THE HUB
Your festival experience starts here
Day tickets are £20, or £15 for local residents.
Ages 16 and under go free with a paying adult. Tickets for 17–18-year-olds and students with valid ID are £5.
Hub ticket holders can upgrade to any main stage talk on the day, subject to availability.
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The Hub is the beating heart of Big Brue: a lively gathering place for live music, food, workshops, performances, wellness and the exchange of ideas throughout the festival weekend.
We have invited local youth bands from the area to perform and share the stage with some surprise exciting names.
Across the weekend, the festival moves between structured discussion and informal exchange – between listening and taking part, through speech, performance and entertainment.
LIVE MUSIC AT THE HUB
Danny Goffey of Supergrass and the Big Brue team have curated a weekend of live acoustic music showcasing some of the most exciting artists from Somerset and beyond.
Confirmed acts include Louis Elliot, Rizzi and The Gents, Runaway Club, Kauani and Granshaw, and The Echoing Air Ensemble.
The programme will also include community performances from local schools, and builds towards a celebratory finale with very special surprise guest appearances.
SPEAKERS’ CORNER
At the centre of the Hub, Speakers’ Corner offers an informal platform for ideas, stories, debate and performance. Festival guests, our speakers, local contributors and young people from the area will take part, creating a space in which the conversation can extend beyond the festival’s main stages and new voices can be heard.
Curated by Rupert Smith-Bingham.
WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES
The Hub will host a programme of interactive sessions across the weekend, spanning theatre, communication, artificial intelligence, art, craft, scent and food growing.
Most workshops are limited to 20 participants. Hub and All Access ticket holders can reserve places at no additional cost, subject to availability. Booking details will be announced shortly.
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Children’s pop-up theatre
Debate and performance with Abigail Moore, founder of Rosedean Theatre School.
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Barefoot movement
A movement workshop led by our sponsor, Vivobarefoot.
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Life drawing
Led by artist Kim Booker of Bo Lee Gallery and Helena Jacobson of Sunny Hill Art Studios.
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Future Family Lab
Exploring what it means to grow up human in the age of AI, with Bethany Koby of Fam Studio. Designed for teenagers.
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How to Have a Great Family Row
Practical approaches to communication and conflict, with Sophie Docker of OpenEdge.
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Slow Scent
Bespoke scent blending with Kate Neal of Bruton-based beauty brand Commune.
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Leathercraft
Make a leather piece based on a Bill Amberg design, with Bill Amberg.
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I Didn’t Lick It
Collage-making with art educator Christopher Roberts, co-founder of the Bruton Correspondence School, and printmaker Jo Norman.
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Apple pressing
A hands-on session with Somerset farmer and environmental campaigner Oliver Dowding.
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AI and the Creative Life
Led by Emma Bleasdale of Modern Way. Bring your phone and be inspired. For adults.
Also taking place at the Hub
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No Dig demonstration
Charles Dowding introduces his renowned approach to growing, at the allotments.
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The Big Brue Daily
Help create the festival’s own newspaper with local artist Ryan Todd, founder of Makers Yard Studios.
FOOD AT THE HUB
Food is a central part of the Hub experience.
Across the weekend, visitors can enjoy food cooked over fire on Roth Bar’s terrace, Farm Shop’s deli offering, cheese toasties from Westcombe Dairy, fresh pizzas from Hidden Pizza, Tacos from the Prickley Pear and locally made ice cream from Brickells.
Big Brue guests can also book a table at Da Costa. Located on site, the restaurant is a culinary-nod to Northern Italy.
The Pharmacy Field Kitchen and Osip will also host a shared communal lunch table, bookable separately through their own websites (link to come)
MARKET AT THE HUB
We are delighted that local fashion designer Pearl Lowe is curating a selection of stalls for our small market area.
Hub and All Access tickets
A Hub Pass gives you access to everything taking place in the Hub. It does not include the programmed talks in the Marquee and Pavilion — for those sessions as well as the Hub, choose an All Access ticket.
Day tickets are £20, or £15 for local residents. Ages 16 and under go free with a paying adult. Tickets for 17–18-year-olds and students with valid ID are £5.
- Hub access all day
- Speakers’ Corner talks & music (within the Hub)
- Gallery & Oudolf Field access