Tuesday 5 June 2018

Big Church Day Out 2018

Over half term we took the chance to attend the 'Big Church Day Out' (north) - which if you're camping is actually more like the Big-Church-Three-and-a-Half-Days-Out. The BCDO is basically a Chrisitan music festival with lots of artists spread across 5 different stages over two days worshipping God through different music genres. 


For those who are camping there are additional evening performances - here we're enjoying the Thursday evening sunshine at the Tearfund sponsored Tea Tent listening to Drakeford


The main event kicked off at noon on the Friday - where we made our way to the Arkyard Sessions venue to listen to Paul Bell sing about biscuits and promote his great new album 'First Light'.


The main stage hosts some of the biggest names in Christian music and Crowder was definitely one of my highlights.


Another of the smaller stages was the Illuminate stage - here's Guvna B


If you've ever seen For King and Country before you will know that even the main stage is not big enough for them and they like to get out and about into the audience.


Each day ends as nightfalls and the stage lights shine bright. 

But there is also a lot more at the BCDO - it's not just about the music.


Rock UK provide free activities - rock climbing, mountain biking and bush craft. There was a mini zoo too.





There's a fair ground and loads of other activities (which are not all free) to keep you entertained.


Plenty of organisations, including MAF, have displays about their work.


Between sets on the main stage representatives from different organisations, such as Tear Fund, are able to speak about their work, or else there are games with very large blue balls to entertain, or maybe chocolate eggs or water balloons are fired deep into the crowd using a large catapult.

To find out more about BCDO 2019 click here.