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Second day of Dover Music Festival and Port of Dover Community Regatta is also on

11:00, 27 August 2017

Rock and pop fans enjoying the start of Dover Music Festival yesterday.

Visitors saw bands such as Stellar Talk and Dale Bennett and the Incidentals.

The show was last night closed by Eighties star Paul Young and his current band Los Pacaminos.

Music fans enjoying the festival yesterday. Picture: Tony Flashman
Music fans enjoying the festival yesterday. Picture: Tony Flashman

The free music festival continues today at Cruise Terminal One at Dover Western Docks with gates opening at 2pm.

Closing the entire event will be Toyah Willcox, another big name from the 1980s.

Kevin Iverson plays from 3.30pm to 4.30pm followed by Salvation Jayne from 4.30pm to to 5.15pm.

The third act on will be The Ratzkins, from 5.35pm to 6.20pm followed by Ben Russell and the Charmers from 6.40pm to 7.25pm.

Flox play from 7.45pm to 8.45pm and Toyah goes onstage from 9.15pm to 10.30pm.

Dale Bennett and the Incidentals at the last Dover Music Festival
Dale Bennett and the Incidentals at the last Dover Music Festival

Music fans are asked to give donations to Kelly Turner Fundraising during the festival.

The 17-year-old Dover girl needs £1 million for specialist treatment in America for a rare cancer.

Stellar Talk in action at the festival yesterday. Picture: Tony Flashman
Stellar Talk in action at the festival yesterday. Picture: Tony Flashman

The music festival is a joint event with the Port of Dover Community Regatta, which goes on today until 6.15pm.

It includes the Port of Dover Dash rowing race and displays from the emergency services, the RNLI air and sea rescue and the Old Flying Machine Company Spitfire Display.

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