Big Church Festival

The Big Church Festival, formally known as Big Church Day Out, or BCDO, is a Christian non-profit music festival that takes place in Wiston, West Sussex, England, best known for its contemporary Christian music. A number of musical genres are represented at the festival including Christian Rock, Contemporary Worship Music, Gospel and Christian Rap.

Big Church Festival
LZ7 performing at Big Church Day Out 2019.
GenreChristian Rock, Christian Worship, Gospel Music, Christian Rap, Contemporary Christian Music
Dates27-28 May 2023
Location(s)Wiston House, Wiston, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Years active2009 – present
Websitewww.bigchurchfestival.com

The festival started as just one day in 2009 matching the festival name ‘Big Church Day Out’ but was extended from one day to three days in 2010 in Sussex, with an additional day in the Midlands version of the festival. 2009 had 15,000 attendees and increased in 2010 with 25,000 attendees.

In 2011, the length of the festival was reduced to two days and the number attending decreased to 20,000.[1] Since 2012 attendances have returned in excess of 25,000 people each year at the BCDO South festival in West Sussex. [2]

After two cancelled years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival returned in 2022 under the updated name 'Big Church Festival', with an expanded site, and with attendance rising to around 40,000.[3]

The Big Church Day Out was created by Tim Jupp, a founding member of Delirious?.[4]

Lineups

Artists who have previously appeared at the event include rock bands such as YFriday, for KING & COUNTRY, Switchfoot, Casting Crowns, Newsboys, Delirious?, Jesus Culture, BOSH, Rend Collective, Matt Redman, Martin Smith, LZ7, Lecrae, The Abrams, Mica Paris, Pat Barrett, Joshua Luke Smith, Elle Limebear, Jeremy Camp, Dance Like Kings and many more.[5][6]

References
  1. "About Big Church Day Out". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. "About Big Church Day Out".
  3. "Big Church Day Out".
  4. "Big Church Day Out on God TV". GODTV. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  5. "2012 Line-UP". Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  6. "Switchfoot added to Big Church Day Out Line-UP". louderthanthemusic.com. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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