Levellers front man Simon Friend to play the Flying Horse Hotel this weekend

Sausage, Cider and Sound Festival at The Flying Horse

Hundreds of people are expected at the Flying Horse Hotel this bank holiday weekend to see a special celebrity guest take to the stage at the Sausage, Cider and Sound Festival.

Tickets have been selling fast to see a performance from Levellers front man Simon Friend who will make a special performance on Saturday night (30 April).

The Sausage, Cider and Sound festival, the first of its kind in Rochdale, has been described by the landlord as a “warm up” for this year’s Feel Good Festival, with ten live bands throughout the weekend.

Eight real ciders will be on sale, with a special menu with various locally-made sausage dishes.

Owner and landlord of the Flying Horse Hotel Ben Boothman is proud to be bringing celebrity names to town. He said: “There are a lot of music fans in Rochdale, we know that from the amount we get in here when there is any live music event on, but this is going to be a little bit different.

“The Levellers are of course quite a famous name and Simon Friend is known to a lot of people for his hits back in the 90s. It’s great to be able to welcome him here for the Sausage, Cider and Sound Festival and I can’t wait to see the turnout.

“We’ve got some cracking real ciders on as well, it’s going to be a superb bank holiday weekend.”

The festival will run on Friday and Saturday evening (29 – 30 April). Tickets are £12 and are available from the Flying Horse bar, or call 01706 646412.