THE BRENTWOOD beer and music festival ushered in a new generation of artists from the area, complete with a few legends of years gone by.

The festival which was held in support of the British Heart Foundation ran from July 14 to 16.

A full weekend of entertainment, Brentwood's residents and visitors from across Essex were treated to a two-hour special performance from Status Quo as well as an appearance from Jocelyn Brown.

The Real Thing and Francis Rossi were also at the event.

This year saw the introduction of a second stage run by BBC Essex featuring up and coming bands and performers.

On the list of new acts making exciting moves in the Essex music scene was Southend vocalist and BBC Introducing favourite Lydia Kitto, Chelmsford's Amy Westney and Harlow's very own Declan J Donovan who recently hit one million plays for his debut single, Fallen So Young.

The festival was a big success and everyone is excited for next year to roll back around.
The organisers of the festival said: "Congratulations to Laurie Edmonds, Jason Jopson and all the team for an incredible amount of hard work to put on such a spectacular event. Roll on 2018!"