As fans of Emmerdale will know, Home Farm Estate owner Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) is gambling his finances – in an all-or-nothing deal – on a music festival on Home Farm land being a success…
He of course enlisted the help of his business expert sister Megan (Gaynor Faye) in making the festival the money spinner he needs it to be in order to save his business from going under, and it’s been months in the planning now.
And today, The Sun’s TV Biz has revealed that the festival, which is entitled The Homefields Festival, will go ahead, making it the first ever actual music festival to be “built from scratch” for a TV soap.
The festival will be part of the show’s 40th anniversary celebrations, and will apparently feature hit bands Scouting for Girls and The Proclaimers, among others who are yet to be confirmed by ITV…
The paper adds, “A full stage with working lighting rig was built on Emmerdale Farm.
Also on set were VIP and backstage areas, food and drink outlets, blocks of toilets and hundreds of extras dressed as festival goers.”
Gaynor told the paper, “At one point I was bopping around to Scouting For Girls and forgot I was on a set.”
The ITV drama’s 40th birthday celebrations – which will air in October – will also feature a live episode, two weddings and the births of two babies.
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