Nicki Chapman will open this year's Festival on Saturday June 10th 2023 (Click to zoom in)
At the heart of Green Days is the Bandstand, the focus for a wide range of live music and many events. It is sponsored by our Diamond Partner ArtsEd Day School & Sixth Form. See the programme below and scroll down to read more about the performers. Watch here for updates!
11am / Festival opening by Nicki Chapman of Radio 2 and RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Fancy Dress Parade Theme: Chiswick
(meet at 10.30am in Parish Hall)
11.30am / Brent Jazz Orchestra with Beverley Stone
17-piece band playing pieces from Duke Ellington to Woody Herman
12.15pm / ArtsEd
Day School and Sixth Form performance from the UK's leading performing arts focussed independent school
1.30pm / Zoku bellydance
ZOKU族 dances fat chance bellydance style, a modern, group, improvisational style of belly dance created by Carolena Nericcio.
2pm / Ines Rae
Ines Rae burst onto the scene in 2021 with her distinctive rich vocal tone. At just 20 years old she’s already amassed a significant following on Spotify.
3.15pm / Ballet For Life
Ballet4Life.com® founded in Chiswick and celebrating 19 years of delivering dance to the community. Our performance on Saturday is focusing on excerpts from well-known Classical Ballets and will also feature a Ukrainian folk dance.
4.30pm / The BATS of Ealing
This accomplished 5-piece plays a wide variety of rock, pop and funk classics, from Bowie to Blue Sky - McCartney to The Monkees, Stevie Wonder to Santana.
10.30am / Mass on the Green
Rt Revd Stephen Conway,
Bishop of Ely
12 noon I RockChoir
The pioneering contemporary choir of the UK
12.30pm / Stagecoach Chiswick
A medley of dance, drama and songs
1.30pm / What Happens Next
A choir of Chiswick mums
2.10pm / Mile End
2.10pm / One Man Down
3.30pm / Grizzlee
4.10pm / Ramfunk
Brent Jazz Orchestra is a 17-piece big band, playing jazz from Duke Ellington and Count Basie through to contemporary work by composers such as Lenny Niehaus and Gordon Goodwin. The band has been going for over twenty years under the musical direction of Jim Barton and before him Willlie Garnett. The band is based in Chiswick, rehearsing on Wednesday nights at the Chiswick Catholic Centre and playing gigs around west London.
East London born Beverley Stone has been immersed in popular music as long as she can remember, starting with the Great American songbook interpreted by the likes of Frank, Ella, Nat and Billie. Contemporary artists such as Carol King and Amy have also had major influences. She has travelled to many parts of the world, appeared on television, and performed at some of the finest venues in the land including Ronnie Scotts, the 606 Club, Pizza Express Soho, Hideaway and The Forum. Her debut album Butterfly Rising is available to buy on iTunes and Amazon. See more on her website.
ArtsEd Day School and Sixth Form
ArtsEd brings you a variety of performers from our Day School & Sixth Form. There will be solos and group numbers along with some instrumentalists and one of our students singing their own song! We will perform a mixture of genres.
"ArtsEd is a school like no other; an international leader in Performing Arts education and a local and national leader in its wider academic provision" writes its head, Matthew Bulmer.
The Day School and Sixth Form is part of the wider ArtsEd London.
Ballet4Life.com®Ballet4Life.com® founded in Chiswick and celebrating 19 years of delivering dance to the community. Our performance on Saturday is focusing on excerpts from well-known Classical Ballets and will also feature a Ukrainian folk dance.
We offer friendly, fun, authentic dance classes and courses for adults. From beginner to intermediate and advanced, specialising in adult ballet; also offering Contemporary, Pointe, Ballroom & Latin, 50+Dance Fitness, Yoga, Pilates, #silverswans, and Character Dance. Something for everyone! We will show videos of previous performances. See website.
Zoku bellydance
ZOKU族 dances fat chance bellydance style, which is a modern, group, improvisational style of belly dance created by Carolena Nericcio, fusing movements inspired by folkloric dances of the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, and India. It is a uniquely modern creation that does not represent an “authentic" dance from any particular region.
Ines Rae
Ines Rae burst onto the scene in 2021 with her distinctive rich vocal tone. At just 20 years old she’s already amassed a significant following on Spotify releasing music that firmly established her in the pop-dance world. Her most recent dance track in collaboration with @shura was featured in the latest season of Love Island and Netflix series of Emily in Paris, and reached top 11 most Shazammed songs in the USA and in the top 50 globally. One of @onestowatch ones to watch, her first headline show in April sold out in just 24 hours. Working with the likes of Woody from Bastille, and some of the UK’s most talented producer-songwriters, 2023 looks set to be an exciting year for Ines Rae.
The BATS of Ealing
This accomplished 5-piece plays a wide variety of rock, pop and funk classics, from Bowie to Blue Sky, McCartney to Maroon 5, Stevie Wonder to Walk The Moon. They will have you stomping your feet, singing out loud and dancing on the grass! The BATS were formed in Ealing in 2002 by Bill on guitar, Alan (the Chiswick milkman) on drums/vocals, Terry on vocals/guitar and Stu on bass/vocals. Stu moved away and was succeeded on bass by Graham, while Mel now completes their sound on keys and sax. Of the many gigs at pubs, street parties, and private parties over the years, a recent highlight was closing Glastonbury festival with the crowd at the Fluffy Rock Cafe after Coldplay's headlining set. See their Facebook page.
Rock Choir
Formed in 2009, Chiswick Rock Choir is lead by musician Katy Seath. The choir welcomes everyone who loves to sing, with no audition or requirement to read music. Chiswick Rock Choir have loved performing at Green Days over the last 7 years, iand other local events such at the Chiswick Flower Market and Chiswick House. We rehearse on Thursday evenings, 7:30 - 9pm at Hogarth Community Centre. To book a free taster, visit www.rockchoir.com
Stagecoach Chiswick
We teach our students so much more than how to sing, dance and act. We help them blossom into well-rounded individuals, ready to embrace life and its opportunities. With 30 years’ experience in teaching the performing arts, we understand how to get the best out of our young performers. We delight in seeing our students have fun, make friends, learn new skills and discover hidden talents. We encourage them to take ‘safe risks’ through rehearsals and performance, which brings out a willingness to take on new challenges. It’s so important for today’s children to be resilient, brave and self-assured. See more on our website. Over the years we have seen more than one million students unlock their potential, which is something they will value for their whole lives.
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Ballet 4Life
Rock Choir (Click to zoom in)
Stagecoach Chiswick (Click to zoom in)
The Bandstand is sponsored by ArtsEd
Beverley Stone (Click to zoom in)
Arts Ed (Click to zoom in)
Ballet 4Life
Stagecoach Chiswick: the youngest class
Bats of Ealing (Click to zoom in)
