Sham Rocks Music Festival

About the show

40 acts. 3 Stages. 3 Days.

The beauty of Sham Rocks is the organisers industry influence pull, bringing the party to you, so you don’t have to travel. Sham Rocks Music Festival features cover and original acts performing alongside seasoned acts who recreate the looks and sounds of artists.

Amy Winehouse, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and M People are the headline tributes and with the cream of local and regional performers from across Hampshire, The New Forest and Dorset complementing the national artists, we’re in for a musical feast.

Highlights include tributes to; Tom Jones, Abba by Abba Queens, Erasure by Blue Savannah, Gloria Estefan from Spain and Britain’s Got Talent Finalist Eva Iglesias, Green Day from The Green Day Experience. Genres, Decades and Concept shows are represented by Acoustic Soul from The Mysteries, Why?2k, Movies and Musicals – featuring The Ice Queen from Snow Princess Parties and Jack Trinder, Rock Chicks from AstoModa, Hype Club’s “band powered DJ set” show, David Caswell & The Moonseeds, Ghost In The Machine.

Also new for 2026 is “Sham Rocks Spotlight”, celebrating a stand-out talent, performing just before the Main Stage support on Saturday night. Power-house vocalist 16 year-old Nevaeh, already a veteran of Wembley and The Southampton International Boat Show has the inaugural honour.