For the love of Georgia a music festival is coming home - with the Lightning Seeds

For the first time since lockdown a music festival in memory of a teenager is coming home - and The Ligtning Seeds will top the bill. The G-Festival has raised more than £350,000 over the last decade for charities abroad and in Salford.

Steve Murray was inspired to first stage the event after his daughter, Georgia, from Worsley, died in November 2010, aged 19, after a heart operation. It has been held every year since except for a break due to the pandemic.

It is run by Georgia’s Children of the World charity, and previous concerts have included a guest appearance by Happy Mondays’ Shaun Ryder.

The Lightning Seeds, who had a huge hit when they teamed up with comedians Frank Skinner and David Baddiel for the iconic "Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)" song in May 1996 are set to headline a line-up of live music and family entertainment at G-Festival on Saturday June 17th.

The event has grown hugely since it was established 12 years ago. Next weekend marks the the return of the festival to Georgia’s hometown, at a new venue with Ian Broudie and the band performing songs from a new album and their classics.

Steve, who founded G-Festival to celebrate the life of Georgia, said: “This is the first major G-Festival we’ve held since before the pandemic and our supporters have worked incredibly hard to make this happen. It feels great to bring the event back home and have the Lightning Seeds involved in our biggest event yet."

The former lead singer of Manchester 1970s band, The Fast Cars, he added:“Having such an iconic headline act, who brought us some of the brilliant indie hits of the 90s and of course the Three Lions Coming Home anthem, is amazing. This is a special year and we’ve got a huge line-up of new talent,