Saturday night offers an energy bomb when The Ragamuffins come directly from Liverpool city to create life from the main stage.

 

Here there will be LFC songs on a continuous line from the guys behind the supporter versions of, among others, "Si Senor" and "Tsimi Tsimi Tsimi our Kostas Tsimikas" (Gimme gimme gimme) Lucho (together with Andy Hodgson) and the fairly new MacAllister.

 

The Ragamuffins have been the house band at Hotel Anfield for the last few seasons and are a regular fixture there on match days. They have also played at major supporter events in the USA, Canada and Europe but now they are finally returning to the Liverpool Festival. This will be the perfect end to the festival. Here are the LFC gems in a row!

 

The Ragamuffins play SATURDAY

Andy Hodgson has become a big name in the fan community, not least after he took over as pre-match troubadour at Taggy's in the Anfield Roard. He may not be a name you immediately recognise, but if you've spent any time at Taggy's the 39 year old, who was born and raised just a stone's throw from Anfield, is a true Scouser and LFC supporter.

 

When we booked Andy for the Liverpool Festival 2023, he wasn't as well known, but after his success there the first year, he was invited back in 2024, and now he's coming once again.

 

Look forward to experiencing a true scouser with a blood-red heart, and with a good bunch of rough songs in his guitar bag, and of course the megahit Lucho!

 

Andy plays for several days

 

 

Det Betales has almost become like a house band for us, they were there the first three years and the festival participants loved them. There was singing, there was jenka and there was dancing. We are very happy to have Det Betales back on our main stage. They play Friday night and if anyone has any doubts, they play all the best from The Beatles and they play it the best in Norway.

 

The band has toured much of the world since their inception in 1976 and we are very proud and happy that they are bringing the sound of Liverpool to our festival again. Here come the hits like pearls on a string, Penny Lane, She loves you Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, A hard days night, Can't buy me love and Hey Jude to name a few of the songs you will experience.

 

It's Paid to Play FRIDAY

 

 

Alek is of course a die-hard Liverpool supporter. He has several trips over to Anfield and Liverpool, and in connection with the last home game of the year he will also be doing a couple of gigs there, at The Derry Club and NO9 Kitchen and bar. If you are over, stop by one of these places

 

Alek also shared the stage with Andy Hodgson during a visit from the Scouser in Bergen in April this year. And Andy was full of praise for Alek and made it clear to us that he would like us to book him to play at the Liverpool Festival. So we did!

In addition, he was also invited on stage in Milan during Andy's concert before the Champions League match against Milan.

 

Alek plays for several days

It's time for a very special experience when The LFC Jam Band takes the stage. A band you've probably never heard of before, and that's no wonder. These guys usually play individually and are regulars at pre-match events at places like Taggys, Hotel Anfield and The Halfway House in Liverpool, in addition to hiring the troubadour who usually creates the atmosphere at the Liverpool pub Scruffy Murphys in Bergen.

 

The seven taking the stage to end Friday night with a golden series of LFC songs are: The Ragamuffins fronted by David Jaggs, Andy Hodgson, Harry Fazakerley and Bergen's big son, Alek

 

TLFCJM plays FRIDAY

At the age of 16, Harry Fazakerley was hired as a permanent pre-match musician at the same pub where his great idol, Jamie Webster, began his musical journey.

Today, Harry is a regular musician at The Halfway House, the pub where Jamie Webster started his musical journey.

 

For Harry, standing on stage in front of dedicated supporters is an honor he never takes for granted.

 

Harry or Faza as he is also known also releases his own music and his debut single Patience has been played several times at Anfield, making the stadium even more special for the young artist. We look forward to introducing Harry to an international audience when he takes the Pepsi Max stage

 

Harry plays for several days

 

 

Rasmus found love in Gjøvik (as many others have) and has moved both his music studio, guitars and other things that make sound here to the district. He is perhaps best known as one half of Ash and Thorn who received a lot of attention through The Voice on TV2 in 2021. Now he is mostly engaged in his solo career and has released music under his alter ego Saint Elmo. You will also meet the guy around the festival area, he is one of the festival's photographers and drone pilot.

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Rasmus plays several days

Rasmus found love in Gjøvik (as many others have) and has moved both his music studio, guitars and other things that make sound here to the district. He is perhaps best known as one half of Ash and Thorn who received a lot of attention through The Voice on TV2 in 2021. Now he is mostly engaged in his solo career and has released music under his alter ego Saint Elmo. You will also meet the guy around the festival area, he is one of the festival's photographers and drone pilot.

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Rasmus plays several days

Rune Bakkelund is well known to most people living in the Gjøvik and Toten area. There is hardly a place he has not played, either as a troubadour or with the Vazelina tribute band, Harry Hoovers, who those who were at the Liverpool Festival 2024 got to know. During the festival, Rune brings his guitar and plays songs that get the mood up, we are pretty sure that there will be the occasional Vazelina song too, and guaranteed the song that all of us locals love, "På Gjøvik"

 

Rune plays for several days