14. Godiva Festival

The Cov Pod

Godiva Festival is a date marked in the diary for almost every Coventrian and this year's music-filled weekend is fast approaching!

To find out more about the decisions behind the festival, I speak to Jon Hogan, City Event Manager at Coventry City Council about how the acts are chosen, the tremendous amount of planning that goes into a festival of this size, and the move to paid ticketing in recent years.

Godiva Festival is known for promoting local music and this year builds on that even more with local acts; Caitlin McCarthy and Idle Noise both playing on the main stage! We speak to Caitlin plus Ben and Dan from Idle Noise about what Godiva Festival means to local musicians, their favourite memories from past years, and how they are preparing for the weekend! You can hear some music from Idle Noise as the outro to the episode!

Host: Aaron Ashmore

Intro music: Heal in Time by The Institutes

Outro music: Heart Alarm by Idle Noise

In partnership with Coventry City Council.