As the ever popular Undercover Festival enters its 13th year, 2025 sees the festival head to its new home at South Essex’s Battlesbridge Showground on 26th & 27th September with a renewed focus on local talent. The festival will feature established names such as The Skids, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Subhumans, Menace, Popes Of Chillitown, Dakka Skanks, Eastfield, Codename Colin and East Town Pirates as well as up and coming acts such as Dharma Hounds, Destroy The Idols, Rat Hole, Monumental and Hinge, as well as a rang of other local acts. “Young punk influenced bands are coming to the fore even more now, and I see a very vibrant young scene with a purpose. I know a cracking band when I see one, and there are a plenty appearing in South Essex! The Meffs (Southend) and Bilk (...