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PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2019

DECEMBER 6-8, 2019

Trecco Bay Holiday Park, Porthcawl

NOW IN its seventh year, Planet Rockĥ

stock has always prided itself on showcasing

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established artists. Since the inaugural weekĥ

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Stone Cherry have all headlined, with the

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also features an acoustic session early on Friĥ

day with Salvation Jayne, Hollowstar and

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  Those Damn Crows launch into an

Live Wire

Wizardly: Uriah Heep’s

Mick Box and (right)

Bernie Shaw deliver

a rock masterclass.

Planet Rock’s annual Planet

Rockstock festival brings the fire

on a wintery weekend in Wales.

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