Draft:Firevolt

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Firevolt
Genre	Rock (hard rock, classic rock, blues rock, AOR, alt-rock)
Dates	August
Locations	Whitebottom Farm, Etherow Country Park, Stockport, England
Years active	2022–present
Website	www.firevoltfestival.co.uk

Firevolt is an annual rock music festival held at Whitebottom Farm, near Etherow Country Park, Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. It was first held in 2022 under the name "Firestorm", before rebranding as Firevolt for subsequent years.^[1]

The inaugural event took place from 12–14 August 2022, featuring around 30 bands across two stages, and received positive coverage from local and specialist music outlets ^[2]. After being renamed Firevolt, the festival has since taken place annually each August, with subsequent editions introducing new sponsorships ^[1], incremental improvements to layout and vendor areas ^[3], and a third stage added in 2025 ^[4].

The festival is held at Whitebottom Farm, a working farm that has diversified to host festivals, weddings and other events ^[5]. The site features a covered barn used as a performance area and bar, permanent toilet and shower facilities, and designated backstage spaces. Additional temporary stages are installed around the wider farm area, which also provides pitches for tents, glamping, and live-in vehicles. Due to the venue’s location within Etherow Country Park, attendees park in designated off-site car parks and either walk or use a free shuttle bus to reach the main site ^[6]

The following lists some of the artists who have played at Firevolt (Firestorm) Festival each year.

A’priori; Attic Theory; Bad Touch; Bastette; Black Roze; Buck & Evans; Empyre; Firekind; Florence Black; FM (British band); Gorilla Riot; Inglorious; King Herd; King King; Mason Hill; Revival Black; Ryders Creed; Scarlet Rebels; Scruffy Bear; Stone Broken; The Dust Coda; The Quireboys; The Hot Damn; The Treatment (band); These Wicked Rivers; Those Damn Crows; Unknown Refuge; Wayward Sons (band); Valhalla Awaits

A'priori; Absolva; Ashen Reach; Atack; Black Spiders; Cardinal Black; Collateral; Gin Annie; Dare; Hells Addiction; Hollowstar; Jack J Hutchinson; Kris Barras Band; Luna Marble; Mason Hill; Massive Wagons; Scruffy Bear; Sons of Liberty; Royal Republic; The Answer (band); The Virginmarys; Thieves of Liberty; The Golden Leaves; The Hot One Two; Vega; Valhalla Awaits; When Rivers Meet; White Raven Down

Dead Man’s Whiskey; Doomsday Outlaw; Florence Black; Crashdïet; Jayler; Kira Mac; Laurence Jones; Loz Campbell; Gun (band); Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons; The Hot One Two; Stone Broken; Renegade (Darren Wharton); Ransom; Revenant; The Karma Effect; The Last Internationale; The Treatment (band); South of Salem; Thieves of Liberty; Trucker Diablo; Unknown Refuge; Vandenberg (band); The Vintage Caravan; We Three Kings; White Tyger; Xander and the Peace Pirates

Blacklight Vice, Blaze Bayley; Blue Nation; Brave Rival; Buried in Bermuda; Dan Byrne; Eddie & the Wolves; Eclipse (band); Flint Guitar School; Fury; Girlschool; Graham Oliver’s Army; Jamie Porter Band; Juliet’s Not Dead; Kit Trigg; L I M; Liberty Slaves; Matt Fryers; Marisa And The Moths; Pale Strangers; Rare Breed; Reef (band); Roadwolf; Shape of Water; Skam; Sonic Whip; South of Salem; Sustinere; Tailgunner; The Heavy Souls; The Lazys; The Monday Smile; The Picturebooks; The Quireboys; The Soul Revival; Tygers of Pan Tang; Tom Killner; Von Hertzen Brothers

The festival typically runs as a three-day event from Friday to Sunday, with a Thursday evening pre-festival social offering informal entertainment such as quizzes or acoustic sessions.^[6]

Jam with Jack

In 2024 and 2025, an informal morning session titled “Jam with Jack J Hutchinson” was introduced, inviting early attendees to join the musician in collaborative performances of well-known rock songs ^[7].

After Hours Party Bands

Introduced in 2024, the festival’s covered barn area also hosts late-night performances by local unsigned bands performing classic cover material.^[7]

Battle of the Bands Opening Slots

Launched in partnership with Leaf Promotions prior to the 2023 edition, a Battle of the Bands contest was held in Manchester, with two winning acts offered opening slots at Firevolt. This initiative has since become a recurring feature, supporting emerging artists including Thieves of Liberty, Luna Marble, We Three Kings, Revenant, Rare Breed, and The Heavy Souls.^[1]

Emerging Talent

In 2025, a third stage dedicated to grassroots and local acts was introduced, expanding performance opportunities for newer artists. ^[4]

As of October 2025, the 2026 lineup has been partially announced, featuring Cats in Space, Deville, Dare (band), Crowley, The Virginmarys, Jack J Hutchinson, McHales Permanent Brew, Renegade, Shape of Water, The Wildhearts, Ward XVI, Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts, Wednesday 13

The “Jam with Jack” sessions are expected to return. Firevolt Festival 2026 is scheduled to take place from 7–9 August 2026.^[8]

Since 2024, Firevolt has also hosted an annual Christmas Party event in Manchester, held at venues including Rebellion and The Bread Shed. These events feature bands associated with the festival and are promoted as community gatherings.^[9]

• Official website

Category:Music festivals in Greater Manchester Category:Rock festivals in England Category:Annual events in England Category:Stockport Category:Music festivals established in 2022