Lincoln Castle concerts: All you need to know including acts, parking and food

Madness are one of the acts performing at Lincoln Castle this June
-Credit: (Image: Matt Crossick/PA Wire)


The first of three concert weekends at Lincoln Castle kicks off this weekend and we have compiled a list of everything you need to know ahead of the events. Australasian rock band Crowded House are performing on Saturday, June 15, followed by British female solo artist Jess Glynne on Sunday, June 16.

Paloma Faith then takes to the stage on Saturday, June 22, followed by the final weekend which will see Kaiser Chiefs perform on Friday, June 28, Madness on June 29 and Gregory Porter on June 30. The gates for all shows will open at 6pm with support acts (listed below) performing before the main event.

All shows are expected to finish at around 10.30pm. In terms of parking, there are several small car parks close to Lincoln Castle (listed below) but capacity in these is very limited. There are more car parks across the city with greater capacity.

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Every Lincoln Castle 2024 concert has mobile entry tickets and instructions for downloading your tickets in advance can be found on the Cuffe and Taylor website. Food and drink cannot be taken into the venue apart from one sealed soft drink per person of a maximum of 500ml. There are a range of food and drink stalls inside the venue.

Notably, all stalls within the venue are cashless. Bags larger than an A4 piece of paper are not permitted and no chairs or seating can be brought in.

Full line-up and support acts

Gates open at 6pm.

  • Saturday, June 15 – Crowded House, Liam Finn

  • Sunday, June 16 – Jess Glynne, Cian Ducrot, Issey Cross, The Mercians

  • Saturday, June 22 – Paloma Faith

  • Friday, June 28 – Kaiser Chiefs, Spielmann, Royel Otis

  • Saturday, June 29 – Madness, The Hoosiers

  • Sunday, June 30 – Gregory Porter, JP Cooper

Parking options

Small car parks near the venue:

St Paul’s Lane - LN1 3AL

Westgate 1 - LN1 3BG

Westgate 2 - LN1 3BG

Westgate 3 - LN1 3BG

The Lawn - LN1 3BU

Bigger car parks in Lincoln:

Flaxengate - LN2 1JX

Flaxengate 2 - LN2 1LJ, open weekends and bank holidays only

Langworthgate - LN2 4AW

Lucy Tower Street - LN1 1XL (multistorey)

Broadgate Multistorey - LN2 5AP Thornbridge - LN5 7HW

Venue map

Lincoln Castle venue map
Lincoln Castle venue map -Credit:Cuffe & Taylor