LOOPFEST
Shrewsbury’s biggest grassroots music festival and the official page for LOOP - our new independent music venue and arts space at 13a Castle Forgate.
LOOPFEST 2026 broke the record again! Second best Saturday ever for footfall in the town. Completely impossible without the help of:
The core team: Katie Romney, Lisa Kendall, Jason Jones, David Molby, Dave Smith, Chloe Hatfield, Sam Bailey, Dave Morgan, Ben Mattey, Steve Nevard, Beth McGowan, Brett Davies-Wareing, Charley Winstanley, Dylan Pritchard, Aled Hughes, Nev Street, Chas Watkins, Rob Fellows
And also: Suzanne Bovington and the team, Marie Owen, Ian Round, Lorraine Romney, Francesca Duffy, Carter Duffy, Hattie and Mike Edwards, Helen Davies, Ben Deller, Sophie Depas, Sarah Evans, Vicki Gaskill, Marwood Green, Lou Hammersley-Gecan, Charlie Harll, Cora Hoskins, Kate Hudson, Kirsten Kanaar-Brown, Julie Kaya, Peter Knight , Shaun Michael Anthony Le Dain, Suzanne McAleese, Paul Melville, Sol Morris, Abigale O’Donnell, Joe Owen, Mario Palacios Higuera, Ace Pitt, Charley Pitts, Sally Roberts, Peter Robinson, Narin Sivri, Sadie Smith, Lynn Spreadbridge, Joshua Squire, Gemma Taylor, Adrian Woodvine, Jonathon Woodvine, Liz Wright, Lisa and all the bar staff, George McCay, Ollie Parker, Charlotte Davies, Natalya Sendell, Alex Whiteley, Simon Berry, Andy White, Bob Machin, Alex Gunton, IRW Photography, Bob May, Tony Sleigh, Blue Marsh, Hattie Finch, Mandy and Leanne, George Davies, Elenor Parker, Robert Milton, Helen Ball, Ian Thorpe and the rest of the Town Council, Jon Akester and team, Pat Plumber and the team, Oliva Hewings and the team at Theatre Severn, Lucy Wagner and the team at Darwin Community Centre, Amy Smith and the team at The Hive, Lorraine Burrage and all the college volunteers, plus all the venues, workers, emergency services.
There’s many more we’d like to mention but there is a limit to how much can go in this caption! Will try to add in comments.
See you all on Sat 23rd May 2026 for a post LOOPFEST party all-dayer at LOOP!

Wow that was quick! 500 tickets sold in 18 hours!!!
Super Early Bird tickets may have ended but you can still grab Early Bird tickets at 1/2 the price of the final sales value at https://ticketloop.co.uk (link in bio)
Who do you want to see in Shrewsbury on 1-2 May 2027? Tell us in the comments.

The response to the FABRIX 1 was unreal.
What started as one night quickly became something we knew we had to build on.
For round two, we’re bringing FABRIX to Shrewsbury and taking over LOOP for a new setting, returning DJs, new names and another night built around good music and the atmosphere that made the first one sell out.
18.07.26
Tickets and lineup dropping soon.

LAST CHANCE to sign up for super early bird tickets for LOOPFEST 2027 (tickets on sale on Wed 27th May 2026 at 6pm). Link in bio or visit: https://loopfest.co.uk/presale. Ticket link will be shared at midday (27/05/26) via email - general release super early bird tickets go on sale Fri 29th May 2026 at 10am. Grab them while you can! #loopfest #shrewsbury #shropshire
VERSAINTS live at LOOP - 13a Castle Forgate, Shrewsbury for the official LOOPFEST afterparty.
#shrewsbury #shropshire #grassroots #livemusic
CARADOC and the LOACHRA - it’s getting proper hot and sweaty now at LOOP but what better way to spend an early summer evening in Shrewsbury.
VERSAINTS next - then DJ MOLBY til late. 🎶🎶
#shrewsbury #shropshire #westmidlands
DOLOURS: Huge energy, huge crowd and proving exactly why grassroots live music hits different.
We’ve got back-to-back live bands and DJs running right through until late.
FREE ENTRY - LOOP - 13a Castle Forgate
The incredible TRIERS are performing right now on our basement stage 2 for LOOPFEST - THE AFTERPARTY
What a day it’s been so far - still got loadsmore live music coming up on both stages. Still to come: DOLOURS, CARADOC and the LOACHRA, VERSAINTS, plus the one and only DJ MOLBY til late.
#shrewsbury #shropshire #livemusic #grassroots
Right now at the LOOPFEST After Party - UNTAMED SHREWS are absolutely owning Stage 1⚡️
The room is bouncing and the atmosphere is something else.
We’ve got live music rolling all day followed by DJ Molby taking us through until late.
Free entry • LOOP • 13a Castle Foregate • Shrewsbury
#Shrewsbury #Shropshire #livemusic
CRUZE is now on downstairs at stage 2 - LOOPFEST the after party is now in full swing here at 13a Castle Forgate - FREE ENTRY
#shrewsbury #shropshire #grassroots #livemusic
The fantastic TONY STANTON is on stage right now performing some of his originals.
#shrewsbury #shropshire #loopfestafterparty #livemusic
THE DYSFUNCTIONAL IDIOTS just tore it up on stage 2 at LOOP - the official LOOPFEST after party.
We’ve got a packed line-up of live music here at 13a Castle Forgate. And it’s FREE ENTRY all day until late.
#shrewsbury #shropshire #LOOPFEST
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