A FESTIVAL set up in the memory of a teenager killed in 2014 has revealed the 11 bands that will rock its stage this summer.

After wowing thousands of people last year, LibFest 2017 will see the return of local band The Standard as its headline act – as well as 10 other bands from across the county

Held on The Leys, Witney, in June, the event has been a part of the town's calendar since 2015, when it was established to remember 14-year-old Liberty Baker, who was killed after being hit by a car while walking to school.

Perry Kerslake, who was a friend of Liberty’s, conceived the idea of the festival with Kieran Butler. He said the group wanted to retain the event’s local feel.

The 21-year-old said: “We really wanted to keep everyone who’s been coming for the last two years engaged.

“The Standard played last year and it was huge. They blew my mind. They were just amazing.

“The LibFest team has grown to an amazing group of people. We're really looking forward to it and we want it to be something the whole community looks forward to as much as we are.”

Witney-based The Standard is a ten-piece band which plays a wide variety of covers and styles, including pop and indie. But Mr Kerslake emphasised that it wasn’t all about the headliner, and said he was excited to see each of the bands take to the stage.

Other groups, which were announced daily in the 11 days leading up to yesterday, include 1,000 Mile Highway, The Social and Bad Monkey.

Mr Kerslake continued: “LibFest doesn’t happen overnight. There’s a lot of preparation that goes into it.

“We just really want it to be enjoyable and make sure all the time we put into it is worthwhile.”

In January, the organising team revealed its three chosen charities: Yellow Submarine, an Oxfordshire-based organisation which supports people with learning disabilities and autism; The Teenage and Young Adults Cancer Fund based at the Churchill Hospital in Headington; and Oxford-based child bereavement charity SeeSaw, which is selected each year.

Paul Baker, Liberty's father, said he hoped this year’s festival would be better than ever, adding his amazement at the support the event has received from people in the town.

Liberty died when a car mounted the pavement and hit her while she was walking to Henry Box School in June 2014.

The driver, Robert Blackwell, was later jailed for four years for causing death by dangerous driving.

A year after her death, more than 4,000 people attended the first LibFest in Witney, raising £8,500 for charity. Last year's event saw 5,000 people attend, despite worries the rain and hail would put potential festival-goers off, and raised £25,500.