NOW in its third year, Lurgan's Our Back Yard music festival seems to be going from strength to strength despite the obvious disadvantage of being based in one of the north's notorious cultural black spots.
The OBY folks are clearly keen to change that, because the independent event at Plantation Road in Gilford have an excellent locally sourced musical line-up in place for 2017 featuring local heroes The Bonnevilles, Gascan Ruckus, The Emerald Armada, No Oil Paintings, Petty Youth and Hello Casanova.
It's a licensed event, so you can buy a brew or two to enjoy from the full bar while you watch the bands – you can also camp overnight so you won't be at the mercy of Translink or the local taxi firms – and there will also be food stalls featuring vegetarian/vegan options as well as an actual ice cream van.
Now all they need is good weather.
:: Full festival information available at Ourbackyardfestival.co.uk, tickets priced £20 are available from Eventbrite.co.uk starting from £20.
