FINAL preparations are underway for this weekend's fourth annual Phoenix Festival at The Abbey Grounds in Cirencester.

The hugely popular free festival has prepared an action packed line-up this August Bank Holiday, with plenty to keep visitors entertained.

Some 15,000 people attended the festival in 2015 and organisers will be hoping to match or top that number this year.

This year there will be five stages for over 80 different music and dance performers.

The areas include the Cozy Powell stage, the Vaults stage, the Lets Play Music Open Mic stage, the Performance Arena and new for this year, the DJ Bandstand.

The Cozy Powell main stage will be alive and kicking with the sounds of indie, rock, punk, swing, rhythm, blues, country and folk.

This includes, the UK’s hottest swamp blues group, the Dustbowl Children, and Chris Allan’s Octopuss who will be performing a full band tribute to legendary rock drummer, Cozy Powell.

Tribute band Oas-is will headline on Saturday night, with Who’s Next closing the festival on Sunday night.

The Vaults and Pancast PODuctions will be hosting a jam packed line up on The Vaults stage, including duo Ethemia and the gritty Little Red Kings.

The Vaults stage will also be showcasing two rising stars, 16 year old Harry Smith (Saturday) and 17 year old Tanis Rubringer (Sunday). Both The Let’s Play Music Open Mic stage was a huge success and will be back in full swing this year. It brings a special warmth to the festival, encouraging local amateur talent of all ages with 4-72 year olds taking to the stage.

A dynamic new addition to this years’ festival is The Bandstand, hosted by ReVA Night Club and 17 Black. This will feature top local DJs, DJ workshops and special guests, all squeezed into the legendary Abbey Grounds bandstand.

Away from the music there will be plenty to keep visitors entertained with Ninja Tots martial arts, Phoenix Flames cheerleaders, Cirencester Creative Dance Academy and Active4Less Latin-inspired dance-fitness Zumba. Festival favourites Decimal will also be on hand with a skate ramp.

Add to this African drumming, giant bubbles henna hand-painting and an array of festival food, drink, craft and charity stalls, and the Phoenix Festival becomes a must this Bank Holiday weekend.

  •  The Phoenix Festival is at The Abbey Grounds in Cirencester on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28. Open 11am-10pm. Admission free.