

This weekend festival of music is now based in Romilly Park, a large green space on the western side of this seaside town. It has become so popular it attracted around 16000 visitors in 2023 and now features some of the best tribute acts on the circuit in the UK. The festival offers two main stages (one inside the big top and one outside in the field), licensed bars and a food court with a wide range of food and drink on offer.

The festival is run by Mack Events and you can read the story of their incredible journey on their website

OUR STORY

Mack Events was founded in April 2013 by cousins Ross Mackintosh and Matt Blumberg. Both grew up in Barry in the 1980s / 1990s.

In 2014 Mack Events were the subject of a fly on the wall documentary by Mark Woods, called WAKING UP BARRY please click here. to find out more.

The company’s flagship event – GlastonBARRY, has grown from just over 600 customers at the Barry Memorial hall in 2013, to over 16,000 visitors over the weekend at Romilly Park, Barry, in July 2023.

The event has attracted visitors to Barry from all across the UK, parts of Europe, Australia and New Zealand, America and Canada, bringing a huge economic boost to the town. GlastonBARRY tribute festival was awarded Bro Radio’s ‘Community Event Of The Year’ in 2019 – and has been attracting media attention from the BBC, S4C, Wales Online and other local media outlets since 2013.
MACK EVENTS WEBSITE