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Held across three days at the Thatched House pub, the festival is a celebration of the underdogs, the bands that rock hard but get little exposure, and takes up from where last year’s Spit and Sawdust tour left off.

Organiser Dave HT, who also put together the tour, says it’s not just about three days of fun but also helping bands help themselves.

"The SAS ethos is to bring together a group of overlooked and talented bands, as well as several inexperienced newcomers, so as to gain notice and credit for a scene too often overlooked.Ìý

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"If bands go away with a pocketful of contacts, some great memories and better for the experience, then the job’s a good ‘un."

For Dave, it’s all about giving an outlet to music that he for one sees as a life-changing sound.

"The SAS tour received some good reviews and despite going against the grain of the nostalgia brigade, will still continue in its honest and spirited way.Ìý

"Music, especially punk, saves many a soul from a wasted life and gives the individual a place to focus and release that anger and energy, as well as making vocal all kinds of views."

That said, he’s also quick to point out that punk’s not stuck in the late 70s and that the new generation of bands are as happy knowing how to play their instruments as they are bashing them around the stage.

"Punk’s a truly important source of noise that has moved on since the heady days of 'anyone-can-do-it'. Anyone who attends this festival will see something they like – that’s a guarantee."

It’s quite a claim to make, but then with over 30 bands on offer and the price of ten quid a ticket – that’s about 30 pence per band – anyone can afford to test his promise.