28 May 2025
A band made up of former students at Marlborough Science Academy, which featured ex-S Club 7 star Paul Cattermole who tragically died in 2023, will be performing at this year’s M Festival, which is taking place at the school on July 5.
Paul was a pupil at the school in the 1990s and was also in the band Wider Load, which will be taking to the M Fest stage in tribute to the musician.
Local rock band and Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalists Electric Umbrella will be back at M Fest again this year. The group – which actively welcomes people with neurodivergence or disabilities – had performed an original song called ‘Acceptance’ in the heats, and received an extra Golden Buzzer from judge Simon Cowell, however, they were knocked out of the talent show in the semi-final.
School choirs from Prae Wood, Mandeville and Heathlands primary schools will be performing together at the summer festival too.
Other acts include ’90s cover band Common People, ’80s party band Six Go Mad, much-loved local singer Sinéad Quinn and Tom Billington’s band Pump It Up. Billington is co-founder of Electric Umbrella, a member of noughties indie band Mohair and guitarist at Young Voices, the largest school choir concerts in the world, which perform at huge venues across the UK, including London’s O2 and the Co-op Live venue.
The M Fest was launched in 2009 with a very same team of volunteers and over the years, the event has raised in excess of £140,000 for Marlborough Science Academy and other local causes.
To buy tickets for this year’s M Fest, go to https://mfestival.co.uk/
