Millerfest 2026: Two Days of Live Music in Skegness

Live On Stage

1 Sept

There are some weekends that remind you exactly why live entertainment matters.

Millerfest 2026 was certainly one of them.

Taking place across Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August at Miller’s Sports & Social Bar on Sandy Lane in Skegness, Millerfest brought together two days of live singers, bands, guitarists, audience participation and some wonderfully unpredictable British summer weather.

Miller’s is also home to my regular Skegness residency, so this weekend I wasn't only there to perform. Alongside Hannah and Kyle, we were providing and running the PA system for the festival, supplying the background music between acts and helping to keep the atmosphere going throughout both days.

Which, inevitably, also meant giving me access to a microphone for considerably longer than was probably sensible.

Opening Millerfest on Saturday

We arrived at Miller’s at around 11am on Saturday to get the PA set up and everything ready for the first day.

I had the opening spot, kicking off Millerfest with my usual mixture of songs, audience requests and plenty of interaction with the crowd. They were ready for a good afternoon from the beginning, which made it a cracking way to start the festival.

Following me was Robin Gale, a singer I've worked with many times before, who brought her country-influenced style and lovely vocals to the afternoon.

Next came Charlotte Louise, with a set featuring plenty of '90s dance material and audience participation, followed by Rachel B, whose fantastic voice made her one of the vocal highlights of the weekend for me.

Jade followed with another great vocal set — including some Alanis Morissette, which certainly kept Hannah and me happy.

Unfortunately, at around this point, the weather decided it wanted to join the bill.

The heavens opened.

People headed inside and underneath the marquee, although some hardy festival-goers simply carried on dancing in the rain. If anything summed up the spirit of the weekend, watching people refusing to let a downpour stop them enjoying the live music probably did it.

Saturday's live entertainment finished with guitarist Russ Tipping, who was phenomenal.

Russ delivered a brilliant selection of rock songs accompanied by some exceptional guitar playing. His performance of Hotel California was one of those moments when you temporarily forget you're supposed to be working and just stand there watching.

With the live acts finished, we kept the music going before eventually resetting everything ready to do it all again on Sunday.

Sunday at Millerfest

Sunday began with Paradox, bringing a selection of rock covers and plenty of their own supporters along with them.

They were followed by Lindsay Dracass, who represented the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001.

Lindsay gave an incredibly polished and professional performance, and I also had the pleasure of joining her for a duet of Chris Stapleton's Tennessee Whiskey — definitely one of my personal highlights of Millerfest.

Local singer Jo Summers followed, bringing her guitar and changing the pace with a selection of acoustic covers.

Then it was my turn again.

And this time we went for it.

There were songs, requests, plenty of audience interaction and, inevitably, a fair amount of banter.

One particularly enthusiastic heckler made the tactical error of revealing that her name was Karen.

Things deteriorated considerably for her when I subsequently discovered she was also a parking attendant.

Sometimes you don't have to write the material. It simply presents itself.

There was a little drizzle during my set, but thankfully nothing approaching Saturday's downpour, and before long the skies began to clear.

Following me was Newcastle singer Bernadette Wild, whose fantastic gravelly vocals immediately put me in mind of Bonnie Tyler.

Finally, guitarist Fred Purvis brought the live performances to a close with a cracking selection that included material from Pink Floyd and Def Leppard.

And with that, two days of live music at Millerfest were complete.

The People Behind Millerfest

Festivals don't happen because somebody puts a microphone on a stage.

There is a huge amount of work behind the scenes, and Millerfest was no exception.

A special thank you has to go to the event organisers who put the weekend together and kept everything moving across both days.

The entire team at Miller’s Sports & Social Bar also deserve enormous credit. From the bar staff and glass collectors to the team running the café and everybody else working behind the scenes, people worked tirelessly throughout an extremely busy weekend.

They did a cracking job.

And, of course, none of it means very much without an audience.

It was fantastic seeing Millerfest so well attended and watching people support live entertainment in Skegness across the whole weekend — even when the British weather was doing its best to persuade them otherwise.

Why Weekends Like This Matter

One of the things I love about performing live is that no two events are ever quite the same.

You can prepare the songs and set up the equipment, but you can't plan the moments that people actually remember.

Someone starts dancing in the rain.

A guitarist plays something that stops you in your tracks.

You unexpectedly find yourself singing Tennessee Whiskey with a former Eurovision performer.

Or you discover midway through your set that the woman heckling you is called Karen and works as a parking attendant.

Those are the moments that make live entertainment what it is.

For me, Millerfest was also a lovely reminder of how much goes into creating a successful live event. Over the weekend Hannah, Kyle and I weren't simply performing — we were running the PA, providing music between the acts, helping performers get set up and doing whatever was needed to keep things moving.

By Sunday evening we were tired, but we'd had a fantastic weekend.

So thank you to everyone who organised it, worked it, performed at it and — most importantly — came along and supported it.

Here's to Millerfest 2027.

Preferably with slightly less rain.

Steven Greenwood

Vocalist • Close-Up Magician • Entertainer

It's not just a performance, it's a Signature.