Name: Peterloo in Rock Musical @Millgate
Start: 2026-06-27T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Stoneswood Road, OL3 5DY Oldham, United Kingdom

The Reformers of Peterloo showcase Peterloo in Rock an experience of the powerful fusion of progressive folk rock with classic rock, indie and blues on Saturday 27th June
The show begins in the immediate aftermath of the 1819 massacre, guiding the audience through pivotal reforms of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and culminating in the present day.
The Reformers of Peterloo consists of a group of experienced musicians working collectively to spread the word about the injustice and atrocity of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 and the struggle for fairness that continues today. The message will be spread through a rock opera/musical.
The musical, written by Narrator Robert Carter and originally arranged with his cousin Steve Andrews is in three acts but a shortened version has been written for time constrained performances such as music festivals. As the music has developed all band members have contributed to the musical arrangements and John and Mary have contributed songs as well.
Act 1 covers the immediate aftermath of the atrocity and deals with the differing perspectives of the victims in Scenes 1 & 3 to those of the Magistrate and Home Secretary in Scene 2. Act 1 with an extended epilogue will be performed at music festivals.
Act 2 is also in 3 scenes and takes us through the various Reform Acts in the nineteenth century including those in 1832, 1867 and 1884 and the continuing struggle for universal suffrage.
Act 3 is modern day Britain where the struggles for fairness and against poverty continue because ‘Nothing’s Changed’.
The line up consists of Robert and Steve alongside; Mandolin and Acoustic Guitarist John Bradley; vocalist, acoustic guitarist and keyboard player Mary Moden; lead guitarist Julian Homer; Mat Horton on drums and percussion and Ste Critchley on keyboards. The Reformers of Peterloo have vast individual experience that is brought together to create a complementary dynamic group to create Peterloo In Rock.